LEADERS Bredon maintained top position with an emphatic win over Pershore.

They dismissed the Vale side for 79 before easing home on 80-4 with nine balls remaining.

Pershore managed double figures from only one over and were stranded on 37-2 after the early run-outs of Charlie Cross and Adam Wiffin.

Chris Ayliffe pulled a hamstring and needed a runner but added 30 runs with Gio Capaldi (19).

But then Clive Fenney (2-22) bowled Capaldi and Luke Dalley in quick succession. Ayliffe was caught off Dominic Fenney (2-20) on 24 with the total seeming far too low.

Pershore managed to bowl straight and avoid many wides, with Dominic Fenney and Clive Fenney (20) both caught out off Capaldi (2-24).

Bredon accumulated 49-2 by halfway but, with wickets in hand and 31 runs to chase in six overs, the game was only going to end one way.

They lost a few more wickets but Jamie Munro (22 no) and Ian Fenney took no risks in seeing Bredon home in the 11th over.

Dumbleton (126-4) beat under-strength Feckenham (81-3) by 45 runs with an overwhelming performance.

Feckenham gifted 34 wides, while Dumbleton conceded just nine.

Tom Green (28 not out) and Adam Stuart (33no) took Dumbleton’s score from 50 to 126.

Feckenham lost two wickets in James Russell’s first over.

Luke Jackson (18) and Tom Coulson (27no) struggled on as they fell well short.