BEN Cox helped Ombersley to a seven-wicket win in a Birmingham and District League Premier Division clash at Dorridge.

The Worcestershire wicketkeeper clocked up two stumpings as Dorridge were bowled out for 117 in 30.3 overs.

Cox then struck 55 not out off 29 balls with two sixes and nine fours as Ombersley chased down a revised target of 115 under the Duckworth Lewis method in just 15.3 overs.

Ed Barnard hit 28 and Ollie Westbury 18 as Shrewsbury reached 209 in another rain-affected match with four wickets and two balls to spare against hosts Kenilworth Wardens.

Kenilworth initially totalled 224-8 in 50 overs with Barnard, who shared the new ball with older brother Mike, bowling nine overs for 48 runs.

Patrick Brown picked up 4-79 in eight overs for Kidderminster as they went down by five wickets to visiting Barnt Green who chased down a 293 target in only 35.5 overs thanks to 158 from Warwickshire’s Ed Pollock.

In the other Premier Division match Alex Hepburn struck 54 off 60 balls for Berkswell who won by 77 runs when they visited Wolverhampton.

Berkswell totalled 264 all out despite Ben Twohig’s 3-52 in 10 overs.

Then Zen Malik made 52 and Tom Fell 23 as Wolverhampton were dismissed for 187 in 43.4 overs.

Hepburn returned 1-23 from six overs.

In Division One Jack Shantry top-scored with 40 off 67 balls for Wellington who went down by 36 runs at Bromsgrove.

The home side made 197 all out with Shantry bowling his 10 overs for 44 runs and skittled Wellington for 161 in 46.4 overs.

George Rhodes had figures of 9-1-34-3 for Barnards Green in an 84-run success at Himley.

Josh Haynes (53) helped Green to 276-6 in 50 overs with Adam Finch sending down seven overs for 48 runs and then Himley were bowled out for 192 in 44.3.

In the other Division One fixture Charlie Morris (9-1-29-2) played his part in Bridgnorth (217-8) defeating home club Moseley (172 all out) by 45 runs.

Second-placed Pershore squeezed home by five runs against close rivals Fordhouses who now trail the Worcestershire outfit by 27 points in Division Two.

The top scorer in Pershore’s total of 189 at Wobaston Road was Liam Ridings (43) with Tendai Chisoro (3-29) and Chris Guest (3-48) the leading bowlers for Fordhouses who collapsed to 18-6 in response.

Alex McChristie (48) stood firm with Jem Stack (42) and Guest (49) but the other eight batsmen only mustered 20 between them as Joe Taylor took 5-27 to reduce them to 184 all out.

LOCAL RESULTS — FIRST XI PREMIER DIVISION

Dorridge (2 points) 117 (A.Fiaz 4-39) lost to Ombersley (20 points) 117-3 (B.Cox 55) by 7 wickets.

Kidderminster (6 points) 292-8 (M.Pardoe 99, N.Pinner 71, T.Brown 6-51) lost to Barnt Green (20 points) 293-5 (E.Pollock 158, M.Lamb 59, P.Brown 4-79) by 5 wickets.

Knowle & Dorridge (20 points) 239-2 (A.Phillips 147*, A.Javid 76) defeated Brockhampton (3 points) 238-6 (A.Hewlett 85, I.Bullock 40, N.Powell 40) by 8 wickets.

DIVISION ONE

Bromsgrove (20 points) 197 (A.Newfield 59, J.Levitt 43, D.Lloyd 4-22) defeated Wellington (6 points) 161 (J.Shantry 40, M.Evenson 3-31) by 36 runs.

Himley (4 points) 192 (N.Karunanayake 71, G.Rhodes 3-35) lost to Barnards Green (20 points) 276-6 (R.Tongue 121, A.Ford 54, J.Haynes 53, N.Karunanayake 3-79) by 84 runs.

DIVISION TWO

Fordhouses (6 points) 184 (C.Guest 49, A.McChristie 48, J.Stack 42, J.Taylor 5-27) lost to Pershore (20 points) 189 (L.Ridings 43, T.Chisoro 3-29, C.Guest 3-48) by 5 runs.

Old Elizabethans (4 points) 56 lost to Oswestry (20 points) 243-9 by 187 runs.

DIVISION THREE

Lichfield (6 points) 153-8 (C.Heenan 45*) lost to Astwood Bank (20 points) 155 (T.Underhill 44, T.Pedley 42, T.Stone 4-29, L.Peat 3-25) by 8 runs.

Stourbridge (20 points) 123-6 defeated Worcester Nomads (3 points) 121 (T.Keen 60, L.Alexander 4-20, Z.Ul-Hassan 4-25) by 4 wickets.

SECOND XI PREMIER DIVISION

Astwood Bank (5 points) 200-9 lost to Himley (20 points) 204-5 by 5 wickets.

Brockhampton (5 points) 222-7 lost to Knowle & Dorridge (20 points) 228-5 by 6 runs.

DIVISION ONE

Barnt Green (20 points) 215-6 defeated Kidderminster (2 points) 80 by 135 runs.

Berkswell (2 points) 135-8 lost to Bromsgrove (20 points) 121-1 by 9 wickets.

Ombersley (20 points) 123-6 defeated Old Elizabethans (5 points) 122-6 by 4 wickets.

DIVISION TWO (SOUTH)

Barnards Green (7 points) 187 lost to Sutton Coldfield (20 points) 192 by 5 runs.

Pershore (2 points) 130 lost to Stratford (20 points) 133-4 by 6 wickets.

Worcester Nomads (5 points) 242-4 lost to Stourbridge (20 points) 252-3 by 10 runs.