ASHTON-under-Hill seconds are setting the pace in Marston's Pedigree Cotswold Hills Cricket League Division Six.

They boast seven wins from eight matches with the latest a 53-run victory over Bearley after skittling the visitors for 99.

Murtzaa Ahmed took 4-9 from five overs.

Ashton's first XI beat Warwickshire County Council Staff by seven wickets after dismissing them for 183.

Jack Perks claimed 5-47 before openers Jayesh Patel and Richard Cooper scored 67 and 51 respectively.

RESULTS — PREMIER DIVISION

Leek Wootton 166-10 : Overbury 169-3. Overbury won by 7 wickets. Points - Leek Wootton 4 : Overbury 21; Shipston-on-Stour 271-7 : Alcester & Ragley 207-9. Shipston-on-Stour won by 64 runs. Points - Shipston-on-Stour 21 : Alcester & Ragley 8; Wellesbourne 231-7 : Exhall & Wixford 232-5. Exhall & Wixford won by 5 wickets. Points - Wellesbourne 7 : Exhall & Wixford 20.

DIVISION ONE

Kineton 270-6 : Elmley Castle 188-10. Kineton won by 82 runs. Points - Elmley Castle 7 : Kineton 22; Rowington 192-10 : Bretforton 195-5. Bretforton won by 5 wickets. Points - Rowington 6 : Bretforton 21; Warwicks County Council Staff 183-10 : Ashton-Under-Hill 185-3. Ashton-Under-Hill won by 7 wickets. Points - Warwicks County Council Staff 5 : Ashton-Under-Hill 22; Winchcombe 168-9 : Leamington III 172-4. Leamington III won by 6 wickets. Points - Winchcombe 5 : Leamington III 20.

DIVISION TWO

Stoneleigh 271-4 : Badsey 183-10. Stoneleigh won by 88 runs. Points - Stoneleigh 22 : Badsey 6; Temple Grafton 256-7 : The Lenches 61-10. Temple Grafton won by 195 runs. Points - The Lenches 3 : Temple Grafton 24; Moreton-in-Marsh 154-10 : Woodbourne 159-3. Woodbourne won by 7 wickets. Points - Woodbourne 21 : Moreton-in-Marsh 4.

DIVISION THREE

Adlestrop 282-7 : Broadway 132-10. Adlestrop won by 150 runs. Points - Adlestrop 22 : Broadway 5; Shipston-on-Stour II 237-3 : Long Itchington II 137-10. Shipston-on-Stour II won by 100 runs. Points - Long Itchington II 3 : Shipston-on-Stour II 22; Mickleton 199-10 : Stratford Bards 106-10. Mickleton won by 93 runs. Points - Mickleton 23 : Stratford Bards 6; Ebrington 53-10 : Stanway 55-0. Stanway won by 10 wickets. Points - Stanway 22 : Ebrington 0.

DIVISION FOUR

Bidford-on-Avon 153-10 : Blockley 155-5. Blockley won by 5 wickets. Points - Blockley 20 : Bidford-on-Avon 5; Claverdon 240-7 : Inkberrow 173-10. Claverdon won by 67 runs. Points - Claverdon 22 : Inkberrow 6; Exhall & Wixford II 203-4 : Earlswood III 204-9. Earlswood III won by 1 wickets. Points - Exhall & Wixford II 9 : Earlswood III 17; Great Alne 269-4 : Fladbury 168-10. Great Alne won by 101 runs. Points - Great Alne 22 : Fladbury 5.

DIVISION FIVE

Overbury II 193-10 : Catherine de Barnes II 148-10. Overbury II won by 45 runs. Points - Overbury II 21 : Catherine de Barnes II 7; Welford-on-Avon 205-5 : Warwick III 201-5. Welford-on-Avon won by 4 runs. Points - Welford-on-Avon 19 : Warwick III 7.

DIVISION SIX

Ashton-Under-Hill II 152-10 : Bearley 99-10. Ashton-Under-Hill II won by 53 runs. Points - Ashton-Under-Hill II 22 : Bearley 5; Kenilworth Wardens IV 217-9 : Winchcombe II 155-10. Kenilworth Wardens IV won by 62 runs. Points - Kenilworth Wardens IV 22 : Winchcombe II 7.

DIVISION SEVEN

Bretforton II 207-10 : Astwood Bank V 125-10. Bretforton II won by 82 runs. Points - Bretforton II 22 : Astwood Bank V 7; Broadway II 347-7 : The Lenches II 105-10. Broadway II won by 242 runs. Points - Broadway II 24 : The Lenches II 4.