UNBEATEN Bretforton lead Marston’s Pedigree Cotswold Hills Cricket League Division One by 26 points after beating Elmley Castle.

Castle were restricted to 199-9 before hosts Bret won by five wickets with their reply of 200-5.

Simon Corbett struck 61 in the first innings while Alex Evans took 3-36 Ashley Icke top scored in Bret’s reply with 66 before Bruce Ford (20 not out) and James Icke (30no) saw them home.

Ashton-under-Hill moved up to fourth in the table with a 117-run thrashing of Catherine de Barnes.

They dismissed their visitors for 170 after being bowled out for 287 themselves.

William Archer hit 103 for Ashton and Alex Porter 50 while Sam Cope took 6-34.

Division Four leaders Blockley thrashed Inkberrow by 10 wickets after skittling the home side for 103.

RESULTS — PREMIER DIVISION

Shipston-on-Stour 250-10 : Exhall & Wixford 224-10. Shipston-on-Stour won by 26 runs. Points - Exhall & Wixford 10 : Shipston-on-Stour 22; Overbury 251-6 : Wellesbourne 107-10. Overbury won by 144 runs. Points - Overbury 24 : Wellesbourne 4.

DIVISION ONE

Ashton-under-Hill 287-10 : Catherine de Barnes 170-10. Ashton-under-Hill won by 117 runs. Points - Ashton-under-Hill 22 : Catherine de Barnes 8; Elmley Castle 199-9 : Bretforton 200-5. Bretforton won by 5 wickets. Points - Bretforton 21 : Elmley Castle 6; Winchcombe 222-9 : FISSC 176-10. Winchcombe won by 46 runs. Points - FISSC 8 : Winchcombe 22.

DIVISION TWO

Badsey 115-9 : Woodbourne 116-6. Woodbourne won by 4 wickets. Points - Badsey 4 : Woodbourne 17; Kenilworth Wardens III 209-8 : The Lenches 186-4. Kenilworth Wardens III won by 23 runs. Points - Kenilworth Wardens III 19 : The Lenches 8; Dorridge & Hockley Heath 77-10 : Moreton-in-Marsh 79-0. Moreton-in-Marsh won by 10 wickets. Points - Moreton-in-Marsh 22 : Dorridge & Hockley Heath 0.

DIVISION THREE

Adlestrop 256-10 : Ashorne 176-10. Adlestrop won by 80 runs. Points - Ashorne 9 : Adlestrop 22; Broadway 217-9 : Mickleton 209-8. Broadway won by 8 runs. Points - Broadway 21 : Mickleton 9; Long Itchington II 278-8 : Ebrington 145-10. Long Itchington II won by 133 runs. Points - Ebrington 6 : Long Itchington II 22; Shipston-on-Stour II 209-9 : Leamington IV 213-5. Leamington IV won by 5 wickets. Points - Shipston-on-Stour II 7 : Leamington IV 20; Stanway 247-6 : Stratford Bards 213-10. Stanway won by 34 runs. Points - Stratford Bards 8 : Stanway 22.

DIVISION FOUR

Bidford-on-Avon 157-10 : Exhall & Wixford II 158-2. Exhall & Wixford II won by 8 wickets. Points - Bidford-on-Avon 4 : Exhall & Wixford II 22; Fladbury 306-7 : Henley-in-Arden 137-10. Fladbury won by 169 runs. Points - Fladbury 22 : Henley-in-Arden 5; Inkberrow 103-10 : Blockley 104-0. Blockley won by 10 wickets. Points - Inkberrow 1 : Blockley 23.

DIVISION FIVE

Leek Wootton II 313-5 : Overbury II 113-10. Leek Wootton II won by 200 runs. Points - Leek Wootton II 24 : Overbury II 3; Rowington II 206-5 : Welford-on-Avon 117-10. Rowington II won by 89 runs. Points - Rowington II 24 : Welford-on-Avon 3.

DIVISION SIX

Ashton-under-Hill II 217-9 : Warwicks County Council Staff II 221-7. Warwicks County Council Staff II won by 3 wickets. Points - Warwicks County Council Staff II 20 : Ashton-Under-Hill II 8; Winchcombe II 234-7 : Kenilworth III 153-8. Winchcombe II won by 81 runs. Points - Winchcombe II 21 : Kenilworth III 6.

DIVISION SEVEN

Bretforton II 208-10 : Alvechurch IV 204-8. Bretforton II won by 4 runs. Points - Alvechurch IV 10 : Bretforton II 21; Astwood Bank V 217-7 : Broadway II 187-10. Astwood Bank V won by 30 runs. Points - Astwood Bank V 22 : Broadway II 7; The Lenches II 124-10 : Kenilworth Wardens V 125-1. Kenilworth won by 9 wickets. Points - The Lenches II 1 : Kenilworth 21.