PERSHORE Town hammered basement boys Cradley Town 6-0 in the West Midlands League Premier Division.

Forward Matt Pinder bagged a hat-trick on Saturday for ninth-placed Pershore after opening the scoring in the fifth minute.

Jake Cavens, James Clarke and former Worcester Raiders forward Anthony Smith, who has joined from Littleton, were also on target.

Pershore host third-from-bottom Dudley Sports in the league on Saturday (3pm) looking for a third consecutive win in all competitions.