Birdseye Sports Evesham Sunday League

FIRST division Evesham WMC put their championship hopes back on track with a convincing performance against Hospital Club.

Curtis Major found the net four times while further efforts from Hiden and Davies sealed victory as Greenwood netted a consolation for the visitors.

Badsey Rec suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Inkberrow, for whom Simon Ledbury scored all five goals.

Four goals from Spencer helped move Upton Snodsbury into second place in Division Two. Annis and Summers also found the target to help overcome Moreton Town who replied with goals from Knight, Balhatchett and Gorton.

Two goals from Nick Burrows gave Offenham Rovers the points at Peopleton.

A Matt Sheridan hat-trick saw Broadway United move six points clear of the third placed club in Division Three with an excellent performance against Honeybourne Gate Inn.

Leaders Ambassador continue to march on at the summit although they were run close by a gallant Blockley side. Neil Emms hit four for the leaders with Paul Keyte replying twice for Blockley.

Salford Rovers dropped two valuable points when they were held at home by Bidford Bulls. A John Andrews hat-trick helped Pershore defeat Riverside.

In the fourth division, Badsey Rec Reserves moved within two points of the leaders with an emphatic win over Tewkesbury Town.

Crown Athletic won again, this week at Shipston Sports with goals from Boulter, Alderton and Visor, while Broadway United Res won comfortably at struggling Bell with goals from Roulstone (3), Alcock, Annis and Bostock.

Lowly Bretforton VIC Reserves recorded a welcome win at Servicemen's as Clarke, Lowerson and Evans all found the scoring touch.

Moreton Wanderers moved into the last eight of the Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup after a brace from Matt Winter helped see off the challenge of Lower Moor United.

Three Division One teams made comfortable progress in the Evesham Mechanical Services Subsidiary Cup.

Bretforton VIC hit 15 past Swan Sports with hat-tricks for Boulton, Gregory and Jones. A Heath treble and doubles from Bury and Rigby saw Tewkesbury Town past Hampton WMC, while Guiting Rangers accounted for Ashton's second string.

Willersey and Mountinneers both reached the last four of their respective GFA County Cups, with the former staying on track for a second successive County Cup triumph.

Results

Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup second round: Moreton Wdrs 3, Lower Moor Utd 1.

Evesham Mechanical Services Subsidiary Cup second round: Tewkesbury Tn 8, Hampton WMC 1; Bretforton VIC 15, Swan Sports 2; Ashton Res 1, Guiting Rgrs 3.

Division One: Evesham WMC 6, Hospital Club Wickhamford 1; Badsey Rec 1, Inkberrow 5.

Division Two: Upton Snodsbury 6, Moreton Tn Sunday 3; Peopleton 1, Offenham Rvrs 2.

Division Three: Ambassador 5, Blockley Spts 3; Salford Rovers 4, Bidford Bulls 4; Riverside 0, Pershore 4.

Division Four: Shipston Spts 1, Crown Athletic 3; Bell Utd 1, Broadway Utd Res 7; Badsey Rec Res 9, Tewkesbury Tn Res 1; Servicemen's 0, Bretforton VIC Res 3.

GFA Intermediate Cup: Faces 0, Willersey 2; Land Registry 1, Mountinneers 6.

WFA Minor Cup fourth round: Briars Phoenix 3, Wickhamford Trumpeteers 0.

Worcester Nursing Minor Cup: Wyvern Utd 0, Red Horse 3.

Fixtures for Sunday

Evesham Hospital Junior Cup quarter-finals: Inkberrow v Mickleton Rgrs, Willersey v Lower Moor Utd, Evesham WMC v Badsey Rec, Bretforton Sports VIC v Tewkesbury Town.

Evesham Hospital Minor Cup second round: Red Horse v Pershore, Swan Sports v Hampton WMC, Offenham Rvrs v Badsey Rec Res, Pebworth v Ilmington Rgrs, Bell Utd v Defford & Besford Utd, Moreton Tn Sunday v Crown Athletic, Droitwich Spa v Riverside, Broadway Utd v Bretforton Sports VIC Res.

Division One: Bredon v Moreton, Guiting Rgrs v Hospital Club Wickhamford.

Division Two: Peopleton v Upton Snodsbury.

Division Three: Wickhamford Trumpeteers v Bidford Bulls, Oddfellows Arms v Ambassador, Honeybourne Gate Inn v Salford Rvrs.

Division Four: Ashton Res v Tewkesbury Town Res, Shipston Sports v Servicemen's, Mountinneers v Broadway Utd Res.