ANDY Parker took 5-10 for British Sugar but was still on the losing team in the first match of the Stainweld Cricket Wednesday League season.

Parker's side were beaten by 10 runs by Stagborough whose bowler Kevin Haycock took 5-6.

Result: Stagborough 74, British Sugar 64.

Honours, batting: Dave Cook (Stagborough) 39, John Masefield (British Sugar) 28.

There were some close Sunday Premier Division matches.

Hard-Done-Boys beat Kidderminster Hospital by one wicket and the same result was recorded by Worths.

Their hero was Matt Roberts who claimed 5-13 against British Sugar.

The only Division A match saw Moat Farm gain a seven-wicket victory over Chainwire Cavaliers.

Several matches were not played as the pitches were unfit.

Premier Division: British Sugar 93, Worths 94-9; Kidderminster Hospital 124-7, Hard-Done-Boys 125-9; Spennells 127-9, Wolverley Social 145-3.

Division A: Chainwire Cavaliers 95, Moat Farm 96-3.

Honours, batting: Dave Green (Hospital) 39, Rob Bratt (Moat Farm) 30no, Neil Dodd (Hospital) 31, Julian Varley (HDB) 29, Steve Offley (HDB) 28no; bowling: Matt Roberts (Worths) 5-13, Vic Harper (Hospital) 4-29, Rob Bratt (Moat Farm) 4-9, Dave Cowdrey (British Sugar) 4-30, Richard Copson (HDB) 3-17.

Sunday fixtures, Premier Division: Tumbling/Fire v Worths (H Burley, A Oakey), British Sugar v HDB (P Kelly), Spennells A v DGSA (R Price, J Freeman), Wolverley Social v Hospital (C Roncella).

Division A: Arley v Chainwire Cavaliers (J Morris, K Jordan), Moat Farm v Cookley A (A Wrench), Victoria v Spennells B (Chris Forrest).

Wednesday fixtures, Premier Division: Cookley B v Wolverley Social (J Dredge, G Russell), Bewdley C v West Hagley (H Burley), Stagborough v Bewdley B (B Kelly), British Sugar v Alveley (P Kelly).

Division A: Tumbling/Fire v Gas (C Roncella), Lye Town v Stourport (D Cheese), Wolverley Village v Helix (K Jordan, M Russell), Hayley Green v Cookley A (C Forrest, D Jordan).

Division B: Prince Albert v Spennels (A Oakey), Broadwaters v Areley Kings (R Price, J Freeman) ROS v Brintons (A Wrench), Arley v Express Factors (T Lloyd).

Invitation Cup first round, to be played by Friday, May 18: Chainwire Cavaliers v Hospital, Hayley Green v Cookley, Express Factors v Prince Albert, Spennels v Areley Kings.