KIDDERMINSTER Gas were left to ponder what might have been after spilling five catches in their Stainweld Cricket League Invitation Cup defeat by Prince Albert.

Albert eventually won the match by five wickets, clinching victory from the final ball, with 104-5 in reply to Gas' total of 100-8.

In the Wednesday League Division B, Express Factors gained their first victory of the season, beating Prince Albert by five wickets.

Results

Premier Division: Alveley 65-3, Victoria/Blakeley Hall 69-1; British Sugar 115-6, Hartlebury 86; Cookley A 111, Stagborough 114-3; Bewdley C 99-6, Bewdley B 102-3.

Division A: Wolverley Social 74, Cookley B 75-2; Tumbling/Fire 127-2, Brintons 77; Stourport 59-5, Hayley Green 63-5; ROS 113, Wolverley Village 114-1.

Division B: Helix 189-4, Spennells 146-4; Prince Albert 81-9, Express Factors 85-5; Broadwaters 117-4, Areley Kings 120-1; Arley 78-7, Gas 82-3.

Invitation Cup: Gas 100-8, Prince Albert 104-5; Stagborough 126-2, ROS 90.

Junior Plate semi-final: Wolverley Village 61, Stourport 62-5.

Honours: batting - Dave Cook (Stagborough) 78no, Paul Geary (Areley Kings) 75no, Steve Crane (Bewdley B) 67no, Phil Mullen (Broadwaters) 66, Graham Langford (Stagborough) 56no, Lee Shrewry (Tumbling/Fire) 56, Graham Oakley (Tumbling/Fire) 53, Shaun Parker (Spennells) 51no, Richard Thompson (Victoria) 41no Ian Boucher (Spennells) 40, Chris Pyke (Alveley) 37no, Dan Wiseman (British Sugar) 35, John Amos (Prince Albert) 34, Paul Bell (Areley Kings) 32, Richard Faloon (British Sugar) 32, Mark Mellor (ROS) 32, Stuart Nicholls (Cookley A) 32, Mark Mellor (ROS) 31; bowling - Kevin Phillips (British Sugar) 4-9, Dan Wiseman (British Sugar) 4-12, Kim Hughes (Stagborough) 4-22, Simon Roberts (Gas) 3-7, Russell Rhodes (Cookley B) 3-11, Paul Guest (Express Factors) 3-12, M Parkerson (Prince Albert) 3-19, Mark Roberts (Stagborough) 3-19, Tony Wilkes (Tumbling) 3-19.

Rob Perkins led Cookley to a 17-run victory over DGSA in a Sunday League Premier Division fixture, hitting 74no.

Results

Premier Division: Wolverley Social 76, Wilden 69; Cookley A 182-3, DGSA 165; Franche 136-8, Worths 137-6; Tumbling/Fire 116-9, Hard-Done-Boys 117-5.

Division A: Cookley B 91, Moat Farm 94-2; Spennells 180-9, Arley 73; Black Boy v British Sugar - result not received.

Honours: batting - Pete Conway (Wolverley Social) 5-27, Trevor Moore (Spennells) 4-17, Steve Evans (Cookley A) 4-29, Scott Fowler (Wolverley Social) 3-7, Chris Humphries (Spennells) 3-8, Nick Humphries (Moat Farm) 3-10, Ian Goodman (Cookley A) 3-26, Anthony Holden (Worths) 3-28, Steve Bramhall (Moat Farm) 3-31, Steve Offley (HDB) 3-31; bowling - Rob Perkins (Cookley A) 74no, Phil Mullen (Spennells) 67, C Homer (Franche) 44no, R Rattenbury (HDB) 43, J Noyes (Tumbling) 42, Steve Offley (HDB) 41no, Anthony Holden (Worths) 40, Ian Goodman (Cookley A) 38no, Neil Wildgust (Worths) 38no, Simon Kirby (Cookley B) 36.

Fixtures

Sunday

Premier Division : Wilden v Tumbling/Fire (J Powell, K Jordan), Wolverley Social v Worths (H Burley, C Gallier), Franche v Cookley A (A Wrench), DGSA v Hard-Done-Boys (A Oakey, J Freeman).

Division A: Moat Farm v Arley (C Roncella), Cookley B v British Sugar (C Forrest), Kidderminster Hospital v Spennells (R Price).

Tuesday: Express Factors v Prince Albert (at Habberley Lane), ROS v Wolverley Social (at Chainwire); Wednesday Junior Plate semi-final - ROS v Wolverley Social.

Wednesday

Premier Division: Stagborough v Bewdley C (B Kelly, P Kelly), Bewdley B v Hartlebury (A Oakey, D Hartwell), Cookley A v Victoria/Blakeley Hall (A Hands, H Burley), British Sugar v Alveley (J Dredge, G Russell).

Division A: Wolverley Village v Brintons (T Lloyd, L Jones), Tumbling/Fire v Cookley B (C Gallier, J Freeman), Stourport v Wolverley Social (A Dillon, G Edwards), ROS v West Hagley (R Price, Ken Jordan).

Division B: Broadwaters v Spennells (C Yeates), Gas v Prince Albert (C Roncella), Arley v Helix (A Wrench), Express Factors v Areley Kings (C Forrest, D Cheese).