CROWLE moved to the top of Division Three in the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League after making it six wins from six games with victory at Eckington.
Hayward netted twice and Hatchett once for the leaders with Ford replying for the home side.
Gardeners Arms maintained their perfect league start as a Haughty goal defeated Wickhamford.
Golden Cross moved fourth with a seven-goal defeat of Ashton with Miroslav netting a treble and Groves, Quiney, Brown and White also on target.
Pinvin United recorded a comfortable win at bottom club Sporting Theocs.
Royal Oak found form in Division Four with a six-goal win at Gate Inn where Knight (2), Martin, Davies, Miles and Swain all found the net.
Goals from Smith (3), James and Reeves gave Ambassador the points at Broadway where the end result was harsh on the home side, who had much the better of the second half despite being reduced to ten men.
Elsewhere in the top flight, Upton Snodsbury defeated Offenham Rovers thanks to goals from Judge, Westwood and Badger.
Red Horse put indifferent league form aside to defeat Peopleton in the Evesham Hospital Junior Cup.
They were joined in the next round by the Bear, while in the Minor Cup, Norgren, Cider Mill, Bretforton, Mor-eton Town, Bell United and Alderton all progressed.
Results
Evesham Hospital Junior Cup first round: Bear 6, Inkberrow 1; Peopleton 0, Red Horse 2.
Minor Cup first round: Defford & Besford Utd 2, Norgren 3; Pebworth 0, Cider Mill 7; Bretforton Spts OB 9, Oddfellows Arms 3; Tewkesbury Tn 0, Moreton Tn 2; Keys Victoria 0, Bell Utd 8; Alderton 5, Bredon 1.
Division One: Upton Snodsbury 3, Offenham Rvrs 0; Broadway Utd 0, Ambassador 5.
Division Three: Gardeners Arms 1, Wickhamford 0; Golden Cross 7, Ashton 0; Sporting Theocs 1, Pinvin Utd 7; Eckington 1, Crowle 3.
Division Four: Tesco 3, Bengeworth Spts 6; Gate Inn 0, Royal Oak 6.
Fixtures for Sunday
Worcs Royal Infirmary Junior Cup second round: Upton Snodsbury v Bromsgrove Tn.
Minor Cup first round: Stoke Prior Sporting v Defford & Besford Utd. Second round: Moreton Tn v Phoenix.
Knockout Cup second round: Bretforton Spts OB v Willersey. Third round: Red Horse v Offenham Rvrs, Badsey Rec v Bredon, Moreton Wand-erers v Peopleton, Golden Cross v Crowle.
Evesham Mechanical Services Sub-sidiary Cup first round: Bear v Sporting Theocs, Pebworth v Benge-worth Spts, Queens v Oddfellows Arms, Ashton v Tewkesbury Tn, Nor-gren v Inkberrow, Royal Oak v Broad-way Utd.
Division One: Evesham WMC v Mick-leton Rgrs.
Division Three: Bell Utd v Gardeners Arms, Wickhamford v Pinvin Utd.
Division Four: Broadway Utd Res v Fairfield Spts, Cider Mill v Blue Maze, Lenches Lions v Riverside, Gate Inn v Tesco.
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