COLWALL U11s defeated Barnards Green by 142 runs to qualify for the semi-final of the Bishop Trophy for the second year running.

COLWALL U11s V BARNARDS GREEN

Colwall, batting first at Ghost Meadow, started well, Chris Harwood and Jonathan Gooch put on 42 for the first wicket.

Brett Huxley and Joe Watts then came up against some tighter bowling and did well to push the score up by 21, as the first two wickets were lost.

Stevie Wilson with Will Brown added 22 in the next four overs. Finally Joe Crichard and Freddie Coleman took the score to 117, with Crichard (31) hitting eight 4s.

Barnards Green were up against it from the start when Huxley struck with two wickets. Further wickets fell until Scully restored their spirits with five boundaries.The home side, however, finished well on top, thanks to two fine catches from Harwood and an excellent run out from Watts. Colwall bowlers finished with 17 wickets, shared between Harwood, Gooch, Watts, Crichard all taking three each; Huxley and Brown two each and Wilson one.

WORCESTER NOMADS U11s (A) v PERSHORE

NOMADS batted first and scored 276-5 wickets off their 16 overs.

Neils Emmerson (22), James Cooper (18) and Jordan Merton (10) scored the majority of the runs.

Pershore scored 273-4 wickets off their 16 overs, therefore losing by three runs.

Neils Emmerson, Jamie Fern and James Cooper took wickets.

WORCESTER NOMADS U11s (B) v PERSHORE

NOMADS scored a modest 247-9 off 16 overs with Chris Dodds (16), Alex Zaroulias (6) and James Day (8), scoring runs.

Pershore struggled early on, but came out victors by 12 runs finishing their 16 overs on 259-4.