AN 11-goal thriller at Hanley Swan saw a 6-5 win for visitors FC Tything on the opening day of the Worcester League Saturday Division season.
Paul Bennett hit a hat-trick and Eliot King added a brace for Tything, while Dan Briscoe netted four times for Hanley.
Elsewhere, Powick marked their return to the league by thrashing West Malvern 9-0.
Stuart Harvey cracked a treble with James Bottomley notching a double.
A Richard Taylor strike gave Martley Spurs victory at Upton Town.
New signing Mitch Probert scored twice for Hallow who won 4-1 at VBL Sports.
On Sunday, Simon Hughes scored five times for Arrow 2000 who hammered Blackpole 7-1 in the Premier Division.
The local derby between Callow End and Powick ended 3-3 with new recruit Wes Joyce bagging two for Powick.
Joel Hobbs scored twice for Berwick Rangers, who drew 3-3 at Perowne Park Rangers. In Division One, Mark Bennett netted four times as CMB Sports beat Martley Spurs Reserves 6-4.
Marian Halcak notched a hat-trick for Malvern Radar in their 4-0 home win over HDNL Sports, while a Mark Smith strike gave AFC Mazak victory at Lakes Sports.
Anthony Layton scored twice for Droitwich RBL, who went down 7-3 at home to Heenans. A brace from Simon Jones helped Droitwich Spa Eagles to a narrow 4-3 win against New Barbourne.
Craig Spragg hit three as Bringsty Sports thumped Barbourne Celtic 6-2 in Division Two and Jamie Day did likewise in Bridge Rangers’ 3-3 draw with Northwick Vale.
In Division Three, Gary Jones netted both goals in GDL Athletic’s 2-1 victory over Cutnall Green.
Crown FC shared eight goals with Lower Wick Sports, Sam Shuker bagging two for Crown. Lee Sheridan cracked a double in FC Grosvenor’s 3-0 success at The Villagers.
Mark West was a hat-trick hero for Inter Town, who beat Arrow Reserves 4-1 in Division Four.
Darren Maycroft secured three points for Wychbold RBL Reserves with the only goal of their match with AFC West Midlands.
Lee King netted twice for Worcester Bosch, who beat Beauchamp Victoria 4-1.
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