Shrewsbury profit at top of table

Some important batting points saw Shrewsbury pull further ahead at the top of the Birmingham League First Division at the weekend.

They notched up 191-5 (Rob Foster 66, Dan Reece 61) against Coventry, before rain halted the game.

Promotion-chasing Shrewsbury are now four points clear of second-placed Bromsgrove, six clear of Old Hill.

In Division Two, Newport were 14-0 replying to Penn's 168-4 when the rain started falling.

In Division Three, Maisam Hasnain took 4-51 as Whitchurch limited league leaders Womborne to 162. Unfortunately the weather then prevented any Whitchurch reply.

Ian Gregory hit 42 and Paras Dogra 41 as Bridgnorth reached 136-9 against Kington - but again the weather stopped any response from the opposition.

In the Shropshire Premier League, Albrighton made a slight inroad into Reman's lead at the top of the table.

They picked up nine points from a drawn game at Wem. The home side made 142-7, with Albrighton replying on 128-7.

The basement battle saw bottom side Broseley make 100-9, with the side immediately above them - Shelton - on 13-1 when the downpours came.

The rain meant the rest of the programme was abandoned without a ball being bowled.