Week 13 West of England Premier League review

LIAM Walker grabbed 4-15 from only 4.2 overs as Cheltenham turned the tables on high-flying Dumbleton to clinch a 49-run home victory in WEPL Premier Two Glos/Wilts.

The visitors, requiring 224, had reached 146-6 before Walker ran through the tail to ensure Cheltenham remain sixth in the table.

Nick Evans had earlier top scored on 84 for the home side, Ross Martin the pick of the Dumbleton attack with a return of 3-31.

Leaders Thornbury are all but champions after seeing off Goatacre by 35 runs, Gloucestershire’s Chris Dent hitting 101 and Jack Worgan bagging 3-39 from nine while Hatherley & Reddings moved out of the drop zone with a 14-run home triumph over Painswick.

In Premier One, Curtis Heaphy completed his fifth league century of a fine summer to ensure a six-wicket home triumph for Bristol over Bridgwater.

Bishopston were edged out by seven wickets away to Lansdown, and Bedminster were eight-wicket home victors over Taunton St Andrews as Max Tryfonos hit an unbeaten 77 after earlier taking 3-11 from nine, and Frocester lost out by one run at Burbage & Easton Royal.

Premier Two Bristol/Somerset pacesetters Downend completed a 91-run triumph away to Golden Hill, opener Maz Khan digging in for a dogged unbeaten 83 off 132 before brothers Phil (4-13 from ten) and Matt Jackson (2-22 from nine) made inroads.

Tewkesbury moved a decisive step closer towards the Gloucestershire title and promotion with a 107-run victory over closest rivals Gloucester.

Randeera Ranasingha (93) and Wade Ridsdale (69 not) shone with the bat ahead of Sanath Jayawardhana producing a devastating burst of 5-27.

Luke Hansford (92) and Jeewaka Sashin (72) steered Frocester 2nds to a four-wicket home defeat of Chipping Sodbury while Bourton Vale romped past Stroud by 198 runs.

Promoted Langford are up to a season’s best position of fifth following a six-wicket victory away to Charlton Kings, Will Parsons top scoring on 68, while Rockhampton are off the bottom after trumping Corse & Staunton by three wickets, Chris Willoughby capturing 4-27 from ten.

OB Westbury are the new leaders of Bristol & North Somerset, taking advantage of a slip up by previous pacesetters Knowle.

Ben Jarman’s 68 helped OB Westbury to a three-wicket win away to Bath 2nds as Knowle succumbed by 139 runs away to neighbours Brislington for whom Gloucestershire Women’s bowler Charlie Phillips took 4-27 from 8.3.

Bristol West Indian Phoenix piled up 384-3 at home to Stapleton, Vishal Mamgai finishing unbeaten on a tremendous 178 ahead of sealing a 68-run triumph.

Captain Richard Trotman (70) put Twyford House in control at home to Bristol 2nds before Matt Collins crashed an unbeaten 54 from only 24 to complete a five-wicket home win.

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