THE Gegg brothers teamed up to bowl Stroud to a commanding 163-run victory away to high-flying Gloucester in WEPL’s Gloucestershire division.
The day began well for the visitors who won the toss and proceeded to reach 252-6 thanks mainly to opener Ewan Gegg (68) and Rueben Shehean (58).
And Gloucester then came up well short as Ewan (3-10 from 3.3), Angus (2-15 from six) and Callum Gegg (2-17 from eight) ran through the order to move their side up to fifth.
Tewkesbury, with four games to go, are now 74 points clear at the top of the table courtesy of a five-wicket success away to Frocester 2nds, opener Josh Barnes shining with 82.
Chipping Sodbury moved up to second with a 161-run triumph at Langford, Jiwanjot Singh top scoring on 89, while opener Ollie Whiteley hit 83 for Bourton Vale who pummelled Corse & Staunton by 227 runs, Will Faulkner grabbing 5-54.
Jack Benkenstein’s 68 and a return of 4-35 from ten by Tiger Sherred-Isles were the highlights of Rockhampton’s 41-run home defeat of Charlton Kings.
Thornbury, meanwhile, have one foot back in Premier One after defeating Avebury by eight wickets to move 70 points clear at the top of Premier Two Glos/Wilts.
There were three wickets apiece for Harry Donelan and Harry Wormwell ahead of Chris Gibson thumping an unbeaten 95 from 53 (eight fours, seven sixes).
Dumbleton saw off Hatherley & Reddings by seven wickets, Tom Kelly continuing his tremendous season with his fourth league ton – and eight in total – as he reached an unbeaten 140 off 106 (18 fours, six sixes) while Painswick were 161-run home victors against Chippenham and Cheltenham secured a a six-run victory at Royal Wootton Bassett, Josh Breed run out for 98.
Bristol lost ground on the Premier One pacesetters with a 66-run reverse away to Taunton St Andrews while relegation-battling Bishopston and Frocester lost against Bedminster and Bath, respectively.
Downend, the Premier Two Bristol/Somerset leaders, came unstuck by 78 runs at home to Keynsham despite captain Callum Loud’s 93 from 46, while Golden Hill remain in with an outside chance of promotion after a 102-run triumph at Ilminster which featured 124 from skipper Daz Ahmed.
Bristol 2nds boosted their hopes of avoiding the drop from Bristol & North Somerset with a 128-run home triumph against Bradley Stoke while Stapleton have a tremendous amount of work to do in a short time if they are not to be relegated following a 38-run reverse away to second-placed Knowle.
Shay Sainsbury’s unbeaten 137 from 100 (17 fours, seven sixes) led Bedminster 2nds to a four-wicket home defeat of Brislington, and Bristol West Indian Phoenix held their nerve for a five-run home success against Bath 2nds, skipper Ashur Morrison top scoring on 68 and Neiland Cadogan claiming 3-44.