JACK Cowles continued his tremendous run of form for Newent with 86 to help secure a seven wicket home victory over bottom side Dymock in Division Three of the Gloucestershire Cricket League.
The opener went into the game on the back of scores of 129 no, 88 and 190 no before once again taking centre stage.
Cowles has now scored a league-leading 1,201 runs this summer, cracking six half centuries and four tons, for an outstanding average of 109.1.
Leaders Woodmancote saw off Quedgeley & Hardwicke, who started the day second, by three wickets with Ben Herd (67) and Jason Gore (62) amongst the runs.
And this result enabled Gloucester AIW to go second instead, dismissing Rockhampton 2nds for 122 and cruising in by ten wickets, Mo Jabbar unbeaten on 67 and Abu Saleh hitting 52.
Corse & Staunton, the Division One pacesetters, romped in by nine wickets away to third-placed Cheltenham Civil Service, Te Shawn Zyun Alleyne smashing 86 not out.
Cheltenham 2nds remain second despite a four-wicket reverse at home to Rockhampton, Fin Sherred-Isles (4-43) and Mikey Chandler (58) playing key roles.
One of the innings of the day came at Tetbury where opener Tom Wand smashed an unbeaten 147 from 129 (20 fours, eight sixes), paving the way for a 216-run home hammering of Lydney.
Lowly Cam stunned Division Two leaders Dumbleton 2nds with a two-wicket win, Ed Paddock standing firm with an unbeaten 65.
And this result gave Apperley the chance to leapfrog into pole position following a 111-run triumph at home to Hatherley & Reddings 2nds, Sam Fitzmaurice grabbing 4-20 from nine.
Tewkesbury 2nds chased down a target of 244 at Westbury-on-Severn to go second and deny Devin Rogers whose 113 not out from 101 included 15 fours and two sixes.
Charlton Kings 2nds lost ground on Division Four leaders Cheltenham 3rds with a 62-run reverse at Cranham for whom Ed Mobbs (81) and Dan Booth-Howe (65) shared an unbroken stand of 158.
And at the other end of the table, Cricklade remain bottom despite a 16-run home triumph against Kingsholm 2nds, opener Chris Nicholas top scoring on 58.
Martyn Kimber finished with 4-22 from eight for Division Five pacesetters King’s Stanley who dispatched lowly Minchinhampton by seven wickets.
And in Division Nine B, opener Ahmedi Saleh hit 104 for Gloucester AIW 2nds who defeated Newent Lions by 149 runs, Taqerrub Sayeed finishing with 3-16 from four.
Leaders Andoversford romped past Winchcombe 2nds by 138 runs, Nigel Chatambarra cracking 107 and then taking 4-23, Jack Bain supporting with 4-18.
