Kenilworth’s last-wicket pair defy Bablake

After opener Tony Bristow had blasted 176 in Bablake’s score of 292 for seven, Kenilworth looked to be heading for defeat in the face of fine bowling from Joshua De Souza (5-35).

However, Edmunds and Alty remained steadfast to frustrate Bablake as The Town closed on 126 for nine.

A tenth-wicket partnership of 54 proved to be the difference as Offchurch picked up maximum points against neighbours Warwick in Division One.

Batting first on a difficult pitch, Offchurch struggled to 84 for nine in the face of fine bowling from Warwick skipper Paul Rowe who claimed six for 39.

However, an unbeaten 27 from Imran helped them recover to 138 all out.

The Warwick batsmen found life equally tough as they slumped to four for four with Sikandar, who went on to claim five for 21, doing most of the early damage.

Ade Passey led the Warwick recovery and was supported by Paul Rowe (11) and Rajan Bhatti (13).

Once Passey was dismissed for a belligerent 41, the batting quickly crumbled as the visitors were all out for 84.

Hunningham’s top order impressed in their Division Four encounter against Oakfield.

Marcus Munday (82), Jake Hills (51), Tom Painter (49) and Charles Wale all made substantial contributions to Hunningham’s imposing 237 for five.

But, despite three wickets apiece for Marcus Munday (3-73) and Mark Maskell (3-54), Oakfield’s last pairing of Oliver Vaughan (34 not out) and Chris Smith (16 not out) held out to see the visitors to 214 for nine at the close.

Leamington Khalsa’s Division Five promotion push suffered another setback with a home defeat to Wythall.

After winning the toss, captain Indy Kalsi decided to field first in bowler-friendly conditions.

An early breakthrough by Kalsi put the home side on the back foot and a combination of tight bowling from Tejpal Dulay (2-38) and Ashu Sharma (2-27) and good fielding restricted Wythall to 183 for nine off their 50 overs.

In reply, Khalsa lost youngster Jemmel Bains and in-form batsman Taz Sharma in quick succession.

Aman Kalsi steadied the ship with a well-made 48, supported by Nadeem (16), but with the last- wicket pair at the crease, Khalsa were struggling at 108 for nine.

Skipper Kalsi (17 not out) and big-hitting Tejpal Dulay went on the offensive, with the latter hitting four fours and four sixes.

However, with the score at 151 for nine and Khalsa only needing to survive the final six balls to secure a draw, a stunning reflex catch from Andy Wiles ended Dulay’s innings for 46 and wrapped up the win for Wythall.

Warwick 2nds fell to a 68-run defeat at home to Bedworth.

The visitors batted first, posting 207 for nine from their 50 overs with Nathan Edgar scoring an unbeaten 60.

Steve Webb, Dave Griffith and Matt Hodgkin each claimed two wickets for Warwick.

Opener Jagdeep Khurana hit a brisk 32 to get Warwick off to a promising start but once he became one of Ashby’s four victims only Danny Robbins (39) offered any real resistance as the hosts were dismissed for 139 in the 33rd over.

Kenilworth Town 2nds produced a solid batting display against Corley, posting 266 for seven with Stuart Dalrymple making 58, Mark Stranks 50, Phil Edmonds 46 not out and Matt Bolshaw 35.

However, Corby held out for a draw as they limped to 147 for eight.

Tom Kane was impressive with the ball for The Town, claiming two for 36 while Bolshaw chipped in with two for five.

Hunningham 2nds claimed a comprehensive victory over Oakfield in Division Three.

Jack Tomkins scored 51, while Peter Harrison chipped in with 34 as Hunningham scored 206 for seven in their rain-shortened 49 overs.

Alex Ashington (5-22) and Steve James (3-19) then ripped through the Oakfield line-up, dismissing them for just 86 inside 30 overs.

Leamington Khalsa 2nds claimed a comfortable 154-run victory over Ward End Unity despite being asked to bat first on an unpredictable wicket.

A third-wicket partnership of 176 between Kamal Rai (108) and Araham (56) put Khalsa in the driv-ing seat before useful knocks from Salim (39) and Hayat (28) ensured Khalsa finished on 300 all out.

The Khalsa pace attack wasted little time setting about the West End line-up, with Ian Richardson taking a wicket with his first ball on his way to figures of four for 32.

Strike partner Hardip Jheeta (4-41) also returned impressive statistics, with Hayat (2-11) mopping up the tail as Unity subsided to 146 all out.

n Kenilworth Town 1sts enjoyed a comfortable 111-run victory at Water Orton in the Warwickshire Sunday League Division One after posting a challenging 275 for eight in their 40 overs.

Dave Edmunds (69) and James Nason (60) got the scoreboard ticking over with a fine first-wicket partnership of 119 before Rupesh Sarvankar hit a brilliant 97.

Despite Crouch hitting 37, Water Orton were never in the hunt and settled on 164 for nine, with Matt Rees taking three for 28 and Geoff Edmunds two for seven.

Warwick 1sts fell to a heavy defeat against Shirley.

Shirley posted 174 for nine despite the best efforts of Said Ludin who claimed six for 34 in an excellent display of spin bowling.

Warwick were dismissed for 74 in reply, with Damon Goulding (29), Jamie Harding (16) and Ludin (12 not out) the only players to reach double figures.

A superb century from opener Mark Stranks was not enough to secure Kenilworth Town 2nds victory as they were unable to defend a total of 207 for six against Water Orton.

Stranks blasted 14 boundaries and a six in his superb knock of 106 not out, with Steve Kelley chipping in 31 in a second-wicket partnership of 69.

Water Orton slumped to 53 for five in reply before Alex Glastonbury’s 53 got the run chase back on track.

And despite the efforts of spinner Andy Smith, who took a season’s best of four for 26, Neil Guinivan’s unbeaten 42 took Orton to a nailbiting one-wicket win in the final over.

Warwick 2nds suffered a seven-wicket defeat against Weoley Hill after being dismissed for just 76, Tom Austin (16) and Steve Broughton (22) the only players to make a notable contribution.

Weoley Hill reached their target in 12.5 overs thanks to Phillip Cole’s 25, with Tom Mead, Alex Wood and Tom Cole picking up a wicket apiece.