Overseas stars could turn Kiddie clash

Kidderminster Victoria skipper Jonathan Wright believes the clash with Himley could be decided by the battle of the overseas stars.

Wright believes team-mate Mario Saliwa and Himley's TP Singh have been as good as anyone in the Premier League this season.

He expects the pair to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the game.

Singh leads the division's batting averages while Saliwa has taken more wickets (26) than anyone else, making for what promises to be a mouthwatering showdown.

Wright said: "The stand-out players for both clubs have been the overseas players. If one of those produces something special then that could be the decisive factor.

"Both sides have leant heavily on their overseas player this year, certainly us with our bowling, but I don't expect that to continue the whole year.

"The lad from Walsall, Brad Wilson and the guy from Wolverhampton (Sairaj Bahutule) have done really well.

"There are four there who stand out as overseas professionals.

"Generally you don't get that in our league, generally you get a very high standard of amateur with the professionals contributing well but not dominating as such.

"Certainly this season those four guys are right up there with the most influential."

Yet Wright insists neither they or their opponents are one-man teams.

"I am loathe to put too much responsibility on them though, we have a lot of good players and so have Himley.

"At some point the overseas pro won't be man of the match. It will be someone else that stands up and that could be this weekend."

Fifth-placed Victoria and eighth-placed Himley are currently separated by 15 points.

Wright has warned his side to be wary of the momentum their opponents are beginning to build.

He said: "They started slowly but they have picked up. They are a strange side in that they always seem to have a much better second half to seasons than first half."