Tahir haul can’t save Old Hill from latest defeat
Old Hill’s miserable start to life in the Worcester League continued with an agonising one-wicket defeat to Astwood Bank.
Jon Wright’s team sit bottom but one of the Premier Division and still in search of their first victory of the campaign.
Naqaash Tahir continued his impressive start to the year with a five-wicket haul, taking his tally so far to 18 in three matches.
But it still wasn’t enough. Having made 149-9 batting first, thanks largely to Qasim Shah’s 54, Old Hill were unable to defend the target as Astwood Bank edged home despite Tahir’s heroics.
Opener Jujhar Johal smashed a superb century to help Stourbridge earn a winning draw at Old Elizabethans.
Johal’s 141 from 131 balls included seven sixes and ensured Stour posted a challenging 255-5 from their 50 overs.
In response, the hosts were quickly reduced to 29-4 but eventually recovered to finish 138-8, with Jitesh Jivan-Patel taking 5-31 for Stour, who sit sixth in the early season table.
Hagley slipped to a 67-run defeat at Colwall in Division One, while Pedmore defeated Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social by 42 runs.
After being bowled out for 168, they dismissed the visitors for 126.
