RELEGATION-battling Bewdley slipped to two places and as many off points off the bottom places in the Worcestershire County League Division One after a crushing 40 run loss to basement boys Oldswinford.
Bewdley’s bad run continued and rarely can a team have been so comprehensively outplayed.
Batsmen and bowlers alike under-performed, though the fielding held up well in the face of Oldswinford’s onslaught.
The visitors got off to an excellent start, and reached 199-1 before wickets began to fall Nevertheless a total of 284-6 was a formidable one.
Martyn Carr, James Marsh and Lewis Williams were the pick of the bowlers, but in truth that is not saying much.
Bewdley needed a good start, and with Simon Mauger run out in the first over without facing a ball this is precisely what they didn’t get.
Wickets fell regularly, though Robert Combes again batted well for 53.
Bewdley are now flirting with the relegation zone, and will need a substantial improvement on this dreadful performance when they host Droitwich on Saturday.
The seconds enjoyed a 39 run Coombs Wood.
Bewdley posted 292-6 with Matt Cowdery (71), Gareth Lewis (57) and James Rawlings (56) posting good scores.
Despite 106 not out by Mark Bateman, Bewdley kept their opponents to 253-9.
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