WAQAS Ali took seven wickets for just 49 runs as Redditch defeated Burghill and Tillington to record their first win of the season in the Worcestershire Division One.

Captain Luke Davis, Tom Field and Russell Southwick also got among the runs on a good day for the Kingfishers.

Meanwhile in the Birmingham League Division Three, Astwood Bank tasted their first loss of the season when they were edged out by two wickets at the hands of Stratford.

Studley made it back-to-back wins with a 102 run success against Woeley Hill.

In Worcestershire Division Two, Feckenham managed a losing draw against Coombs Wood but in Division Three, Alvechurch and Hopwood defeated Avoncroft.

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