IN-FORM Studley made it four wins in a row in Warwickshire League Division One as they hammered beleaguered Solihull Blossomfield by 196 runs.
The Bees had been put into bat and at one stage had slipped to 50-3, before a fourth wicket partnership between Simon Stamenkovic (66) and Jack Williams (77) saw them rally and made a formidable 257-6 in their 50 overs.
But Solihull, who have lost a host of players over the winter, never got close to threatening Studley's total, as they were dismissed for 51.
Andrew Rhodes was in inspired form with the ball, taking 7-30, while Stuart Hall also chipped in with two wickets.
The win means Studley have recovered from two straight defeats at the start of the season by winning four games in a row.
Captain Steve Rose said: "Solihull are not the side they were once but this is still a very good win.
"Jack and Simon put together an excellent partnership and it changed the game because if we had lost a couple of quick wickets at that stage we might have made it harder.
"In the end, we didn't need to score so many runs in the end because Andrew Rhodes played very well for his seven wickets.
"It has been a good response the first two games, which were very tough away matches.
"The atmosphere in the changing rooms was superb, it's great to be a winning team."
Studley have an unchanged side for Saturday's home clash against Bronze (1pm ko).
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