Like father, like son…

THE FATHER and son duo of Phil and Ben Smith teamed up in spectacular fashion for Cookhill in their Worcestershire County League Midweek Knockout Trophy tie with Redditch as they took all ten wickets between them. Son Ben was the star, recording astonishing figures of 6-1 from his four overs, while dad Phil picked up 4-10 coming on first change. Redditch were bowled out for 23 in 8.1 overs, a total that Cookhill chased down in five overs for the loss of two wickets. Phil Smith has been involved at Cookhill in various capacities for nearly 20 years as a player, junior coach, junio...

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