SMETHWICK ARE ON TOP in Birmingham after making it three wins from three last weekend. They beat Himley by nine wickets, easily chasing down a target of 156 inside 15 overs. Indian all-rounder Deepak Khatri (5-40) and Warwickshire leg-spinner Tazeem Ali (3-32) did the bulk of the damage for Smethwick before Viken Kedariya (63 not out) and Rajpal Beniwal (51 not out) cruised home.
There was a dramatic tie in the Cheshire County League as Cheadle and Bramhall both ended their innings on 210-9. Batting first, Greg Dixon (56) top scored for Bramhall as Ben Broadhurst and Dan Brown both to...