Castle crowned (From Tewkesbury Admag)

Castle crowned

ELMLEY Castle were crowned inaugural winners of the Worcestershire Cricket Centre Indoor League.

After restricting Evesham's Academy side to 107-5 with 14-year-old Andrew Fisher scoring an unbeaten 46 and, in the process, confirming his place as the competition's top run scorer, Elmley cruised to victory thanks to Woodford's unbeaten 25 and Cawson's 22.

Badsey were confirmed as runners-up on Tuesday when they defeated Harvington with just two balls to spare.

Harvington scored a respectable 112-3 thanks to Stuart Powell's 26 and Green's 19. In reply Badsey were indebted to Nick and Michael Powell, who both retired on 25, to give them a narrow victory.

Offenham showed their improvement since the start of the tournament to easily account for Great Alne.

Offenham amassed 144-2 with Smith (33), Harrison (27), Belcher (26) and Burgess (25) shining with the bat.

The chasers were always struggling to keep up with the required run rate and, despite 41 from Temple, they finished 36 runs short of victory.