Top flight pair clash in Village Cup (From Tewkesbury Admag)

Top flight pair clash in Village Cup

THERE'S an intriguing npower Village Cup clash at Bretforton on Sunday when Overbury tackle their fellow Cotswold Hills Leaguers.

The two top flight sides will both be confident of reaching the semi-finals of the Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Powys group where they could come up against former finalists Astwood Bank.

In the top half of the draw, Ashton face a tough test at home to Chaddesley Corbett with the winners facing a trip to either Belbroughton or Holt and Grimley on Sunday, June 4.

2004 Lord's finalists Exhall and Wixford will also hoping to be in action next month when they could come up against Stockton - the side that defeated them in the last season's Leicestershire and Warwickshire final.

But first, the reigning CHL champions have to overcome Sunday's visitors Crop-ston, while Stockton will have to see off Fillongley.

There could be a second all Cotswold Hills League tie should Tanworth win at Ansley and Earlswood return from Bitteswell with a win.

Twyning crashed out at Frampton-on-Severn in round two but both Apperley and Bredon carry the local flag this weekend in the Gloucestershire group.

Apperley travel to Frampton, while Bredon play host to Painswick.

Fixtures for Saturday

Birmingham and District Premier League

Division Two: Evesham v Tamworth, Wombourne II v Evesham II.

Worcestershire County League

Division One: Pershore v Chaddesley Corbett, Chaddesley Corbett II v Pershore II, Netherton v Pershore III. Division Six: Evesham III v Bewdley III. Division Eight: Astwood Bank II v Evesham IV.

Cotswold District League

Division One: Avening & Cherington v Adlestrop.

Sunday

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Worcestershire, Herefordshire & Powys: Ashton v Chaddesley Corbett, Bretforton v Overbury. Leicestershire & Warwickshire: Exhall & Wixford v Cropston, Ansley v Tanworth-in-Arden, Bitteswell v Earlswood. Gloucestershire: Frampton-on-Severn v Apperley, Bredon v Painswick.

Worcestershire Clubs League

Division One: Feckenham v Pershore, Evesham v Droitwich, Droitwich II v Evesham II.

Midland Women's League

Forton v Pershore

Friendlies

Evesham Henricians v Hill & Moor, Shipston v Martins, Ashton v Lydney, Longborough & Sezincote v Barnsley Beeches, Hatherley & Reddings v Adlestrop.