Harborne complete double over promoted Wardens

Words by Paul Smith – www.Stumped4Words.com Five wickets from paceman Dan Wright plus a fine unbeaten half-century from Tom Payne took Harborne to an emphatic seven wicket away win at Kenilworth Wardens. In the process the visitors completed a seasonal double over their Warwickshire rivals whose promotion to Midlands’ cricket’s top flight was later confirmed by Himley’s […]

Gugale shines for Harborne but Dorridge edge home

Words by Paul Smith – www.Stumped4Words.com Another superb hundred from Swapnil Gugale was unable to prevent Harborne slipping to a tense three wicket home defeat at the hands of Birmingham Premier League Division Two rivals Dorridge. The Indian pro’s 109-ball 119 provided the backbone of his team’s 272 for nine only for the visitors to edge over […]

Harborne lose Bromsgove run fest

Words by Paul Smith – www.Stumped4Words.com The bare facts state that Harborne suffered a five wicket Birmingham Premier League Division Two defeat at the hands of mid-table rivals Bromsgrove. But this goes nowhere near doing justice to a remarkable game which saw the visitors on the ropes at the interval before recovering their composure to chase down […]

Tom Payne navigates Harborne past Himley

Words by Paul Smith – www.Stumped4Words.com Tom Payne’s aggressive half-century plus four wickets from skipper Tom Arnold steered Harborne to a 26-run Birmingham Premier League Division Two home win over Himley. Arnold’s intervention brought the contest to a swift conclusion after seventh wicket pair Adam Passmore and Hasan Ahmed added 83 to keep Himley’s faint victory […]

The Weather Wins at Wolves

Words by Paul Smith at Stumped4Words.com Harborne fell seven runs short of claiming a winning draw from their rain affected Birmingham Premier League Division Two visit to Wolverhampton. Chasing a target of 183 from 36 overs, Guriq Randhawa’s unbeaten 39 saw the visitors close on 146 for seven. In the face of tight spells from Swapnil […]

Payne powers Harborne past Halesowen

Words by Paul Smith at Stumped4Words.com Upwardly-mobile Harborne extended their recent winning sequence after Tom Payne’s superb display inflicted only a second defeat of the season on Birmingham Premier League Division Two leaders Halesowen. The all-rounder’s battling 92-ball half-century initially played a key role in the visitors’ recovery from 40 for four to a competitive 190 […]

Gugale and Arnold see off Wem

Words by Paul Smith at Stumped4Words.com Swapnil Gugale’s superb 108, half-centuries from Jasper Davidson and Tejas Wagle and five wickets from skipper Tom Arnold steered Harborne to a thumping 147-run Birmingham Premier League Division Two home win over Wem. The Indian pro and second-wicket partner Davidson (72) added 131 before the in-form Wagle (53) launched […]

Last Pair Secure a Famous Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

Written by Paul Smith – www.Stumped4Words.com Five wickets from Jasper Davidson plus a remarkable tenth-wicket partnership between Alex Kirkpatrick and Henry Arnold saw Harborne to a memorable one-wicket Birmingham Premier League Division Two home win over Kenilworth Wardens. After Wardens’ fifth-wicket pair Ben Rex (61) and Ali Zaryab (59) added 115, Davidson’s superb second spell derailed […]

Dorridge dominate with bat and ball despite Arnold & Wagle 40s

Useful batting contributions from Tom Arnold and Tejas Wagle were unable to prevent Harborne slipping to an eight-wicket Birmingham Premier League Division Two defeat at Dorridge. The middle-order duo both passed 40, but it was the home side’s new-ball pairing of David Ball (3-31) and Leicestershire’s Chris Wright (2-49) who stamped their authority on the […]