THE RUNS flowed at St Peter’s Field on Saturday as brothers Max and Jake Young guided Droitwich to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Redditch.
The talented pair shared an opening stand of 151 as Spa breezed past their victory target of 191 with more than 11 over to spare.
Earlier, the Young brothers were part of a bowling attack which held the Redditch innings in check throughout on a superb batting track as only 63 runs were scored in the first 20 overs.
An excellent fielding display in which wicketkeeper Jay De Costa claimed five victims also made sure the visitors were unable to build any momentum.
After demoralising Redditch with the ball, they then set about racking up the runs and it was the Young brothers who did the damage.
Max blazed 79 and his younger sibling crafted a delightful 54 not out to ensure their side remained in the top three in Division One of the Worcestershire County League.
Meanwhile, Keiran Wilkins and George Taylor had performances to savour with Spa Thirds as their mammoth unbeaten 291-run third-wicket stand piled further misery on Bewdley.
Droitwich’s opponents were only able to start the fixture with nine men and went down to eight with an injury. But Spa showed no mercy as they made full use of the gaps in the field.
Wilkins finished the innings with 169 while Taylor was also not out with 114 as their side racked up a whopping 371-2.
Droitwich then bowled out their opponents for 135, with Tommy Ross and Mark Smith taking two wickets apiece, to claim a 236-run victory and extend their lead at the top of the Division Seven North table to 22 points.
Elsewhere, Spa’s Seconds maintained their winning run and promotion push with a three-wicket success at Harborne in Division Two.
Despite a tiny boundary just beyond the fielding circle on one side of the ground, Droitwich managed to restrict the home side to 226.
Half-centuries from James Hancher and Jez Hanson then helped the visitors to secure 20 points despite a flurry of late wickets.
