UNBEATEN leaders Bretforton secured their seventh straight win of the season in Marston's Pedigree Cotswold Hills Cricket League Division One.

They bowled second-from-bottom Winchcombe out for 177 after scoring 226-7 against their visitors.

Adrian Witts scored 50 and skipper Luke Richardson 40 not out for Bret before Daniel Lamb took 3-30.

Jamie Clarke, Alex Evans and Paul Jones chipped in with two wickets apiece.

Josh Armstrong claimed 3-41 for Winchcombe with Ed Huggett (32) top scoring.

Elmley Castle dropped to third in the table after a six-wicket defeat to Rowington.

Mid-table Ashton-under-Hill lost by 60 runs against Kineton on being bowled out for 164.

Fourth-placed Badsey remained in touch in Division Two with a seven-wicket success over Temple Grafton after restricting their visitors to 167-8.

Skipper Michael Powell (90no) led the villagers to victory after Sam Thomson took 3-35 and Andy Bolland 3-32.

Moreton-in-Marsh amassed 278-8 in beating Stoneleigh by 101 runs with H Mercer scoring 81 and D Williams 80.

RESULTS — PREMIER DIVISION

Exhall & Wixford 213-9 : Leek Wootton 178-10. Exhall & Wixford won by 35 runs. Points - Exhall & Wixford 22 : Leek Wootton 8; Long Itchington 157-10 : Shipston-on-Stour 110-10. Long Itchington won by 47 runs. Points - Long Itchington 22 : Shipston-on-Stour 6; Overbury 259-7 : Norton Lindsey 256-8. Overbury won by 3 runs. Points - Overbury 21 : Norton Lindsey 8.

DIVISION ONE

Kineton 224-10 : Ashton-Under-Hill 164-10. Kineton won by 60 runs. Points - Ashton-Under-Hill 8 : Kineton 22; Bretforton 226-7 : Winchcombe 177-10. Bretforton won by 49 runs. Points - Bretforton 22 : Winchcombe 7; Elmley Castle 169-5 : Rowington 170-4. Rowington won by 6 wickets. Points - Rowington 18 : Elmley Castle 5.

DIVISION TWO

Temple Grafton 167-8 : Badsey 168-3. Badsey won by 7 wickets. Points - Badsey 20 : Temple Grafton 4; Moreton-in-Marsh 278-8 : Stoneleigh 177-10. Moreton-in-Marsh won by 101 runs. Points - Moreton-in-Marsh 22 : Stoneleigh 8; Norton Lindsey II 197-9 : The Lenches 198-9. The Lenches won by 1 wickets. Points - Norton Lindsey II 8 : The Lenches 18.

DIVISION THREE

Leamington IV 291-5 : Broadway 295-8. Broadway won by 2 wickets on faster scoring rate. Points - Broadway 18 : Leamington IV 9; Stanway 113-10 : Mickleton 114-4. Mickleton won by 6 wickets. Points - Mickleton 21 : Stanway 3; Shipston-on-Stour II 134-10 : Ebrington 134-10. Match tied. Points - Shipston-on-Stour II 12 : Ebrington 12; Adlestrop 195-7 : Stratford Bards 199-4. Stratford Bards won by 6 wickets. Points - Stratford Bards 20 : Adlestrop 6.

DIVISION FOUR

Claverdon 156-9 : Bidford-on-Avon 158-2. Bidford-on-Avon won by 8 wickets. Points - Bidford-on-Avon 21 : Claverdon 4; Blockley 367-3 : Exhall & Wixford II 143-5. Blockley won by 224 runs. Points - Blockley 19 : Exhall & Wixford II 3; Earlswood III 177-7 : Fladbury 178-8. Fladbury won by 2 wickets. Points - Fladbury 18 : Earlswood III 8; Inkberrow 178-8 : Henley-in-Arden 181-3. Henley-in-Arden won by 7 wickets. Points - Inkberrow 5 : Henley-in-Arden 21.

DIVISION FIVE

Leek Wootton II 208-9 : Overbury II 173-10. Leek Wootton II won by 35 runs. Points - Leek Wootton II 22 : Overbury II 7; Welford-on-Avon 248-7 : Warwick III 166-8. Welford-on-Avon won by 82 runs. Points - Warwick III 6 : Welford-on-Avon 21.

DIVISION SIX

Warwicks County Council Staff II 107-10 : Ashton-Under-Hill II 109-6. Ashton-Under-Hill II won by 4 wickets. Points - Warwicks County Council Staff II 4 : Ashton-Under-Hill II 20; Kenilworth Wardens IV 146-10 : Winchcombe II 148-9. Winchcombe II won by 1 wickets. Points - Winchcombe II 17 : Kenilworth Wardens IV 6.

DIVISION SEVEN

Broadway II 167-10 : Earlswood V 37-10. Broadway II won by 130 runs. Points - Earlswood V 5 : Broadway II 22; Bretforton II 310-5 : The Lenches II 66-10. Bretforton II won by 244 runs. Points - The Lenches II 2 : Bretforton II 24.