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Cricket: Bablake are stung by Adams; BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE DIVISION THREE.


OLTON Olton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in England. It is located on the A41 between Solihull town centre and Acocks Green.

It is a small residential suburb and was part of Warwickshire until the Local Government reforms of 1974.
 & West Warwicks obtained an outstanding eight-wicket win over Coventry Coventry, city, England
Coventry (kŏv`əntrē, kŭv`–), city (1991 pop. 318,718) and metropolitan district, central England. Coventry is an industrial center noted for its automobile production.
 club Bablake.

Bablake were brushed aside for just 28 runs as they had no answer to the bowling of South African Roy Adams Roy J. Adams is a prominent Canadian author, newspaper columnist, human rights activist and academic.

He emigrated to Canada in 1973 and taught industrial relations at McMaster University until 1997.
, who took four for five, while Sunil Vyakaranam claimed four for six.

Olton easily knocked off the required runs in a match that lasted just 34.5 overs.

Studley suffered a five-wicket reverse at second-placed Kington.

Omaad Nazir struck 71 as Studley reached 159 all out.

Nazir also picked up three wickets but couldn't prevent Kington reaching a winning 160 for five in just 31.4 overs, David Powell carrying his bat for 79.

Coleshill crashed to a two-wicket defeat against Lichfield in another low-scoring affair.

Lichfield reached a winning 131 for eight after Coleshill had posted 127.

Fordhouses remain at the bottom after a five-wicket beating at Bridgnorth.

The result was rough on Adnan Raees, who reeled off a century for the Wolverhampton side in their 220 for nine.

Bridgnorth battled back to post 221 for four with four balls remaining after Peter Thompson Thompson, city, Canada
Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956.
 reached 79 not out.

Chris Boroughs continued his fine form with the ball as Brockhampton beat Wombourne by 89 runs.

Brockhampton had reached 189 for nine, Minor Counties player Henry Langford hitting 58.

But Wombourne were reduced to 94 all out as Boroughs bagged a matchwinning eight for 36.
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Publication:Birmingham Mail (England)
Date:Jun 4, 2008
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