ASHFORD Hill and Odiham and Greywell II are joint top of the Hampshire League Regional Division One North East.

Ashford won by three wickets against visiting Ropley who made 181-6.

In reply, the home side made 184-7, Matthew Pendleton scoring 50, while Robert Field and Jack Ballard with an unbroken eighth wicket partnership worth 37 guided them home.

Nick Brajn took 5-11.as Old Basing III were bowled out for 73 a total Odiham passed with four wickets down.

Silchester are hot on the heels on the leading pair after a nine wicket success over Fair Oak,who they bowled out for 82.

Steve Bradley (3-17) and Darren Henwood (3-28) did the damage with the ball and then Shaun Bradley (48 not out) and Benji Bissoon (30 not out) got Silchester home in under 14 overs.

Kingsclere (179) are fourth having beaten Donnington by 17 runs.

Sherfield-on-London also enjoyed a win as they bowled out Bentworth for 105, after scoring 137-9.

Rotherwick ITW had a super nine wicket success after they shot out Crown Taverners for 81.

Hartley Wintney’s III crushed Basingstoke and North Hants by 198 runs in Division Two North East. Hartley made 248-8 with Graham Seldon (46) and Mark Luckhurst (69) sharing 132 for the eighth wicket, after Gary Watts 3-43 had taken early wickets.

Basingstoke were then bowled out for 50 as Martin Prodger 3-9, Darren .Cooper 3-16 and Graham Jackson 2-1 from 10 balls did the damage.

Herriard also had an impressive 10 wicket win over Liphook III (99).

Veeru Pokola took 5-32 as Ramsdell II were restricted to 137-8 even if Mark Gibson got 87 and then St Mary’s scored 137-2 with Tom Lee leading the way with 66 and Nick Parnell-Smith (2-7) took both wickets.

In Division Three North East, there were no games last weekend.