MIKE Reuben took seven wickets as Alvechurch and Hopwood CC skittled Harborne 3rds for just 91 runs in a seven-wicket victory.
Reuben ripped through Harborne’s top and middle order as the visitors lost all 10 wickets for the addition of just 50 runs at Alvechurch Cricket Ground.
And Alvechurch needed just 8.1 overs to reach the required total as opener Ben Evans fell seven runs short of a half-century.
The result means Alvechurch remain top of the Worcestershire County League Division Six (North) table after sealing a 10th successive victory.
Harborne won the toss and elected to bat as openers Jay Sarkar (14) and Asif Pinjari (25) enjoyed a 41-run first-wicket stand.
Christian Battelley (1-27) broke up the partnership which sparked a dramatic collapse as Reuben (7-20) claimed his first scalp with the wicket of Sarkar.
And Reuben struck again to remove Aryaan Bhargava (1) as Harborne slipped to 45-3.
Reuben continued to torment the Harborne attack as he accounted for Louis De Polo (5) and Aditya Sarkar (0) in consecutive balls.
The Alvechurch bowler also removed Adam Baker (0) for a two-ball duck as Harborne lost three wickets without adding a single run to their total.
Evans (1-7) piled on the misery with the wicket of Rohab Pinjari (0) who lasted just eight balls at the crease.
And Harborne skipper Shan Subbiah (0) fell victim to Reuben when facing his first delivery of the match.
Edward Coley (16) showed some resistance before Reuben claimed his final scalp in a seven-wicket haul.
And Joshua Cliff (1-20) bowled Shashank Shrivastava (9) to bring an end to the innings while Sharanjeet Singh (10 not out) pushed Harborne’s total to 91 all out in 29.2 overs.
Alvechurch made light work of the reply as Evans (43) made a blistering start with the bat in an entertaining 19-ball innings.
Evans fell just short of a half-century after smashing 10 boundaries alongside opener Mike Gilmour (28) in a 61-run first-wicket partnership.
Baker (2-25) bowled Gilmour and Andy Wheeler (4) before Evans succumbed to the bowling of Subbiah (1-27).
However, Cameron Jones (8 not out) and Lee De Souza (1 not out) guided Alvechurch to victory in just 8.1 overs with seven wickets to spare.
Alvechurch are next in action against Netherton 3rds on Saturday, June 27 with play to begin at 12.30pm.
