DROITWICH Spa CC dug in with the bat in a losing draw against Hagley to remain above their relegation rivals in the table.
In pursuit of 215, Spa closed on 193-9 at the end of their 50 overs at St Peter’s Playing Fields.
Droitwich took six points from the fixture while Hagley came away with 15 points.
The result means Spa sit just four points above Hagley in the Worcestershire County League Division One table with the latter side currently in the relegation zone.
Hagley won the toss and elected to bat only for Sam Smith (2-55) to bowl opener Thomas Higgs (0) for an 11-ball duck.
However, opener Jonathan McDonnell (34) and Daniel Giles (42) put on a 69-run second-wicket stand.
Lincoln Kellett (1-42) eventually trapped McDonnell LBW before Jonathan Miles (1-61) accounted for Giles.
The quick wickets left Hagley on 82-3 only for the away side’s middle order to put the visitors back in control of the match.
Hagley captain Michael Stead (67 not out) and Pravdeep Sangha (53) both made half-centuries in a 113-run fourth-wicket partnership.
Stead and Sangha both hit eight fours apiece while the latter also cleared the rope on one occasion.Adam Keen (1-48) eventually brought an end to the partnership with the wicket of Sangha.
And Smith returned to claim the scalp of Mikhil Jain (5) as Hagley reached 214-5 at the end of their 50 overs.
Spa made a solid start in reply but struggled to score runs at a quick enough rate.
Openers Harry Butler (27) and Sam Woolley (16) fell in quick succession to the bowling of Stead (4-46) leave Spa on 51-2.
Kellett (53) and Miles (20) then combined at the crease to lift Spa to the 100-run mark.
However, Stead claimed his third victim in the form of Miles and struck again soon after to remove Noah Hunt (9).
The wickets continued to tumble as James Elston (2-42) removed John Phillips (10).
And Kellett eventually fell after reaching a half-century in just 50 balls as Jain (2-50) took a crucial wicket.
With Droitwich on 161-6, Tom Hodgson (15) and Keen (29) added useful runs.
However, Jain bowled Hodgson and Elston trapped Keen LBW to leave Spa on 190-8.
Joe Heywood (3) could only add a few runs to the total before he was bowled by Winston Lewis (1-34).
But Spa showed resilience with the bat at the death as Smith (2 not out) survived the final over to deny the visitors an outright victory.
Droitwich are next in action against Netherton on Saturday, July 12 with the game to begin at 12.30pm at Highbridge Road.
