Goatacre were back at their best on Saturday with a great all-round team performance securing a comfortable four-wicket win over Trowbridge.

Goatacre won the toss and invited Trowbridge to bat first in the overcast and humid conditions.

Richard Greatorex struck 10 runs in the first over for Trowbridge, but opening bowler Scott Curwood and change bowler Rhan Heer made best use of the conditions from that point to ensure the run rate was kept at three an over for the first 10 overs.

Greatorex (24) was brilliantly caught by a diving Gee from the bowling of Rob Turner in the 12th over with the score on 37.

Although Trowbridge continued at a rate of three an over, wickets fell at regular intervals and after 35 overs they were 106-5.

An excellent sixth wicket stand of 50 between Tom Oakley (23) and Russam (42) looked to give Trowbridge the upper hand as they started to accelerate the run rate in the closing overs.

Edward Wilkins ended that partnership with a fine diving catch on the cover boundary from the bowling of veteran Kevin Iles.

Iles took a further wicket and Rob Turner took his tally to 4-49 from 14 overs as Trowbridge closed on 199 all out.

The Goatacre batsmen took advantage of the Trowbridge bowlers' poor line and length from the outset.

Having lost Gee (11) in the fifth over with the score on 28, Rob Turner and Steve Lines scored freely at five runs an over.

Turner (38) was adjudged lbw in the 17th over and Scott Curwood followed three balls later caught behind and Goatacre were 82-3.

Jif Wilkins steadied the ship, and built a 76-run fourth wicket partnership with Lines to advance Goatacre to 159.

Both Wilkins (40) and Lines (60) lost their wicket to Edginton in the 29th over, but Goatacre were well on their way to victory.

They lost just one more wicket before Edward Wilkins secured the win, blasting Trowbridge captain Holbrook for a huge six over the clubhouse.