WOOTTON Bassett misssed the chance of making up ground on leaders Frocester when their Stroud & Swindon Gloucester-shire/Wiltshire League Division 1 derby at Swindon fell victim to the wet weather on Saturday.

Bassett, though, were struggling at the time of the rain abandonment.

They had faltered to 82-5 when the game was eventually called off.

Leaders Frocester also had their game abandoned, with Apperley on 213-7.

Malmesbury took the chance to continue their impressive run at the other end of the table.

With fellow strugglers Devizes losing in the only other Division 1 game to survive the weather, Malmesbury pulled further away from the bottom club with a 95-run victory over Bredon.

Chris Hurst hit a half-century in their 188-9, while Ed Shellard was the pick of the bowlers with 5-30 as Bredon were skittled for 93.

In Gloucestershire/Wiltshire Division 2, Goatacre also escaped the weather.

Their six-wicket win over Marshfield kept them in second spot, behind leaders Trowbridge. Jonathan Wilkins stole the show for them on Saturday with an unbeaten 63 as they eclipsed the home side's 140-9 total.

In the Second XI stakes, Swindon got the better of their Bassett counterparts, winning by a comfortable six-wicket margin.

STROUD & SWINDON LEAGUE RESULTS

Gloucestershire/Wiltshire League

Division One 1st XI: Devizes 137-5 3 (P Vooght 57no), Hatherley 141-5 15 (M Nally 54no); Malmesbury 188-9 20 (C Hurst 50), Bredon 93 4 (E Shellard 5-30); Wootton Bassett 82-5 v Swindon (rain); Colwall 192-8 v Winget 26-1 (rain); Apperley 213-7 v Frocester (rain).

Division One 2nd XI: Devizes 239-8 19 (J Ashford-Brown 120), Hatherley 225-9 9 (S Gorick 89); Malmesbury 64-6 v Bredon (rain); Wootton Bassett 136 4 (M Hayward 6-29), Swindon 137-4 20 (N Parkinson 65no); Winget v Colwall (rain); Apperley 123-6 v Frocester (rain).

Division Two 1st XI: Redmarley 241-5 20 (M Bryan 93), Purton 127 3; Marshfield 140-9 3, Goatacre 143-4 18 (J Wilkins 63no); Hinton Charterhouse 208 v Cinderford (rain); Marlborough 232-3 v Gloucester City (rain); Lydney v Trowbridge (rain).

Division Two 2nd XI: Purton v Redmarley (rain); Marshfield 93-4 v Goatacre (rain); Cinderford 94 1 (P Ball 57no), Hinton Charterhouse 96-3 20; Marlborough 176-8 18, Gloucester City 135-8 6; Lydney 121 18, Trowbridge 107 6.