Vital clash for champions Walsall at Knowle & Dorridge

Jun 12 2009 by Ken Montgomery, Birmingham Mail

The Gorway side had their trip to basement boys Bromsgrove thwarted by the weather last weekend when rain wiped out the entire Birmingham Premier League programme.

And with just one win to their name so far this season, skipper Paul Wicker knows this will be the perfect opportunity for his team to put their early season jitters behind them and launch a belated assault on the leaders.

This will be a key weekend for those at the head of the table with four of the top five locking horns.

Second-placed Kenilworth Wardens head to Worcestershire for their match with Kidderminster Victoria, the side just one place and four points behind them in the table.

And Dougie Brown’s Barnt Green also have a tricky fixture as they host fourth-placed Wolverhampton at Cherry Hill Road.

Himley’s last outing saw them take the prize scalp of K&D two weeks ago and they will be keen to make it back-to-back wins when they play host to a Bromsgrove side struggling at the foot of the table without a win to their name.

Walmey and Shrewsbury have also made slow starts and they go head-to-head at Eldon Drive.

The day’s other match sees Moseley entertain Leamington Spa. The home side had been on a decent run before crashing to an eight-wicket defeat at Kenilworth Wardens two weeks ago.