Aussie all-rounder Reece O'Connell hit 46 and then took 4-20 as Shrewsbury had the better of their Birmingham League First Division draw with Old Hill.

Third-placed Shrewsbury hit 209-8, Dan Rees top scoring with 86, before limiting the league leaders to 80-8.

Wellington (135-8) were frustratingly held by Coventry (114-9), former skipper Gavin Byram taking 5-28.

In the top flight, Bryan Jones (53) and James Ralph (47) were in the runs for Shifnal, but were on the losing side.

Responding to 170-9 from a rain-reduced allocation of 46 overs, and not helped by a further interruption, Richard Hall (59) and Nathan Newport (57) helped the leaders to win with just two balls to spare.

In Division Two, Hitshu Bachani was the star for St Georges, his 6-31 limiting Evesham to just 90 before the Dragons knocked that off to earn a six-wicket win.

Priyadarshana Rasike impressed again for Newport, taking figures of 7-59 as Old Elizabethans reached 209. But Newport's batsmen never looked like reaching that target, having to settle for the draw on 130-8.

Bridgnorth won a low-scoring Division Three derby at Whitchurch by seven runs to lift themselves out of the relegation zone.

Amjad Alikhan took 7-24 as Bridgnorth were bowled out for just 104. But then Tom Weaver (5-21) and Andy Leather (4-23) skittled Whitchurch for 97.

Alex Huxley contributed 64 to Oswestry's total of 126, but they still slipped to a two-wicket defeat at home to Coleshill.

In the Shropshire Premier League , Reman's (216-4) pulled further clear at the top with an 88-run win against Welshpool (128), victory securing 21 points.

With rain prevalent, the only other decisive result saw Wem (93-5) beat the bottom side Much Wenlock (92) by five wickets.

The weather ensured that the games at Albrighton, Ludlow and Newtown ended in draws.