SOUTH African pro Kevin Hinton finished his debut season with 57 Premier Division wickets after signing off with a 4-35 burst in Ludlow’s eight-wicket Shropshire League breeze against final day opponents Madeley at The Burway.

Bryan Leighton also collected 3-38 as Madeley were dismissed for 121 in the 46th over, with Ludlow passing that in 22 overs as Jack Griffiths hit 43 not out off 36 balls (eight fours and a six) and Edward Riley 25 not out.

Ludlow club spokesman Phil Parker said:?“Kevin has fitted in really well and we are happy with the way he has performed.”

Nathan Giles hit an unbeaten 70 to see Ludlow 2nd to an seven-wicket win over Madeley 2nd while 16-year-old Sam Roberts celebrated a maiden century for Ludlow 4th as they defeated Knockin & Kinnerley 4th by 155 runs. Roberts (134 not out) and Phil Lewis, whose 79 took him past 500 runs for the season, shared an opening stand of 199 as Ludlow posted 250-2 off 40 overs, and ten-man Knockin were knocked over for 95. John Brazier tweaked out the tail with 3-2 off just 13 balls.

The bragging rights in the Division Two derby between Bishop’s Castle and Church Stretton went to Castle, with Richard Fifield’s unbeaten 48 enough to beat Stretton, who were shot out for just 47 in reply to Castle’s 149-5, with Tom Moulder and Richard Langford both bagging three wickets apiece. Skipper Peter Lee (10) was the only Stretton batsman to score double figures.

Corvedale collapsed to 56 to lose by 77 runs to Church Aston in Division 3 while Harry Fiaz’s hopes of ending the season with an average over 100 lasted just one ball as Corvedale 2nd were beaten by Lilleshall 4th in Division 5. He was dismissed for a first-ball duck as Corvedale 2nd collapsed to 63 all out in reply to 172-6.

*THE top divisions in the Shropshire League are set to get a new points system for 2016.

The leading clubs have voted to scrap the draw, which means that from next season all teams in the Premier Division, Division One and Reserve Division One will operate only a straight win-lose system.

The decision, voted for at a special meeting last week, may also see bowlers restricted to ten overs each, a factor that saw Ludlow come out against the changes, which still have to be ratified by the full SCCL committee.