London Maccabi Vale boosted their Chess Valley League title hopes with a six-wicket success over St John’s Wood.

Teenager Jack Davis was amongst the wickets as LMV dismissed SJW for 169 on a slow and low-bouncing wicket. Steven Allweis, Eddie Davis (2-39), Neil Lederman and Adam Spooner (3-38) also chipped in with the ball, while Adam Solomons marked his first match of the season with three catches.

LMV’s reply got off to a bad start when Spooner was bowled, but Danny Caro and Jonny Gould (38) steadied the ship with an important partnership before a typically flambuoyant knock from Adam Brand took the game away from SJW.

Brand struck a flurry of boundaries and a six on his way to 58 before Solomons and Davis knocked off the runs to help maintain LMV’s unbeaten record.

LMV travel to nearest rivals Wembley at Vale Farm on Sunday.

MATCH STATS

BOWLING
Steven Allweis 10-1-26-1
Jonathan Freedman 7-1-23-0
Eddie Davis 10-1-39-2
Neil Lederman 7-0-26-1
Jack Davis 4-0-24-1
Adam Spooner 7.5-038-3

BATTING
Danny Caro LBW 24
Adam Spooner B 5
Jonny Gould B 38
Adam Brand Ct 58
Adam Solomons 25 not out
Eddie Davis 14 not out
Neil Lederman DNB
Steven Allweis DNB
Jon Daniels DNB
Jonathan Freedman DNB
Jack Davis DNB