Whitchurch on the charge after grabbing a vital win over Wem
Whitchurch beat the weather and Wem to keep their Shropshire County Cricket League title hopes alive.
On a day where every other Premier Division game was washed out, Whitchurch managed to secure a valuable 20 points in a rain affected clash at Heath Road.
Having been asked to bat first following a delayed start, Whitchurch openers Maisam Hasnain Jaffri and Michael Robinson helped the hosts up to 186-9 fr, 37 overs.
The duo shared a century stand before Robinson fell for 38, with Jaffri going on to make an impressive 82. Harry Astley took 3-47 for the visitors.
Wem were then give a revised target of 155 from 24 overs, but saw any victory hopes ended as they were quickly reduced to 15-3.
They eventually finished on 124-7 but the eight points they bagged saw them close the gap on leaders Wellington to 23 points.
Fourth-placed Whitchurch's victory sets them up nicely for Saturday's must-win trip to Wellington, who they trail by 40 points with seven games remaining.
