ANTHONY James took five wickets and was top scorer as Aston Ingham beat Cheltenham Seconds by 53 runs.

The West of England Premier Gloucestershire’s bottom side put Aston Ingham into bat and they set a target of 213.

They got off to a rocky start as Oliver Henson was bowled in the first over for 6-1.

At the start of the 14th over they were 56-4 but a fifth wicket partnership of 95 between James and Jack Carpenter turned the innings around.

They went in successive overs and at the start of the 35th the visitors were 151-6.

Carpenter was caught for 38 which included five fours and James’s 68 contained eight fours and two sixes.

Dharzekanth Yoganadan hit 36 off 33 balls including three fours and a six as Aston Ingham finished 212 all out.

Cheltenham were 4-1 after James tooks a catch off the bowling of Mohamed Dilshad.

Dilshad’s second came when he bowled Chris Williams for 15-2.

When Dilshad had Murray Carter caught by Edward Bell, the home side were 24-3.

Angus Bartlett caught and bowled Nemika Benthota on 33 to take Cheltenham to 59-4.

James’s first wicket came when he had skipper James Schofield leg before in the 27th and two balls later he bowled Mohammed Rahman for 78-6.

Bell took a catch off the bowling of James to make it 94-7 but Cheltenham then put on 32 for the eighth wicket.

Sam Didcote caught Raife Hackett leg before for 126-8.

James then bowled Adam Stuart, Cheltenham’s top scorer with 51 for 146-9.

The innings closed when James bowled Jamie Baker with the final delivery of the 45th.

James finished with figures of 5-35 off 10, Dilshad returned 3-16 off seven and there was one wicket each for Bartlett and Didocte.