AN unbeaten 92 from former Qatar skipper Tamoor Zafar helped Usk 1st XI to a 94-run win away to Bridgend Town on Saturday.
The fifth man fired nine fours and three sixes in his 80-ball knock, forming a 72-run fifth-wicket partnersip with Tom Norton who scored 31, while Ollie Rayner with 37 and Glamorgan star Billy Root with 36 also contributed to Usk's 248-6 off 50 overs.
Norton and Root also starred with the ball taking four and three wickets respectively, backed by Rayner with two and one for Freddie Wolfenden, as Bridgend were dismissed for 154 in the 38th over, leaving Usk third in South Wales Premier One.
But there was Macey cup semi-final disappointment in midweek as they lost by 10 runs at home to Newport 1sts.
The visitors fired 156-6 off 20 overs before limiting the hosts to 146-6 despite 59 from Root and 24 from Zafar, who earlier took two wickets.
The visiting Monkswood 1sts batting line up also proved too strong on Saturday for Usk 2nds in a high-scoring South East Wales 4 derby, Haydn Simons cracking 84, Matthew Malson 80 and Mark Jones 75 in an impressive 277-6 off 40 overs, with Ryan Price taking three wickets and Mika Ekstrom two.
Usk mounted a decent reply, Jamie Rayner firing 77 and Joe Peacock 39 not out, but fell 64 runs short reaching 213-8, Simons taking three wickets.
The 3rds missed out by 19 runs away to Brecon 2nds, all out for 116 with an over left after dismissing the hosts for 135.
Gethin Thomas starred with the ball taking 5-23-8 backed by Daniel Cordell with two wickets, while Arvind Aswani top-scored with 58.
Elsewhere, Redbrook & Penallt lost a thriller by just five runs at home to Huntley after being set 129-9 off 40 overs, reaching 124 in reply before losing their last wicket with eight balls remaining,