Shrewsbury's teenage batsman Ollie Westbury upstaged former India star Wasim Jaffer by hitting a fine century as the London Roaders dented the Birmingham League title hopes of Wolverhampton by beating them by 115 runs.

The classy Jaffer, who played 31 Test matches for India, arrived in Shrewsbury having been out just once all season and with 759 premier division runs already to his name this year for second-placed Wolverhampton.

But this time the prolific batsman was destined not to play the day's starring role as he was trapped leg before by Mike Barnard after making 21 to prompt jubilant celebrations among the Shrewsbury players.

With Jaffer out, Wolverhampton fell away to 115 all out, in reply to Shrewsbury's total of 230-7, which was built around an unbeaten 107 from promising opener Westbury.

"We played very well," said happy Shrewsbury captain Rob Foster.

"That's the kind of cricket we've been playing over recent years really.

We managed to bat very well, led by Ollie Westbury, who was magnificent again, and then our bowling was outstanding. All six lads that bowled were terrific really."

Shrewsbury, who head to bottom club Leamington on Saturday, were asked to bat first and Westbury, who turned 19 earlier this month, batted throughout to hit his second Birmingham League ton of the season.

Wesbury again showed real maturity as he enjoyed himself against a visiting attack featuring his Worcestershire team mates and England under-19 squad members Zen Malik and Ben Twohig.

Wesbury faced 165 balls and struck eight fours in all, putting on 95 for the second wicket with Ed Foster (44) and 51 for the fifth wicket with former Glamorgan man Adam Shantry (26).

Wolverhampton, in reply, were quickly reduced to 43-3. Malik fell for a duck to Sam Grifiths before Ed Barnard, keen to play despite a busy week with Worcestershire in the County Championship and T20, removed his New Road team mate Tom Fell for 20, caught behind by Ed Foster, after also getting rid of visiting captain Dan Bowyer in a lively nine over spell worth 2-20.

Then came the prized scalp of star man Jaffer, the division's runaway leading run-scorer this year, as Mike Barnard, who bowled beautifully to snare 3-27 from 13 overs, trapped him leg before.

"He's a massive wicket," said skipper Foster, of Jaffer. "You sense once you get him out that I would imagine the confidence in their lads goes and you feel you're really into them.

"Mike was terrific bowling at him. He went past the outside edge four or five times and really bowled very well at him, so he deserved to get that wicket. It was a great spell from him."

Spinner Henry Blofield also played his part with the ball, picking up 2-7 from seven tight overs, before Shantry (2-23) returned to the attack to finish the job by emphatically bowling last man Imran Tariq to leave Alex Grant, at No 8, stranded on 24 not out.

Foster was pleased with Shrewsbury's performance in a high quality game which featured several players with impressive CVs.
He added: "At times you stand and watch from mid-off at Ed Barnard bowling at Tom Fell and Wasim Jaffer, so it's first-class cricket."

Meanwhile, Shrewsbury II, boosted by their first win of the season in reserve division one a week earlier, collected 14 points from a winning draw at Old Elizabethans II.

Opener James Hulton-Harrap (49), Zeeshan Gauher (35), Adam King (30no) and Bradley Thornton (28) all weighed in as Shrewsbury, who welcome Bridgnorth II to London Road on Saturday, posted 194-8. Thornton then took 3-19 as the hosts replied with 161-9.