Fuller's League Division Two

Worplesdon & Burpham 226-8

Woodmansterne 230-6

Another win for Woods sees them climb into the top half of the table, only 50 points off leaders Lingfield.

In horrible, unpredictable conditions Woods won the toss, and decided to bowl.

Once the heavens opened, the outfield became slippery and as the ball became wet, line and length was difficult to control and Worplesdon & Burpham were set to make a good total.

With 15 overs to go though, Worplesdon & Burpham would have hoped to set a significant out of reach score, but with Squires and Hicks (3-51) bowling tight lines following up on the good earlier work of Anderson (2-52) and Hiscox (2-48), wickets dropped and runs slowed, and instead they set 227 for Woods to win off 47 overs.

Woods reply was poor, as losing two early wickets made things start to look bleaker than the already grey skies suggested.

However, the ever-reliable Knight (56) put on another good stand of 80-odd with Squires, scoring quickly and putting Woods in a good position. As the light faded and rain continued to fall, conditions became even harder, and wickets inevitably began to tumble.

One more decent partnership was all that was needed, and it came with Goodwin (31) and Vagg (60no) putting on a stand of 60. However, with Woods nothing is easy, and with Goodwin falling with 60 runs still to go, it was very much in the balance.

If there were any nerves, they were quickly dismissed with Vagg carrying on the way only he can, with delicate flicks and crashing drives.

And with Mannering (17no) batting sensibly at the other end, Woods saw it home in near total darkness with three wickets in hand and three overs remaining.