Win sees Premier status maintained

Ladies’ cricket

St Lawrence & Highland Court ladies completed a double over Ansty ladies, winning by 41 runs to preserve their Women’s Cricket Southern League, Premier status. After losing the toss and being put in by their Sussex hosts, Saints scored over 200 for the first time this season, finishing on 201-9 from their 50 overs. Maxine Blythin (71) scored her third half-century in as many matches and put on 103 for the first wicket with Emma Marsh (29), while Emily Thompson compiled 54 not out as seven wickets fell around her for just 60 runs. In reply, the hosts reached 108-1 but Saints took the final nine wickets for just 52 runs, bowling Ansty out for 160 in 47 overs. Charlotte Pape took 3-20 off 10 overs with support from Lucy Arman (2-20) and Elysa Hubbard (2-32), while Blythin and Thompson each took two catches. Shooters Hill v Hartley Country Club 4ths.

KENT REGIONAL LEAGUE Championship East: Ash v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill, Borstal v Nelson, Milstead v Littlebourne, Sandwich Town 3rds v Boughton & Eastwell, St Margaret’s v Cobham. 1A Central: Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow v The Mote 3rds, Headcorn v Hunton Wanderers, Sheldwich v Gore Court 3rds, Sherwood v Holborough Anchorians. 1A East: Canterbury 3rds v Wye, Kennington v Saltwood, Selsted v Margate, Worth v Deal Victoria & Barns Close. 1B East: Elham Valley v Dover Cosmopolitans, Hythe Green v Mersham Sports 2nds, Minster v Hawkinge, Willesborough v Folkestone 3rds. 1C East: Ashford Town 3rds v Littlebourne 3rds, Boughton & Eastwell 2nds v Tenterden 3rds, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Grasmere Park, Nonington 3rds v Ash 2nds. 2A East: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 2nds v Westgate-on-sea 2nds, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 2nds v East Langdon, Leeds & Broomfield 2nds v Walmer 2nds, Littlebourne 2nds v Sherwood 2nds, Old Williamsonians 2nds v Borstal 2nds. 2B East: Deal Victoria & Barns Close 2nds v St Margaret’s 2nds, Margate 2nds v Herne Bay, Street End v Northdown, Whitstable 3rds v Stowting. KENT VILLAGE LEAGUE Sunday: Division 1: Bapchild v Woodchurch, Leeds & Broomfield v Egerton, Kent, Littlebourne v Harbledown, Selling v Elham Valley, Stone-in-oxney v Ash, Street End v Sheldwich, Wye v Wingham. Division 2: Detling v Worth, Harvel v Mersham Le Hatch, Linton Park v Leybourne, Selsted v Challock, Tyler Hill v Borstal. Division 3: Aldington v Frindsbury, Bredgar v Upchurch, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill v Great Chart, Pluckley v Hunton Wanderers, Saltwood v Charing, Staplehurst v Bearsted. Division 4: Borden v New Ifield, Brookland v Mersham Sports, High Halstow v Town Malling, Horton Kirby v Harrietsham, Kings Hill v Kingsnorth, Norton Sports v Teston, Wingham 2nds v Eastchurch. Division 5: Boughton-under-blean v St Nicholas and Sarre, Chestfield v Stockbury, Great Chart 2nds v Exiles at Stelling Minnis, Harbledown 2nds v Littlebourne 2nds, Holborough Anchorians v Little Chart, Rolvenden v Hythe Green, Woodcoombe v Bilsington. Division 6: Borstal 2nds v Cobham, Kennington v Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow, Loose v Sturry, Rainham v Horton Kirby 2nds, Sherwood v Linton Park 2nds.

St Lawrence & Highland Court Ladies preserved their Premiership status