AS so often this season, Kilve's bowlers restricted then routed the opposition to set up a comfortable victory and keep their team's title hopes alive.

The victims on Saturday were Winscombe and after Kilve elected to bowl, it took Phil Sylvester just seven balls to strike, trapping him leg before.

The early wicket appeared to shackle the visitors who tried in vain to lift the run rate but were frustrated by the accuracy of the Kilve attack.

In an effort to pick up the pace, Roy took on Wheatley's arm and lost, leaving his side 28-2 after 14 overs.

An out of sorts Reid was replaced by Dave Cobb who in no time dropped on an impeccable line and length.

His accuracy frustrated the Winscombe batsmen and in quick succession Bawden and Vowels perished, leaving their side in trouble at 44-4.

Bailey hinted at a counter attack but the wily Cobb jagged an off cutter into middle stump.

Winscombe's last hope was Pollard, but after 13 overs of defence he played on to leave them on 67-6.

Cobb wasn't finished yet and his perfectly pitched outswinger did for Tuckett, giving him the figures at 12 -8-14-4. He had conceded just four scoring shots in 72 balls in what was a mesmerising display of swing and seam.

Sylvester and Reid helped themselves to another wicket apiece and Winscombe lay on the verge of humiliation at 83-9, but English hit out with impunity and carried his side to 101 before he ran out of partners.

Kilve's reply started shakily with Wheatley soon adjudged leg before, but from his first ball, which he cut for four, Alan Manchip oozed confidence and timed the ball superbly as he took the attack to the bowlers.

At 33 Browning became the second lbw victim, but Manchip continued in his flamboyant way, finding the boundary with regularity.

Cobb couldn't match his success with the ball, Roy claiming his third wicket with an unplayable legcutter to leave Kilve on 54-3.

Manchip flayed his way to the brink of a half century but with the total on 78 he became Roy's fourth victim.

Suddenly batting looked more difficult and Winscombe sensed an outside chance of victory.

But Reid was unflustered, steadily accumulating and whittling away the target.

He lost Hancock at 95 but this was to be Kilve's final hiccup and victory was achieved in the 26th over; Reid finishing on 26 no.

Winscombe: 101 (English 25 no, D Cobb 4-14, P Sylvester 2-21).

Kilve: 105-5 (A Manchip 48, Reid 26 no, Roy 4-60).