WITH Wiveliscombe having retained the Division One title the previous week, interest centred on whether Bridgetown could avoid relegation when the last games of this season were played on Saturday.

And they did just that with a 93-run win at home to Sampford Arundel, which lifted them to third from bottom of the table, 13 points clear of West Monkton, who are relegated along with bottom side Over Stowey.

Bridgetown put themselves in the driving seat with a healthy 217-7 total, led by P Matravers’ 91, then bowled Sampford out for 124.

Replacing the two relegated sides are Division Two champions Crowcombe and runners-up Ashbrittle II, while Timberscombe and Carhampton drop down to Division Three and will be replaced by Churchinford and Stoodleigh.

With Bridgwater Pointers leaving the league and Winsford and Wiveliscombe II relegated, three teams are promoted to Division Three – North Curry II, Crowcombe II and West Monkton II.

Going down from Division Four to Five are Buckland St Mary and Stoke St Mary II, and with Milverton having dropped out of the division mid-season, three teams are promoted from Division Five – East Huntspill, Stoke Saints and Kilve II.

Division One: Bridgetown 217-7 (P Matravers 91, K Cross 33, R Sewell 4-18) beat Sampford Arundel 124 (R Chave 43, V Milton 42, T Jenkins 3-54) by 93 runs; Roadwater 164-5 (S Hayes 65no, T Brewer 4-31) beat Lydeard St Lawrence 160 (S Cattell 41) by five wickets.

Division Two: Bagborough II 251-9 (J Glanville 71, A Dingle 62, J Middleton 61, R Baker 3-22) beat Ashbrittle II 86 (I Williams 3-27) by 165 runs; Huish Champflower 82-6 (M Pownall 4-36, J Escott 4-18) beat Morebath 81 (E Mock 4-29) by four wickets.

Division Three: Cutcombe 35-2 (S Kendall 23no, P Webber 5-8, L Baker 2-7) beat Cannington 34 by eight wickets; Wiveliscombe II 176 (N Gliddon 48, A Keay 4-46) lost by six runs to Stoke St Mary 182.

Division Four: Buckland St Mary 115-6 (P Every 40) beat North Newton II 111 by four wickets.