TRINITY 102 all out
RAINHILL 103 for 9

Rainhill won by 1 wicket.

Despite suffering a nail biting one wicket defeat at Rainhill on Saturday,Southport Trinity gained enough bonus points to ensure their promotion to the First Division of the Liverpool Competition where they will join local rivals S and B and Ainsdale next season.

On a tension filled day at Victoria Terrace,Trinity batted first and made rather a mess of things as the innings failed to ever gain any momentum in difficult damp conditions.

After making steady progress to 52 for 2,only Mark Foster (28) and Russ Gregory (24) emerged with any credit as the innings crawled along to a hugely disappointing 102 all out,Ian Jennions taking 6 for 37.

Rainhill set about the small target with a somewhat cautious approach but despite an early wicket from Dwight Mais, appeared to be cruising at 59 for 1,however 5 wickets from Tony Campbell and a brilliant late 3 wicket burst from Jimmy Haynes made for an incredible finish as the home side crumbled to 101 for 9.

The last wicket would have nailed Trinity's promotion spot but it was not to be as the last pair managed to scramble the winning runs to leave Colin Maxwell's men wondering how results had gone elsewhere.

A tense half hour followed until news filtered through that Alder had lost,meaning that Trinity had finished the season behind champions Prestatyn,securing the second promotion place.

Dwight Mais finished the season as the league's leading wicket taker with 79 victims and there is little doubt that Trinity's success owes much to the big Jamaican who has consistently bowled his heart out for Colin Maxwell's side this season.

But it has been a fine team effort throughout and after winning more games than anyone else in the league,no one could begrudge the Rookery men their moment of glory.

Report by Cammy

all the greater an achievement as they managed it without injured wicket keeping legend Paul Murphy

Well done the Rooks

Time to give those snobs in Birkdale a beating next season

Couldnt agree more Idiotic

Well done boys

Good luck for next season,plenty of local derbies to play now

Well done for last season, looking to your lot coming to Formby next year.

Originally Posted by Mark O'Connor

Well done for last season, looking to your lot coming to Formby next year.

Thought you were going to try your luck in the Premier league

Going to give it one more season with Formby, we will go up this year.

Originally Posted by Mark O'Connor

Well done for last season, looking to your lot coming to Formby next year.

The Rookery boys will do the double over Formby,i have just placed a bet with my mate the window fitter,we got odds of 28-1 for the double and put £100 on it each,dont tell his new bride

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Not!

Who did you get these odds from?

I will have a bet that trinity won't get 100 in either of the games.

A lot of clubs in the alliance said that last year! They only need to get one more than you anyway!

Originally Posted by Mark O'Connor

Who did you get these odds from?

I will have a bet that trinity won't get 100 in either of the games.

If your bowling they will get at least 150

You lot will get the same treatment that Ainsdale got on the last day of the season.

Do you play yourself Idiotic? I will save myself for you if so.

Originally Posted by Mark O'Connor

You lot will get the same treatment that Ainsdale got on the last day of the season.

Do you play yourself Idiotic? I will save myself for you if so.

Mark,i think you meant to say,do you play with yourself Idiotic