Local interest in the ECB national indoor sixes, which Sarisbury Athletic won in 2015, ended with Havant and Newport slipping to regional semi-final defeats at Canterbury and Taunton, respectively.
Havant suffered a one-wicket defeat off the last ball against Essex winners Belhus, who will face Haverfordwest in the opening tie of this Sunday's Lord's final.
Richard Hindley (31) and Harry Hovey (27) guided Havant to 107-4. Belhus needed ten runs to win off Hindley's final over, scoring eight runs from the initial five deliveries, but losing their fourth and fifth wickets in the process. They scrambled home off the last ball.
Newport, who knocked Bournemouth out in the qualifying round, lost by 45 runs to Exeter University, who are also in the BUCS final this weekend.
Locally, Waterlooville have won the South East Hants League at Fareham, with Sarisbury Athletic top of the Fleming Park-based competition. Longparish have completed a league and cup double in the WDCCA competition at River Park.
Havant suffered a one-wicket defeat off the last ball against Essex winners Belhus, who will face Haverfordwest in the opening tie of this Sunday's Lord's final.
Richard Hindley (31) and Harry Hovey (27) guided Havant to 107-4. Belhus needed ten runs to win off Hindley's final over, scoring eight runs from the initial five deliveries, but losing their fourth and fifth wickets in the process. They scrambled home off the last ball.
Newport, who knocked Bournemouth out in the qualifying round, lost by 45 runs to Exeter University, who are also in the BUCS final this weekend.
Locally, Waterlooville have won the South East Hants League at Fareham, with Sarisbury Athletic top of the Fleming Park-based competition. Longparish have completed a league and cup double in the WDCCA competition at River Park.
