Winchester bow out of National Indoor Cup

Winchester's dreams of another trip to Lord's in the ECB Indoor Cricket Championships were dashed by a 22-run defeat by Newport.

The Hampshire champions struggled to assert themselves in the cramped Sandown Grammar School sports hall and were dismissed for 61, having restricted the Islanders to 83-5.

Winchester have also failed to cling on to the South Hants Indoor League championship at Fleming Park.

BAT Sports snatched the title in the final game of the season when Lymington, the overnight leaders, weresurprisingly beaten by Sarisbury Athletic.