Newport beat St Helens by a margin of just 8 runs in a close-fought Senior Cup final at Newclose – the home of Isle of Wight cricket.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Newport made a respectable196 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their 40 overs. Louis Payne hit an unbeaten 59 runs from 61 balls for the County Town club. Gareth Bricknell (53) also hit a half century before being caught by Balloch off the bowling off the bowling of Hartnell. 2 St Helens players picked up pairs of wickets: M Parsons (2-19) and M Hartnell (2-54).
St Helens battled back from 107-7 to fall only 8 runs short of the Newport total. Marc Allen top scored for the village side with an unbeaten knock of 95 off 112 balls, which included 12 4s. Louis Payne (3-43) did the most damage with the ball for Newport, with the economical Adam Payne (2-10) picking up a pair of wickets.
Newport 196/6 St Helens 188/8 Newport won by 8 runs
