CORSE & Staunton beat the weather and then Rockhampton to clinch the Gloucestershire League Division One title and an immediate return to WEPL after last season’s relegation.
Rain forced a majority of games across the region to either be cancelled or abandoned, but conditions eased enough for a 20-over contest at Corse, who won the toss and piled up 187-7 thanks mainly to captain Tim Dannatt who thrashed 89 from just 56 (ten fours, four sixes) at the top of the order.
Harrison Tegg also did not hang about with 30 from 15 before Tristan Maree captured 3-10 from two as Rockhampton were bowled out for exactly 100 and an 87-run reverse.
Cheltenham 2nds, who began the day in pole position, went down by six wickets at Chipping Campden to finish second and also be promoted to WEPL.
At the other end of the table, meanwhile, Lydney scrambled clear of the drop zone with a four wicket home victory against Cirencester, Jack Knox taking 3-16 from four, making the most of the match between relegation rivals Redmarley and Kingsholm being lost to the weather.
There were no results in divisions two and three, but in Division Four Churchdown raced to a ten wicket triumph away to Kingsholm 2nds.
The home side were skittled for 30, Harry Clements finishing with fine figures of 5-6 from just 4.4, before Churchdown wrapped up the points in only 4.1 overs.
It was tighter at Goodrich who held off promoted Sheepscombe by five runs in a 20-over Division Five contest.
And Langford 2nds ended their campaign with an 84-run home win over bottom side Cheltenham Civil Service 2nds, opener Nathan Cutmore top scoring on 61.
In Six A, Upton St Leonards were rushed out for just 40 by Hatherley & Reddings 3rds who coasted in by ten wickets, Alfie Burt claiming 4-9 from six and Ben Higgs 3-1 from one, as their side took the runners-up position.
Longborough & Sezincote, meanwhile, also made the most of being able to play in Division Seven A, trumping Highnam Court by seven wickets to claim the runners-up slot.
Eldersfield saw off Bream by nine wickets, and Aston Ingham 2nds edged Stanway by three wickets.
Mikey Abbley finished with 4-10 from four for Ashton Keynes who trumped Minchinhampton 2nds by eight wickets in Division Eight C where Tetbury 3rds held on for a 23-run success away to their Stroud counterparts, captain Tom Selwood leading from the front with 76.
And in Eight D, King’s Stanley 2nds edged local rivals Frocester 4ths by one run in a tense 25-over contest.
Matt Bamford’s 59 was the highlight of Stanley’s total of 151-6 ahead of Adam Ireland pulling the result out of the fire with a superb final over which produced two wickets and a run out, and cost only six runs.