ON the penultimate weekend of the season Warkworth entertained their near rivals Blyth.

Skipper Potts won one of his rare spins of the coin and decided to bat on a very dry and hard looking wicket. On the previous weekend opening bat Mick Sewell had a first-ball duck, but from the moment he walked out to the crease you could almost sense this was going to be his day.

After the loss of opener Dimelow, Matthew Hall joined Sewell and both got about the business in a positive manner with Sewell being particularly aggressive against the spin of Lawrence.

Hall tried to do the same against the other Blyth spinner Singh but only managed to outside edge one to slip where a fine catch was taken by Dent.

After Pringle was out a mini collapse took place but this was not going to stop Sewell, his second hundred of the season was brought up with a nudge into the covers and with scenes of fist clenching, and hands punching the air, his team mates knew there was going to be free beverages later.

After Sewell was out caught behind, it was left to Lee with a few lusty blows and a few "quick" singles to see the team through to a score of 239 all out, probably 30 runs short.

The Warkworth bowlers knew they would have to be spot on line and length, and with Adam Hall carrying his good work from the previous week into this match, runs were hard to come by for the batters from Blyth.

A wicket each for Hall and the evergreen Pringle brought the dangerous Dent to the crease, and a change in the bowling with the two "slim" spinners Potts and Lee.

It was always going to be difficult for the Blyth batsman on a pitch aiding the spin but with Dent and Purvis going well the game was in the balance.

Spoors then took a fine catch off Potts to dismiss Dent and with the run rate steadily growing the game swung in Warkworth's direction.