LEWDOWN face a last-day fight for E West survival after suffering a seven-wicket defeat at upwardly mobile Kenn.

While Kenn were clinching promotion straight back to the D Division West after a season-long hiatus, Lewdown dropped behind Whitchurch into the bottom two,

Lewdown need seven more points against Bridestowe & Belstone 2nd XI this Saturday than Whitchurch earn against promoted Babbacombe to stay up.

Kenn spinner James Gosling – with three wickets for no runs in nine balls at the end – consigned Lewdown to 159 all out.

The heavy lifting had already been done by Hugh Stronge, James Mason and Alfie Mason with two wickets each.

Opener Jacob Samuels made 69 before Gosling flushed him out late in the day.

Kenn lost wickets at 13, 30 and 128 in the 30.5 overs required to knock-off the runs.

Opener Martin Swannell (63no) and Gosling (43) put on 98 to end any doubts about the outcome.

Elsewhere, Lucas Pedrochi turned in a man-of-the-match performance for D West champs-elect Chagford in the 96-run win that pushed Barton over the relegation precipice.

Perdrochi (61) was one of three half-century makers in Chagford’s 45-over total of 266 for eight. The others were Stuart Lipo (59) and Ted Gossett (51). Skipper Jake Griffiths chipped in with 35.

No Barton bowlers operated below five runs an over. Joe Parkinson (2-37) and Ben Hales (2-38) had the compensation of a couple of wickets.

Pedrochi followed up with four Barton wickets for 27 runs as the visitors were bowled out for 170. Gossett and Lipo were partners in crime with two wickets each.

Lewis Crocker, Henry Shelton, Andy McVeigh and Tom Porter all got into the mid-20s for Barton but were unable to kick-on.

Photography courtesy of Steve Pope MDA.