West Bromwich Dartmouth’s 20 run defeat at Dorridge means that it is, now, certain that the 2018 Premier Division title will go to Knowle & Dorridge or Berkswell, who meet at Station Road on Saturday 8th September in a potential decider. Any mathematical chance of Dartmouth overtaking the leading pair disappeared, as they went down to a resurgent Dorridge, who bounced back from Saturday’s defeat to Kenilworth Wardens, a result that lifts them out of the relegation zone at the expense of Ombersley, who were beaten at Walsall by 22 runs. Walsall’s victory and a second win of the weekend for Barnt Green has, also, sucked Wardens into the fight for survival where 16 points separate the Glasshouse Park side, in seventh place, from Ombersley, in 11th place, 25 points ahead of bottom on the table Wolverhampton who went down to a two-wicket defeat at Moseley. Ed Foster took 5 for 37 for Shrewsbury, as K & D stumbled to 98 for six but a seventh wicket partnership of 110 between Dom Harding (75) and Scott Stenning (45) helped their side recover to 231 all out in the 50th over. Tim Dean took three late wickets for 31 for Shrewsbury who struggled to 108 for seven, in reply. However, despite a robust 58 from 39 balls from England Under 19 seamer, Dillon Pennington, Shrewsbury were unable to meet the challenge, sliding to 163 all out with Jack Grundy taking 4 for 17 for K & D. Berkswell’s match at Smethwick was reduced to 35 overs per side after yesterday’s heavy rain caused a delayed start and a third wicket stand of 164 between Chris Whittock (83) and Nick James (82) set Berkswell on their way to a formidable 251 for six. Recordo Gordon took 3 for 33 for Smethwick who were bowled out in the 30th over of their reply for 175. Grant Thornton took 4 for 23 and James picked up 3 for 64. A stubborn 62 from 129 balls from opening batsman Gary Hawkins enabled Dorridge to reach 163 all out against Dartmouth as Andrew Umeed took 4 for 21 for the visitors, who collapsed from 60 for three to 115 for eight. A bold 52 from Shozair Ali took them closer to their target but once he was dismissed, the end came quickly. Iftikhar Ahmad (3 for 27) and David Ball (3 for 31) were the best of the bowlers for Dorridge. Walsall’s second home win of the weekend kept them away from the danger zone and dumped their opponents into it. Danny Cox (52) and Billy Cox (43) both played patient innings for Walsall but their hard work enabled the later batsmen to take the score to 200 for eight from 42 overs after a delayed start due to a wet outfield. Arti Fiaz took 4 for 50 for Ombersley who were dismissed for 178, in reply, despite the presence of Worcestershire’s Brett D’Oliveira. After he was dismissed for 22 by Luke Stynes (4 for 43), wickets fell quickly as Ombersley’s chase ended in vain. Josh Haynes top scored with 44 but the pressure has been shifted towards Ombersley, who trail Dorridge by a point and Barnt Green by two points. Ed Pollock blasted 58 from 27 balls to give the Barnt Green innings a flying start against Wardens before Will Baker (80) and Matt Lamb (59) took the total to an imposing 305 for seven from 50 overs. Nick Seager launched the ball to all parts for Wardens, reaching 104 from 62 balls but once he was out at 144 for seven, the game was, comfortably, in Barnt Green’s grasp. Zain Ul-Hassan took 3 for 21 to help Wardens on their way to a 104-run defeat. Despite their loss at Moseley, Wolverhampton can, still, avoid the drop but they may have to win all three of their remaining games to do so. Their latest set-back came after they scored 229 for four, led by 118 from Aneesh Kapil. Ali Awan picked up 3 for 48 for Moseley who won the game by two wickets, with one ball remaining, after opening batsman Rob Yates hit 60 and Warwickshire’s Alex Thomson added 50. Andy Bowyer took 4 for 47 for Wolverhampton but their fate may be sealed next week if they don’t win their match at Dartmouth.