Bettws are champions of Division Two after a play-off.

LADIES BASEBALL Catholics opened with GWENT club Bettws RFC captured the Division Two title when they defeated Grange Catholics by an innings in a play-off on the neutral Llanrumney pitch in which teenager Shaunagh Deegan made 23.

Deegan batted for 13 rounds and was last out in a score of 106, leaving the Catholics with a mountain to climb.

They were hustled out for 45 with Natalie Hole best on eight and went in again to reach 51 with Rhian Jarman best this time, also with eight.

The Catholics had earli-er forced a play-off by going to Newport and defeating Merry Miller by six to bat watched by the entire Bettws side.

Merry Miller fell for 26 and 67 while Grange 51 led by skipper Hole (10) and young Beth Jones (9).

That left them with 43 to win and they reached 45-5 for the victory.

St Peter's RFC A team are near to finishing a good first season in the Premier Division.

One player giving everything for the side has been the experienced former St Joseph's batter, Maureen Bux who has scored steadily throughout the season.

Catches by Bux off Sandy Makos, Cherie Bessant off Joanne Pearce and Danielle Norman off Abigail Makos, proved that good fielding can win matches as the Saints defeated Fairwa-teby 34 runs.

St Peter's opened with 47 but Fairwater went to the break with a lead of five after Makos and Pearce had scored 12 apeice.

Back came St Peter's as Norman and Bessant, both aged only 15, cracked 11 each with James 14 and Bux on nine in a score of 60.

It left Fairwater with 56 to win, but Helen Pounds bowled them out for just 21 with six going in the opening round and Tina Johnson left stranded on eight.

Llandaff not only retained their Premier Division title, but ended the season unbeaten as they beat St Peter's by an innings and two runs on the Harlequins ground.

Julie Willis (14) and Karen Wheadon (11) helped Llandaff to 61 and Sheila Murray sent St Peter's back for 28 and 31 helped by the usual magnificent fielding from the champions.

In Division One, Peter Lea Ospreys gained a win at Canton Cross with 73 and 25 against 29 and 66.

Nicola Taylor hit a splendid 17 for Canton Cross with Nadine Paton on nine, while both Lynn Curtin and Taylah Rogers made nine for Peter Lea.

Merry Miller gained a Division Two win over a weakened Radyr Court side in Newport with 37 and 2-0 against 21 and 15.

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Llandaff Ladies baseball team retained their Premier League title