Priory end season with defeat to champions
Defending champions Priory decided to bat first at Horntye Park and were sent tumbling to 147 all out. Toby Finzel top-scored with 43 and Harry Finch added 33 as Kashif Ibrahim took 3-22.
Nomads also found runs hard to come by but eventually won by three wickets after ending the day on 148-7. The leg spin of Josh Poysden returned figures of 5-56.
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Hide AdThis result ensured Nomads clinched the title from Horsham who surprisingly lost at Brighton & Hove. Priory ended the season in third position.
Premier League final standings (all played 19 matches): Preston Nomads 433pts, Horsham 388, Hastings Priory 324, East Grinstead 306, Roffey 283, Brighton & Hove 278, Chichester 275, Worthing 258, Eastbourne 256, Bexhill 237.
For a full match report see Friday’s Observer Sport.