Poynton dug deep to record this win, as they seek a strong end to the season.

The club cannot be promoted or relegated, but there were still plenty of fighting qualities on display here as the Poynton batsmen applied themselves in difficult batting conditions to reach a competitive total.

Paul Gould’s 26 and the same amount from the unbeaten Drew Carswell headed the London?Road side’s innings, with Carswell adding a crucial 29 for the 10th wicket with Tom Hamnett.

The worth of this stand was later illustrated when Congleton’s ninth wicket fell on exactly the same score as Poynton’s.

Jerry Lamb was the pick of the Congleton attack with 4-25.

Poynton’s new-ball pair of Hamnett and Danny Williams reduced Congleton to 19-4 in reply, but when some sensible batting from Ryan Booth and Tom Leese took Congleton to 101-5, the tide appeared to be turning the way of the South Cheshire team.

It was Chris Oake who changed things in Poynton’s favour.

In his first bowling spell for several months he bagged 4-12 in 7.5 overs, including Booth for 54, as Congleton’s lower order crumbled.