The West Division are the champions of Sussex ladies' stoolball.

They defeated the Central Division in the final at Little-hampton with a power-packed batting display.

The Central Division made 236 in their 45 overs, but the West Division raced to 245 in only 31 overs.

Caroline Gorman, who had earlier taken three catches, led the run chase with 70.

Melissa Mantle was un-beaten on 57, and Julie Ridley made 53, while Chris Hobbs was the West's best bowler with five wickets.

The Central Division, however, won the under-17 competition, beating the West Division in an exciting finish.

The West Division finished on 196, but the Central Division scored the winning run off the last ball of their innings.

Gorman and Mantle were also in top form for their clubs.

Gorman fired an undefeated 75 and took 7-38 as Ashington beat Eastergate, while Mantle hit 108 not out for Angmering against Stedham.

The top bowling performance of the week, though, came from Eastergate's Karen Wateridge.

The 19-year-old grabbed 8-60 as high-flyers Horsham Trinity tumbled to their second defeat in three days after losing their unbeaten record against Ease-bourne.

Sue Hixon was the Rusting-ton star, taking 7-38 as they scored their first win of the season with victory over Stedham.

Hurstpierpoint were beaten for the first time in ten mat-ches in the Central Division when Handcross won their top of the table clash. Jenny Harris top scored with an unbeaten 62.

Partridge Green, shot out for 39 by another of the title-chasers, Horsted Keynes, went to town with the bat in their next two matches.

Karen Taylor (86 not out) and Jackie Ansell (66 not out) rattled up 165 without being parted against Bolney, and Taylor was at it again with an unbeaten 101 out of 203-2 against Balcombe.

Debbie Wheatland and Val Upfold were the Horsted Key-nes bowlers who stopped Taylor and Co. in their tracks, taking 4-17 and 3-15 respectively.