Gloucestershire County Cricket League Division Two

Gloucester City Winget seconds 235 ao beat Stone 218 ao by 17 runs

STONE suffered a crucial defeat in their Gloucestershire County Cricket League Division Two survival chances when the bottom two took to the crease at The Spa Ground.

Stone are in the second relegation spot and needed to beat bottom side Gloucester City Winget seconds to give them a chance of clawing out of the danger zone.

And they gave themselves a chance as they bowled Gloucester City Winget seconds out for 235 but they just fell short as, in reply, Stone reached 218 before they were themselves bowled out.

It leaves Stone and Gloucester City Winget seconds level on two wins and eight losses from their ten games but Stone are 17 points ahead of the bottom side but 12 behind the safety zone, currently occupied by Tetbury.