For the second week running Charlie Randall and Kobie Richmond powered Knebworth Park to a convincing win.

This one came with a winning margin of 61 runs against second-placed Potters Bar seconds in Division Two B.

Randall's 52 and 86 from Richmond (86) set up a total of 215-7 for Park with the former then returning to take 4-29 and bowl the visitors out for 154.

Their scores with the bat were made more impressive by the hard work needed to score freely, and it was needed after losing both openers cheaply.

But they went on to add 93 for the third wicket and even when Randall was out, Richmond found a valuable ally in Akil Nagarajan, who struck a handy 24 on his first-team debut.

Richmond bagged an early wicket in reply but soon Randall and spinner Alex Richmond were brought into the attack and the aggressive pace and bounce of Randall at one end, with the contrasting nagging slow bowling of Richmond, eventually proved decisive.

Prabhdeep Singh got 40 for Bar and Max Delyfer 45 but Alex Richmond took 2-32 and Kobie 2-24 in a spell that saw five wickets fall in as many overs for only nine runs.

Knebworth seconds pulled off a thrilling win too, beating St Margaretsbury.

Chasing 257-7, Knebworth looked out of it at 180-7 but Ian Pickering (66) masterminded the tail to get within reach before he was out with the finish in sight.

With nine needed off nine balls Sujith (15 not out) smashed a six and a four avoiding the need for a last over.

Earlier Ross Courtney picked up three wickets, getting 3-52, while Adam Sergeant got 66.

The thirds lost at Kimpton with Ryan Hassall getting 42 and a late flurry from skipper Miles Baron (26*) and David Mantle (25) liftingthem up to 140 all out.

Kimpton's reply though started quickly and they eased to victory.

The fourths got back to winning ways with a fine all-round performance to defeat Hitchin fifths by five wickets.

Hitchin were bowled out for 137, Richard Wheeler taking three wickets and Mark Chapelhow and John Inman getting two.

Inman and Wheeler then both hit 34 that saw Knebworth home with two overs and five wickets to spare.

Welwyn Garden City's title hopes in the Championship took a hit as they lost by five wickets to Hemel Hempstead Town.

That leaves them now 54 points behind leaders Flitwick, with just five games remaining, and they are starting to get pressure from behind for that second spot, which will bring a promotion play-off.

Welwyn batted first and while they didn't lose too many wickets until late in the innings, they failed to score highly enough.

Radhakrishna Marripati was the third man out in the 43rd over, scoring 26.

That had WGC at 134-3 and when Fayaz Homyoon's innings ended 11 overs later on 89 from 157 deliveries, they had pushed it only on to 183-5.

It all ended with a total of 208 and although Marripati tried his best to break the Hemel reply, taking 4-38, Hemel eased home after 48 overs.

Tewin are still top of Division Three A after a 39-run victory away to Ickleford while Hatfield Hyde sit top in Division Four B, having beaten Preston by four runs.

Luke Wilde led the Tewin batting line-up with 59 before 4-32 from Josh Crutchett left Ickleford all out for 157.

Hatfield meanwhile had hit 185 batting first with 43 from Nadeem Ashraf, 38 for Kasun Nissanka and Anthony Rajaratnam's 32.

Preston though were closing in on victory but two wickets for Ashraf in the first three balls of the final over left them shattered.

Hatfield & Crusaders lost by 13 runs to Sandridge in Division Four A, Aman Singh getting 3-56 and then 71, while back in Division Three A, Datchworth are up to fourth with a 43-run success over Totteridge Millhillians.

Luke Bennett hit 50 before 4-28 from Tom Butler, and two wickets for each of Nitin Sahni and Tom Bennett.