JUST 18 runs seperated the two sides as Chippenham U13s overcame the resistance of Keynsham.

Chippenham won the toss and elected to bat before reaching 94-6 off their 20 overs.

Uzi Qureshi top scored with 28 off 40 balls (four fours) and Rob Gillespie hit 27 off 33 balls (six fours). Luke Edwards also contributed 12 runs.

For Keynsham, Boulton had figures of 4-0-10-2, M Bancroft 4-0-26-2 and other wicket takers were M Hill 1-0-3-1 and P Robbins 4-0-14-1.

In reply, Keynsham scored 76-6, with Robbins (26), Hill (13) and Cork (13) the main contributors.

Uzi completed a fine game by bowling tightly, finishing with figures of 3-1-9-2, supported by more good bowling from Nick Harrison (3-0-17-2), and Rob Gillespie (4-0-25-1).

However, other players also saw Chippenham safely home with miserly bowling spells, namely Luke Edwards (4-0-8-0), Alex Williams (2-1-2-0) and Brad Dawson (4-0-12-0).