A super Horsham Area Primary Schools Rounders Tournament earlier today hosted by Kingslea School, with Southwater clinching the title after the closest of finals against Leechpool A.
Millais young leaders did a smashing job of umpiring over the four pitches used by the 13 teams entered. The first phase groups were won by Kingslea A, Southwater, Leechpool A and Heron Way, probably Leechpool A having the easiest ride at that stage with two big wins.
In the second phase top tier whilst Southwater negotiated hosts Kingslea A quite confidently whilst Leechpool A and Heron Way engaged a titanic battle which went the way of Leechpool 13-12.5. In the final at full time Southwater and Leechpool A sat even at six-all begetting extra-time of 5 more balls each that saw Southwater reach a score of 7 against a Leechpool A score of 6.5.
Some consolation came for Leechpool in the middle tier as their B team nudged out St Robert Southwell 9-8.5 to take top spot in that section. The third tier was played as friendlies in order to better share out match time between the other five teams in the competition.
PITCH/GROUP 1 1st Kingslea A 2nd Leechpool B 3rd Castlewood
| PITCH/GROUP 2 1st Southwater 2nd Shelley 3rd North Heath B
| PITCH/GROUP 3 1st Leechpool A 2nd Kingslea B 3rd Holbrook
| PITCH/GROUP 4 North Heath A St Robert Southwell Heron Way Leechpool C |
PHASE 1 | |||
Castlewood 4.5 v Leechpool B 8
| Shelley 6.5 v 10 Southwater | Leechpool A 17.5 v 3 Holbrook | MATCH A North Heath A 7.5 v 9 St Robert South |
Kingslea A 8 v 6 Castlewood
| North Heath B 2 v 6.5 Shelley | Holbrook 10.5 v 11 Kingslea B | MATCH B Leechpool C 4 v 8 Heron Way |
Leechpool B 2.5 v 5 Kingslea A
| Southwater 11.5 v 4 North Heath B | Kingslea B 3.5 v 12.5 Leechpool A | Winner Match 1 v Winner M2 St Robert Southwell 5 v 8.5 Heron Way |
PHASE 2 | |||
UPPER TIER | MIDDLE TIER | FRIENDLIES TIER | |
MATCH 1 Winner Gp 1 v Winner Gp 2 Kingslea A 5.5 v 9 Southwater | MATCH 3 R-Up Gp 1 v R-Up Gp 2 Leechpool B 8.5 v 5.5 Shelley | MATCH 4 R-Up Gp 3 v R-Up Gp 4 Kingslea B 2.5 v 10.5 St Robert Southwell | MATCH 5 Loser Match A v Loser Match B North Heath A 14.5 v 1.5 Leechpool C |
MATCH 2 Winner Gp 3 v Winner Gp 4 Leechpool A 13 v 12.5 Heron Way | 1st Place Winner M3 v Winner M4 Leechpool B 9 v 8.5 St Robert Southwell | MATCH 6 Third Group 2 v Third Group 3 North Heath B 13.5 v 12 Holbrook | Third Group 1 v Winner Match 5 Castlewood 9 v 9 North Heath A |
FINAL (1st) Winner M1 v Winner M2 Southwater 7 v 6.5 Leechpool A (After extra-time) | THIRD PLACE Loser M1 v Loser M2 Kingslea A 11.5 v 14.5 Heron Way | 3rd Place Loser M3 v Loser M4 Shelley 12.5 v 11.5 Kingslea B | Loser Match 5 v Winner Match 6 Leechpool C 13.5 v 12 North Heath B |