When Moseley lost their ninth wicket against Shrewsbury, 15 runs short of their target of 143, the Premier Division One title appeared to be on its way to Knowle & Dorridge, no matter the outcome of the Station Road side’s match against Kenilworth Wardens. However, an unbroken last wicket partnership of 15 between skipper Usman Awan (2 not out) and Ali Hassan (2 not out) took Moseley to a one wicket victory which heaped all the pressure back on to K & D. They, now, had to win against Wardens to lift the Trophy but they were unable to respond to the challenge, despite taking the eighth Wardens wicket with 20 runs, still, required. An undefeated ninth wicket partnership of 20 between Tommy Rex (12 not out) and Ben Blakemore (12 not out) dashed their hopes and the title went to Moseley for the first time since 1985, 13 years before the Premier League era began. At Streetsbrook Road, Shrewsbury, who needed a victory to give themselves any chance of surviving relegation, batted first after winning the toss and reached 54 before the loss of their first wicket. Will Parton top scored with 44 but the only other significant contribution came from ‘keeper Matt Swift with an unbeaten 35. Ali Awan took 3 for 28 and Usman Awan claimed 3 for 30 as the visitors were all out for 142 in the 34th over. After a bright start, Moseley crashed to 48 for four but Andy Umeed (39) and Ali Awan (24) steadied the ship before the fifth wicket fell at 112. The next four wickets went for 16 with Harry Darley taking 4 for 28 and Lewis Evans snapping up 3 for 19. At 128 for nine, Moseley’s chance seemed to have gone but they clung on to, eventually, claim the title. Sadly, for Shrewsbury, a win would not have been enough as Barnards Green’s victory at already relegated Kidderminster sent them down to Premier Division Two for 2024. After winning the toss against Wardens, K & D began well, reaching 40 without loss, then 63 before the fall of the second wicket. Two more quick wickets left them reeling on 75 for four and it needed a patient 41 from James Middleton to see them to their eventual total of 191 in 50 overs with the support of skipper Jack Grundy with 28 not out. Amun Bal (3 for 38) took the first three K & D wickets, but it was Tommy Rex (3 for 47) who picked up the valuable wicket of Middleton. Apart from Reeve Evitts (32) none of the much-vaunted Wardens batting line-up was able to make headway against an accurate K & D attack and, at 77 for five, it didn’t look as though the result at Moseley would matter. However, despite the loss of a sixth wicket at 117, Wardens kept going and a seventh wicket stand of 54 between Andrew Leering (33) and Harry Butler (33) proved decisive. Although they were out in quick succession at 171 and 172, they had done enough before they handed the job over to Blakemore and Rex to scupper K & D’s hopes.

The match between Berkswell and Smethwick was a battle between the 2021 Champions and the 2022 Champions, and it was last season’s winners Smethwick who came out on top as they prevailed by 51 runs. Reeling at 48 for four, after winning the toss and batting first, they were revived by Rawait Khan (46) and Kashif Ali (34). Their final score of 204 in 44.3 overs looked some way short of par but Berkswell’s batting has been, unusually, fragile this year and this proved to be the case once more. Nick James had taken 3 for 27 for Berkswell and he contributed 34 to their total of 153 all out in 40.2 overs. Callum Bennett top scored with 37 but Smethwick kept plugging away with Kadeer Ali finishing the season with 3 for 41. Smethwick’s victory sees them finish in third position, three points behind K & D, who ended the season as runners-up, six points behind Moseley, the new Champions. Despite a six-wicket loss to Barnt Green, Halesowen finished in fourth place in the table, 17 points behind Smethwick. Halesowen’s dismissal for 179 in 45.3 overs gave no hint of the drama to come as the home side reached their target in the 22nd over of their reply. After six overs, the total stood on an astonishing 94 for one after Ed Pollock battered 47 from 17 balls and Jacques Banton more than matched him with 40 from 14 balls. When the second and third wickets fell in the seventh over, Pollock’s opening partner Ben Chapman-Lilley was unbeaten on 3 but he, then, took over to steer Barnt Green to victory at a slightly more sedate pace. Amrinder Brar hit a brisk 28 and Chapman-Lilley finished on 45 not out.

Barnards Green went into their match with Kidderminster needing five points to ensure safety from relegation even if Shrewsbury were successful at Moseley. They achieved 80% of their target with the bat, thanks, mainly, to a fifth wicket partnership of 157 by George Rhodes (136 not out) and Phil Harris (70). Their total of 274 for six ensured maximum batting points with Liam Weston taking 3 for 42 for Kidderminster. Stalwarts Matt Pardoe (50 not out) and Neil Pinner (43) saw Kidderminster off to a steady start, but Barnards Green achieved the fifth point they required at 53 for three. They went on to dismiss Kidderminster for 177 in the 46th over with Dan Holland (4 for 22) the most successful bowler. Barnards Green finish 10th in the table, 31 points ahead of Shrewsbury and eight points behind Berkswell. In a mid-table battle at Danescourt, Ombersley defeated Wolverhampton by one wicket. As a result, Ombersley climb above Wolverhampton into seventh place, three points behind Barnt Green, who finished 12 points behind fifth in the table Wardens. Will Nield (55) and Tom Fell (42) helped Wolverhampton to 219 all out in 47 overs with 4 for 44 from Taylor Cornall and 3 for 59 from Gareth Andrew. Cornall was, also, Ombersley’s leading batter with 83 but, on a day when last wicket partnerships were vital, it was a stubborn undefeated 27 from George Panayi and two not out from Fahad Sabir that won the day as they added 13 without being separated to win the game.