Southampton Rangers and Bailey’s Bay both scored exciting victories in rain-hit matches at Lord’s and Sea Breeze Oval that were reduced to 24 overs-a-side.

Rangers had to rely on an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 74 between Derrick Brangman and Shannon Rayner who came together at 28 for five in reply to the 101 for nine posted by Flatts. The match did not start until 3pm because of a wet wicket after heavy overnight rain.

Brangman finished with 47 not out in the five-wicket win while Rayner was unbeaten on 25 after Kijuan Franks, the Flatts captain, had done some early damage with his three for 18 off 4.3 overs.

Earlier Darnell Farrell led the Flatts batting with 34 while Lovintz Tota scored 26 after Rangers won the toss and sent Flatts in. Dion Stovell claimed three for 20 from five overs and Hasan Durham two for 16 off five.

At Sea Breeze Oval, the match went down to the last over before Bay came out winners by eleven runs against Willow Cuts. In a match that start at 3.15pm, Bay scored 165 for four in their 24 overs with Dennico Hollis the high man with 52 and Malachi Jones stroking 48 not out.

Willow Cuts replied with 154 all out on the last ball. They went into the final over needing 25 for victory and Joseph Basden hit the first two balls for six before taking a single off the third ball. With two balls left they still needed twelve runs before Tre Manders caught Kamal Bashir on the boundary to end the match.

n In yesterday’s two First Division matches, promotion chasing Western Stars and Devonshire Rec both scored victories. Stars beat Warwick by 164 runs at Southampton Oval, posting 231-9 in 46 overs as Rohan Davis scored 68. They then restricted Warwick to 67 with Brian Hall taking four wickets for nine runs.

Devonshire Rec beat Somerset Bridge by 70 runs at White Hill, posting just 105 in 17.2 overs before Bridge did even worst with the bat, falling for a paltry 35 in only 13.1 overs.

Chris Douglas scored 26 for Rec as Jamie Raynor and Jamie Salaem both took three wickets for Bridge. Wilbur Burt claimed three for twelve and Philip Thomas three for four to lead the Rec bowling.