Frensham are favourites to retain their I'Anson title going into the last day of the competiton, but two other teams have a chance of snatching the crown on Saturday.

In a rousing finale to the centenary season of the oldest continuously running village league in the country, Frensham need eight points against Fernhurst to secure their 10th championship in 15 years.

But Fernhurst are no mugs and, although they lost heavily to The Bourne on Saturday, they seldom lose when batting second. As ever, the toss will be crucial.

And a draw might not be enough for Frensham who hold a five-point lead after drawing at Elstead on Saturday. Grayshott, after beating Witley, will be looking for maximum points at Tilford and, should they finish level on points with Frensham, they have one more win to their credit.

Puttenham, two points further back in third, need to beat relegation battlers Elstead and hope that other results go their way.

Bottom side Dogmersfield's shock win over Tilford gives them a fighting chance of staying up. They are level on points with Chiddingfold. Elstead, third from bottom, are two points better off. Lindford, who could also go down, entertain Dogmersfield in a classic relegation scrap.

Relegation matches (Sept 22): Lindford v Dogmersfield; Chiddingfold v Headley; Puttenham v Elstead.

One elusive wicket cost Tilford a great chance of winning the I'Anson Cup. Missing a couple of key players, they were dismissed for 103, but fought back to have Dogmersfield in all sorts of trouble before Ian Hyland steered the underdogs to a sensational win.

Put in on a tricky wicket, Tilford struggled against Bowers (4-43 in 22.4 overs), Hyland and skipper Len Smith, and only Peter Slinger made a score of note.

The bowlers' efforts looked in vain as Nigel Martyn dismissed Baker first ball of the innings and Dogmersfield then plunged to 51-7.

All seemed lost, but Hyland and the experienced Steve Wish took the score on to 84 and then Smith and Hyland saw their side to a nervous 99. Amidst almost unbearable tension, and with the last pair at the wicket, a quick leg-bye left Hyland to hit the winning boundary and finish 30 not out.

It was only Tilford's second defeat of the season, but it ended their championship hopes.

Invited to bat, Frensham started briskly, but lost wickets at regular intervals. At 104-4, their efforts to post a big score rapidly was in the balance. But Willson and Kohler attacked the flagging Elstead attack, plundering 117 in 13 overs. Jon Willson batted particularly well and his cavalier 90 not out allowed Frensham to declare on 223-5 after 40 overs.

This total proved to be well beyond Elstead's capability. Coldicott claimed three early wickets in a hostile opening spell, but Simon Diacon and Colin Druce batted well for a critical period in the middle of the innings.

Coldicott's return in the deepening gloom produced further wickets, but Murphy and Tosh held out for the last nine overs, giving Elstead a vital two points in their bid to avoid the drop. Could Frensham have made a bolder declaration?

Grayshott, needing maximum points, batted first against Witley who lost Fawkes in the third over to what sounded a nasty injury to his knee. Baker and Wheble, for once restraining his aggressive instincts, batted patiently against some very accurate bowling by Carpenter and Ritchie. Wheble completed his 50 in the 32nd over before accelerating to 78. Baker was out shortly after for a well-crafted 55 and Grayshott made a brave declaration on 183 in the 43rd over.

Wheble took a wicket with the first ball of the Witley innings and Grayshott went on the attack. Sobey picked up three wickets, but the real turning point was the introduction of Danny Schwick, who took two wickets in two balls, including Keiron Ritchie first ball with an absolute pearler.

However, Jamie Taylor stroked the ball to all parts of the ground and while he and Carpenter were scoring freely, it looked as though Witley could take the spoils. Carpenter's departure virtually ended Witley's hopes of a win and Lindsey-Clark mopped up. Taylor was left four runs short of a well-deserved hundred.

Six dropped catches cost Chiddingfold their chance of five points, or even a victory, against Puttenham.

Chiddingfold needed all 48 overs to amass 235-6, with Marden (78) and Webster sharing a second-wicket stand of 92. Twenty-one runs came from John Crouch's last over.

Puttenham made steady progress, but were off the pace at 35 overs. However, number 9 Rob Cunningham struck a belligerent 51 and Potter supported him in an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 63 that saw Puttenham safely past the winning draw target.

Headley guaranteed their place in the top flight by beating local rivals Lindford who remain in the relegation dogfight. It was agony for Lindford who had restricted the home team, 71-2 at one stage, to only 113-8 in 48 overs. Rooney scored an accomplished half-century on the slow pitch, sharing valuable stands of 47 and 30 with Arend and Hughes respectively. Trevor Lee gave absolutely nothing away, taking 3 for 12 in 13 overs.

Lindford looked to be on course for victory while Rose and Henderson were sharing a third-wicket stand. But Ashley Cook's decision to bowl Potton and Arend in tandem paid rich dividends for Headley and the visitors slumped to 88-7. Arend, the young leg-spinner, took 5 for 18 in 7.2 overs and Lindford were all out for 100 in the 37th over.

The Bourne beat Fernhurst by 83 runs. Sale and Bowden put on 89 for Bourne's first wicket in 28 overs. Marking and Croucher then accelerated the total up to 199-4 of 45 overs, with Harris also joining in the fun.

Rooke took three quick wickets when Fernhurst replied and Foster was the only batsman to make any impact. When his wicket fell, the rest followed and the visitors were all out for a modest 116.