Highgate's under-15 girls were crowned Southern Counties champions at the recent Finals Day at Old Wimbledonians.

They met Bexley in their first game and, after losing the toss, were sent into the field and saw Zahra Ashraf open the bowling alongside Hafeeza Mangal.

Bexley's opening batter Reese Nash top scored with 29 and after the first half of their innings they were 49-3, after a caught and bowled by Ashraf, a run out by Anaya Patel, and a catch at square leg by Bella Robson off the bowling of Ashraf (2-18).

After changing bowlers, the next spells were taken by Anaya Patel and Dia Nair and quick wickets fell with a caught and bowled and another clean bowled by Patel.

Nair (2-7) bowled another two batters, before Patel (3-12) took the last wicket with a great delivery hitting the stumps as Bexley finished 75 all out after 11 overs.

Nair and Ashraf opened the Highgate batting, as Michelle Pinto and Devon O'Carroll started the bowling for Bexley.

Pinto bowled Ashraf in the third over and Patel in the fifth, while O'Carroll bowled Martha Lawson in the sixth over to make it 29-3.

But a partnership was then built between Annabelle Holmes (27 not out) and Nair (32 not out) to seal a five-wicket win for Highgate.

After losing the toss against Hailsham in their second match, Highgate were put into bat.

Nair and Ashraf opened the batting, but the latter was dismissed by Mollie Crosbie in the second over.

Sophie Beck got a wicket in the next over when bowling Ellie Shaw and also dismissed Nair, who was caught at mid-off.

Highgate were 33-5 at one stage of their innings, but Patel (25) and Hafeeza Mangal (22) then produced a strong partnership of 54 as they were eventually dismissed for 90.

Hailsham opened their innings strongly, but Patel (4-12) took four stunning wickets - with each one of her victims cleaned bowled.

Ashraf took an excellent catch at cover to dismiss Beck and another great catch was taken by wicketkeeper Holmes off the bowling of Nair (2-24).

Halfway through their reply Hailsham were 38-6, with Hafeeza Mangal and Ashraf finishing off the game with two more wickets as Highgate, representing Sunrisers, completed a 42-run victory to be crowned Southern Counties champions.