Thorpe Bay have won the men's Division One title for the first time in their history -- pipping Rayleigh to first place by just three points.
Westcliff Lawn, under the wing of Geoff Spillett, will join Thorpe Bay next season after winning Division Two.
Leigh won Division Three by a huge margin -- while a delighted John Wood led Leigh Road Baptist to glory in Div 4 to claim the club's first men's title in 15 years.
Elsewhere, Leigh II emulated their first team by winning Division 5. Thorpe Bay V took Division 6 by a 11 points.
In the ladies leagues, Kent Elms, captained by Brenda Lincoln, took the top Division title by just one point over Thorpe Bay. The triumph handed them their fourth successive title and their eighth of all time.
Published Thursday July 22, 2004
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