CATTISTOCK are celebrating after becoming champions of the Dorchester and District Evening League for the first time in their history.

Their momentous maiden top-tier title follows one previous championship campaign in Division Two (2011) and two in Division Three (1998 and 2001).

They clinched the Division One trophy this summer with a six-wicket victory over St George’s, winners for the past three years.

After limiting the Saints to 75-8, Cattistock, who ended up losing only one league game all season, got the runs required for the loss of four wickets.

That victory came on the back of some excellent performances during the last month of the campaign.

Two defeats of Martinstown and victories against cup winners Dewlish and closest challengers Bere Regis set them up nicely to claim first place.

However, had the Saints got the better of them in that final fixture they would have finished level on points with Bere Regis, leading to a winner-takes-all play-off between the two sides.

And perhaps the key triumph for Cattistock in their run-in came when they beat Martinstown by just three runs.

Batting first, Cattistock made 149-8 and then held on despite 82 from Ed Nichols.

While Cattistock finished top of the three, Charlton Down propped up the table and unfortunately did not win a game all season.

Meanwhile, Abbotsbury also enjoyed a superb run-in to pip Puddletown to the Division Two crown.

The Swans also lost just the once in their 10 games, and they thrashed Hazelbury Bryan by nine wickets in their final outing to claim top honours.

Chasing down their opponents’ 135-5, which included 2-26 for Simon Pengelly, Will McKay (71no) and Simon Mitchem (48no) blasted Abbotsbury to the title.

And like Cattistock, an important win for the Swans had come against second placed Puddletown in their last but one match.

At the other end of the table, Frampton, deducted two points after scratching their encounter with Puddletown, were bottom.

Plush were crowned winners of Division Three for the third time in six seasons thanks to 11 victories from their dozen games.

The party had already started by the time they overcame Cosmos by five wickets in their last outing. They won that match to finish four points better off than Puddletown Reserves.

Cosmos collected the wooden spoon, finishing just one point adrift of Winfrith.