RYAN Norman saw Swanage claim just their third league win of the season before admitting his side deserved their second-bottom berth in the table.

Norman, who has deputised as captain for Ricky King in recent weeks, conceded unavailability had proved a thorn in Swans' side this year.

Swans secured a five-wicket victory over Martinstown on Saturday, banking 20 points in the process. And Norman conceded his team would have piled up more wins in 2016 with greater availability.

He told the Daily Echo: "We've not done ourselves any real favours. A lot of the time we've been two batsmen short or a bowler short. We get one player back and lose three!

"As much as the Dorset Prem is not what it was, it's still a difficult place to find 10 overs from or go in with only four batsmen.

"The standard has gone down a little bit but you still have to play what's in front of you and we haven't done that this year.

"We haven't performed to our ability which is why we are where we are.

"It's been one of those seasons where we haven't had helped ourselves and sometimes you need a little bit of luck which we haven't had."

However, Norman praised the display in the victory over Martinstown.

He added: "Not a lot of people would have expected us to beat Martinstown given their recent run and we performed pretty well.

"They were 100 for one and we managed to get them all out for 187 so we stuck with it.

"Ed Nichols was a big wicket and then we managed to get through them a little bit after that, which was good.

"We've got some tough games coming up but when we've got a few players back we will be a difficult side to beat."

Poole Town are top of the standings – but only just – following a last-gasp victory at Stalbridge.

Having won the toss and elected to bat, the home side made 192 before the final wicket fell, opener Stuart Sweatman top-scoring on 58.

Joe Wilson and Joe Wormington both took three for 22, while Badrul Alam recorded figures of three for 49.

In reply, Poole lost a couple of early wickets but captain Ciaran Quinn (41), Lewis Marais (30) and David Miller (33*) provided a good wedge of the total as the visitors reached the target with four balls left.

Wimborne & Colehill's title drive faltered following their narrow loss to Broadstone, the visitors chasing down 223 with one wicket to spare.