DORSET notched back-to-back wins in the Unicorns Championship as they secured a seven-wicket success over Herefordshire yesterday.

After taking the visitors’ final wicket early in the morning session at North Perrott, the hosts needed just 139 for victory.

Mas Khan (62) put his side in a superb position before a few late wickets fell as Dorset closed in on the total.

But it was too little, too late for Herefordshire as Mike Porter hit the winning runs.

Earlier in the day, Tom Barber (4-40) cleaned up the final wicket of Herefordshire’s innings, Luke Webb taking the catch to dismiss Alex Wilkinson for an eight-ball duck.

Chasing a modest total, and with almost 90 overs at their disposal, Khan and Tom Arnold took a cautious approach to the chase, scoring just eight runs from the first 11 overs.

But they soon picked up the pace and put on 62 for the first wicket, Arnold (33) falling to the bowling of Mohammed Pardesi after Dave Exall had taken the catch.

Khan continued to chip away at the total but fell to Pardesi with Dorset needing 22 for the win.

But Luke Webb (23), Porter and 16-year-old debutant Max Trueman saw their side home for an impressive victory.