STEEPLE Morden slipped to defeat at Foxton II on Saturday and now look almost certain candidates for relegation.

STEEPLE Morden slipped to defeat at Foxton II on Saturday and now look almost certain candidates for relegation.

Foxton batted first and the Morden bowlers put in a good performance as Martin Osborne (10-3-23-3) took the first three wickets including griffin for 50.

Paul Jarman (8-1-39-4) and Graham Jarman (10-3-26-1) kept on the pressure but Lees’ hard hitting 39 took his team to 165-8.

On a good wicket and fast outfield, this looked a target Morden could reach but a fine opening spell by Gray soon had them in trouble at 19-4.

Opener Paul Jarman was joined by Tim Tidey and the runs began to flow before the latter went for a fine 43 while Jarman (43) soon followed, both falling to Cooper who finished with 4-19 as Morden closed on 132-8 knowing they must win at least two of their remaining games to have a chance of staying up.