Ben Mathews with 63 was Shelton's top scorer in their 197-6, but Newtown reached 198-4 with some solid individual scores - Brian Jones 38no, Steve Davies 37 and Richard Smout 37.

BBC: Wellington and Whitchurch go up

Davies and Kraus were brought together by Brian Melzack, who fronted a consortium that almost took over at Loftus Road last year.

BBC: QPR clinch USA link

Clare Balding will present BBC's TV coverage alongside studio guests Brian Noble and Justin Morgan, with match commentary coming from Dave Woods and Jonathan Davies.

BBC: Challenge Cup Final at Wembley to be a sell-out