Neil Lederman described London Maccabi Vale’s promotion into Division Three of the Chess Valley League as “a great achievement”.

Bushey’s defeat of St John’s Wood ensured a top-three finish for LMV, behind newly-crowned champions Wembley.

Lederman said: “I’m delighted that we have now been promoted three years on the trot. This year was definitely a step up in standard and we will all be looking forward to challenging ourselves again next year.

"We couldn't have done it without new signing Steve Allweis who led the the wicket-takers and Adam Spooner's ever-improving leg-spin got our first 5fer in the league.

"Batting-wise, Adam Brand scored top-scored in the league, with Danny Caro, Alex Haffner and myself all consistently scoring runs.

"Mark Landau chipped in with his first ton for the club but he was unable to kick on during the season."

LMV finished the season in third place after Winchmore Hill beat St John's Wood.