KENDAL captain Chris Miller says his side now know how to win tight matches after a last-ball victory over St Annes.

Miller praised the fighting spirit of his team after sneaking yet another dramatic victory - the third time they have left it late to seal the win.

Having beaten local rivals Netherfield last month thanks to a last wicket partnership - where Miller hit the winning runs - it took a fumble by St Annes wicketkeeper David Watson to gift Kendal the two runs they needed off the last ball.

While Miller played the captain's role to perfection, returning season-best figures of 6-72 and then scoring an unbeaten 31, he said victory was down to a real team performance.

"There is nothing better than sitting in the dressing room after winning a match and knowing that everyone in the team has played their part," he said. "When you win games like this, it is down to everyone doing their bit, the batsmen, the bowlers and the fielders.

"Of course you like to win matches where you dominated all areas of the game but, likewise, it takes a fighting spirit to win games the way we are doing at the minute and that is what is most pleasing.

"Earlier in the season, we would have just collapsed in those sort of situations but we have learnt to battle and win these type of tight matches."

Kendal will know they will have to show all those fighting qualities when they host Chorley on Saturday looking to make it four wins on the spin.

"It will be tough but I fancy ourselves against Chorley," added Miller. "We are on a bit of a roll now. That win at St Annes was vital because it sets us up for the rest of the season."

At St Annes, the home team won the toss and opted to bat and spin bowler Miller decided to use himself to open the bowling.

And while it did not pay immediate dividends, it certainly paid off as the Kendal captain got the wickets that mattered most.

St Annes opening pair Andy Kellett and Adam Holt seemed settled in the middle until Miller made the breakthrough, Kellett caught by Herron for 19.

Saeed Bariwala then got in the act claiming Xander Pitchers (14) and Nathan Bolus (15) caught by Herron and Ryan Shepherd respectively.

Miller then made the big breakthrough, as the dangerous Holt was caught and bowled for 49.

It proved to be a significant moment as only Geeth Kamburugamuwe with 22 - another of Miller's six victims - made any sort of contribution as St Annes were bowled out for 157.

In reply, Darren Braithwaite (18) and Paul Dodds (21) got Kendal off to a solid start but frustratingly got themselves out just as they got themselves in while Shepherd (12) also departed.

Pitchers was proving to be a problem for Kendal - eventually finishing on 6-62 - as he ripped through the middle order with professional Eldred Hawken (1), Bariwala (15) and Shane Hyland (2) all making quick returns to the pavilion.

But crucially, Oliver Field weighed in with 43 to put Kendal right back in it. And although Herron (2) and Nightingale (4) departed, it was left to Miller and Marcus Hill to see Kendal home - although they did get a helping hand from the St Annes wicketkeeper.