The Glasshouse Park men were soundly beaten in their clash with champions-elect Walsall on Saturday.

With only two games remaining any one of five teams can still join relegated Shifnal in the First Division next season, but favourites for the drop must be West Bromwich Dartmouth, who are 21 points behind the Wardens. However Leamington (ten points behind the Wardens), Moseley and Kidderminster are all still in danger.

The day started brightly for the Wardens, having won the toss and inserted Walsall. James Jordan claimed the wicket of Baker, caught by James Ord in his first over.

Tranter and New Zealander Wilson batted soundly until Tranter (27) was stumped by Marillier off the bowling of Kotak with the score at 45.

Mo Sheikh (52), dropped off a simple chance on 0, joined Wilson (52) for the most decisive stand of the day adding 91 runs in 30 overs to give Walsall the perfect platform for a late innings surge.

Walsall did not disappoint, with a sound knock from youngster Tom Maxfield (21) and a quickfire 27 from Warwickshire's Andrew Miller including three big sixes, although Miller was dropped on the boundary when on 5.

The innings finally closed on 208-7 with Wardens' fielding display being by far the worst of the season.

Wardens' reply got off to a steady start with few alarms in the early overs, but that was all to change very quickly.

The dismissal of Steve Byng (17) with the score on 25 and the dismissals of Wilkinson (8), Ord (4) and Stenning (0), saw the top order blown away in just five overs and the innings tottered on the brink at 32-4.

Kotak (22), Jason Young (15) and Martin Donald (13) slowly improved the Wardens' fortunes. But the introduction of man of the match Mo Sheikh again put Wardens firmly under the cosh and his match-winning 5-22 - including three wickets in his last ten balls - saw the Wardens' resistance finally end in the 49th over with the score on 101, leaving Paul Henderson 15no.

Wardens' haul of only three points and Leamington's resounding victory over Moseley did little to calm the relegation nerves.

Wardens go to Knowle & Dorridge on Saturday.