HARTLEY Wintney produced a fine all-round performance to consign local rivals Hook and Newnham Basics to their first Southern Electric Premier Division 1 defeat of the season.
Hook went into the derby at the King George V Playing Fields as hot favourites, having won their first four matches of the season. However, skipper Matt Love had warned that Hartley would be tough opponents despite their difficult start to the season – and he was proved right.
The visitors scored at an excellent rate throughout their innings, with Dan Wrenn hitting 91 from just 68 balls and putting on 131 with Scott Baldwin (60). They looked on course for a score in excess of 300 for long periods, but Hook hit back towards the end, taking five wickets for just 25 runs as the visitors were bowled out for 271, writes John Boyman of the Basingstoke Gazette.
Hook made a solid start with the bat and a fifth-wicket stand of 95 between Richard Willcock (66) and Ben Allnutt (51) seemed to have them on course for victory at 191-4. However, wickets fell at regular intervals after this, with the hosts eventually bowled out for 237 to lose by 34 runs.
As a result, Hook slipped a place to third, while Hartley are up to fifth after winning two games in a row, having lost their opening three outings.
The afternoon began well for Hook, with captain Love winning the toss. He chose to field, the hosts having won all four of their opening games batting second, but the pitch was a good one and Hartley openers Chris Jolley and Jamie Teale got off to a quick start.
Teale was dropped by Kieran Thomson early on and the opening pair went on to make 51 before Jolley (27) was trapped in front by Shane Brewer.
Number three Tommy Flanders hit two nice boundaries before being run out following a mix-up, and Teale soon followed him back to the pavilion, clean bowled by Kieran Thomson’s second delivery. At that point, in the 12th over, Hartley were 68-3 and the match delicately poised.
Australian Aaron Wivell kept the run-rate high, making 37 from just 25 balls after being dropped early on in a partnership of 46 with Baldwin. However, Hook managed to respond, with Thomson having Wivell and Jonty Rowe dismissed in successive balls to leave Hartley 114-5.
Wrenn’s first task was to see off the hat-trick ball, but having done that, he proceeded to take the game to the hosts. Love missed a sharp chance to catch him at midwicket early on, but in the space of 21 overs, he and Baldwin added 131 to the score, with Wrenn smashing eight fours and three sixes on his way to a 68-ball 91.
With that pair at the crease and thanks to some wayward bowling, Hartley looked set to post an enormous total in excess of 300. However, Wrenn was caught at long off going for another big shot and Hook were able to turn the tide.
Hartley went from 245-5 midway through the 38th over to 271 all out in the 46th over, with Thomson (4-65) and Ben Thane (4-29) doing the damage.
The match was on a knife-edge at tea and while Hook lost opener Thomson in the third over, they were still able to make a decent start with the bat. Danger men Thane (28) and Love (35) both got starts, keeping in touch with the required rate, but neither was able to go on and make a telling contribution.
Change bowlers Mark Teale and Scott Baldwin were able to tie the hosts up, with a run of four consecutive maiden overs putting the pressure on the hosts.
When Nick Willcock succumbed in the 22nd over, flashing at a wide delivery from left-arm spinner Mark Teale and picking out Jolley at gully, Hook were in trouble at 96-4.
Richard Willcock (66 and Ben Allnutt (51) were able to turn things around, putting on 95 for the fifth wicket in the space of 17 overs to put the game back in the balance. However, Richard Willcock then became the first of three victims for young spinner Seb Waddington and when Josh Buckingham was dismissed in the following over, Hook were back in trouble.
They had hope as long as Allnutt was at the crease, but he was running out of partners and when he was unfortunately run out while backing up, Jolley deflecting the ball onto the stumps on his follow-through, the game was up. Brewer was clean bowled by Jolley to wrap up the match, giving Hartley a deserved win.
Hook went into the derby at the King George V Playing Fields as hot favourites, having won their first four matches of the season. However, skipper Matt Love had warned that Hartley would be tough opponents despite their difficult start to the season – and he was proved right.
The visitors scored at an excellent rate throughout their innings, with Dan Wrenn hitting 91 from just 68 balls and putting on 131 with Scott Baldwin (60). They looked on course for a score in excess of 300 for long periods, but Hook hit back towards the end, taking five wickets for just 25 runs as the visitors were bowled out for 271, writes John Boyman of the Basingstoke Gazette.
Hook made a solid start with the bat and a fifth-wicket stand of 95 between Richard Willcock (66) and Ben Allnutt (51) seemed to have them on course for victory at 191-4. However, wickets fell at regular intervals after this, with the hosts eventually bowled out for 237 to lose by 34 runs.
As a result, Hook slipped a place to third, while Hartley are up to fifth after winning two games in a row, having lost their opening three outings.
The afternoon began well for Hook, with captain Love winning the toss. He chose to field, the hosts having won all four of their opening games batting second, but the pitch was a good one and Hartley openers Chris Jolley and Jamie Teale got off to a quick start.
Teale was dropped by Kieran Thomson early on and the opening pair went on to make 51 before Jolley (27) was trapped in front by Shane Brewer.
Number three Tommy Flanders hit two nice boundaries before being run out following a mix-up, and Teale soon followed him back to the pavilion, clean bowled by Kieran Thomson’s second delivery. At that point, in the 12th over, Hartley were 68-3 and the match delicately poised.
Australian Aaron Wivell kept the run-rate high, making 37 from just 25 balls after being dropped early on in a partnership of 46 with Baldwin. However, Hook managed to respond, with Thomson having Wivell and Jonty Rowe dismissed in successive balls to leave Hartley 114-5.
Wrenn’s first task was to see off the hat-trick ball, but having done that, he proceeded to take the game to the hosts. Love missed a sharp chance to catch him at midwicket early on, but in the space of 21 overs, he and Baldwin added 131 to the score, with Wrenn smashing eight fours and three sixes on his way to a 68-ball 91.
With that pair at the crease and thanks to some wayward bowling, Hartley looked set to post an enormous total in excess of 300. However, Wrenn was caught at long off going for another big shot and Hook were able to turn the tide.
Hartley went from 245-5 midway through the 38th over to 271 all out in the 46th over, with Thomson (4-65) and Ben Thane (4-29) doing the damage.
The match was on a knife-edge at tea and while Hook lost opener Thomson in the third over, they were still able to make a decent start with the bat. Danger men Thane (28) and Love (35) both got starts, keeping in touch with the required rate, but neither was able to go on and make a telling contribution.
Change bowlers Mark Teale and Scott Baldwin were able to tie the hosts up, with a run of four consecutive maiden overs putting the pressure on the hosts.
When Nick Willcock succumbed in the 22nd over, flashing at a wide delivery from left-arm spinner Mark Teale and picking out Jolley at gully, Hook were in trouble at 96-4.
Richard Willcock (66 and Ben Allnutt (51) were able to turn things around, putting on 95 for the fifth wicket in the space of 17 overs to put the game back in the balance. However, Richard Willcock then became the first of three victims for young spinner Seb Waddington and when Josh Buckingham was dismissed in the following over, Hook were back in trouble.
They had hope as long as Allnutt was at the crease, but he was running out of partners and when he was unfortunately run out while backing up, Jolley deflecting the ball onto the stumps on his follow-through, the game was up. Brewer was clean bowled by Jolley to wrap up the match, giving Hartley a deserved win.