A pre-lunch downpour may have saved champions South Wilts from a second consecutive ECB Southern Premier League defeat.
They were struggling at 65-4 after 35 overs against New Milton when the heavens opened and flooded the Bemerton pitch.
Dan Loader cleaned bowled both Eddie Abel (1) and Australian teenager Jake Winter (0) before James Hayward (16) and Jack Mynott (37) began to repair the damage.
But both batsmen were dismissed before the rain ruined New Milton’s prospects of a third successive Premier Division victory.
Leading SPL wicket-taker Matt Metcalfe took both the Alton wickets to fall as the Brewers lurched to 27-2, while visiting St Cross Symondians were 40-2 (Tom Foyle 26) against table topping Bashley (Rydal) when play was abandoned.
The top clash between second placed Burridge and Havant was postponed after two umpire’s inspections, while the Island ground at Newclose was so wet the Hampshire Academy didn’t even travel for their match with Ventnor.
It meant a total washout of the Premier Division round 9 programme.
They were struggling at 65-4 after 35 overs against New Milton when the heavens opened and flooded the Bemerton pitch.
Dan Loader cleaned bowled both Eddie Abel (1) and Australian teenager Jake Winter (0) before James Hayward (16) and Jack Mynott (37) began to repair the damage.
But both batsmen were dismissed before the rain ruined New Milton’s prospects of a third successive Premier Division victory.
Leading SPL wicket-taker Matt Metcalfe took both the Alton wickets to fall as the Brewers lurched to 27-2, while visiting St Cross Symondians were 40-2 (Tom Foyle 26) against table topping Bashley (Rydal) when play was abandoned.
The top clash between second placed Burridge and Havant was postponed after two umpire’s inspections, while the Island ground at Newclose was so wet the Hampshire Academy didn’t even travel for their match with Ventnor.
It meant a total washout of the Premier Division round 9 programme.