Tailenders Matt Metcalfe, Ed Freeman and Ollie Calcott spared Lymington’s blushes as they salvaged an unlikely ECB Southern Premier Division draw against winless Hampshire Academy.
The trio all dug deep after Lymington had collapsed to 108-8 in pursuit of the Academy’s 228 for nine at the Sports Ground, writes Neil Perrett.
Earlier, Metcalfe (2-63) and Freeman (1-11) had struck to reduce the Academy to 11-3 before Swindon-based Jake Goodwin heroically set about repairing the damage.
Goodwin, pictured by Roy Honeybone, hit three sixes and 17 fours in a maiden SPL 129 to frustrate Lymington with Darren Cowley (2-35) and Richie Lock (2-36) among the wickets.
The Lymington reply started in disastrous and pedestrian fashion as they lost their first three wickets for the addition of just one run from the first 10 overs.
George Pardoe (2-10), who is dual-registered with Bashley, claimed the first two wickets including the prize scalp of Hampshire’s Lewis McManus.
Although Dom Hand (41) briefly helped stop the rot – and shared 64 for the seventh wicket with Simon Beetham (31) – Lymington were in the mire at 108-8 after the pair had both departed.
But a stoic ninth-wicket stand of 40 between Metcalfe (35) and Calcott held up the Academy before Freeman (16) and Calcott survived to see Lymington to 169 for nine at the close.
The trio all dug deep after Lymington had collapsed to 108-8 in pursuit of the Academy’s 228 for nine at the Sports Ground, writes Neil Perrett.
Earlier, Metcalfe (2-63) and Freeman (1-11) had struck to reduce the Academy to 11-3 before Swindon-based Jake Goodwin heroically set about repairing the damage.
Goodwin, pictured by Roy Honeybone, hit three sixes and 17 fours in a maiden SPL 129 to frustrate Lymington with Darren Cowley (2-35) and Richie Lock (2-36) among the wickets.
The Lymington reply started in disastrous and pedestrian fashion as they lost their first three wickets for the addition of just one run from the first 10 overs.
George Pardoe (2-10), who is dual-registered with Bashley, claimed the first two wickets including the prize scalp of Hampshire’s Lewis McManus.
Although Dom Hand (41) briefly helped stop the rot – and shared 64 for the seventh wicket with Simon Beetham (31) – Lymington were in the mire at 108-8 after the pair had both departed.
But a stoic ninth-wicket stand of 40 between Metcalfe (35) and Calcott held up the Academy before Freeman (16) and Calcott survived to see Lymington to 169 for nine at the close.