Basingstoke & North Hants were skittled for 50 – believed to be their lowest post-war score – when arch rivals Hook & Newnham Basics humiliated them in front of their own stunned May’s Bounty followers.
The thumping 151-run defeat which followed Hook posting a competitive 201 all out was a serious blow to the club’s prospects of gaining promotion to the Southern Electric Premier Division, writes John Boyman, Basingstoke Gazette.
Only skipper Chris Froud, with 25, made double figures as Spencer Champ (6-21) and Shane Brewer (4-29) shot them out in less than 15 overs.
Froud said: “We let ourselves down with some soft batting, a succession of poor shots leading to a lot of the dismissals.”
Elated Hook, who would have struggled to have got on Basingstoke’s fixture list in the past, built their total around third-wicket pair Kieran Thomson (42) and Matt Buckingham (58), while the tail wagged after Basics lost three wickets for two runs at 169-6, but rallied with Liam Doran and Anik Divecha putting on 30 for the last wicket.
Defiant Nick Park led the way as leaders New Milton toppled Andover to record a sixth straight victory, writes Neil Perrett of the Bournemouth Echo.
The former Bournemouth player remained unbeaten as the Green & Golds posted an imposing 204-9 at London Road.
Nick Park (63) helped steady the ship after Mark House and James Park had both fallen cheaply and built on a solid start from opener James Haggaty (24).
He received backing from Ben Lawes (32) and Lee Beck (25), sharing in important partnerships with the pair as New Milton stuck to their task.
Although Lawes and Beck both fell to spinner Matt Hooper (4-51), Nick Park stood firm to ensure New Milton would bat out their 50 overs.
Teenage paceman George Watts (3-21) gave New Milton an ideal start with the ball, removing top three Ali Hooper, Matt Knight and Darron Augustus as Andover struggled to 52-3.
Nick Gargaro entered the fray to trap danger-man Dave Taylor in front before Haggaty bowled Max Souter to leave the hosts on 64-5.
A sixth-wicket stand of 44 was broken when Nick Elliott removed Luke Andrews (19) before Beck quickly followed up to account for Mike Adams.
And once Hooper (39) had become the first of three victims for Dan Loader (3-28), there was no way back for Andover who were stopped at 157 as Milton triumphed by 47 runs.
Skipper Martin Miller piloted Bournemouth to a fourth successive victory – Otago teenager Josh Finnie starring with bat and ball as Lions registered a 22-run triumph over Division One newcomers Rowledge at School Lane.
Kiwi Finnie (56) maintained his impressive form, cracking eight fours and a six during his 61-ball stay as Bournemouth posted 178-8 eight.
And although the 2014 SPL2 champions started their reply promisingly, 56-0 (Ricky Yates 40) soon became 66-5 as Dave Kidner and Finnie made hay.
Left-armer Kidner (3-27) and Finnie (3-34) both returned tidy figures from their 10 overs before Jake Hurley (2-18) came on to mop up as Rowledge were dismissed for 156.
Since losing their first two fixtures against Hook and Calmore Sports, Bournemouth have hit back with wins over Hartley Wintney, Liphook & Ripsley, Totton & Eling and now Rowledge.
Miller had words of praise for 18-year-old New Zealander Finnie who followed up his 85 against Totton & Eling the previous week with another intelligent batting display.
“He is finding his feet,” said Miller. “He has been playing some decent standard cricket between Saturdays and that has benefited him. He played in a practice match for a New Zealand one-day side and also for Hampshire seconds.
“He comes in for us and plays the way he has been playing for them. The pitch at Rowledge wasn’t great but he batted really well and applied himself. It was still aggressive but totally different to last week when we played on a flat track at Chapel Gate. It was a match-winning half-century for us.”
Finnie shared 81 for the third wicket with Alan Badenhorst (24) before Pete Smith (32) put on 49 for the sixth with Kidner (19*). And although Aussie Alex Bloomfield (53) led the reply, once he had become one of Finnie’s victims, Rowledge’s chances bit the dust.
Hartley Wintney failed to make it a hat-trick of wins after they lost by 46 runs at Liphook and Ripsley, who successfully defended 207 by bowling the visitors out for 161.
Liphook’s innings was build around an excellent knock from Suman Ganguly’s 89 which came from 98 balls and included 14 fours.
He was well supported by Grant Rouse (30), who was one of four wickets for Tommy Flanders (4-17).
Hartley’s reply did not get off to the best of starts as they lost their top three all cheaply.
Aaron Wivell , with 44 from 43 balls was their top scorer, but wickets continued to fall Dan Wrenn (23) and Jolley (22) moved the score along and late blast from Flanders (26) which included three sixes saw Hartley bowled out for 161.
Ganguly (4-52) completed a great all-round performance, while Sean Burton returned the best bowling figures of the day 4-13.
Calmore Sports picked up a vital seven-wicket win which left arch local SPL1 rivals Totton and Eling propping up the table.
Openers Tom Arnold (35) and New Zealander Andrew Fletcher got Totton off to a strong start posting 90 for the first wicket before the Solent University student was run out by a Mark Lavelle direct hit.
From then on, Calmore got themselves back into the game, taking pace off the ball in the middle overs with Lavelle (2-29) and James Rose (2-50) helping them to restrict Totton to below 200 with Luke Johnson (2-35) bowling well at the death picking up two late wickets. With a six and 12 fours, Fletcher (73) top scored for Totton, who needed an impact from skipper Richard Dibden (36) to ensure they reached an under-par 194-9 from their 50 overs.
Calmore went about the chase in a positive manner with both openers getting off to a flyer. An opening stand of 51 between Lavelle and Vann (23) got the chase on its way before the skipper took control, smashing a 15-four 76 off just 72 balls.
He was aided by teenage left-hander Ben Johns (29), but when both fell in quick succession with the score on 137, Totton harboured an outside chance, needing another seven wickets with just 58 runs to work with.
James Rose (33) and Callum Holloway (21) steadied the ship to seal an ultimately comfortable win with over 11 overs to spare.
The thumping 151-run defeat which followed Hook posting a competitive 201 all out was a serious blow to the club’s prospects of gaining promotion to the Southern Electric Premier Division, writes John Boyman, Basingstoke Gazette.
Only skipper Chris Froud, with 25, made double figures as Spencer Champ (6-21) and Shane Brewer (4-29) shot them out in less than 15 overs.
Froud said: “We let ourselves down with some soft batting, a succession of poor shots leading to a lot of the dismissals.”
Elated Hook, who would have struggled to have got on Basingstoke’s fixture list in the past, built their total around third-wicket pair Kieran Thomson (42) and Matt Buckingham (58), while the tail wagged after Basics lost three wickets for two runs at 169-6, but rallied with Liam Doran and Anik Divecha putting on 30 for the last wicket.
Defiant Nick Park led the way as leaders New Milton toppled Andover to record a sixth straight victory, writes Neil Perrett of the Bournemouth Echo.
The former Bournemouth player remained unbeaten as the Green & Golds posted an imposing 204-9 at London Road.
Nick Park (63) helped steady the ship after Mark House and James Park had both fallen cheaply and built on a solid start from opener James Haggaty (24).
He received backing from Ben Lawes (32) and Lee Beck (25), sharing in important partnerships with the pair as New Milton stuck to their task.
Although Lawes and Beck both fell to spinner Matt Hooper (4-51), Nick Park stood firm to ensure New Milton would bat out their 50 overs.
Teenage paceman George Watts (3-21) gave New Milton an ideal start with the ball, removing top three Ali Hooper, Matt Knight and Darron Augustus as Andover struggled to 52-3.
Nick Gargaro entered the fray to trap danger-man Dave Taylor in front before Haggaty bowled Max Souter to leave the hosts on 64-5.
A sixth-wicket stand of 44 was broken when Nick Elliott removed Luke Andrews (19) before Beck quickly followed up to account for Mike Adams.
And once Hooper (39) had become the first of three victims for Dan Loader (3-28), there was no way back for Andover who were stopped at 157 as Milton triumphed by 47 runs.
Skipper Martin Miller piloted Bournemouth to a fourth successive victory – Otago teenager Josh Finnie starring with bat and ball as Lions registered a 22-run triumph over Division One newcomers Rowledge at School Lane.
Kiwi Finnie (56) maintained his impressive form, cracking eight fours and a six during his 61-ball stay as Bournemouth posted 178-8 eight.
And although the 2014 SPL2 champions started their reply promisingly, 56-0 (Ricky Yates 40) soon became 66-5 as Dave Kidner and Finnie made hay.
Left-armer Kidner (3-27) and Finnie (3-34) both returned tidy figures from their 10 overs before Jake Hurley (2-18) came on to mop up as Rowledge were dismissed for 156.
Since losing their first two fixtures against Hook and Calmore Sports, Bournemouth have hit back with wins over Hartley Wintney, Liphook & Ripsley, Totton & Eling and now Rowledge.
Miller had words of praise for 18-year-old New Zealander Finnie who followed up his 85 against Totton & Eling the previous week with another intelligent batting display.
“He is finding his feet,” said Miller. “He has been playing some decent standard cricket between Saturdays and that has benefited him. He played in a practice match for a New Zealand one-day side and also for Hampshire seconds.
“He comes in for us and plays the way he has been playing for them. The pitch at Rowledge wasn’t great but he batted really well and applied himself. It was still aggressive but totally different to last week when we played on a flat track at Chapel Gate. It was a match-winning half-century for us.”
Finnie shared 81 for the third wicket with Alan Badenhorst (24) before Pete Smith (32) put on 49 for the sixth with Kidner (19*). And although Aussie Alex Bloomfield (53) led the reply, once he had become one of Finnie’s victims, Rowledge’s chances bit the dust.
Hartley Wintney failed to make it a hat-trick of wins after they lost by 46 runs at Liphook and Ripsley, who successfully defended 207 by bowling the visitors out for 161.
Liphook’s innings was build around an excellent knock from Suman Ganguly’s 89 which came from 98 balls and included 14 fours.
He was well supported by Grant Rouse (30), who was one of four wickets for Tommy Flanders (4-17).
Hartley’s reply did not get off to the best of starts as they lost their top three all cheaply.
Aaron Wivell , with 44 from 43 balls was their top scorer, but wickets continued to fall Dan Wrenn (23) and Jolley (22) moved the score along and late blast from Flanders (26) which included three sixes saw Hartley bowled out for 161.
Ganguly (4-52) completed a great all-round performance, while Sean Burton returned the best bowling figures of the day 4-13.
Calmore Sports picked up a vital seven-wicket win which left arch local SPL1 rivals Totton and Eling propping up the table.
Openers Tom Arnold (35) and New Zealander Andrew Fletcher got Totton off to a strong start posting 90 for the first wicket before the Solent University student was run out by a Mark Lavelle direct hit.
From then on, Calmore got themselves back into the game, taking pace off the ball in the middle overs with Lavelle (2-29) and James Rose (2-50) helping them to restrict Totton to below 200 with Luke Johnson (2-35) bowling well at the death picking up two late wickets. With a six and 12 fours, Fletcher (73) top scored for Totton, who needed an impact from skipper Richard Dibden (36) to ensure they reached an under-par 194-9 from their 50 overs.
Calmore went about the chase in a positive manner with both openers getting off to a flyer. An opening stand of 51 between Lavelle and Vann (23) got the chase on its way before the skipper took control, smashing a 15-four 76 off just 72 balls.
He was aided by teenage left-hander Ben Johns (29), but when both fell in quick succession with the score on 137, Totton harboured an outside chance, needing another seven wickets with just 58 runs to work with.
James Rose (33) and Callum Holloway (21) steadied the ship to seal an ultimately comfortable win with over 11 overs to spare.