HARTLEY Wintney lost by just one wicket at Bournemouth, who were set a target of 126 to win and just got over the Chapel Gate finishing line with 17 balls to spare.
This was thanks to some really tight bowling from the village side’s attack led by Mark Teale (3-20) and supported well by Chris Jolley (2-21), Aaron Wivell (1-23) Scott Baldwin (1-31) and Jamie Teale (0-24).
It was Bournemouth skipper Martin Miller (40) and David Kidner (47) who made sure the Dorset side won. Opener Miller anchored the innings being the sixth man out with the score on 105 and Kidner was the eighth wicket to fall with score on 123. Earlier, in the contest, the home side won the toss and elected to bowl.
Kidner proved to be the main weapon of the Bournemouth attack with an impressive return of 5-24. He removed most of the Hartley top order as they struggled to 46-6 and then Joshua Finnie (3-27) added more woe for the visitors. Scott Baldwin (31) was the village side’s top scorer and Chris Jolley (22) was the next best batter in their all score of 125. Basingstoke Gazette.
A change of captain failed to throw New Milton off course as they maintained their winning start to the Southern Premier League season with victory over Liphook & Ripsley.
A five-wicket Division One success provided James Park with the perfect start to his temporary tenure as skipper in the absence of Ryan Beck, who had been ruled out of a first-team game for the first time in 12 years due to a broken finger.
The Green and Golds dismissed their visitors for just 112 at Fernhill Sports Ground with Dan Loader (3-23), George Watts (2- 9) and Nick Elliott (3-20) in fine form.
Chasing 112, New Milton struggled under pressure from Sean Burton, who ended with superb figures of four for 14, and the match appeared set for a close finish after the home side had been reduced to 43 for five.
However, Nick Park’s unbeaten 28 in tandem with Lee Beck (27*) saw the hosts grasp victory with 11 overs to spare.
Stand-in skipper James Park said: “It was a good win and especially on a personal level as it was my first game as captain. To bowl them out of 112 was a great effort. It’s important to take wickets with the new ball and we continued that aspect of our play from the first two games.
“Dan Loader did well in taking three wickets and they struggled to deal with George Watts – he is the best young bowler in the league as far as I can see. Nick Elliott had his first long spell of the season and all of the bowlers did a good job for us.”
Although New Milton had appeared in a spot of bother at 43 for five, stand-in skipper Park admitted he had been fully confident his team would pull through.
He added: “A five-wicket win is usually quite comfortable but you might not have thought that if you had been watching us. When we were 43 for five, it looked like it might be difficult.
But all 11 of our lads can bat so even at that stage I had full confidence in the boys. We have got a lot of experience in there and that always helps.
“The lads put on 70 and did the job so that was pretty pleasing. It was a shame we dropped some points but the win was the most important thing. It has been a good start to the league season for us off the back of last year when we ended up disappointed. We are there or thereabouts so we will see how the rest of the year goes.”
New Milton are currently second in the table and are one of three teams in Division One who have won all three of their league games in 2015. Hook & Newnham Basics and Basingstoke & North Hants have also got 100 per cent winning records.
Sydneysider Alex Bloomfield’s half-century put the icing on the cake for Rowledge, who batted consistently to post 229-8 and then bowl Andover out for 204 despite fifties of their own by Dave Taylor (54) and Glyn Treagus (52). Bournemouth Echo.
This was thanks to some really tight bowling from the village side’s attack led by Mark Teale (3-20) and supported well by Chris Jolley (2-21), Aaron Wivell (1-23) Scott Baldwin (1-31) and Jamie Teale (0-24).
It was Bournemouth skipper Martin Miller (40) and David Kidner (47) who made sure the Dorset side won. Opener Miller anchored the innings being the sixth man out with the score on 105 and Kidner was the eighth wicket to fall with score on 123. Earlier, in the contest, the home side won the toss and elected to bowl.
Kidner proved to be the main weapon of the Bournemouth attack with an impressive return of 5-24. He removed most of the Hartley top order as they struggled to 46-6 and then Joshua Finnie (3-27) added more woe for the visitors. Scott Baldwin (31) was the village side’s top scorer and Chris Jolley (22) was the next best batter in their all score of 125. Basingstoke Gazette.
A change of captain failed to throw New Milton off course as they maintained their winning start to the Southern Premier League season with victory over Liphook & Ripsley.
A five-wicket Division One success provided James Park with the perfect start to his temporary tenure as skipper in the absence of Ryan Beck, who had been ruled out of a first-team game for the first time in 12 years due to a broken finger.
The Green and Golds dismissed their visitors for just 112 at Fernhill Sports Ground with Dan Loader (3-23), George Watts (2- 9) and Nick Elliott (3-20) in fine form.
Chasing 112, New Milton struggled under pressure from Sean Burton, who ended with superb figures of four for 14, and the match appeared set for a close finish after the home side had been reduced to 43 for five.
However, Nick Park’s unbeaten 28 in tandem with Lee Beck (27*) saw the hosts grasp victory with 11 overs to spare.
Stand-in skipper James Park said: “It was a good win and especially on a personal level as it was my first game as captain. To bowl them out of 112 was a great effort. It’s important to take wickets with the new ball and we continued that aspect of our play from the first two games.
“Dan Loader did well in taking three wickets and they struggled to deal with George Watts – he is the best young bowler in the league as far as I can see. Nick Elliott had his first long spell of the season and all of the bowlers did a good job for us.”
Although New Milton had appeared in a spot of bother at 43 for five, stand-in skipper Park admitted he had been fully confident his team would pull through.
He added: “A five-wicket win is usually quite comfortable but you might not have thought that if you had been watching us. When we were 43 for five, it looked like it might be difficult.
But all 11 of our lads can bat so even at that stage I had full confidence in the boys. We have got a lot of experience in there and that always helps.
“The lads put on 70 and did the job so that was pretty pleasing. It was a shame we dropped some points but the win was the most important thing. It has been a good start to the league season for us off the back of last year when we ended up disappointed. We are there or thereabouts so we will see how the rest of the year goes.”
New Milton are currently second in the table and are one of three teams in Division One who have won all three of their league games in 2015. Hook & Newnham Basics and Basingstoke & North Hants have also got 100 per cent winning records.
Sydneysider Alex Bloomfield’s half-century put the icing on the cake for Rowledge, who batted consistently to post 229-8 and then bowl Andover out for 204 despite fifties of their own by Dave Taylor (54) and Glyn Treagus (52). Bournemouth Echo.