SWAY, SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS 

Twenty-two years ago, Sway were playing in Hampshire League Division Six. In 2023, they completed a remarkable rise through the Hampshire pyramid by winning Southern Premier Division 3 in only their second year. 
Affected badly by the weather - seven of their scheduled 18 games were rained off - Sway won all 11 completed matches, with 2024 skipper David Steadman taking 27 wickets and both Tim Noble (341) and Will Crossley (297) finishing high in the SPL batting charts.
Results - 
R1 - v Trojans. Cancelled. 
R2 - South Wilts II 159 (Langdown 38, Pittman 46, Thomas 5-24) Sway 163-8 (Crossley 55, Burton 34, Brewer 4-33). Sway won by two wickets.
R3 - Sway 259-6 (Bernard 64, Crossley 52, Hall 34, Grasham 25) Bashley (Rydal) II 152 (A Turner 35, Scott 28, Morris 27, Waller 4-38, Grasham 3-21).  Sway won by 107 runs.
R4 - Parley 114 (Waller 4-28, Bernard 3-39) Sway 118-7 (Grasham 20*, Green 3-30). Sway won by three wickets.
R5 - Trojans 239 (Rowlands 52*, Venter 44, Donaldson 39) Sway 240-4 (Crossley 100*, Noble 88). Sway won by six wickets.
R6 - Havant II 144 (M Hayward 30*, Galliers  24, Atkins 22, Bernard 3-23) Sway 147-4 (Hall 32, Steadman 28*, Bradley 3-39). Sway won by six wickets. 
R7 - Gosport Borough 195 (Harris 38, Royan 27, Richards 27, Kitchin 25, Bernard 5-30, Steadman 4-52) Sway 196-3 (Hall 42*, Noble 40, Crossley 40, Walter 39). Sway won by seven wickets.
R8 - Sway 267-7 (Burton 58*, Noble 55, Grasham 37*) Fawley 254-9 (Singh 86, C Earl 47, Munir 34, Nailor 4-61). Sway won by 13 runs.
R9 - Paultons 234-9 (Drake 65, Longland 57, Steadman 4-34, Bailey 3-55) Sway 235-8 (Hall 74*, Bailey 49, Jones 34). Sway won by two wickets.
R10 - Sway 134 (Millard 22, Marshall 22*, Reader 4-29, Clark 3-23) Fareham & Crofton 100-3 (Extras 36, Kent 22*, Bulled 22). Match abandoned. No result.
R11 - v South Wilts II. Cancelled.
R12 - v Trojans. Cancelled.
R13 - Parley 213 (Morris 69, O Green 29, Collins 25, Rook 23, Steadman 3-33, Bernard 3-42) Sway 215-9 (Hall 49, Bailey 35, Noble 26, Avoth 3-39, Nicholls 3-41). Sway won by one wicket.
R14 - v Bashley (Rydal) II. Cancelled.
R15 - Sway 211 (Noble 65, Bailey 50, Steadman 43, Turner 4-26, Burns 3-37) Havant II 179 (Walker 46, Galliers 29, Steadman 4-32, Thomas 3-33). Sway won by 32 runs.
R16 - v Gosport Borough. Cancelled.
R17 - v Fawley. Cancelled.
R18 - Paultons 114 (Pike 31, Bernard 4-18, Steadman 3-26) Sway 115-4 (Walton 47, Noble 27, Smith 4-29). Sway won by six wickets.  

WATERLOOVILLE, DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

An eight-match winning run after a delayed start put Waterlooville in pole position to launch their ultimately successful Division 2 title bid, which only creaked towards the end of the campaign by which time the champagne was on ice.  
New Zealander Josh McGregor top scored with 314 runs, while Joe Mitchell captured 27 wickets, working in tandem with Sam Hillman, the pair sending down 63 maidens. 
Results -
R1 - v Portsmouth & Southsea. Cancelled.
R2 - v Fair Oak. Cancelled.
R3 - Waterlooville 157 (Hudson 34, Shephard 33, Worman 4-30, Neave 3-29) Liphook & Ripsley 135 (Neave 32, Nelson-Esch 21, Mitchell 4-20, Hillman 3-49). Waterlooville won by 22 runs.
R4 - OTs & Romsey 210-7 (King 75, Cowley 52, Peruzi 30*) Waterlooville 221-5 (McGregor 69, McCoy 45, Shephard 23, Silva 22*, Newman 3-40). Waterlooville won by five wickets. 
R5 - Sparsholt 141 (Berzins 46, Silva 3-26, Shephard 3-26) Waterlooville 142-4 (McCoy 27, Shephard 27*). Waterlooville won by six wickets.
R6 - Hartley Wintney 150 (Roughley 40, Mulvey 31, Mitchell 5-31) Waterlooville 154-4 (McCoy 42, Birch 26*, Reynolds 26). Waterlooville won by six wickets.
R7 - Waterlooville 198-4 (Shephard 44, McGregor 43, Reynolds 25, Morgan 3-47) Langley Manor 69 (Browne 23, Mitchell 6-18). Waterlooville won by 129 runs.
R8 - St Cross Symondians II 89 (Laney 21, T Jackson 3-21, Hillman 3-26) Waterlooville 93-3 (Reynolds 37*). Waterlooville won by seven wickets.
R9 - Waterlooville 230-9 (Broadhurst 58, Shephard 51, Birch 40, Simpson 3-45) Hook & Newnham Basics II 179 (Moore 38, May 32, Simpson 22, Hudson 4-20). Waterlooville won by 51 runs.
R10 - v Portsmouth & Southsea. Cancelled.
R11 - Waterlooville 170-9 (McGregor 65, Silva 32, Smith 3-22) Fair Oak 148 (Nicholls 36, Mitchell 3-26). Waterlooville won by 22 runs.
R12 - v Liphook & Ripsley. Cancelled.
R13 - Old Tauntonians & Romsey 243-6 (Tulk 96, King 53, Blake 25, Newman 24, Vaughan 23) Waterlooville 198-8 (McCoy 72, Reynolds 27). Old Tauntonians & Romsey won by 45 runs.
R14 - v Sparsholt.  Cancelled.
R15 - Hartley Wintney 80 (Ramsay 30*, Silva 3-16, Reynolds 3-21) Waterlooville 82-1 (McGregor 36*, McCoy 23*).  Waterlooville won by nine wickets.
R16 - Langley Manor 202-8 (Ervine 93, Budd 31, Doubell 31, McGregor 3-26) Waterlooville 129 (Silva 45, Reynolds 26, Green 4-32, Ervine 3-33). Langley Manor won by 73 runs.
R17 - St Cross Symondians II 113 (Beetham 49, Kidd 29, Silva 5-21, Jackson 3-27)  Waterlooville 114-5 (McGregor 43). Waterlooville won by five wickets.
R18 - Waterlooville 50 (Divecha 5-11) Hook & Newnham Basics II 54-3 (J Buckingham 23*). Hook & Newnham Basics II won by seven wickets.  

Basingstoke & North Hants were Southern League Division 1 champions and are back amongst the ECB Premier Division elite after a four-year absence. 
They won their opening four matches before suffering a hefty 100-run defeat at arch rivals Hook & Newnham Basics before embarking on another eight-match win run which included two absorbing affairs against Andover, the eventual runners-up. 
That win sequence took them to the brink of the title before a successive summer tailed off with consecutive defeats by Sarisbury Athletic and Portsmouth. Matt Deadman (390) and Ash Neal (370) each scored over 300 runs, with off-spinner Dubs Wood and Neal the lead wicket takers. 
Results -
R1 - v New Milton. Cancelled.
R2 - Basingstoke & North Hants 221-8 (Shelar 59, Neal 30, Oates 25) Ventnor 147 (Thimosya 31, Blackman 25, Garg 3-24, Oates 3-27). Basingstoke & North Hants won by 74 runs.
R3 - Basingstoke & North Hants 262-8 (Oates 75, Shelar 35, Behrens 4-40) Hambledon 191-8 (Oliver 50*, Behrens 44, J Marshall 34, Wood 3-24, A Neal 3-34). Basingstoke & North Hants won by 71 runs.  
R4 - Rowledge 177 (J Wish 60, O Ryman 27, A Neal 3-27, Brown 3-36) Basingstoke & North Hants 180-7 (Nurse 56, Wood 56). Basingstoke & North Hants won by three wickets.
R5 - Basingstoke & North Hants 260-9 (Nurse 58, B Neal 46*, Shelar 33, A Neal 29, Fisher 3-69) Calmore  Sports 223-8 (Fisher 46, Johns 42, Brewster 30, Moss 28, Wood 3-29). Basingstoke & North Hants won by 37 runs.
R6 - Hook & Newnham Basics 278 (J Buckingham 69, Armstrong 55, Perera 3-43) Basingstoke & North Hants 178 (Shelar 40, Donaldson 25, Brown 22, Divecha 3-35, Murrell 3-43). Hook & Newnham Basics won by 100 runs.
R7 - Andover 123 (Hooper 35, B Neal 4-38) Basingstoke & North Hants 127-7 (A Neal 39, Benge 38*, B Neal 31*, Jansen 5-16). Basingstoke & North Hants won by three wickets.
R8 - Basingstoke & North Hants 245 (A Neal 58, Deadman 41, Donaldson 30, D Coombs 27, Franklin 3-43, S Hill 3-57) Sarisbury Athletic 221 (Feltham 114, S Hill 27, Wood 3-25). Basingstoke & North Hants won by 24 runs.
R9 - Basingstoke & North Hants 216-9 (A Neal 45, Donaldson 35, Coombs 30, B Neal 30, Oates 27, Kooner-Evans 3-38) Portsmouth 92 (Duggan 23, Brown 3-21). Basingstoke & North Hants won by 124 runs.
R10 - New Milton 75 (B Neal 5-25, Coombs 3-32) Basingstoke & North Hants 79-1 (Deadman 36*). Basingstoke & North Hants won by nine wickets.
R11 - Ventnor 220 (Blackman 80, Snell 62, Bartlett 30, Donaldson 4-50, Brown 3-24) Basingstoke & North Hants 221-2 (D Coombs 65*, C Coombs 51*, D Wood 46, Deadman 40). Basingstoke & North Hants won by eight wickets.
R12 - v Hambledon. Cancelled. 
R13 - Rowledge 149 (Martin 54) Basingstoke & North Hants 152-8 (Shelar 36, Oates 35, A Neal 25). Basingstoke & North Hants won by two wickets.
R14 - v Calmore Sports. Cancelled.
R15 - Basingstoke & North Hants 291-7 (Deadman 106, Oates 41, Shelar 38, B Neal 36, A Neal 29, May 3-44) Hook & Newnham Basics 206 (J Buckingham 61, M Buckingham 32, Oates 4-29, D Wood 3-35). won by Basingstoke & North Hants won by 85 runs.
R16 - Basingstoke & North Hants 215-8 (Oates 51, Deadman 46, A Neal 30, Nyumbu 3-33) Andover 205-9 (Mutambami 46, Birks 45, Nyumbu 42, Hooper 27, Oates 2-19). Basingstoke & North Hants won by ten runs.
R17 - Basingstoke & North Hants 211 (Deadman 37, D Wood 34, Benge 34, A Neal 34, S Hill 4-29, Wright 3-59) Sarisbury Athletic 209-5 (target score 209 off 48 overs)(Feltham 61*, Robson 43, Grierson 38, Wright 25). Sarisbury Athletic won by five wickets.
R18 - Basingstoke & North Hants 115 (D Wood 27, Abid 22, Rao 4-32, A Marston 3-22, Hay 3-24) Portsmouth 116-2 (Hay 69*, Wimble 24*). Portsmouth won by eight wickets.