LANGLEY MANOR lost their opening match of the 1996 season, but won the next 13 to lift the Hampshire League Division 5 title at a canter, setting a new points record for the division. It was their fourth successive promotion.
Geoff Rhodes (357) and Kevin Cresswell (336) top scored, with Roy Rhodes making 115* in one match, alongside taking 24 wickets. Steve Alborough took 25, while North Baddesley all-rounder Jon Bance took the CD5 prize with 31 scalps. The Manor later went on to win the New Forest CA Stone Cup.
Geoff Rhodes (357) and Kevin Cresswell (336) top scored, with Roy Rhodes making 115* in one match, alongside taking 24 wickets. Steve Alborough took 25, while North Baddesley all-rounder Jon Bance took the CD5 prize with 31 scalps. The Manor later went on to win the New Forest CA Stone Cup.
