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KEITH BALMER CENTURY IS PURE CORNISH CREAM

28/2/2021

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DORSET 50s
Back (from left): Trevor Crawford (scorer), Barry Robbins, Buddy Langford, Tony Wharton, Jerry Knott (Secretary), Roger Bosher, Brian Sexton, Merrick Wilkinson, Umpire. Front:  Rod Hansford, Mike Geller, John Swatridge, Keith Balmer, Mike Francis.

Comparisons were made with West Indian great Brian Lara after Bournemouth left-hander (and Darlington Town die hard) Keith Balmer stuck a glorious century to sweep Dorset to an ten-wicket win over their Cornish counterparts in the 1999 50-plus County Championship at Luckett, near Callington.
​Balmer, with an unbeaten 100, and Merrick Wilkinson, with 88 not out, made light of Cornwall's 193 all out. Several members of the Dorset team neither got a bat nor a bowl after the long trek to the south-west  peninsular but, according to the Dorset captain of the day, were more than content to hand over their six quid match fee, pay their own petrol money and buy a few beers for the privilege of watching Balmer in full cry.
​[Sadly, Balmer's hopes of a trip to the 2021 FA Trophy final at Wembley were dashed when his Darlington heroes lost 2-1 at home to Hornchurch yesterday]
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SOUTH WILTS 1982 VERSION: CLOSE ON 40 YEARS AGO !

27/2/2021

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BASHLEY [RYDAL] COUNTY DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS 1986

27/2/2021

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BASHLEY [RYDAL] enjoyed a trophy laden 1986 season, with the Hampshire League County Division 1 championship one of their three successes.  They had won County 2 two seasons before.
Western Australian pair Jamie Snadden and Dave Lewis played a large part in Bashley's triple triumph, Snadden scoring 475 runs and snaring a CD1 best 46-wicket haul, while Lewis helped himself to 466 runs. Both Aussies hit centuries.  A promising Graham Pardey (who is still playing 35 years on) chipped in with 342 runs, while Lorne Hunt (22), Don Read (21) and Don Whilock (16) gobbled up almost 60 scalps between them.  Bashley won 11 of their 12 matches in a rain affected summer, with Hursley Park finishing runners-up.
Bashley (Rydal)(from left) Back: Sid Jenkins (Scorer), Cliff Everitt, Dave Lewis, Don Read, James Snadden, Graham Pardey. Front: Brian Vibert, Andy Currie, Don Whitlock, Tony King, Lorne Hunt, Martin Herbert.
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HAMBLEDON 1986 : A YEAR OF CONSOLIDATION

26/2/2021

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1986 was a year of consolidation for HAMBLEDON, who had celebrated promotion as County Division 2 runners-up two seasons before.
They finished a modest 12th in the log, with current chairman Mark le Clerq top scoring with 468 runs and 'Topsy' Turner capturing 44 wickets to finish joint second in the bowling charts alongside Alan Boniface (Portsmouth Civil Service), two behind Bashley (Rydal) Australian all-rounder Jamie Snadden, whose 475 runs and 46 wickets helped the New Forest club take the title.
Hambledon (back from left): Colin Pay, John Barrett, Mike de Mellow, Ian Turner, Steve Faithfull, Simon James, Greg Small, Brian Turner (scorer). Front: Russell Scott, Chris de Mellow, Mike Donaldson, "Topsy" Turner, Mark Le-Clercq.
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SOUTH HANTS TOURING CLUB 2nd XI : 1973

25/2/2021

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SOUTH HANTS TOURING CLUB second team pictured at St Helen's, Southsea in 1973
Back (from left): 
Paul Thompson, Denis Orton, Fred Hooper, Pat Moss, Keith Maslen, Terry Jowett. Front: Nigel Pollinger, Derek Wootton, Paul Flynn, Geoffrey Elderfield, Steve Pierce.
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SOUTH WILTS - 1979 STYLE

25/2/2021

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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL BASE

24/2/2021

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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL BASE, who used to play in the Civil Service Curtis Bennett Shield.
South Hants Touring Club stalwart Paul Flynn managed the side for over 20 years.
Standing (from left): Stuart Bardsley, Johnny Meare, Paul Flynn (manager), Steve Betts, George Appleton, Robin Jones, Kevin Brown (scorer).  Front: Neil Warburton, Mike Jenkins, Mike Izzard, Jimmy Eyre, Cleighton Rudder, Gary Braithwaite.
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BASHLEY [RYDAL] COUNTY 2 CHAMPIONS 1984

24/2/2021

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BASHLEY (RYDAL) were the Hampshire League, County Division 2 title winners in 1984.
They won 14 of their 16 matches to beat Hambledon into second place by 26 points. Dynamic duo Don Whitlock (39) and Don Read (41) shared 80 wickets, with Cliff Everitt taking 19. Australian Dave Lewis (587 runs) and Steve Locke (363) featured in the batting averages.

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COMPTON & CHANDLER'S FORD BACK IN 1989

24/2/2021

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LIPHOOK & RIPSLEY'S 1993 COUNTY 1 & ECHO TROPHY DOUBLE

23/2/2021

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What a summer of 1993 Liphook & Ripsley enjoyed. Not only did they win the Hampshire League County Division 1 championship, but also the Southern League's Echo Trophy knockout, played on a 24-over basis in those days.
They won 13 of their 15 matches to beat Cormorants to the CD1 title by 16 points, with Richard Lewis scoring a handsome 714 runs and taking 24 wickets. Malcolm Berryman weighed in with 381 runs and influential Kiwi Neil Blake plundering 157 in one game to finish with 373 runs. 
Liphook knocked out Waterlooville, Purbrook, Chichester Priory Park and Hursley Park before Richard Lewis scored a superb 118 to steer Liphook to  192-5 and a crushing 111-run cup final win over Old Tauntonians in the Northlands Road County Ground final.
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