​Callum Coombs wasn't best pleased when he found he had been left out of the Basingstoke & North Hants team against Sarisbury Athletic, especially when elder brother Dan took his place in the side having returned on holiday from Australia.
So Callum took his vengeance out on Sparsholt seconds in a Hampshire League Division 3 North match on the Castle Field, smashing the Winchester side's attack for an unbeaten 174 containing 27 boundaries.
Basingstoke IIIs made 309-8 before restricting Sparsholt to 229-4. David Coulthard (74), Adam Beswick (75) and Ben Wakeford (41*) responded for the visitors.  

Compton & Chandler's Ford have made a five-match winning start to their defence of the Hampshire League championship, courtesy of some heavy scoring from their top order batsmen.
They have topped the 250-run mark on three separate Occasions and fell only four short of that landmark total against Hythe & Dibden.
Zimbabwean Tinashe Chimbambo, who speaRheaded last summer's title triumph with over 950 runs, has once again been to the fore, hitting 147 in the 396-run mauling of Winton, in which Toby Gray also made a century.
Four other CCF batsmen have made fifty-plus scores, with Easton & Martyr Worthy giving the champions their closest call yet, losing by 17 runs.
Results -
Compton & CF 286-8 (Fisher 98, Chimbambo 52) beat Portsmouth 122 (Lovell 4-30, Scorey 4-31) by 164 runs.
Compton & CF 210-8 (A Spearing 55, Khan 50) beat Bournemouth II 145 (Chimbambo 3-23) by 65 runs.
Compton & CF 396 (Chimbambo 147, Gray 100, Khan 44) beat Winton 91 (Lovell 3-37) by 305 runs.
Compton & CF 246 (Khan 87, Chimbambo 39) beat Hythe & Dibden 177 (Lovell 3-35) by 69 runs.
Compton & CF 275-9 (Gray 66, S Spearing 58, Chimbambo 43) beat Easton & Martyr Worthy 258-7 (Boulton 81*, Franklin 49, Banks 33) by 17 runs.

Compton & Chandler’s Ford 
Back (from left): Fawwaz Anjum, Liam Palmer, Tinashe Chimbambo, Jameel Khan, George McCarthy, Andy Gorty.  Front: Ash Lovell, Will Fisher, Alex Spearing, Scott Spearing, Matt Scorey.

Some clubs are lucky to have one stalwart; Easton and Martyr Worthy Cricket Club is fortunate to benefit from the continuous support of three players each with 50 years of membership.
It was the time of flares, platform shoes, big hair, Slade and The Osmonds back in 1973 when Trevor Yeates, Andrew Dickety and Martin Hall all first joined EMWCC.
On Saturday May 27 current players, families and club supporters enjoyed a BBQ and social evening at the David Roth ground in Easton and celebrated this anniversary, recognising the debt of gratitude to these legends of the club. 
On a glorious evening after the league fixtures had finished, former club chairman Adam Murch made the presentations of commemorative shirts and club caps to all three players. 
The ever-youthful Trevor Yeates defies his 50 years as a cricketer and continues to be a regular and key player for the club’s 2nd team. As a seam bowler he was a long term member of the 1st XI’s bowling attack. 
Trevor and his family have been continual supporters of club life performing many important roles. Trevor served on the management committee in the 1980s and acted as the club’s groundsman on three separate occasions.
                                                                                   Nurturing
Club stalwart Andrew Dickety is the father of the current club captain Mark Dickety. Andrew and his family have been crucial to the organisation of the club over many years.
He has been responsible for nurturing many young players, primarily through Indoor Cricket and Evening League cricket; and continues to actively support the club’s activities.
Martin Hall was primarily a batsman and wicket keeper. He was club captain for five years, 1st team captain for nine years and has served on various club committees. Martin was also presented with a framed picture of the cricket ground, which listed the many trophies he has been instrumental in winning for the club over the years of his impressive career. Martin has gone on to represent England Over 60s and 70s and played 10 Test Matches (five in Australia) for them with a top runs score of 70. 
On a memorable day for EMWCC the three club league teams also achieved comprehensive wins. At home the 1st team, captained by Ben Stanbrook, beat Bramshaw by three wickets. Isaac Lowe took three wickets and Adam Kite four, including importantly bowling out K Patel on 50 runs. Opener Jamie Banks top scored with 41 runs, followed by Ben’s 39.