What a bank holiday weekend its been for East Woodhay, crowned Hampshire League Division 2 champions on August 27, then Cyril Thompson T20 Cup winners at May's Bounty, Basingstoke, two days later.
The weekend was a personal triumph for South African teenager Ben Hummel, a gap year student at nearby Cheam school, who cracked a career-best 233 (5 sixes and 35 fours) and shared a massive 369-run third-wicket stand with Barnaby Talbot-Williams (135) as East Woodhay piled up 420-4 at relegated Sparsholt, who replied with 120.  The 300-run win ensured East Woodhay pipped Ferndown Wayfarers to the title.
Seeing the ball like a proverbial football, Hummel then hit a man-of-the-match 86 as EW posted 182-5 (Joe Lawrence 33*, Adam Barnes 23) before restricting Aldermaston Rugby Club to 129-7 (AK Sakakan 33, Madden Sharma 21, Rakita Parera 20) to win the Cyril Thompson Cup

Thirteen years old Manny Lumsden was the toast of Hook & Newnham Basics’ fourths after his unbeaten century turned the tables on Whitchurch and set up a three-wicket victory for his side at Stratton Park.
Prospects appeared bleak for Hook when they slumped to 46-5 in response to a competitive Whitchurch total of 211-9 (Jack Dancer 78, Oli Webster 4-28).
But Manny, left, who plays for Hampshire Under-14s, belied his tender years and took up the challenge of turning the match on its head with an undefeated 115 off 102 balls.
Lumsden, whose father Audley was a prominent full-back for Bath and Gloucester in top English Premiership rugby, firstly shared an 83-run sixth-wicket stand with 12 years old, wicketkeeper Dan Corbett (17) to lift Hook’s reply to 129-6.
He then added another 69 with Charlie Bland (23), which took Hook to the brink of a remarkable win which retained the club’s Division 4 North status.
Hook & Newnham Basics are the second highest placed fourth team in the pyramid behind St Cross Symondians.

Hampshire Cricket have announced that wicketkeeper-batter Lewis McManus has signed a permanent deal with Northamptonshire, effective immediately.
The 27-year-old had been on loan with Northamptonshire and has now joined them permanently. He will play against Hampshire in next Tuesday's Royal London Cup tie at Newclose on the Isle of Wight.
McManus was a student at Clayesmore School in Dorset. He is a product of the Club’s pathway system and was handed his First XI debut in 2015 in a County Championship game against Yorkshire at Headingley.
In 2016, McManus recorded his maiden century for the Club, registering an unbeaten 132 against Surrey in the County Championship.
He became an important member of the squad, keeping wicket in all three formats of the game, and was part of the side that won the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord’s and qualified for the 2021 Vitality Blast Finals Day.
Hampshire’s Director of Cricket, Giles White said: “Lewis has been a fantastic servant to the Club and an incredibly popular player; we will miss him. On behalf of everyone at the Hampshire I’d like to thank him for his contributions over the years and wish him the best with his move to Northamptonshire.”
Lewis McManus said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a player over the last decade at Hampshire. I have made great friendships and memories that will last a lifetime. I supported Hampshire as a boy, so to play for the Club was a privilege. I am extremely grateful to the fans, players and coaches for their support over the years. Now, I’m excited about my future with Northamptonshire and I wish Hampshire all the very best.”
In total, Lewis made 153 appearances for Hampshire across all formats, scoring a total of 3,113 runs with 176 catches and 36 stumpings.

It's been a long time coming but Hursley Park cricketers have their first piece of silverware on the table in 21 years after carrying off the Winchester & District Midweek League title.
They remained throughout the T20 season and also reached the semi-final of the Tichborne Trophy.
Hursley Park
Standing: Gary Smith (Scorer), Will Flynn, Nick Wheeler, A Bryant, Oliver Bailey, Khaj Sharma, Kumo Sharma, Sam O'Brien, Bill Conroy (Umpire). Seated: Tom Flynn, Matt Dowling, Tim Bacon, Henry Sparks, Jenson Bishop.