Lymington are believed to be on the brink of signing Dylan Slater, an Australian opening batsman and wicketkeeper, from the Victorian Premier Grade club Geelong.
Slater joined the VPL club at the start of the current Australian season from City United, who play in the Colac District League, where teenage Gosport Borough all-rounder Jacob Harris is currently plying his trade.
Last season he shared the Bill Johnston Medal as the Colac district league’s best-and-fairest player and recently notched a maiden Geelong century against Frankston-Peninsular, smashing 104 off 99 balls, including a six and 15 boundaries.
The 20-year old is averaging over 53 this season, having also chalked up three fifty-plus scores.
Geelong co-coach Matt Gunther says Slater is on the right path to playing top-flight Victorian Premier Cricket with the club and handling the rigours that go with it.
“We’ve been rapt with what Dylan’s done so far for us this summer,” he said. “Any opportunity he’s been given, he’s taken it and is in our squad for the Super Slam Twenty20 competition.”

The Hampshire Cricket League collected a staggering £4,685 in fines last summer - over 100 teams being hit in the pocket, mainly due to poor administration.
Three teams were deducted points, while -
£3,865 was collected as fines for no ground reports alone 
£355 was collected because results were not submitted or submitted late  
A total of £465 was collected for non attendance at the AGM, failure to collect balls and handbooks at Distribution Day, or for a failure to submit averages.

Gosport Borough teenager Jacob Harris made up for lost time with a decisive bowling performance as his adopted Australian club, Warrion celebrated their first win of the season in Victoria's Colac & District Cricket League.
The 18-year old all-rounder took three top order wickets as opponents Irrewarra crashed to 31-5 as Warrion played their first match after four washed out Saturdays.
He took 3-32 in ten overs before Irrewarra recovered to post 134-9 - a target Warrion polished off for the loss of five wickets, Harris making a handy 22 batting three.

  

​FARLEY, County 4 West champions
(from left): Binay Gurung, Sam Waters, Jon Burton, Manny Gurung, Mike Covill, Paul Roberts, Sam Burton, Marc Burton, Geoff Ramsey, Ramesh Gurung.

Marc Burton and Sam Waters took 60 wickets between them as Farley literally bowled over most of their opponents on the way to lifting the Hampshire League County Division 4 West championship.
Burton's 35-wicket haul was the best in CD4W, while Waters, with 25 victims, provided perfect support. Five other bowlers took more than ten wickets each.
Twelve of Farley's 14 wins came after they had bowled first - and on seven occasions opposing teams were shot out for less than 100.
Chasing low totals meant there weren't so many opportunities for batsmen to shine, but Ramesh Gurung led the way with 396 runs, including four half-centuries and a strike rate over 100.
It was part of very successful season for the club with the Farley 2nd team also being promoted and the revived midweek side finishing runners-up in the Salisbury and District League and reaching the cup final.

​Portsmouth & Southsea II won all 13 matches as they swept all before them in County 4 South.
There were some pretty heavy victories as well – Solent Rangers being beaten by 247 runs, Purbrook by 184 runs, Sarisbury Athletic by 173 and Bedhampton by 147 runs.
Opening pair Steve Clements and Shaun Briggs each scored in excess of 430, Briggs taking 29 runs off am over in one particular game.  
Qaiser Naveed didn’t hang around once he arrived at the crease, on five separate occasions getting off the mark with a six.  He was also leading wicket taker, with 13 poles.
County Division 4 South cricket hasn’t seen the last of P & S as the club’s third team, promoted as Regional SE1 runners-up, will replace the seconds in 2020.

There needed to be a dramatic turnaround on the final day of the season if Wherwell were to snatch the County 4 North title from Chawton’s grasp.
Chawton were top and all they had to do was beat Alton third’s, the team from barely a mile down the road.   They didn’t. Chawton were bowled out for 117 and lost by seven wickets.
Cue celebrations at Wherwell, who crushed Ampfield by 157 runs to grab the title by 11 points.
Chawton had comprehensively beaten Wherwell on the opening day of the season. All out 69 and beaten in 12 overs. The omens didn’t look good.
But seven days later, Oliver Emslie hit a six to win off the last ball at Longparish – and Wherwell were up and running.
They didn’t look back, sweeping to 11 successive wins, with five batsmen scoring over 380 runs, including Matt Cutts (559) and Ollie Emslie, who complimented his 531 runs with 30 wickets – a return which won the all-rounder the CD4 North bowling award.
Robbie Skeates made 446 runs, Alex Gladwyn 383, Mike Cutts 382, while Harry Trebert’s 25 victims included three separate six-wicket hauls.
Wherwell finished third in County 4 North in 2018, having almost gone under 12 months earlier.
But the glue that held everyone together this season was their fines system, which made them a closer knit team and kept  morale high throughout the long periods of fielding.
 

Talented Gosport Borough teenager Jacob Harris is way too young to have even heard of the Seventies rock band Supertramp let alone their mega track It's raining again - but, even if he has, there's a pretty fair chance he won't be humming the 1982 best seller as he goes about his daily work as a trainee lumberjack in the Victorian country outback.
Quite simply, it just hasn't stopped raining since he touched down in Melbourne five weeks ago - the previously parched state of Victoria having suffered from serious drought .. until he arrived !
Jacob has not been able to face or bowl a single ball for the past three weekends as all cricket in the agricultural country town of Colac has been washed out.
"It's all been very frustrating," said the 18-year old all-rounder, who did morning and teatime newspaper rounds to help offset his air fare to  Melbourne 
"It's sunny all week, but directly the weekends come along, down comes the rain. Even when we went to play a T20 last night it bucketed down. We got the first innings in - and that was that !
"For it to continually happen is very disappointing. I really want to get going."
Harris hit three centuries among his 566 runs for Gosport Borough this summer, alongside taking 33 wickets for the third placed County Division One club.  If the Hampshire League had a Young Player award, he would have been top of the list to win it ...

BASHLEY [RYDAL] III, County Division 3 South champions
Back (from left): Patrick O’Sullivan (scorer), Graham Pardey, Tom Harris, Ryan Taylor, Jack Harris (wk), Ted Bracey, Paul Prichard, John Townsin (umpire).  Front: Tom Saunders, Saif Achakzai, Sam Scott, Louis Prichard, Toby Mills.

What a season its been for Bashley (Rydal) !  They 1st XI won by ECB Southern Premier League for the first time, the second team was crowned Division 3 champions and the third’s took the Hampshire League County Division 3 South title. A unique treble in Hampshire recreational cricket.
They won their opening four matches, then lost twice in quick succession to Hayling Island and Shanklin before cruising through July and August unbeaten to finish 20 points clear of Shanklin.
It is always good to have a mix of youth and experience in a side and in Chris Gates and Graham Pardey they boasted two players with over 500 Bashley appearances under their belts. Being a 3rd XI, the team changed consistently and some 26 different players did their bit towards the championship cause.
Nine different batsmen made 50s and two – Tom Saunders (v Ventnor II) and former Essex captain Paul Prichard (in the title clinching win at Hythe & Dibden II) – made hundreds.  Saif Ackakzai (460), Saunders (372) and Sam Scott (312 and 14 wickets) caught the eye, while Tom Harris (19 wickets), Toby Mills (`8) and 13-year old Louis Prichard (17) were the leading wicket takers.

​Hampshire Women’s county leg spinner Providence Cowdrill led the way as IBM Hursley tasted championship success for the second time in three seasons. 
County Division 4 North winners in 2017, they emerged triumphant from a closely contested three-cornered scrap with RAM and Sparsholt to take the County 3 North title.  Only nine points separated the top three.
Providence (left) took 32 wickets – winning the Division 3 North bowling award in the bargain – including a 7-31 haul against Amport and another five-wicket return against Hursley Park.  Dan Rides took 27 wickets, Sabih Reham 20 and 16-year old Will Robbins five wickets against Liss.
Mike Pollard, with 411 runs, was ever consistent with the bat, while Tony Rolfe scored 340 and Rob Pfeiffer 332. 

IBM Hursley, Hampshire League County Division 3 North champions
Back (from left): Tony Rolfe, Dan Rides, Shameel Naqvi, Mike Pollard, Ike Cowdrill, Shilpan Shah, Clive Rubenstein. Front: Rob Pfeiffer, Providence Cowdrill, Sabih Rehman, Will Robbins, Matt Robbins.

​Compton & Chandler’s Ford’s Hampshire League County Division 2 championship triumph could hardly have been more dramatic.  Everything hinged on the outcome of the final match of the season against title rivals Portsmouth. To be more precise, it was still in the balance when the last over began on Southsea seafront.
Chasing Portsmouth’s 225-4, CCF were in cruise mode when Andy Gorty (77) and Rhys Willmott (49) were together.  Then came a wobble. With ten to win off the last over, Liam Palmer (34) was run out.  Ten off five balls.  No sweat for Scott Spearing. A four over mid-on, then a massive six clean over the St Helen’s pavilion.  A five-wicket win. All settled.
By then, Compton had said a fond farewell to Australian teenager Jack Riding, who plundered 801 runs in 13 knocks.  The young Victorian, from the gold mining town of Ballarat who plays his Grade cricket in Geelong, hit centuries against Sarisbury Athletic, Ferndown Wayfarers and East Woodhay, besides making six more scores between 50 and 83.
Riding was at the forefront of things as CCF sped to ten straight wins (making it 14 on the trot since the end of 2018) until an early August blip (back to back losses to Odiham & Greywell and Winton) set up that winner take all finish against Portsmouth.
Overall, there were fine all-round contributions from Andy Gorty (447 runs and 20 wickets) and Alex Spearing, who hit three 50s and produced the season’s best bowling figures, a 5-37 return against Bramshaw.   Mat Scorey took 26 wickets and Ash Lovell 23.  

​PARLEY, COUNTY DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS
Back (from left): Jack ROFFEY, Dave ELRICK, Jack ROWETT, Ollie GREEN, Mark STUTTER, Arun SUBBHIAN, Keith CLARKE (Team manager). Front: Jack NICHOLLS, Roshan EMBALAGAMA, Alex NIPPARD, Sam COLLINS, Spencer SAVAGE.

Runners-up to Hythe & Dibden in 2018, Parley emerged Hampshire League County Division 1 champions by a five-point margin from Hook & Newnham Basics II, one of the three sides to beat them.
Parley made a somewhat indifferent start, losing twice early on (to Hook and Bedhampton) before piecing together a run of nine wins in their next ten matches. 
Lifting the Peter Faulkner Cup climaxed a trophy laden decade for Parley, who had previously achieved a staggering seven promotions in the ten years since joining Regional 4 South West back in 2009. Only on two occasions – in 2012 and 2015 – did they not climb the pyramid. 
For the second year running, Ollie Green topped the CD1 bowling charts, taking 36 wickets (one more than in 2018) and also chipped in with 122 v relegated Ryde, against whom Sam Collins struck 122.  On six separate occasions Green took a wicket in his first over.
Collins, with 499 runs, skipper Alex Nippard (427) and Roshan Embalagama (410) were Parley’s lead run scorers.  Nippard nipped in with 20 victims and Jack Rowett 16. 

Shanklin & Godshill are refurbishing the pavilion and clubhouse at their Westhill ground as a lasting memorial to club stalwart Dave Porter, who died suddenly while on holiday in Tenerife in January.  
The first phase of the work, which involves the renovation of the showers and toilets, will be completed ahead of Shanklin’s new found entry into Hampshire League, County Division 2 cricket following this season’s promotion as County Division 3 South runners-up.
Shanklin are already well on course to raise approximately £20,000 to carry out the work – with £15,000 already pledged in donations, or ‘in-kind’ for materials or work commitment costs. The club still needs approximately £5,000 to cover the remaining project costs.
Brother Brian Porter said: “It had been Dave’s and my intention to refurbish the Gents Toilets for the club last winter and so, despite Dave no longer being with us, I was determined to carry on with the project in his memory. I have been emotionally humbled by the generous support I have received so far from family, friends and so many of Dave’s business colleagues, who have either offered to do the labour work ‘in-kind’ – or offered very generous discounts on materials needed. 
                                                                             Special friend and person
“They have shown how special my brother Dave was, not only to his family, but to so many people on the Island’‘
‘I hope the project can be completed at no cost to the cricket club – a memorial to Dave, funded by the many people who regarded him as a very special friend and person. 
“I am encouraging both club members of Shanklin & Godshill, and Dave’s many friends in Island cricket and in his wider business circle to support the memorial work.
"We've had one guy 81-years young coming along every day, besides others lending a hand, but we do need a carpenter."
Dave Porter was a true legend of Shanklin cricket, scoring some 30,000 runs during his long and successful association with Westhill, which he regarded as his second home.
If you would like to contribute to the Dave Porter/Westhill pavilion project, please use this link: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/daveportermemorial

Alton teenager Abhay Gonella carried off the MVP award as his adopted Sydney club Campbelltown-Cadnam snatched a dramatic win over University of New South Wales in the NSW Premiers Second Grade this weekend.
The 18-year old produced a key all-round performance, taking 4-31 off 16 overs as UNSW were dismissed for 227 by stumps on day one.
Gonella [pictured] then underpinned a nervous Campbelltown run chase, opening the batting and scoring a patient 60 which included only three boundaries.
But his knock proved critical as CC grabbed victory courtesy of an unbroken tenth-wicket stand.
Andover's Alex Ayers, meanwhile, had to be satisfied with his four victims behind the stumps on day one of Parramatta's 89-run defeat by Sydney.  Ayers was unable to add to his overnight score of three as his side was dismissed for 159.

​Seasoned Burridge spin all-rounder Suji Wickramasinghe and Parley paceman Ollie Green have topped the Hampshire League County Division 1 individual performance charts this season.
Wickramasinghe, with 629 runs, saw off challenges from teen pair Dan Bailey (Sway) and Jacob Harris (Gosport Borough) to become lead run scorer, while Green [left] is top wicket taker for the second consecutive season.
New Milton raised Eric Linge made a hefty 811 runs for Ferndown Wayfarers, while Salisbury teen Henry Smith grabbed the opportunity to underline his swing bowling prowess by taking 33 wickets for South Wilts.
Hampshire Women's starlet Providence Cowdrill helped IBM Hursley win County 3 North with 32 wickets.
It was all in the Line of Duty for policeman Sam Godfrey to win the County 3 South batting prize with 772 runs for Cadnam, while Gregor McKenzie literally walked away with the County 4 North batting prize for Twyford.
Cricketers to receive their awards at the Hampshire League presentation dinner at the Ageas Bowl on Friday 8 November -
COUNTY DIV. 1: Suji Wickramasinghe (Burridge) - 629 runs
COUNTY DIV. 1: Ollie Green (Parley) - 36 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 2: Eric Linge (Ferndown Wayfarers) - 811 runs
COUNTY DIV. 2: Henry Smith (South Wilts) - 33 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 3N: Elliot Hennessey (Oakley) - 801 runs
COUNTY DIV. 3N: Providence Cowdrill (IBM Hursley) - 32 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 3S: Sam Godfrey (Cadnam) - 772 runs
COUNTY DIV. 3S: Ali Gajic (Verwood) - 35 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4N: Gregor McKenzie (Twyford) - 729 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4N: Ollie Emslie (Wherwell) - 30 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4S: Stuart Gurney (Ryde) - 660 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4S: Warren Turner (Railway Triangle)- 32 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4W: James Brown (Burley) - 883 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4W: Marc Burton (Farley) - 35 wickets

Seasoned Burridge spin all-rounder Suji Wickramasinghe and Parley paceman Ollie Green have topped the Hampshire League County Division 1 individual performance charts this season.
Wickramasinghe, with 629 runs, saw off challenges from teen pair Dan Bailey (Sway) and Jacob Harris (Gosport Borough) to become lead run scorer, while Green [left] is top wicket taker for the second consecutive season.
New Milton raised Eric Linge made a hefty 811 runs for Ferndown Wayfarers, while Salisbury teen Henry Smith grabbed the opportunity to underline his swing bowling prowess by taking 33 wickets for South Wilts.
Hampshire Women's starlet Providence Cowdrill helped IBM Hursley win County 3 North with 32 wickets.
It was all in the Line of Duty for policeman Sam Godfrey to win the County 3 South batting prize with 772 runs for Cadnam, while Gregor McKenzie literally walked away with the County 4 North batting prize for Twyford.
Cricketers to receive their awards at the Hampshire League presentation dinner at the Ageas Bowl on Friday 8 November -
COUNTY DIV. 1: Suji Wickramasinghe (Burridge) - 629 runs
COUNTY DIV. 1: Ollie Green (Parley) - 36 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 2: Eric Linge (Ferndown Wayfarers) - 811 runs
COUNTY DIV. 2: Henry Smith (South Wilts) - 33 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 3N: Elliot Hennessey (Oakley) - 801 runs
COUNTY DIV. 3N: Providence Cowdrill (IBM Hursley) - 32 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 3S: Sam Godfrey (Cadnam) - 772 runs
COUNTY DIV. 3S: Ali Gajic (Verwood) - 35 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4N: Gregor McKenzie (Twyford) - 729 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4N: Ollie Emslie (Wherwell) - 30 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4S: Stuart Gurney (Ryde) - 660 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4S: Warren Turner (Railway Triangle) - 32 wickets
COUNTY DIV. 4W: James Brown (Burley) - 883 runs
COUNTY DIV. 4W: Marc Burton (Farley) - 35 wickets

Shanklin cricketers past and present turned out in force in early September for a special Memorial Match for club stalwart Dave Porter, who died suddenly while on holiday in Tenerife in January.
An oak seat in his memory was unveiled outside the Westhill pavilion, where he spent some many happy hours.
Mr Porter, a long-term partner in the well established Whitehouse-Porter estate agency business in Sandown, was one of the island’s best known cricketers.
He made over 30,000 runs for the Westhill club and represented the Isle of Wight, many times as captain, throughout his long and successful career.
The burley left-hander, as he was affectionately known, was a true legend of Shanklin cricket, scoring over 30,000 runs during his 40-year association with the Westhill club.
A promising footballer in his younger days, Dave also played for and captained the Island representative teams, young and old, on numerous occasions.
                                                                                             Fine spell
Former Hampshire and Kent pace bowler David Griffiths, now with Basingstoke & North Hants, selected a number of former Shanklin players to represent his team in the Memorial Match for his step-father. He went on to top score with 28* in 194-9, supported by contributions of 26 each from Ryde’s Lawrence Tolfrey and Shanklin stalwart Chris Lammiman. 
Shanklin XI, captained by Rob Moore, chased the total down to win by 4 wickets with 6 overs remaining. Veteran Dave Woods (36) and Moore (22) getting the Shanklin innings off to a solid start with a stand of 68 for the first wicket. Then, despite a fine spell of bowling by Griffiths (3-21), a 'man of the match' innings from Seb Egerton-Read saw Shanklin home. 
The game in Dave Porter's memory drew a crowd of over 200, with family, friends and former teammates enjoying a game played in a competitive spirit befitting the Shanklin legend. 
All the proceeds from the various fund raising events have done to Shanklin Cricket Club in support of an ongoing project to refurbish the existing Westhill shower room and toilets.
Shanklin Cricket Club would like to thank all the volunteers and members of Dave's family, especially Libby and David Griffiths, together with Dave's brother, Brian Porter, for organising a fantastic day. It was decided that the match would become an annual event in the Cricket Club diary.

​Parley, having clinched the Hampshire League County Division 1 championship with a four-wicket victory at St Cross Symondians, are waiting anxiously on an upcoming visit from the Southern Premier League’s accreditation team, which will determine whether they are promoted.
Accreditation problems torpedoed Parley’s promotion bid last year, but with the local West Parley Parish Council having recently taken back the ownership of the premises and sports field off Christchurch Road following the expiry of the lease and adult soccer no longer being played on the outfield, their prospects appear a good deal brighter.
Playing wise, Parley certainly deserve to go up.
Pipped to the title by a single point by Hythe & Dibden last season, Parley finished five ahead of runners-up Hook & Newnham Basics II and with nine more points than third-placed Gosport Borough, who crushed Shrewton (139) by ten wickets after teenage duo Jacob Harris and Jack Richards had shared eight of the scalps.  Half-centuries by Lee Harrop and Tom Larner eased Gosport home.
They have achieved a staggering seven promotions in the ten years since joining Regional 4 South West back in 2009 and only on two occasions – in 2012 and 2015 – did their on-field performances not warrant elevation.
Half-centuries by Roshan Embalagama [pictured above](74) and Alex Nippard (57) eased Parley to victory over St Cross, whose 217-9 was trimmed to a 202-run chase off 43 overs.
Doing the damage with the ball was Parley’s music man Adam Fowler Watt, not only a talented seam bowler, but a singer-songwriter (not to mention DJ) who has just begun his final year degree course at Leeds University.
Fowler, equally at home with ball in hand as he is singing and composing his own music, took 5-37 as St Cross dropped from 89-2 to 107-6 before Mark Padwick (57) and Steve Fryer (46) came to the rescue.
Fowler Watt, whose appearances for Parley are restricted by his growing on-stage popularity, hails from the same Bryanston School stock as actor Freddie Fox (son of Edward Fox and sister to Emilia), who was no mean cricketer in his Dorset school days, coincidentally also an opening bowler. Freddie batted 11 for the school team, but once underlined his skills with the willow by denying the XL Club a victory in a match there a decade or so ago.
If Adam Fowler Watt [pictured on the keyboards] follows the same successful career path as Freddie Fox, he’ll have much to be proud of - alongside helping Parley become County Division 1 champions, of course ….

Sway finished their debut County Division 1 season in fourth place, skipper Tim Noble leading the way as the New Forest village club emerged 14-run winners from a 624-run joust with relegated OTs & Romsey II.
Noble hit 124 as Sway, who led the table until mid-June on the back of six straight wins, piled up 319-4 before OTs hit back strongly with 305 runs of their own.
Will Millard (47), Dan Bailey (46) and Jayvier Dehning, who smacked 57 off a mere 22 balls, piled on the agony, Noble (with 18 fours) featuring in two meaty partnerships.
With nothing to lose, OTs responded in style, Rhys Wathen hitting 101 and Sam Costly 79 in a creditable reply.
Three batsmen scored half-centuries as Longparish finished fifth with an 81-run win over Burridge II – Ben Gardner (55) providing the platform for Jack Levy (67) and Martyn Cook (69) sweeping Parish to 290-6.   Chris Blake hit 114 of the Burridge 209-7 reply.
Hursley Park rushed visiting Andover II out for 73 before completing a comprehensive victory, while Simon Loat (99) just missed out on a century as Havant piled up 269-3 (Oli Jones 74) against Easton & Martyr Worthy.
Wilf La Fontaine Jackson (72) and Winchester College talent Casper Byrers (50) took Easton’s reply to 231.
Ben Baker’s maiden HCL century took relegated Ryde to within 14 runs of Bedhampton’s handy 246-9 at Bidbury Mead.
He hit 105 as Ryde finished with 232 (Ali Gardner 3-29) after Alex Whitfield (94) had underpinned Bedhampton’s 246-9.
Old Basing nicked a two-run win off Alton II in a match reduced to 37 overs per side primarily due to bad light.
Seven OB batsmen got 15 or more but only 588-run Nick Willcock (25) and Nick Cooper (24) progressed beyond 20 before Old Basing’s 198-8 (Dan Trim 3-36) was reduced to 162 off 41 overs.
It looked all up for Alton at 70-5, but Ali Wright (41) gave them a fighting chance. They closed 160-8, two runs behind.

Hook & Newnham Basics II will be playing Southern Premier League Division 3 cricket next season after seeing off a late challenge from Gosport Borough to seal the County Division 1 runners-up spot behind champions Parley.
They ended the season with a run romp, Matt Buckingham smashing 165 not out (seven sixes and 21 fours) and Harry Warner an unbeaten 100 (ten stylish fours) as they hit Ropley’s attack for 323-1.  Martyn James and Josh Balcombe shared six wickets as Ropley folded to 78 all out.
Reflecting on Hook’s triumph, skipper Kevin Light said: “So pleased, County 1 is such a difficult league to get out of and we have shown signs over the last 4 years by finishing 4th and 5th that we could do it. We are really looking forward to playing in the SPL and also a local derby against Basingstoke II. 
“The start to our season, beating both Parley and Gosport, was key and gave us belief this could be our year. 
“The young lads in the team, in particular Josh Balcombe (24 wickets) and Will Gardner (16) have contributed massively. Apart from two teams we have bowled all of our opponents out. 
“The experience of Ben Allnutt, Sam Bruin, Kish Parmar, myself and the odd appearance from the evergreen Colin Lye has created the right mix for a really competitive team. We also have some very good youngsters coming through our third who will make an impact next year in the Southern League. 
“The success this club has had this year is phenomenal and built on the hard work of so many volunteers such as the chairman Keith Lovelock, the president Tim Sutcliffe, tea ladies and men, scorers and the ground staff who prepare a fantastic wicket every week. 
“All this success makes the hard work worthwhile. A lot of clubs could learn from how Hook & NB CC go about its business on and off the field.” 

What a finish is in store to the Hampshire League, County Division One championship race !
Only seven points separate the top three clubs chasing the Holy Grail, with Parley (251) sporting the yellow jersey just ahead of Hook & Newnham Basics (245) and Gosport Borough, who lie one point further behind.
The final round of matches see Parley at St Cross Symondians III, Hook & Newnham Basics facing Ropley and Gosport hacking their way up the A36 to long relegated Shrewton.
Runners-up last summer, Parley strengthened their top table position with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Shrewton, who were bowled out for 94. Sam Collins (35) and Shane Green (28) did the rest.
Hook had to work a great deal harder to stay in touch – chasing down a formidable Longparish challenge of 265-7 to win by three wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Michael Taplin (41) and Dan Bearmark (40) set up Tommy Trinder (72) to provide Parish with a competitive total, but led by teenager Luke Simpson (74), Hook got in.
Ben Allnutt (42) and Matt Buckingham (34) did their bit.
But Gosport Borough lurk only one point behind after beating Alton II by 16 runs.
Greg Kitchen (44) and Charlie Creal (35) top scored for the Borough, whose progress was slowed by Nathan Vincent’s 4-50 return, but after Jacob Harris had taken 4-42, the Brewers were always going flat. They closed 188-9.
Early season pacemakers Sway won by two wickets chasing down Andover’s 216 (Bertie Lloyd 56) at London Road, where Will Millard (51) and Tim Noble (46) played key roles in the run chase.
Andy Marks kept Hursley Park afloat with an unbeaten 69 after Havant pair Pete Hayward (4-18) and Graham Burns (3-28 had made inroads, but 121 all out was never going to test the hosts.  Andrew Galliers bankrolled an eight-wicket win with 66 not out.
St Cross Symondians stalwart Graham Barrett, affectionately known as G-man, struck a career-best 135 as his side plundered 343-5 against ten-man Ropley.
Josh Merluk (52), Dylan Clark (48) and Charlie Preston (55) weighed in before Brad Easton responded with 103 in Ropley’s 194 all out.
Island visitors Easton & Martyr Worthy were stumbling along at 117-7 when Ethan Brackstone (57) came to the rescue, but Ryde eased past their 208-9 on the back of Kerry Rice (65) and Shaun Tait (43).
Old Basing overhauled OTs & Romsey’s 188 to win by four wickets, while Bedhampton dismissed Burridge II for 142 before winning by seven wickets.

​Teenage twin Dan Bailey [pictured] lofted eight huge sixes, alongside hitting ten boundaries, in a blistering 139 as Havant seconds came under fire from County Division 1 freshers Sway.
Havant had to spread the field far and wide as the 18-year old spin all-rounder lashed 139 in an innings changing 138-run partnership with Oscar Marshall (40) as Sway, from 141-4, totaled 281-5.
A three-wicket spell by Jon Waller (3-27) reduced Havant to 125-7 before Ben Turk hit back with a seven-sixes 129 for Havant, who closed with a respectable 249 all out.

Fasten your safety belts for a photo finish to the Hampshire League, County Division 1 championship race – starting tomorrow !
With two rounds of matches remaining, a mere five points separate Parley (228), Hook & Newnham Basics II (224) and Gosport Borough, with 223.
Games left for the trio are -
Parley: Shrewton (home) and St Cross Symondians III (away)
Hook & Newnham Basics: Longparish (away) and Ropley (home) 
Gosport Borough: Alton II (away) and Shrewton (away)
There was a dramatic twist in the title race last weekend when lowly Bedhampton over-turned Hook & Newnham Basics, who went into the match at the KGV with a seven-point advantage Bedhampton's surprise ten-run win not only allowed Parley (washed out against Alton II) to leapfrog to the top - but let Gosport Borough back into the mix.
Hook could hardly believe what was happening as they progressed serenely to 104-1 after dismissing Bedhampton for 154, teenager Will Gardner taking 4-21 and former Basingstoke seamer Ryan Connor 3-15.
But the efforts of Harry Warner (53) and Dan Moore (35) came to nothing as Hook lost nine wickets for 44 runs, crash landing to 148 all out.
Ali Gardner took 4-19 and the promising Martyn Hovey 3-27, the latter having top scored with 61 for the Mariners.
Gosport cashed in with a handsome eight-wicket win over Old Tauntonians & Romsey, whom they bowled out for 170.
The visitors were inserted and soon found themselves 13-3 with Aussie-bound Jacob Harris (3-24) doing the damage. 
The introduction of Sampath Prathapasinghe (3-29) and teenager Jack Richards (3-41) kept the momentum going as the innings lurched to 87-7, only to be frustrated by a spirited late rally and dropped catches. 
Gus Flack (41) and Alex Bampton (39) struck some good blows to get to a final total of 170, Harris and Greg Kitchin nabbing three catches apiece.
Gosport skipper Lee Harrop smote 60 from 63 balls, including 11 boundaries, at the top of the Borough innings.
Simon Creal (25*) played the ideal supporting role as Harris’s 45* included eight boundaries and the winning six for a maximum 24-point Borough haul.
Mark Padwick’s five-wicket haul saw Longparish lose their last six wickets for 27 runs and earn St Cross Symondians (160) victory. 
Hursley Park were dismissed for 83 and resoundingly beaten by eight wickets by Easton & Martyr Worthy.
Matt Donaldson played a lead role in Old Basing's 74-run win over Andover II, top scoring with 60 before sharing six of the Lions' wickets with Ben Ungaretti.  Basing totalled 200-9 before reducing Andover to 43-6 and later 126 all out.
It's not looking good for Ryde at the foot of County 1, where the islanders' lie third from the bottom of the log some 15 points adrift of Havant.
Kerry Rice made 61 of their 171-8 against visiting Burridge, whose electric fielding led to three run outs.
Sid Wickramasinghe (67) is far too smart and wise to get run out but saw Burridge tumble from 103-2 to 172-8 before Brad Griffiths (43) helped get the mainlanders' across the line.

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​It probably cost them the proverbial arm and a leg in ferry fares and took only 55 overs to complete, but Hook & Newnham Basics returned from their day out on the Isle of Wight with a seven-point lead over Parley at the top of County Division 1 still intact.
It was just as well they took maximum points after shooting Ryde out for 73 (Ashley Goldsmith 25) and winning by eight wickets, because Parley inflicted a 90-run defeat on Old Tauntonians & Romsey II to remain close at hand.
The evergreen Colin Lye took 4-7 as Ryde, already relegated, collapsed. Harry Warner’s unbeaten 34 took Hook home and on an early ferry home.
Dorset U17 prospect Luke Neil (57) hit his maiden HCL fifty as Parley posted a towering 287-9 at the Romsey Sports Centre, where Roshan Embalagama (45), Jack Rowatt (25), Shane Green (36) and Alex Nippard (35) kept the scorers busy.
Nico Newman (64) and Steve Smith (45) were the only OTR batsmen to respond as Nippard completed a fine match with a 4-25 return.
Gosport Borough remain third after a six-wicket haul by teenager Oli Creal (6-22) and Lee Harrop’s 57 not out sealed a victory at Andover.
Sway hit the buffers, suffering four successive defeats after six straight wins had them in nosebleed top-of-the-table nosebleed territory.
But they are up and running again on the back of a 4-12 new ball spell by Dave Steadman, which knocked the stuffing out of Hursley Park, whose modest 144 was easily overhauled. Twin Dan Bailey made 30 in Sway’s six-wicket win.
Exeter University student Jimmy Hawkings was the hero of Ropley’s tense one-wicket win over near neighbours Alton II, taking 4-38 and then hitting a key 41 as the village team narrowly chased down the visitors 155 all out.
Promising Hampshire Seventies’ left-armer Jim Smallbone took 5-47 but was unable to prevent Ben Ungaretti (72) and Nick Willcock (71) from sharing a 131-run partnership, which saw Old Basing to 228-7.
Euan Rixson and Nick Cooper shared six of the wickets as Havant fell well short at 163-8.
Dan Bearpack hit 64 not out as Longparish trimmed Shrewton (137), while St Cross Symondians III enjoyed a comfortable five-wicket win over Bedhampton.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Charlie Gwynn was the star turn as Wickham thrashed Bevois Community by eight wickets to win the Winchester & District CA Tichborne Trophy at Hursley Park.
The left-arm spin all-rounder put the exhaustion of his fresher year at Oxford Brookes behind him to take 4-14 as Bevois were dismissed for 106 (Khan 35) and then hit an unbeaten 41 as Wickham cruised home with ease.  Cousin Pete Gwynn kept things in the family by scoring 25, while Alex Reidy earlier took 3-27.

In recognition of Wickham's feat and Charlie's heroics, Winchester City Council has named one of its new village developments, Gwynn Way.

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