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.
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.
