Four wins from their opening five matches has taken Compton & Chandler’s Ford to within three points of Old Basing at the top of Hampshire League Division 1.
Powerful batting has enabled CCF to post totals of 275-plus on three separate occasions, with Will Fisher and Jameel Khan each scoring centuries.
Compton have just signed 33-year old Zimbabwean Tinashe Chimbambo, who plays franchise cricket for Mountaineers and made 89 on debit against Longparish last weekend.
Results –
Compton & Chandler’s Ford 337-8 (Fisher 137*, Gorty 69, Jassal 47) beat Portsmouth 208 (Gorty 6-53, Rathod 3-28) by 129 runs.
Compton & Chandler’s Ford 227-8 (Rathod 68, Fisher 42) beat Winton 225-9 (Gorty 4-25) by two wickets.
Compton & Chandler’s Ford 95 (Power 5-23) lost to Tichborne Park 96-4 by six wickets.
Compton & Chandler’s Ford 275-9 (Khan 112*, Gorty 57, A Spearing 30) beat Alton II 144 (Sundram 3-37) by 131 runs.
Compton & Chandler’s Ford 294-8 (Chimbambo 89, Gorty 55, Sharpe 49, Spearing 37*) beat Longparish 111 (Anjum 4-25, Fisher 4-23) by 183 runs.