FARLEY CAPTAIN MAKES HCL's THIRD HIGHEST RUN TALLY

Run happy Farley batsman Mike Covill (pictured by Dave Cavanagh) had the Hampshire League statisticians delving through the archives to check if his 1,110-run tally last season was an all-time record.  It turns out he was the third highest of nine batsmen in 40-plus years to score over 1,000 league runs.  Covill, who captains the Salisbury-based club, scored his 1,110 runs at an average of 74, making four centuries – including a personal best 210 against Sway – and six scores of fifty or more.  Covill hit 147 fours – so 588 runs in boundaries – but did not pick up a Regional 1 West championship winners medal. Farley lost their end-of-season crunch match against Winton, so have been promoted into County 4 North as runners-up to the Bournemouth club.