Matt De Villiers took another huge step towards setting a new Southern Premier League run record.
But the Hambledon ace was upstaged by university student Chris Pratt in Hambledon’s latest Division 2 victory.
Pratt struck a maiden SPL century as promotion favourites Dons strolled to a nine-wicket victory at Fawley - their 11th league win in 12 matches in 2022.
Pratt, left- who has been a regular this season after driving down from Loughborough every weekend to play - ended unbeaten on 104.
He shared a match-winning unbroken second wicket stand of 138 with De Villiers, who finished on 75 not out.
That took De Viliers’ SPL run total to a staggering 944, and the South African now needs just 133 runs to overtake Will Prozesky’s 2005 SPL record of 1,076.
De Villiers has now passed 50 nine times in 12 league innings, going on to reach three figures on four occasions.
Pratt hit 14 fours and a six in his 134-ball innings, while De Villiers was in a greater hurry - hitting eight fours and a six in his 60-ball knock.
Pratt brought up his hundred by hitting a boundary off the second ball of the 41st over. He took a single off the next delivery before De Villiers sealed the win by hitting another four.
Hampshire 50s star Andy Parratt had earlier dominated Fawley’s 223-9 total by completing back-to-back league centuries.
A week after hitting 118 against Ventnor, he struck 117 with 15 fours and two sixes. Spinner Jonty Oliver (4-28) was Hambledon’s leading wicket-taker with his second four-wicket haul of the season. His first - 4-18 - had also come against Fawley.
At present, the Dons are one of three teams contesting the two promotion slots. They currently top the table with an 18.75 points per game average, from Andover (17.46) and OTs & Romsey (17.23).
A huge fixture with Andover is on the horizon - Hambledon travelling there on August 13.
But the Hambledon ace was upstaged by university student Chris Pratt in Hambledon’s latest Division 2 victory.
Pratt struck a maiden SPL century as promotion favourites Dons strolled to a nine-wicket victory at Fawley - their 11th league win in 12 matches in 2022.
Pratt, left- who has been a regular this season after driving down from Loughborough every weekend to play - ended unbeaten on 104.
He shared a match-winning unbroken second wicket stand of 138 with De Villiers, who finished on 75 not out.
That took De Viliers’ SPL run total to a staggering 944, and the South African now needs just 133 runs to overtake Will Prozesky’s 2005 SPL record of 1,076.
De Villiers has now passed 50 nine times in 12 league innings, going on to reach three figures on four occasions.
Pratt hit 14 fours and a six in his 134-ball innings, while De Villiers was in a greater hurry - hitting eight fours and a six in his 60-ball knock.
Pratt brought up his hundred by hitting a boundary off the second ball of the 41st over. He took a single off the next delivery before De Villiers sealed the win by hitting another four.
Hampshire 50s star Andy Parratt had earlier dominated Fawley’s 223-9 total by completing back-to-back league centuries.
A week after hitting 118 against Ventnor, he struck 117 with 15 fours and two sixes. Spinner Jonty Oliver (4-28) was Hambledon’s leading wicket-taker with his second four-wicket haul of the season. His first - 4-18 - had also come against Fawley.
At present, the Dons are one of three teams contesting the two promotion slots. They currently top the table with an 18.75 points per game average, from Andover (17.46) and OTs & Romsey (17.23).
A huge fixture with Andover is on the horizon - Hambledon travelling there on August 13.