Basingstoke & North Hants suffered a collapse of horrendous proportions, losing nine wickets for 14 runs against Southern Premier Division 1 table toppers Ventnor at Steephill.
They plunged from a seemingly comfortable 51-1 to 65 all out – 16-year-old paceman Will Mew (left) removing the entire Basingstoke middle-order in a 5.1 over spell in which he took five wickets for seven runs.
Basingstoke’s meagre total was brushed aside inside ten overs, Sri Lankan left-hander Dineth Thimodya hitting 40 not out.
Despite losing Matt Deadman early on, Basingstoke appeared to be progressing nicely through Ash Neal (29) and opener Richard Vinn.
But when Charlie Calloway (2-10) trapped both batsmen leg before wicket, Basingstoke simply caved in, with undisciplined batting the route of the problem.
They plunged from a seemingly comfortable 51-1 to 65 all out – 16-year-old paceman Will Mew (left) removing the entire Basingstoke middle-order in a 5.1 over spell in which he took five wickets for seven runs.
Basingstoke’s meagre total was brushed aside inside ten overs, Sri Lankan left-hander Dineth Thimodya hitting 40 not out.
Despite losing Matt Deadman early on, Basingstoke appeared to be progressing nicely through Ash Neal (29) and opener Richard Vinn.
But when Charlie Calloway (2-10) trapped both batsmen leg before wicket, Basingstoke simply caved in, with undisciplined batting the route of the problem.
Brad Neal gets an inside edge and is bowled
They lost four wickets in quick succession at 52, 53, 54 and 57 with teenager Mew, who seems to have put on a yard of pace since joining the Steephill set from Ryde, dismissing Joe Oates, Brad Neal, Dean Nurse and Neil Shelar, the latter falling to a stunning slip catch by Chris Russell.
The last four Basingstoke wickets fell at 65, the innings lasting just 23.1 overs.
Brad Neal did at least manage to take a wicket for Basingstoke, bowling Rob Snell with his fourth ball.
But that was the visitors’ solitary crumb of comfort from a long and expensive trip to the Isle of Wight which began soon after breakfast.
Ventnor wasted little time in polishing off the target, hitting 50 of the 69 runs they required in boundaries, Thimodya clearing the boundary rope three times, alongside hitting five other fours in his 40 not out.
Fourteen year old Sam Mills hit 16 not out, including several boundaries.
The last four Basingstoke wickets fell at 65, the innings lasting just 23.1 overs.
Brad Neal did at least manage to take a wicket for Basingstoke, bowling Rob Snell with his fourth ball.
But that was the visitors’ solitary crumb of comfort from a long and expensive trip to the Isle of Wight which began soon after breakfast.
Ventnor wasted little time in polishing off the target, hitting 50 of the 69 runs they required in boundaries, Thimodya clearing the boundary rope three times, alongside hitting five other fours in his 40 not out.
Fourteen year old Sam Mills hit 16 not out, including several boundaries.
Nothing better than dismissing one of your Hampshire U16 team-mates .. Neil Shelar is brilliantly caught by Chris Russell at slip.
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