BASINGSTOKE & NORTH HANTS, beaten in both their opening ECB Southern Premier Division matches by Bournemouth and South Wilts, bounced back by pulling off a thrilling six-wicket win over Guildford in the ECB Royal London Cup.
They chased down Guildford's 225-3 with Ben Thane hitting 59 and Mitchell Stokes a crucial 32 not out at the end. See separate report to follow.
Basingstoke & North Hants
Standing (from left): Ted Pearson (scorer), Rakitha Perera, Lawrence Benge, Jordan Hobday, Chris Jolley, Brad Porteous, Tom Allam. Front: Ben Thane, David Griffiths, Mitchell Stokes, Ash Neal, Dan Belcher.
They chased down Guildford's 225-3 with Ben Thane hitting 59 and Mitchell Stokes a crucial 32 not out at the end. See separate report to follow.
Basingstoke & North Hants
Standing (from left): Ted Pearson (scorer), Rakitha Perera, Lawrence Benge, Jordan Hobday, Chris Jolley, Brad Porteous, Tom Allam. Front: Ben Thane, David Griffiths, Mitchell Stokes, Ash Neal, Dan Belcher.
