Its another three weeks before Calmore Sports defend their Voneus Village Cup cup crown at Lord's, but chasing down a formidable Portsmouth total of 252-8 to win by three wickets with an over to spare will have given them a lot of confidence.
It was the largest score Calmore had overhauled in 11 years of Southern Premier League cricket and came a week after Lord's Village Cup final opponents Dumbleton had posted 302-2 to beat WEPL rivals Cirencester by eight wickets.
That really came as an ye opner for Calmore, who know they are going to up against serious opposition at HQ on September 18.
Dumbleton lie second in the WEPL Gloucestershire Division and have won their last five matches in pretty emphatic style.
It was the largest score Calmore had overhauled in 11 years of Southern Premier League cricket and came a week after Lord's Village Cup final opponents Dumbleton had posted 302-2 to beat WEPL rivals Cirencester by eight wickets.
That really came as an ye opner for Calmore, who know they are going to up against serious opposition at HQ on September 18.
Dumbleton lie second in the WEPL Gloucestershire Division and have won their last five matches in pretty emphatic style.
Left-hander Ben Duggan struck a superb 121 to underpin Portsmouth's 252-8 (Ben Perry 4-40), but given a sound start by Ben Johns (41) and Will Brewster (34) Calmore gave chase. Shaun Johnson's 48 was ideally timed, while Max Bailey (55) , with an important half-century, and Ben Fisher (25*) got the hosts home with an over to spare.