Jacob Harris blasted the third highest innings in the Southern Premier League this year as Gosport Borough thrashed third from bottom Trojans.
Harris walked to the middle to face the fourth ball of the 23rd over with his side 81-3. By the end of Gosport’s 50-over allocation, he was still there - unbeaten on a career best 158.
Playing his third match since his return from Sarisbury Athletic, Harris blazed 12 fours and eight sixes in his 99-ball innings, adding an unbroken 158 for the fourth wicket with Alex Adams (46*off 32 balls). Together, the pair belted 146 off the last 10 overs.
Harris raced past the 150 mark by taking 22 off the last over, setting a new seasonal Division 3 record for the highest individual innings - beating the 148 not out scored by Portsmouth & Southsea’s Matt Benfleld against Langley Manor.
Only two players have scored more than Harris in an SPL innings this year - Matt De Villiers (168, Hambledon) and Peter Rowe (162*, South Wilts).
Thanks to Harris’ boundary blitz, Gosport posted 325-5 (Lee Harrop 41, Viv Richards 41) at Stoneham Lane, where the action was so fast and furious Trojans scorer Malcolm Clarke didn’t have a chance to complete his weekly sudoku.
Muhammad Ali (3-33) and Sampath Prathapasinghe (3-52) were Borough’s leading wicket-takers as Trojans were bowled out for 237 (Syed Agha 47, Nigel Le Bas 46). Harris wasn’t finished yet, either - taking 2-17 off two overs after being the eighth bowler Gosport used.
There was no formbook shredding result when leaders Portsmouth & Southsea defeated rock bottom Purbrook.
P & S extended their winning start to nine games with a six-wicket success, while Purbrook were losing for the ninth game in a row and remain favourites to be relegated to the Hampshire League.
Purbrook were rushed out for 107 with Ben Saunders (3-36), Keiron Dunstan (2-4), Jono Willey (2-18) and Maxwell Goddard (2-25) all again in the wickets.
Those four are among the nine leading wicket-takers in the fourth tier of the SPL - Saunders now having taken 18, Goddard 16, Willey 15 and Dunstan 14.
Jack Davies’ 49 ensured he remains at the top of the divisional run scorers list, with 457 at 91.40, as P & S won inside 24 overs to remain 36 points ahead of Langley Manor at the top.
Oli Jones hit his eighth league century as Havant II defeated their Basingstoke & North Hants counterparts.
Jones struck 100 not out off 101 balls as the hosts posted 279-6. He shared stands of 121 for the fourth wicket with Simon Loat (57) and 70 for the fifth with youngster Harrison Barnard (37), son of Simon Steven Matthews (35) and Andrew Galliers (24) had earlier put on 65 at the top of the Havant order.
Skipper Peter Hayward (4-30) removed both Basingstoke openers with just eight on the board. Harry Smith (37*) was to top score as the visitors were bowled out for 190. Jones followed up his century with 2-19 off six overs.
Harris walked to the middle to face the fourth ball of the 23rd over with his side 81-3. By the end of Gosport’s 50-over allocation, he was still there - unbeaten on a career best 158.
Playing his third match since his return from Sarisbury Athletic, Harris blazed 12 fours and eight sixes in his 99-ball innings, adding an unbroken 158 for the fourth wicket with Alex Adams (46*off 32 balls). Together, the pair belted 146 off the last 10 overs.
Harris raced past the 150 mark by taking 22 off the last over, setting a new seasonal Division 3 record for the highest individual innings - beating the 148 not out scored by Portsmouth & Southsea’s Matt Benfleld against Langley Manor.
Only two players have scored more than Harris in an SPL innings this year - Matt De Villiers (168, Hambledon) and Peter Rowe (162*, South Wilts).
Thanks to Harris’ boundary blitz, Gosport posted 325-5 (Lee Harrop 41, Viv Richards 41) at Stoneham Lane, where the action was so fast and furious Trojans scorer Malcolm Clarke didn’t have a chance to complete his weekly sudoku.
Muhammad Ali (3-33) and Sampath Prathapasinghe (3-52) were Borough’s leading wicket-takers as Trojans were bowled out for 237 (Syed Agha 47, Nigel Le Bas 46). Harris wasn’t finished yet, either - taking 2-17 off two overs after being the eighth bowler Gosport used.
There was no formbook shredding result when leaders Portsmouth & Southsea defeated rock bottom Purbrook.
P & S extended their winning start to nine games with a six-wicket success, while Purbrook were losing for the ninth game in a row and remain favourites to be relegated to the Hampshire League.
Purbrook were rushed out for 107 with Ben Saunders (3-36), Keiron Dunstan (2-4), Jono Willey (2-18) and Maxwell Goddard (2-25) all again in the wickets.
Those four are among the nine leading wicket-takers in the fourth tier of the SPL - Saunders now having taken 18, Goddard 16, Willey 15 and Dunstan 14.
Jack Davies’ 49 ensured he remains at the top of the divisional run scorers list, with 457 at 91.40, as P & S won inside 24 overs to remain 36 points ahead of Langley Manor at the top.
Oli Jones hit his eighth league century as Havant II defeated their Basingstoke & North Hants counterparts.
Jones struck 100 not out off 101 balls as the hosts posted 279-6. He shared stands of 121 for the fourth wicket with Simon Loat (57) and 70 for the fifth with youngster Harrison Barnard (37), son of Simon Steven Matthews (35) and Andrew Galliers (24) had earlier put on 65 at the top of the Havant order.
Skipper Peter Hayward (4-30) removed both Basingstoke openers with just eight on the board. Harry Smith (37*) was to top score as the visitors were bowled out for 190. Jones followed up his century with 2-19 off six overs.