Matt Metcalfe due to make his long awaited Lymington return
Matt Metcalfe could bowl his first ball in ECB Southern Premier Division since August 2019 when Lymington visit Bournemouth in the first round of ‘red ball’ 50-over matches at Chapel Gate tomorrow, 1130.
He didn’t play in any of last summer’s Covid truncated Southern League Cup matches and missed all of Lymington’s May fixtures.
But while Lymington will relish the return of their lead wicket-taker, they go into battle without left-hand opener Terry Crabb and Island-based Ben Attrill.
Fresh from handing out a pasting to Bashley (Rydal) last week, Bournemouth are also boosted in the pace bowling department with Dan Conway returning to spearhead the attack.
Teenager Matt King, who made an encouraging two-wicket debut at the BCG, is unable to play having had delayed surgery on his arm this week.
Bournemouth: C Park, Collins, N Park, Webb, Matthews, Woodruff, Hurley, Pack, Conway, Denham, Brecken.
Lymington: Metcalfe, Mortimore, Royan, Cox, Scott, Du Plooy, Edwards, Hand, Proctor, McCurdy, Wade.
Bashley (Rydal) had hoped to announce a new signing ahead of the visit to Hook & Newnham Basics, but complex transfer talks have yet to be concluded.
Eversley have reluctantly agreed to let the prolific Sam Kennett re-join Bash – ACAS are believed to be involved - and the former Bournemouth University skipper plays alongside Poole Town raised teen Sam Crisp, but Rhodes Franklin, who recently joined Bash from Hook, is unavailable to play against his former team-mates.
Hook are without Matt Love, Kieran Thomson, and Ben Thane.
Hook & Newnham Basics: J Buckingham, Lockwood, H Robson, M Buckingham, Murrell, Divecha, Willcock, Brewer, Moore, Watts, Hobday.
Bashley (Rydal): Gordon, Digby, Fisher, Porter, Friend, Jacques, Kennet, Wilson, Stroud, Crisp, Fletcher.
Arguably the feature Premier Division match is at the Green Jackets Ground, where title favourites St Cross Symondians entertain South Wilts, neither having announced their line-ups.
South African all-rounder Michael Booth, late of Hilton College and now Durham University, is due to make a belated St Cross debut – his two previous debuts were washed out – while there is speculation that former Hampshire left-hander Jimmy Adams may replace Felix Organ, who is playing in the County Championship match at Taunton.
Havant have injury doubts over skipper Chris Morgan and teenage spinner Freddie Gadd ahead of the visit to Alton, who should be at full strength for the first time this season, with Tom South back after toe surgery.
Havant: Ben Walker, Pete Hopson, George Metzger, Harry Gadd, Simon Loat, Chris Morgan, Jez Bulled, Richard Hindley, Fred Gadd, Alf Taw, Richard Jerry.
Alton: Harris, South, Middleton, Myers S, Gonella, Wright, Heffernan, Myers J, Walters, Salmon, Ballinger.
The Hampshire Academy, having enjoyed a successful T20 week beating Kent and Somerset, get the weekend off as the Ageas Bowl is closed ahead of the ICC World Championship Test final. Their home match with Burridge will be played at Botley Road on Sunday week, June 13.
He didn’t play in any of last summer’s Covid truncated Southern League Cup matches and missed all of Lymington’s May fixtures.
But while Lymington will relish the return of their lead wicket-taker, they go into battle without left-hand opener Terry Crabb and Island-based Ben Attrill.
Fresh from handing out a pasting to Bashley (Rydal) last week, Bournemouth are also boosted in the pace bowling department with Dan Conway returning to spearhead the attack.
Teenager Matt King, who made an encouraging two-wicket debut at the BCG, is unable to play having had delayed surgery on his arm this week.
Bournemouth: C Park, Collins, N Park, Webb, Matthews, Woodruff, Hurley, Pack, Conway, Denham, Brecken.
Lymington: Metcalfe, Mortimore, Royan, Cox, Scott, Du Plooy, Edwards, Hand, Proctor, McCurdy, Wade.
Bashley (Rydal) had hoped to announce a new signing ahead of the visit to Hook & Newnham Basics, but complex transfer talks have yet to be concluded.
Eversley have reluctantly agreed to let the prolific Sam Kennett re-join Bash – ACAS are believed to be involved - and the former Bournemouth University skipper plays alongside Poole Town raised teen Sam Crisp, but Rhodes Franklin, who recently joined Bash from Hook, is unavailable to play against his former team-mates.
Hook are without Matt Love, Kieran Thomson, and Ben Thane.
Hook & Newnham Basics: J Buckingham, Lockwood, H Robson, M Buckingham, Murrell, Divecha, Willcock, Brewer, Moore, Watts, Hobday.
Bashley (Rydal): Gordon, Digby, Fisher, Porter, Friend, Jacques, Kennet, Wilson, Stroud, Crisp, Fletcher.
Arguably the feature Premier Division match is at the Green Jackets Ground, where title favourites St Cross Symondians entertain South Wilts, neither having announced their line-ups.
South African all-rounder Michael Booth, late of Hilton College and now Durham University, is due to make a belated St Cross debut – his two previous debuts were washed out – while there is speculation that former Hampshire left-hander Jimmy Adams may replace Felix Organ, who is playing in the County Championship match at Taunton.
Havant have injury doubts over skipper Chris Morgan and teenage spinner Freddie Gadd ahead of the visit to Alton, who should be at full strength for the first time this season, with Tom South back after toe surgery.
Havant: Ben Walker, Pete Hopson, George Metzger, Harry Gadd, Simon Loat, Chris Morgan, Jez Bulled, Richard Hindley, Fred Gadd, Alf Taw, Richard Jerry.
Alton: Harris, South, Middleton, Myers S, Gonella, Wright, Heffernan, Myers J, Walters, Salmon, Ballinger.
The Hampshire Academy, having enjoyed a successful T20 week beating Kent and Somerset, get the weekend off as the Ageas Bowl is closed ahead of the ICC World Championship Test final. Their home match with Burridge will be played at Botley Road on Sunday week, June 13.
