Conor Browne
A century by Conor Browne and supporting fifties by Steve Harris and Elliot Pointing pointed Langley Manor to 270-5 and an eventual 169-run victory over Havant seconds, the win keeping Sway marginally at bay in the potential Southern Premier Division 3 runners-up spot.
Browne hit a six and 17 fours in his 127, enjoying sizeable partnerships with Harris (52) and then Pointing (54) and Langley batted Havant out of the game. Ben Morgan and Craig Renders shared six of the Havant wickets, with Portsmouth Grammar School talent Ben Feeney (40) top scoring in his side's 101 all out.
Sway, one point behind Langley Manor with the final match of the season at Knellers Lane on September 3 potentially critical, completed a double over relegated threatened Trojans by 70 runs at Stoneham Lane.
Tim Noble (39) and Will Crossley, with a nine-boundary 78, put on 79 for the first wicket which became the base for a total of 243 all out in the final over.
Dave Steadman was again in good form, with 61 in 50 balls but after his dismissal on 225-5 by Asmir Rasheed 3-36, wickets fell regularly thanks to a some indifferent application and a tidy Trojans seam attack featuring Syed Mahmood 4-40 and Nisan Ahmed 3-40.
The Trojans looked increasingly capable of reaching the target, even after Steadman captured the early wickets of openers Raul Bhone and Ed Boyd (27-2)
Syed Mahmood (51), with a fine half century, had the effective support of Nigel Le bas (31) and Aashish Singh Dasmahapatra (20), taking the total up to 156-6 when stand in keeper Tom Burton took the second of his three catches. The return of Steadman 4-45 was a returning point: Le Bas caught by Crossley. The Trojans fell away to 173 all out as Hugh Bernard 3-44, Jon Grasham 1-21 and off spinner Steve How 2-43 polished off the tail.
The 124-run win by Basingstoke & North Hants over Purbrook leaves Trojans a solitary point above the relegation safety line, so no wonder scorer Malcolm Clarke was recharging his calculator batteries for a potentially turbulent five-match run in. Trojans go to May’s Bounty on Saturday week.
A five-wicket haul by Tyler Bradley (5-48) paved the way for Basingstoke’s big win, Purbrook being skittled for 78. The Bountymen made 202.
Browne hit a six and 17 fours in his 127, enjoying sizeable partnerships with Harris (52) and then Pointing (54) and Langley batted Havant out of the game. Ben Morgan and Craig Renders shared six of the Havant wickets, with Portsmouth Grammar School talent Ben Feeney (40) top scoring in his side's 101 all out.
Sway, one point behind Langley Manor with the final match of the season at Knellers Lane on September 3 potentially critical, completed a double over relegated threatened Trojans by 70 runs at Stoneham Lane.
Tim Noble (39) and Will Crossley, with a nine-boundary 78, put on 79 for the first wicket which became the base for a total of 243 all out in the final over.
Dave Steadman was again in good form, with 61 in 50 balls but after his dismissal on 225-5 by Asmir Rasheed 3-36, wickets fell regularly thanks to a some indifferent application and a tidy Trojans seam attack featuring Syed Mahmood 4-40 and Nisan Ahmed 3-40.
The Trojans looked increasingly capable of reaching the target, even after Steadman captured the early wickets of openers Raul Bhone and Ed Boyd (27-2)
Syed Mahmood (51), with a fine half century, had the effective support of Nigel Le bas (31) and Aashish Singh Dasmahapatra (20), taking the total up to 156-6 when stand in keeper Tom Burton took the second of his three catches. The return of Steadman 4-45 was a returning point: Le Bas caught by Crossley. The Trojans fell away to 173 all out as Hugh Bernard 3-44, Jon Grasham 1-21 and off spinner Steve How 2-43 polished off the tail.
The 124-run win by Basingstoke & North Hants over Purbrook leaves Trojans a solitary point above the relegation safety line, so no wonder scorer Malcolm Clarke was recharging his calculator batteries for a potentially turbulent five-match run in. Trojans go to May’s Bounty on Saturday week.
A five-wicket haul by Tyler Bradley (5-48) paved the way for Basingstoke’s big win, Purbrook being skittled for 78. The Bountymen made 202.
