BURRIDGE bounced back from consecutive defeats by Bashley (Rydal) and New Milton to end St Cross Symondians’ winning ECB British Gas Southern Premier League start with a 23-run victory at Botley Road.
Their success owed much to a 98-run partnership between former Hampshire batsman Derek Kenway (61) and Jamie Richards (34) and a robust late innings stand between Marc Campopiano and Dan Stancliffe, which left St Cross with a little too much to do.
Burridge successful defended a decent 252-6, with previously unbeaten Symondians’ closing at 229-9.
Kenway’s knock at the top of the order was a delight to watch: he always seems to make batting look so easy and some of his cover driving was sublime.
His stand 98-run stand with the left-handed Richards set Burridge up, though skipper Rick Ankers must have feared a repeat of the previous week’s debacle (when they lost ten wickets for 41 runs at New Milton) when Harry Came and Charlie Ayers created inroads and last year’s runners-up dropped to 164-5.
“We found ourselves at a key point in the game but unlike the first two weeks we seized the moment,' said Ankers.
“Campo and Dan Stancliffe batted beautifully, running well between the wickets.
“They batted sensibly at first and once they got in took the game to the bowlers.'
Portsmouth University student Campopiano (51) and Stancliffe, who clouted three sixes in a 34-ball half-century, added 83 and with 252-6 to chase, St Cross had plenty of work to do.
And even more so after Nick McMurray (3-25) produced an outstanding spell of disciplined bowling and reduced St Cross to 56-3.
“He was at the batsmen all the time, squeezing them and generally making life difficult,” Ankers added.
Solent University’s Matt Stokes (75) has been finding runs hard to get this season, but glued the St Cross reply together, adding a lively 67 with Harry Came (33), who disappointingly gave his wicket away when he was batting nicely.
Stokes departed at 154-6, after which James Marsh (26) and Jack Bransgrove (26) gave St Cross a sniff, but when Stancliffe (3-42) return to dismiss both batsmen, the game was up for the Winchester visitors, who ended up 229-9.
Their success owed much to a 98-run partnership between former Hampshire batsman Derek Kenway (61) and Jamie Richards (34) and a robust late innings stand between Marc Campopiano and Dan Stancliffe, which left St Cross with a little too much to do.
Burridge successful defended a decent 252-6, with previously unbeaten Symondians’ closing at 229-9.
Kenway’s knock at the top of the order was a delight to watch: he always seems to make batting look so easy and some of his cover driving was sublime.
His stand 98-run stand with the left-handed Richards set Burridge up, though skipper Rick Ankers must have feared a repeat of the previous week’s debacle (when they lost ten wickets for 41 runs at New Milton) when Harry Came and Charlie Ayers created inroads and last year’s runners-up dropped to 164-5.
“We found ourselves at a key point in the game but unlike the first two weeks we seized the moment,' said Ankers.
“Campo and Dan Stancliffe batted beautifully, running well between the wickets.
“They batted sensibly at first and once they got in took the game to the bowlers.'
Portsmouth University student Campopiano (51) and Stancliffe, who clouted three sixes in a 34-ball half-century, added 83 and with 252-6 to chase, St Cross had plenty of work to do.
And even more so after Nick McMurray (3-25) produced an outstanding spell of disciplined bowling and reduced St Cross to 56-3.
“He was at the batsmen all the time, squeezing them and generally making life difficult,” Ankers added.
Solent University’s Matt Stokes (75) has been finding runs hard to get this season, but glued the St Cross reply together, adding a lively 67 with Harry Came (33), who disappointingly gave his wicket away when he was batting nicely.
Stokes departed at 154-6, after which James Marsh (26) and Jack Bransgrove (26) gave St Cross a sniff, but when Stancliffe (3-42) return to dismiss both batsmen, the game was up for the Winchester visitors, who ended up 229-9.
