Joe Collings-Wells in full flow [Roy Honeybone]
Burridge, who challenged Havant so strongly for the ECB Southern Premier League silverware two seasons ago, have sounded an immediate warning by sending a broadside into South Wilts’ own ambitions.
With opener Joe Collings-Wells and late order Will Steward to the fore, they posted a daunting 272-6 at Bemerton before reducing South Wilts to 45-4 and later 215-9.
Their 25-run win against one of the fancied sides won’t have gone unnoticed.
Portsmouth Grammar School raised Collings-Wells, with ten boundaries in his 69, led the way for Burridge, but after the innings had stuttered somewhat at 164-6, ex-Solent University’s Will Steward (57) took up the baton and steered the visitors towards a highly competitive total.
“We bowled poorly in the first 10 overs and enabled Joe Collings-Wells to get them off to a bit of a flier,” reflected South Wilts skipper James Hibberd.
“Steve Warner and Arthur Godsal got us back in the game with the ball.
“Their 272-6 was slightly over par.
“We gave away 10 runs in the field as well, which is very unlike us.
That 272-6 (Luke Evans 3-42) target looked a million miles away when South Wilts dropped to 46-4, Nick McMurray (2-25) taking two of them.
Jack Mynott (63) and Arthur Godsal (30), who earlier snapped up four catches in the outfield, added 90 before the innings gradually ebbed away to 215-9, Fareham & Crofton raised Oli Southon returning 3-44 on debut.
“When we batted, losing early wickets wasn’t ideal, but we let the scoring rate go up and up and never got in a position to keep control of it, Hibberd added. “
With opener Joe Collings-Wells and late order Will Steward to the fore, they posted a daunting 272-6 at Bemerton before reducing South Wilts to 45-4 and later 215-9.
Their 25-run win against one of the fancied sides won’t have gone unnoticed.
Portsmouth Grammar School raised Collings-Wells, with ten boundaries in his 69, led the way for Burridge, but after the innings had stuttered somewhat at 164-6, ex-Solent University’s Will Steward (57) took up the baton and steered the visitors towards a highly competitive total.
“We bowled poorly in the first 10 overs and enabled Joe Collings-Wells to get them off to a bit of a flier,” reflected South Wilts skipper James Hibberd.
“Steve Warner and Arthur Godsal got us back in the game with the ball.
“Their 272-6 was slightly over par.
“We gave away 10 runs in the field as well, which is very unlike us.
That 272-6 (Luke Evans 3-42) target looked a million miles away when South Wilts dropped to 46-4, Nick McMurray (2-25) taking two of them.
Jack Mynott (63) and Arthur Godsal (30), who earlier snapped up four catches in the outfield, added 90 before the innings gradually ebbed away to 215-9, Fareham & Crofton raised Oli Southon returning 3-44 on debut.
“When we batted, losing early wickets wasn’t ideal, but we let the scoring rate go up and up and never got in a position to keep control of it, Hibberd added. “
Will Steward [Roy Honeybone]
