Mark Lavelle made his highest Southern Premier League score since July 2015 and later took three wickets as Calmore Sports beat basement side Liphook & Ripsley by 20 runs to remain third, eight points behind leaders Rowledge.
Opening the Calmore innings, he underpinned his side's 193 with 88 - his best score since making an unbeaten 117 against Hook & Newnham Basics eight seasons ago.
His welcome 140-ball stay at the Loperwood Park crease was perfect timing ahead of this Sunday's testing Voneus Village Cup national round tie with Oxford Downs.
Lavelle had seen openers Michael Cook and Ben Johns depart quickly to Seb Brixton (2-16) and leaned on Shawn Johnson (25) and Sam Moss (28) as Dan Harvey (3-29) and Suman Ganguly (2-28) proved difficult to get away.
Covey (63) led the Liphook response - wicketkeeping brother Richard, not the unavailable Ryan - which at 95-2 (Dave Oliver 28) appeared promising. Not so after Calmore's spinners ate into the middle-order, Liam Carty taking 3-46.
Covey departed at 137-6 to leave Andy Barnes (29) with the responsibility. He raised the Liphook score to 173-7 but the last three wickets fell without anither run being added, Lavelle finishing with 3-43 and Dan Croft 2-16.
Opening the Calmore innings, he underpinned his side's 193 with 88 - his best score since making an unbeaten 117 against Hook & Newnham Basics eight seasons ago.
His welcome 140-ball stay at the Loperwood Park crease was perfect timing ahead of this Sunday's testing Voneus Village Cup national round tie with Oxford Downs.
Lavelle had seen openers Michael Cook and Ben Johns depart quickly to Seb Brixton (2-16) and leaned on Shawn Johnson (25) and Sam Moss (28) as Dan Harvey (3-29) and Suman Ganguly (2-28) proved difficult to get away.
Covey (63) led the Liphook response - wicketkeeping brother Richard, not the unavailable Ryan - which at 95-2 (Dave Oliver 28) appeared promising. Not so after Calmore's spinners ate into the middle-order, Liam Carty taking 3-46.
Covey departed at 137-6 to leave Andy Barnes (29) with the responsibility. He raised the Liphook score to 173-7 but the last three wickets fell without anither run being added, Lavelle finishing with 3-43 and Dan Croft 2-16.
