Tom Friend marked his Steephill return with a boundary strewn 156 not out as Ventnor crushed Southern Premier Division 1 rivals Calmore Sports by nine wickets, chasing down the visitors' 238-8 with 20 overs to spare.
It was Friend's first competitive appearance in the bowl since August 2018 after which he joined 2019 Premier Division winners Bashley (Rydal). It was his 11th competitive century, the highest of which came in 2017 when he made an unbeaten 213 for York where he was working at the time.
Friend cleared the Steephill boundary rope on ten occasions and also hit 15 fours, dominating a 183-run opening stand with Sri Lankan Dineth Thimodya, who made 74.
Earlier, Will Brewster (72) and Ben Johns (59) shared a 110-run start for Calmore, who fell away to 238-8 having been 163-1 before Dipenjay Dey (42) propped up the middle-order.
It was Friend's first competitive appearance in the bowl since August 2018 after which he joined 2019 Premier Division winners Bashley (Rydal). It was his 11th competitive century, the highest of which came in 2017 when he made an unbeaten 213 for York where he was working at the time.
Friend cleared the Steephill boundary rope on ten occasions and also hit 15 fours, dominating a 183-run opening stand with Sri Lankan Dineth Thimodya, who made 74.
Earlier, Will Brewster (72) and Ben Johns (59) shared a 110-run start for Calmore, who fell away to 238-8 having been 163-1 before Dipenjay Dey (42) propped up the middle-order.