Can Fawley pull off the Great Escape and avoid an 11th hour relegation from Southern Premier Division 2 ?
That the burning question on the eve of the Waterside club’s penultimate round visit to promotion chasing Andover – their optimism being fuelled by consecutive wins over OTs & Romsey and Hook & Newnham Basics II.
They travel to London Road with a 13-point deficit to make up on 161-point Hook (who host OTs & Romsey), who occupy the third from bottom spot and Bashley (Rydal) seconds, who face champions designate Hambledon at the BCG.
Sufian Munir hit 102 and shared a match winning century partnership with Gurpreet Basra (64) as Fawley chased down Hook & Newnham Basics’ 226-9. Dan Moore (81) and Tom May (46) thrived for Hook.
Bashley, who have experienced significant availability problems all summer, dropped deeper into the mire with a 33-run loss to Fair Oak at Lapstone Park.
Early on, the Oaks innings sputtered along in fits and starts. Six batsmen reached double figures, but only Rhys Oxley, who exerted a calming influence with an unbeaten 27 batting at number six, passed 20.
Bash opening bowler Sam Stroud took 4 for 25 and teen spinner Finn Gordon 3 for 20 to bowl out the home side for a distinctly below par 156 in the 48th over of their innings.
With Gordon (40) and Phil Morris (25) at the crease, Bashley looked well-placed at 73-2, but the Fair Oak spin machine then got to work. Monam Abbas was again the most successful bowler with 4-31 while his father Asad returned 2-21 and Gregor McKenzie 2-14. Bashley were bowled out for 123 in the fortieth over of their reply to give Oaks the win by 33 runs.
That the burning question on the eve of the Waterside club’s penultimate round visit to promotion chasing Andover – their optimism being fuelled by consecutive wins over OTs & Romsey and Hook & Newnham Basics II.
They travel to London Road with a 13-point deficit to make up on 161-point Hook (who host OTs & Romsey), who occupy the third from bottom spot and Bashley (Rydal) seconds, who face champions designate Hambledon at the BCG.
Sufian Munir hit 102 and shared a match winning century partnership with Gurpreet Basra (64) as Fawley chased down Hook & Newnham Basics’ 226-9. Dan Moore (81) and Tom May (46) thrived for Hook.
Bashley, who have experienced significant availability problems all summer, dropped deeper into the mire with a 33-run loss to Fair Oak at Lapstone Park.
Early on, the Oaks innings sputtered along in fits and starts. Six batsmen reached double figures, but only Rhys Oxley, who exerted a calming influence with an unbeaten 27 batting at number six, passed 20.
Bash opening bowler Sam Stroud took 4 for 25 and teen spinner Finn Gordon 3 for 20 to bowl out the home side for a distinctly below par 156 in the 48th over of their innings.
With Gordon (40) and Phil Morris (25) at the crease, Bashley looked well-placed at 73-2, but the Fair Oak spin machine then got to work. Monam Abbas was again the most successful bowler with 4-31 while his father Asad returned 2-21 and Gregor McKenzie 2-14. Bashley were bowled out for 123 in the fortieth over of their reply to give Oaks the win by 33 runs.