Sam Thomson - 7-54 Premier League best. Terry Nash pic.
SAM Thomson's seven-wicket haul reduced Hampshire Academy's batting to rubble and propelled Bashley (Rydal) to the top of the ECB British Gas Southern Premier League (SPL) table.
The county youngsters were moving along serenely on 80 for two, in pursuit of 212 for victory, when Thomson (7-54) intervened to trigger a collapse that saw Hampshire fold to 163 all out.
Pat Page had been the bedrock of the visitors' batting, the excellent South Australian left-hander smashing nine fours and two sixes in a run-a-ball 67.
Page's dismissal – trapped in front by Zac Organ (3-40) – precipitated a slump from 118 for two to 147 for seven, with Organ also claiming the prize scalp of skipper Michael Porter for 15.
Chris Ridley (27) and number 9 Simon Watkins, who struck a counter-attacking 36, joined in a 53-run stand to repair the damage, as Bashley scrambled their way to 211 all out.
That total initially looked unfit for purpose, particularly with Felix Organ stroking a fluid 92 and was thriving in a handy partnership with Tom Scriven (26).
But Thomson came to the fore and showed exactly why Porter had admitted prior to Saturday's clash that he was thrilled to have the 26-year-old back in his ranks.
The off-spinner – rated by his captain as the team's "best bowler in recent years" – returned career best SPL figures of 7-54, as Bash won by 48 runs to leapfrog Lymington at the Premier Division summit.
* Hampshire's Academy youngsters play Darren Lehmann's Australian Cricket Academy in a 50-over Challenge Match at Totton & Eling's Southern gardens ground on Thursday (July 6), 11am.
The county youngsters were moving along serenely on 80 for two, in pursuit of 212 for victory, when Thomson (7-54) intervened to trigger a collapse that saw Hampshire fold to 163 all out.
Pat Page had been the bedrock of the visitors' batting, the excellent South Australian left-hander smashing nine fours and two sixes in a run-a-ball 67.
Page's dismissal – trapped in front by Zac Organ (3-40) – precipitated a slump from 118 for two to 147 for seven, with Organ also claiming the prize scalp of skipper Michael Porter for 15.
Chris Ridley (27) and number 9 Simon Watkins, who struck a counter-attacking 36, joined in a 53-run stand to repair the damage, as Bashley scrambled their way to 211 all out.
That total initially looked unfit for purpose, particularly with Felix Organ stroking a fluid 92 and was thriving in a handy partnership with Tom Scriven (26).
But Thomson came to the fore and showed exactly why Porter had admitted prior to Saturday's clash that he was thrilled to have the 26-year-old back in his ranks.
The off-spinner – rated by his captain as the team's "best bowler in recent years" – returned career best SPL figures of 7-54, as Bash won by 48 runs to leapfrog Lymington at the Premier Division summit.
* Hampshire's Academy youngsters play Darren Lehmann's Australian Cricket Academy in a 50-over Challenge Match at Totton & Eling's Southern gardens ground on Thursday (July 6), 11am.
