Teenage Hartley Wintney gloveman Jensen Mogridge, pictured, put in a serious claim for the Hampshire Academy wicket keeping slot this summer with a series of fine performances for the county Under-18 squad in Jersey youth festival.
Top scoring with an unbeaten 78 against Guernsey, he was Hampshire's leading run scorer in the triangular tournament which also included Surrey YCs.
Hampshire won two of their five matches, four of which were short form t20 games.
Results -
Surrey YCs 219 (Zafar 3-35, Wellings 3-55) Hampshire 220-8 (Golding 88, Bourne 68). Hampshire won by two wickets (40 overs).
Surrey 195-7 Hampshire 111 (Mogridge 33). Surrey won by 84 runs (T20).
Surrey YCs 239-5 Hampshire 176-8 (Mogridge 37, Golding 36) Surrey won by 63 runs (T20).
Guernsey 212-4 Hampshire 172-6 (Mogridge 78*, Patel 40). Guernsey won by 40 runs (T20).
Hampshire 173-7 (Crowhurst 59, Mogridge 27*) Guernsey 149-8 (Sparrow 4-30). Hampshire won by 24 runs (T20).

​It feels like a lifetime ago that the M27 was fully operational, with a myriad of traffic cones, temporary road markings and concrete barriers feeling like part and parcel of the daily commute.
The worst offending area was the stretch of road between Junction 5 and Junction 7, connecting Eastleigh with Hedge End - although the roadworks ran down as far as the River Hamble. But now, that work is drawing to a close.
According to National Highways, work will conclude and all four lanes will be reopened by 6am on Tuesday, April 21.
There is, however, one small catch. A temporary 50mph speed limit will remain in place while final testing is completed, with National Highways saying this will be lifted ‘later in the spring.
A 50mph speed limit remains west of Junction 11, where a new slip road into the Welborne development is under construction.

Promoted Langley Manor have swooped to sign promising young Adelaide left-hander Tejus Gill, a recent South Australia U19 captain, who is making his mark in first grade SACA cricket.  He expects to arrive at Knellers Lane for the club's SPL1 curtain raiser at Fair Oak on May 2.
Runners up to Division 2 champions Calmore Sports in 2025, the Manor will play at their highest ever level on the pyramid this summer,  Conor Browne remains captain.

Prolific Western Province CC batsman/wicketkeeper Ben Van Der Merwe [above] is expected to give Bournemouth's top order a significant boost in the ECB Southern Premier Division this summer.
He will join the Chapel Gate set after a successful season in top Cape Town cricket where 704-run haul included two WPCA League centuries.
Van Der Merwe is a WPCC team-mate of Hambledon's Justin Behrens, who emphasised "Ben is very talented top order batsman and wicket keeper. He can hit one of the biggest balls I’ve ever seen - don’t let his height deceive you! 
"He is a very calm and down to earth individual. Ben has always had strong professional cricket ambitions and I have no doubt he is talented enough to achieve his goals. 
"He will be of great value for Bournemouth this year and I’m really looking forward to following his season.”
Also joining Bournemouth is left-arm seamer James Brehaut, whose 26-wicket haul helped Taunton Deane win last season's WEPL Somerset League.  He is originally from Horsham and until recently taught at King's Taunton.

Saturday 12 noon starts -
Hambledon v Calmore Sports
Portsmouth v Old Rutlishians
Trowbridge v South Wilts
Ventnor v Lymington
Sunday
Wiltshire v Gloucestershire II, Shrewton (new ground), 1100
Winchester College v Hampshire U18s, 1100
Hambledon v Bedhampton

​South Wilts have signed lead Cape Town batsman Josh Chippendale as their overseas player for the upcoming ECB Southern Premier League season, which begins against the Hampshire Academy at Bemerton on May 2.
The 31-year old comes with impressive credentials, having scored almost 800 runs in the Western Province Premier League this past South African season.
A front line coach, he was voted Cape Town's top fielder alongside winning the club's batting award.
South Wilts, whose batting largely struggled last summer culminating a third-from-bottom finish in the SPL, anticipate Chippendale will be available for the daunting ECB Rothesay Club Championship visit to Bath on April 26.

The imminent arrival of Kiwi cricketer Archie Redfern is part of a pre-season boost for Southern Premier Division 1 side Rowledge, who are preparing to welcome back bowling all-rounder Will Ryman after a long injury lay off.
A top order batsman, Redfern hails from Canterbury, recently scoring a century in a representative match. This will be his second trip to the UK, Redfern having hit five half-centuries in a 551-run haul for Desborough Town in the ECB Northants Premier League last summer.
Ryman, the eldest of three talented brothers at Rowledge, can't wait to bowl against Hambledon in the SPL1 curtain raiser a School Road on May 2. He hasn't bowled in anger for 18 months due to on-going knee surgery.  But he's been back in the grove in pre-season training. ​

Burridge cricket is preparing to say its farewells to its former captain and award winning groundsman Gerry Candy, one of local cricket's most respected curators, who has died aged 87 years.
Gerry, whose funeral is at the Wessex Vale crematorium on Tuesday April 14 at 4.30pm, was a founding figure and past captain of Burridge, having played a significant role in the club’s rise from the regional division basement of the Hampshire League to become an ECB Southern Premier League cricket side.
An opening batsman and outstanding slip fielder (who subsequently moved to behind the stumps), Gerry joined Burridge from Deanery in the early 70s. 
He played alongside his eldest sons, opening batsman Michael and seam bowler Graham, with Paul and grandson Will continuing the long standing family roots in the club.
Some 45 years ago, Gerry was a prime mover behind Burridge’s purchase of farmland and the establishment of their home on the eastern banks of the River Hamble. 
Since taking over the groundman's reins from late George Winkles, Gerry has managed the grounds that have allowed the club to develop and flourish. 
"It has been his tireless effort and commitment that has taken BCC from a village team to the pinnacle of cricket in the county," praised chairman Clive Slaughter. 
"Gerry Candy was the heartbeat of Burridge, there seven days a week and on occasions 16 hours a day. From dawn to dusk throughout the summer months, he was preparing strips, mowing, moving boundary ropes, sight screens and covers and then locking up at the end of the day."
In 2022, he became the inaugural recipient of Southern Premier League's Tony Baker Unsung Hero award, which sat nicely alongside the prestigious NatWest OSCA Lifetime Achiever Award he collected from the England & Wales Cricket Board in February 2019.
* Gerry Candy's cricketing life will be celebrated at Burridge CC next Tuesday at 5.30pm.

Innovation and progression is always at the forefront of Ventnor, who have released their revolutionary new all in one Cricket suit which they will be wearing for the 2026 season, primarily in Southern Premier Division 1 matches.
Captain Ben Woodhouse explained: "The all in one design is built to allow maximum flow, aerodynamics and assist in athletic performance. The bowlers will be QUICK and the batters will be hitting BIG!
"Not only that, the inbuilt protection system means that wearing pads will be a thing of the past and it’s compression properties aids in quicker recovery allowing players to maximise their time on the field."
Teen Archie Lucy is pictured modelling the new eye catching Ventnor kit, having taken 11 wickets in the club's last two completed 2025 league matches, including a best-yet 6-24 against Fair Oak.
He will again be joined in he Steephill dressing room by Sri Lankan left-hand opening batsman Dineth Thimodya, who is returning to Ventnor for a fourth successive season.  He has made over 3,000 league runs.
Ventnor have already been in action with an Easter Monday inter-club match in preparation for Lymington's visit to the bowl on Saturday, noon.
SPL newcomers Ferndown Wayfarers come visiting on April 18 before Ventnor play home and away matches against Fair Oak on April 25 and 26, the latter in the Village Cup at Lapstone Park.

Waterlooville are national indoor six-a-side cricket champions.
They crashed the Grace Gates at Lord's to totally outplay Hertfordshire's AK XI in the semi-finals before beating 2025 winners Whitstable by three wickets to bring the trophy back to Rowlands Avenue.
They are the sixth Hampshire team to lift the coveted ECB cup.
Like in the semi-finals at Cheltenham when the Ville bowlers ruled the roost, it was the ball that dominated - AK XI being skittled for 42 and Whitstable, a powerful ECB Kent Premier Division outfit, being rolled over for 79.
"Jon Hudson and Joe Mitchell bowled swing, while in both matches my teenage son Ray (with figures of 2-10 and 2-18) troubled batsmen with bouncers and short pitched deliveries. Spin pair Archie Reynolds and Charlie Whitfield were equally effective," beamed Ville manager Andy Reynolds. 
The Asian AK XI were beaten out of sight in less than 14 overs, their paltry 42 all out taking the Reynolds brothers 27 balls to polish off.
Having beaten Derbyshire's Ockbrook and Borrowash in a repeat of the 2025 Lord's final, Whitstable were firm favourites to retain their title - but when their opening pair fell for ducks it was all Waterlooville.
"The boys were excellent from the get go, great bowling and fielding again which put the pressure on Whitstable from the first ball, " Reynolds added.
Whitstable lurched to 51-5 before a half-century by Henry Goss (55) lifted their score to 79.
"We batted sensibly and kept calm under pressure, with Charlie Whitfield making an unbeaten 22 in the final, which we won with eight balls to spare.
"It was a truly fantastic day for the club which, after last summer's Southern Premier League relegation, will give us a great boost for the outdoor season ahead," Reynolds concluded. 

Waterlooville thrashed semi-finalists AK XI by six wickets before beating 2025 ECB winners Whitstable by 3 wickets to become national indoor champions at Lords yesterday.  Full report later.

New Milton hope they have unearthed a nugget from deep beneath Australia's gold fields.
Sam Moran, who hails from Bendigo, famous for the goldrush back in the 1850s, is to be the Green & Gold's overseas player in Southern Premier Division 2 this coming season.
A 20-year old left-arm seamer, Moran represented Victoria in Australia's Country Districts Festival in January, and finished the season with 15 poles.
With South African Thaakie Davids not returning New Milton will need to replace the 700-plus runs he made in 2025.
They have recruited Scott Rolfe from the Hertfordshire-based Tring Park, who has recently relocated to the Milton area for work. 
Rolfe, who played in the top level of Thames Valley League cricket, arrives with strong top-order experience and is expected to add quality and stability at the top of the order heading into the new season. His arrival comes at a timely moment for the club, with regular opener James Adams set to miss the entire campaign as he recovers from a hip operation.
The Fernhill club has welcomed two new shirt sponsors for the upcoming campaign, Savills and Mortgages4U. Savills, which has recently opened a new office in nearby Lymington, already have a strong connection to the club through New Milton top-order batter Ollie Shrubsole, who represents the company locally.
Captained again by Ed Bartlett, New Milton have warm-up matches against Bournemouth II and Sway before launching their league programme at relegated Hook & Newnham Basics.

Andy Moles, the Dorset Cricket Society guest speaker at Hurn Bridge on Thursday (1.45pm), will tell the story of his 40-year career in cricket – as player and coach.
After finally breaking into the professional game at the age of 25, the man known to all as ‘Moler’ proved to be an outstanding opening batsman for his native Warwickshire where he won a cult following with supporters.
After retiring as a player aged 36, he forged a successful career as an international coach, with stints in a variety of countries including South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, England and New Zealand. As the Black Caps national coach, he led them to the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2010. His last major appointment was director of cricket for Afghanistan, where he coached for nearly six years until an MRSA infection in a toe led to the amputation of his left leg in 2020. Undeterred by the limitations of a prosthetic leg, he now coaches The Bahamas on a part-time basis.
His autobiography ‘Around the World in 40 Years’ is a heart-warming tale of someone revered for his positivity in the face of tough challenges and, at times, rotten luck.  Andy Moles enjoyed consistent success as an opening batsman for both Warwickshire and Griqualand West for more than a decade in the late 1980s and ‘90s, and was an integral part of the Bears’ treble-winning squad in 1994.

Local cricket will shortly be saying its farewells to long standing Burridge stalwart Jim Cunningham, who died recently aged 85 years. 
His funeral is at 11am on Tuesday 24 March at St John’s Church, Church Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6LW, with a celebration of life at Burridge cricket club after.
Jim was a long standing Burridge clubman and prior to that Gosport Borough, where his son Neil previously played. During his many years at Burridge he took on numerous roles, including club secretary, scorer and founder of the very successful 💯 club which developed into the 200 club. He was deeply proud to be made an Honorary Vice President of the club, a reflection of his long standing commitment and contribution.
He lived a long life filled with hard work, quiet strength, and dedication to his family.  Jim had served with distinction in the Royal Navy, a 30 year career that shaped much of his character, disciplined, resilient and quietly dependable. He carried those values with him throughout his life.
He was a lifelong and devoted supporter of Southampton FC, following the Saints through every high and low over the years. 
Jim packed away his calculator, pens and pencils for the last time after scoring Burridge’s final Premier Division match of the 2017 season against Alton – the curtain falling on three decades of meticulous cricket book-keeping and, more recently, operating the electronic scoreboard.
​Burridge won't forget the outstanding 30-year service Jim Cunningham gave them as scorer – they named the scorebox after him !
Jim reckoned he'd scored over 600 times (and recorded many thousands of runs) in his wonderful Burridge stint, prior to which he spent four seasons at Privett Park.
He got an emotional send off too – the Alton and Burridge teams forming a Guard of Honour when he came away from the scorebox for the last time.
“It was a very emotional moment and the engraved glass plaque Burridge presented to me was a lovely gesture and will be treasured,” Jim smiled.
“One final statistic : only two of the Burridge team that played against Alton were actually born when I began scoring for the club.”

AK XI. Who are they and where do they come from ?
It’s been the question raised at Waterlooville since the draw was announced for the ECB national sixes championship semi-finals.
As Hampshire indoor champions, Ville will face the all-Asian Huntingdon-based side AK XI in the first semi-final on Sunday 29 March at 11 o'clock.
The 2025 ECB winners Whitstable continue their defence of the trophy against Derbyshire's Premier League champions Ockbrook & Borrowash at 12.15pm.
The winning pair will meet in the final in mid-afternoon.
Having lifted the HCB crown, Waterlooville emerged victorious from the west regional finals at Cheltenham - where they beat Welsh champions Neyland and Cheltenham themselves - will focus themselves on playing in a far bigger arena in the MCC indoor school.
Both the Fareham Centre and Cheltenham playing areas are tight and compact : Lord’s has eight indoor lane strips ! 
The Ville have one more South East Hants indoor match at Fareham before their Lord’s trip - against XII Men on March 22.
Do you fancy earning some pocket (beer ?) money by being Waterlooville’s official scorer in the Southern Premier League this summer ?  If so, please contact Jon Hudson  - [email protected] - 07837746171.

Fair Oak have entered the Cawston Press national village cup for the first time - but the draw for the opening round on Sunday April 26 hasn't been kind to them.
They have been paired with Southern Premier League Division 1 rivals Ventnor, but will have home advantage at Lapstone Park.
"Being drawn at home in the village cup can be critical, especially when there's a potential and expensive trip to the Isle of Wight involved," reflected Oak captain Harry Reed.
With the first round ties being scheduled the weekend before the respective league programmes begin, Reed anticipates two strong sides turning out on April 26.
Jenson Bishop will captain Hursley Park this coming season and faces a tough baptism against beaten 2025 Village Cup semi-finalists Hambledon at Ridge Meadow.
Past Lord's winners Calmore Sports have a derby with Cadnam, while Bramshaw venture into the New Forest to Sway.
Hook & Newnham Basics and Sparsholt receive first round byes.       
First round draw includes: Hambledon v Hursley Park, Calmore Sports v Cadnam, Fair Oak v Ventnor, Amport v Easton and Martyr Worthy, Tichborne Park v Paultons, South Winchester v Bedhampton Mariners, Sway v Bramshaw, Bosham v Emsworth, Hadlow Down v Liphook & Ripsley, Addington 1743 v Odiham & Greywell, Grayshott v Overton.

Waterlooville produced a stunning fielding display in Sunday's ECB indoor sixes regional play-offs in Cheltenham to reach the national finals at Lord's on Sunday March 29.
They beat Neyland, the Pembrokeshire based Welsh champions, by six runs in the zone semi-final before defeating Cheltenham by 16 runs to win the regional final.
Remarkably, the Ville ran out NINE opposition batters as they celebrated their wins.
Explaining the reason for the relatively low scoring games, Ville team manager Andy Reynolds said: "The leisure centre where we played had a low roof and concrete walls, with the playing surface the same as Crookhorn, where we train.
"The locals suggested a score under 80 was insufficient, with between 90 and 100 giving you a good chance. Over 100 was potentially a winning score so we knew where we were.
"The reason for so many run outs was because both Neyland and Cheltenham got behind the asking rate so a combination of tight bowling and good fielding won both ties for us."
Waterlooville successfully defended two modest totals, posting 96-4 against Neyland, Jon Hudson(17) and Joe Mitchell (19*) complementing an unbeaten 31 by opener Archie Reynolds. 
At 80-2, Neyland were favourites but they lost four wickets for ten runs and were 90 all out - five batsmen run out !
West of England Premier League club Cheltenham brushed aside Ventnor (66-5) by five wickets to win their semi-final.
Dan Birch was Ville's batting hero, making an unbeaten 57 to guide the Hampshire indoor champions to 95-5.
But Cheltenham couldn't handle Waterlooville's superb fielding, their first four batsmen being run out before the side was dismissed for 80.
Waterlooville will be joined by AK XI, Derbyshire's Ockbrook & Borrowash and past national champions Whitstable at Lord's on March 29. 

Cole McConchie was a raw teenager, not long out of college in New Zealand, when in 2011 he ventured away from his Canterbury home and pitched up on the Isle of Wight to play for Ventnor in the second tier of the Southern Premier League.
He didn't do badly either, topping the Division 2 batting charts with 718 runs - 150 at Hartley Wintney and 117 against Burridge - and taking 20 wickets with his right-arm off-spin.
The following summer was spent playing for Blaydon in the North East Premier League and later (2019) Surrey Championship cricket for Wimbledon.
Long serving Ventnor official on Cook reflected: "Cole was quite special to us as he was one of the most conscientious overseas player we had when it came to coaching  the younger juniors. Often the overseas players did not really enjoy working with  younger kids. Cole not only turned up for sessions but enjoyed the role. I remember talking to him just before he left about his ambitions to play, firstly, senior cricket but also for New Zealand."
Back home McConchie nailed a regular spot in Canterbury's provincial side and was named as a travelling reserve for New Zealand's ICC T20 World Cup squad.
From not being part of the squad in the first place, McConchie has emerged as an unlikely hero for the Black Caps.
McConchie, 34 years of age and largely unheralded at international level before this tournament, delivered only one over in New Zealand's semi-final stomping of South Africa at the 2026 T20 World Cup. But it was a match-made match-up heaven. Turning the ball away from the lefties, McConchie claimed the wickets of the most accomplished left-hander in South Africa's top order (Quinton de Kock) and the most successful leftie of the tournament (Ryan Rickelton) till then.
McConchie had not originally been picked in this squad, and came in only as a replacement for the injured Michael Bracewell. And yet, this is the second key contribution he made in the tournament, having also struck 31 not out off 23 on a tough Khettarama track against Sri Lanka. 
                                                                                        Whirlwind
When he walked out to bat against Sri Lanka at Khettarama, New Zealand were under serious pressure at 84-6 in the 13th over, but he absorbed all of it along with Mitchell Santner and carried them to an above-par 168-7, the one-time Steephill teen scoring 31 off 23 balls..
McConchie wasn't done yet. He fronted up to bowl two overs in the powerplay, in which he gave up just eight runs, and manned the hotspots between deep midwicket and wide long-on.
It has been a whirlwind few weeks for McConchie. He had led Canterbury to the 20-over Super Smash final at the end of January and in February, his plan was to plug away for his domestic team with his off-spin and batting in the 50-over Ford Trophy.
He had turned 34 in January and before the T20 World Cup, his last game for New Zealand was in April 2024 as part of a second-string side that had toured Pakistan. McConchie probably thought that his time in international cricket had passed.
But cricket is a funny game and this Sunday afternoon in front of a partisan 80,000 plus crowd in Ahmedabad he hopes to play a key role for the Black Caps against India in the World Cup final. 
McConchie  didn't make the cut for the T20 final which India won by 96 runs.

All-rounder Tom Robinson will captain a youthful Bournemouth side in the ECB Southern Premier League this summer.
The 26- year old takes over from left-armer Simon Woodruff, who remains at Chapel Gate as a prominent first team player.
A regular first team pick since joining Bournemouth from Poole Town in 2019, Robinson has scored over 1,200 SPL runs and taken 60 wickets.
His family is steeped in local cricket, with Tom's late grandfather David a leading Dorset Minor Counties and Poole Town cricketer.  
"Stepping into the role of first team captain at Bournemouth is a real honour," says Robinson, adding: "We've built a strong foundation over the past seasons, with a talented group of players who have now gained valuable experience competing in a tough league.
"There's a genuine belief within the squad and I'm excited for the cricket we hope to produce this coming season.
"If we continue to work hard for each other and build on what's already been established, I'm confident we can make this a strong and successful summer for the club."
Bournemouth have lost Dorset skipper Luke Webb to Wimborne, but are lining up a leading overseas cricketer to bolster their top order batting.
"I can't go into any details yet because there are a few things to iron out, but judging by his form this winter, we've got an exciting prospect headed to Chapel Gate next month," Robinson said.
RJ Jhala, a postgraduate student at Bournemouth university, wasn't eligible to play Premier League cricket in 2025 but made his mark in the Hampshire League, scoring over 700 runs, including an unbeaten century in a successful run chase at Basingstoke & North Hants.
He also made seven scores of fifty and more and expected to be challenging for a middle-order slot.
Past Canford head boy George Guirdham is expected to challenge for a Bournemouth first team place, alongside Alfie Appleby Ingram, who has spent the last three months homing his talents at Toowoomba Grammar School in Queensland as part of an exchange programme with Bryanston School.
Alfie’s Aussie sojourn has been especially productive, including a recent ton, and he will be available for Bournemouth throughout the whole season. After several bravura performances towards the end of last season that belied his youth, Ingram  is expected to feature prominently with bat and ball. 
Josiah Edy, who joined Bournemouth last year from Poole, Is a right-arm fast medium bowling  prospect and did well in the IIs.  He has spent the winter attending the National Fast Bowling Academy run by Ian Pont and., by all accounts, is looking very good.
Seasoned left-arm spin all-rounder Robbie Pack will skipper Bournemouth II in Hampshire Division 1.

Sarisbury Athletic ground staff have put in many hours work and spent over £5,000 this winter to bring the Allotment Road outfield up to ECB Southern Premier League standard. 
Club president and head curator Andy Oliphant explained: "At the end of the 2025 season, having had soil samples removed and taken on board what would be the best seed for us to use, we disc seeded and spread fertiliser over the whole outfield . 
"The outfield has been fenced off for the whole winter period. When conditions allowed, we started cutting the outfield with our two rotary mowers this has continued over most of February and early March . Hopefully over the next weekend and with a continuation of the Spring-like weather, we should be able to start using the outfield sit-on mowers."
Towards the end of March, Sarisbury Athletic plan to overseed the whole outfield again and adding fertiliser to promote growth and herbicide to kill off any weeds.
"Confidence is high that all should be ready for the start of the pre-season friendlies in mid April," Oliphant added.
Sarisbury Athletic are back in the Southern Premier Division this summer following their 2025 Division 1 title win, with the club's second team set to make its debut in Division 3.
They begin at Bournemouth on May 2, with the 2nd XI home to Hook & Newnham Basics II.

Bashley (Rydal) captain Michael Porter [above] put a problematic foot injury behind him to make a match winning score for Brunswick, his adopted Victoria sub-district side, in Melbourne.
Porter's second trip to Australia has been dogged by a painful heel injury which only cured when he had a insole fitted several weeks ago
"I was in a lot of pain, particularly at the crease, and I'm sure it contributed to a run of low scores," he explained.
Since the insole was fitted, Porter made 47 against Key and last weekend an unbeaten 66 against Ivanhoe, whom Brunswick beat by six wickets.
Porter and Bashley team-mate Dan Goodey play their final match this weekend before flying home - via China !

Archie Reynolds will captain Waterlooville in Sunday's ECB national indoor sixes regional finals in Cheltenham, having turned down the opportunity of joining promoted Sarisbury Athletic.
He appeared set to sample Southern Premier Division cricket for the first time this summer following the Ville's relegation into the competition's third tier last August.
But, after a change of mind, Reynolds - the eldest of four brothers at Rowlands Avenue - will remain at the Ville.
He has, however, handed the captain's armband to batsman/wicketkeeper Dan Birch, with whom he will play alongside in Sunday's indoor cricket.
Ville are paired against the Pembrokeshire side Neyland in the second of the west semi-finals at 1.45pm, after Cheltenham have played Ventnor in the 12.15pm opener.
Ville team is : Archie Reynolds, Charlie Whitfield, Dan Birch, Jon Hudson, Joe Mitchell and Ray Reynolds.
Ventnor will be on a breakfast time car ferry from the Isle of Wight ahead of a near three-hour trip to Cheltenham.
Sunday's winners will play in the ECB national championship finals at Lord's on Sunday March 29.

Winters can be tough for cricket squares through slow growth, laying wet, limited sunshine with low temperatures creating disease and weeds setting in.
Now is the time to kick start your pre-season work with a weed and feed boost - a job Utilita Bowl groundstaff pair Ian Tulk (left) and Tom Cowley (right) can handle by coming to your club to offer over 30 years experience with any advise you may need.
"Our professional advice will include selective weed killer, killing off broad leave plants, including daisys, dandelions, clover, buttercup ribwort plantain 18-9-9 to boost colour." Ian Tulk explained.  "We also harden up the plants to boost colour."
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Lymington all-rounder and captain Gareth Berg has been appointed as Dorset Cricket’s new Head of Performance.
After leading as Interim Pathway Lead, Gareth now steps into a permanent role at the heart of the county's newly established Performance function, bringing together the Dorset Cricket Academy and reformed Dorset County Cricket Club under one clear, ambitious vision.
A full-time professional with Middlesex, Hampshire and Northants, Berg brings an exceptional pedigree to Dorset, a former professional cricketer with a distinguished playing career and experience as past Head Coach of the Italy national team, steering them into the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup finals. 
"He understands elite performance. But just as importantly, he understands pathways, development, and what it takes to build environments where players can thrive," read a Dorset statement.
Berg said: "Dorset has incredible potential. The foundations are strong, and the ambition is clear. My focus is on creating a high-performance environment where standards are high, opportunities are fair, and every player understands what it takes to represent this county. I’m excited to help shape the next chapter."
"Strong league performances will matter. Connections with MCC Hubs and wider programmes will open doors. Talent and commitment, not background, will define opportunity.
Following a historic 2025 season, winning the NCCA One Day Trophy, finishing runners-up in the T20 Trophy, and becoming National Counties Champions, Dorset now look ahead with renewed energy and purpose.
Dorset will play all their home matches at Wimborne, with Cornwall the first visitors for an NCCA Trophy tie on April 26.