Charlie King and Danny Mogg produced an unbroken half-century last-wicket partnership to steer Old Tauntonians & Romsey to a dramatic one-wicket win over local British Gas Southern League Division 2 rivals Paultons at the Romsey Sports Centre.
OTs, in desperate straits at 54-6 chasing Paultons’ 186-6, rallied through match winner King and Joe Vaughan (29), but were still facing defeat at 140-9 when the last pair came together.
But King, with a match winning 79 not out, and Mogg (15 not out) chiselled out the 50 runs which got OTs across the line off the last ball.
Peter Lamb (3-26) did the initial damage for Paultons, with left-arm spinner Andrew Denney (3-34) causing further grief.
Earlier, Josh Metcalfe (42) and Scott Hills (36) laid the foundation but it was largely due to Australian James Bills (68) that Paultons reached 186-6.
Paul Hawkins (73 not out) and former Hampshire cricketer Jason Laney (64) shared a century stand for a comfortable seven-wicket win for St Cross Symondians II at Hambledon.
Spin pair Dave Orchard (4-12) and Matt Perry-Lewis (3-36) took the lion’s share of the wickets as Hambledon, struggling on the fringe of the relegation zone, were dismissed for 181 (Spencer le Clerq 43).
OTs, in desperate straits at 54-6 chasing Paultons’ 186-6, rallied through match winner King and Joe Vaughan (29), but were still facing defeat at 140-9 when the last pair came together.
But King, with a match winning 79 not out, and Mogg (15 not out) chiselled out the 50 runs which got OTs across the line off the last ball.
Peter Lamb (3-26) did the initial damage for Paultons, with left-arm spinner Andrew Denney (3-34) causing further grief.
Earlier, Josh Metcalfe (42) and Scott Hills (36) laid the foundation but it was largely due to Australian James Bills (68) that Paultons reached 186-6.
Paul Hawkins (73 not out) and former Hampshire cricketer Jason Laney (64) shared a century stand for a comfortable seven-wicket win for St Cross Symondians II at Hambledon.
Spin pair Dave Orchard (4-12) and Matt Perry-Lewis (3-36) took the lion’s share of the wickets as Hambledon, struggling on the fringe of the relegation zone, were dismissed for 181 (Spencer le Clerq 43).
