BASINGSTOKE and North Hants start their British Gas Southern Premier League Division One campaign against Ventnor at May’s Bounty (1pm) with only one thing on their mind – and that’s promotion into the Premier Division.
Mitch Stokes will once again lead the side, alongside big summer signing former Hampshire and Kent seam bowler David Griffiths, who is the club's new player/coach.
Griffiths started his career with Shanklin and his league debut for the Bountymen will add some spice to Ventnor’s presence.
Also returned to the Basingstoke fold is all rounder Scott Dyer and both will add some more depth to the middle order.
Will Phillips who is back from Durham University for a full campaign and will bolster the top order.
Looking ahead to the campaign Stokes said: "We have added some players and I think we look very strong across all the top three teams. We want to get promoted and that is all that is on our mind. "
Basingstoke & North Hants: Stokes, Belcher, Oates, Griffiths, Phillips, Dyer, Nurse, Metzer, James, Thankachan, Connor.
Ventnor: Snell, Buckman, Miller, Cheek, Corbin, Blackman, Attrill, Woodhouse, Calloway, Willis, Zeth Wells.
Bournemouth and Hook & Newnham Basics, two clubs who will expect to be in the promotion frame, will be optimistic of winning starts.
Bournemouth host Rowledge at Chapel Gate boasting an exciting opening attack, with university seamer Chris Bolton sharing the new ball with Christian Michaelowski, who is new from Midlands cricket.
Left-hand all-rounder Simon Woodruff has joined from Wimborne & Colehill, but skipper Chris Park has a concern over the fitness of his younger brother Nick, who dislocated a finger last weekend.
Rowledge skipper Ben Wish has similar problems – he’s not fully recovered from winter knee surgery and may be sidelined.
The visitors include Tom Treble, an Australian, from the Victoria Premiership Grade club Geelong.
Bournemouth: Ben Bridgen, Nick Park, Luke Matthews, Chris Park, Simon Woodruff, Jake Hurley, Matt Jones, Christian Michaelowksi, Dom Clutterbuck, Rob Pack, Chris Bolton.
Rowledge: Morant, Gleave, Treble, Lloyd, Board, Metcalfe, J Wish, Randall, Neate, Yates snr, B Wish.
Hook & Newnham Basics, denied the SPL1 title by Andover in a dramatic finale last season, visit newly promoted Calmore Sports at Loperwood Park.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Goodrich, Johns, Perry, Taylor, Rutter, Proudley, Pegler, West, Newton, Wright.
Sarisbury Athletic face a testing day one visit to unpredictable Tichborne Park, minus Harry Hovey, who is trying his hand in the Kent League with Bickley Park.
Tichborne have been strengthened by the arrival from the WACA Grade club Willetton of leg spinner Prad Gunaratne and Henry Don’s full availability for the season ahead.
Tichborne Park: W Allam, T Allam, M Cheyney, P Gunaratne, H Don, W Gerrard, J Skinner, E Berry, J Bristow, G Ayling, B Allen
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Rawlins, Floyd, Bolton, Sanders, Hill, Lovett, Freemantle, Mills, Wright, Jewell.
Liphook & Ripsley and Portsmouth round up the Premier 1 programme at Ripsley Park.
Mitch Stokes will once again lead the side, alongside big summer signing former Hampshire and Kent seam bowler David Griffiths, who is the club's new player/coach.
Griffiths started his career with Shanklin and his league debut for the Bountymen will add some spice to Ventnor’s presence.
Also returned to the Basingstoke fold is all rounder Scott Dyer and both will add some more depth to the middle order.
Will Phillips who is back from Durham University for a full campaign and will bolster the top order.
Looking ahead to the campaign Stokes said: "We have added some players and I think we look very strong across all the top three teams. We want to get promoted and that is all that is on our mind. "
Basingstoke & North Hants: Stokes, Belcher, Oates, Griffiths, Phillips, Dyer, Nurse, Metzer, James, Thankachan, Connor.
Ventnor: Snell, Buckman, Miller, Cheek, Corbin, Blackman, Attrill, Woodhouse, Calloway, Willis, Zeth Wells.
Bournemouth and Hook & Newnham Basics, two clubs who will expect to be in the promotion frame, will be optimistic of winning starts.
Bournemouth host Rowledge at Chapel Gate boasting an exciting opening attack, with university seamer Chris Bolton sharing the new ball with Christian Michaelowski, who is new from Midlands cricket.
Left-hand all-rounder Simon Woodruff has joined from Wimborne & Colehill, but skipper Chris Park has a concern over the fitness of his younger brother Nick, who dislocated a finger last weekend.
Rowledge skipper Ben Wish has similar problems – he’s not fully recovered from winter knee surgery and may be sidelined.
The visitors include Tom Treble, an Australian, from the Victoria Premiership Grade club Geelong.
Bournemouth: Ben Bridgen, Nick Park, Luke Matthews, Chris Park, Simon Woodruff, Jake Hurley, Matt Jones, Christian Michaelowksi, Dom Clutterbuck, Rob Pack, Chris Bolton.
Rowledge: Morant, Gleave, Treble, Lloyd, Board, Metcalfe, J Wish, Randall, Neate, Yates snr, B Wish.
Hook & Newnham Basics, denied the SPL1 title by Andover in a dramatic finale last season, visit newly promoted Calmore Sports at Loperwood Park.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Goodrich, Johns, Perry, Taylor, Rutter, Proudley, Pegler, West, Newton, Wright.
Sarisbury Athletic face a testing day one visit to unpredictable Tichborne Park, minus Harry Hovey, who is trying his hand in the Kent League with Bickley Park.
Tichborne have been strengthened by the arrival from the WACA Grade club Willetton of leg spinner Prad Gunaratne and Henry Don’s full availability for the season ahead.
Tichborne Park: W Allam, T Allam, M Cheyney, P Gunaratne, H Don, W Gerrard, J Skinner, E Berry, J Bristow, G Ayling, B Allen
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Rawlins, Floyd, Bolton, Sanders, Hill, Lovett, Freemantle, Mills, Wright, Jewell.
Liphook & Ripsley and Portsmouth round up the Premier 1 programme at Ripsley Park.
