Hartley Wintney bowlers were savaged by 21-year old South African Matt de Villiers as Hambledon gorged themselves in a 398-run Southern Premier Division 2 fest on the Cricket Green.
A leading run scorer for Claremont in the Western Province Premier League in Cape Town, De Villiers smashed 168 and set up a seventh successive win for Hambledon by 148 runs. Hartley Wintney made 250 in reply.
The Hambledon innings contained 17 sixes and 35 boundaries, with left-hand opener George Marshall hitting 108 and sharing an enormous 230-run second-wicket stand with the South African.
That a six partnership was only ended when Marshall was run out after scoring 108 off 106 balls with 14 fours and.
De Villiers ended up smashing 11 sixes and 12 fours in his 111-ball assault on the home bowlers before he departed - but not before he had hit the highest SPL score since South Wilts IIs Joe Cranch struck 185 not out in a Division 3 fixture in 2019.
With Henry Glanfield slapping 37 off 21 balls, Hambledon closed on a stunning 398-6 off 50 overs.
Hartley used eight bowlers in an unsuccessful attempt to stem the run tide, but at least their batsmen, knowing the game was all but lost, responded with 250 all out and so achieved maximum batting bonus points.
Shell shocked, they quickly slipped to 28-3 before recovering through a blistering 77 off 34 balls by James Mulvey (eight sixes)), Hugo Hammond (44), Danny Nightingdale (40) and Will Ross (37).
Hambledon are 16 points clear at the top - a total which would be 36 had they not had 20 deducted for a close-season administrative error relating to their Under-19 colts teams.
A leading run scorer for Claremont in the Western Province Premier League in Cape Town, De Villiers smashed 168 and set up a seventh successive win for Hambledon by 148 runs. Hartley Wintney made 250 in reply.
The Hambledon innings contained 17 sixes and 35 boundaries, with left-hand opener George Marshall hitting 108 and sharing an enormous 230-run second-wicket stand with the South African.
That a six partnership was only ended when Marshall was run out after scoring 108 off 106 balls with 14 fours and.
De Villiers ended up smashing 11 sixes and 12 fours in his 111-ball assault on the home bowlers before he departed - but not before he had hit the highest SPL score since South Wilts IIs Joe Cranch struck 185 not out in a Division 3 fixture in 2019.
With Henry Glanfield slapping 37 off 21 balls, Hambledon closed on a stunning 398-6 off 50 overs.
Hartley used eight bowlers in an unsuccessful attempt to stem the run tide, but at least their batsmen, knowing the game was all but lost, responded with 250 all out and so achieved maximum batting bonus points.
Shell shocked, they quickly slipped to 28-3 before recovering through a blistering 77 off 34 balls by James Mulvey (eight sixes)), Hugo Hammond (44), Danny Nightingdale (40) and Will Ross (37).
Hambledon are 16 points clear at the top - a total which would be 36 had they not had 20 deducted for a close-season administrative error relating to their Under-19 colts teams.