Lymington have been bowled off the top of the ECB British Gas Southern Premier Division after a shock 83-run defeat by the bottom club Andover.
With three rounds of matches to go, reinstated leaders South Wilts enjoy a ten-point advantage over Bashley (Rydal) and Havant, the defending champions, who both won.
But with Havant still to play South Wilts and Lymington, it’s all set for a thrilling finale to the season on September 2.
Andover, despite their surprise win at Lymington, still lag 28 points behind, but with fellow strugglers Alton and New Milton yet to play they could still escape.
Calmore Sports are now 19 points ahead of Basingstoke & North Hants at the top of Division 1.
The lead pair both won their latest games, Calmore by three wickets at Ventnor, while Basingstoke’s 20-run victory at Chapel Gate is a serious setback to Bournemouth’s own promotion hopes.
At the bottom, Tichborne Park are all but relegated, while Rowledge trail Ventnor by 17 points after losing by three wickets to Portsmouth.
Division 2 pace setters Totton & Eling crashed to a second consecutive defeat when Paultons beat them by 81 runs.
OTs & Romsey, who enjoyed a handsome 68-run win at St Cross Symondians, have closed the gap to five points, but Hartley Wintney are putting in a strong finish.
South Wilts II saw their five-match winning run checked when a Jack Budd inspired Langley Manor beat them by one wicket.
Trojans are 11 points behind them after crashing to a 148-run defeat at Hartley Wintney.
Alton seconds pulled off a massive shock by beating Division 3 leaders Basingstoke & North Hants II, who now lead Waterlooville by a mere six points.
The Ville dented Bashley’s promotion hopes with a 50-run victory, while at the bottom of Division 3 only two points separate Fair Oak, Fawley and Alton II, the clubs immediately above all-but-relegated Hursley Park.
Results -
ECB PREMIER DIVISION
Andover 170 (Karunaratne 57, Ballentine-Dykes 26, Blackburn 26, Hand 4-32, Layman 3-26)
Lymington 83 (Crabb 32, M Hooper 6-27, Karunaratne 3-19)
Andover won by 83 runs.
Burridge 107 (Collings-Wells 30, Holland 4-18)
South Wilts 108-2 (Holland 32*, Mynott 29*)
South Wilts won by eight wickets.
Hampshire Academy 97 (Scriven 18, Prentice 3-8, Jolley 3-34)
Havant 98-1 (Gorvin 30*, Ransley 27)
Havant won by nine wickets.
New Milton 179 (Wakefield 56, Haggaty 24, S Ridley 4-40)
Bashley (Rydal) 181-6 (Page 80, Thomson 41)
Bashley (Rydal) won by four wickets.
St Cross Symondians 205-7 (Bransgrove 39, Burridge 35, Van Beek 34, Foyle 34, Hammond 3-22)
Alton 197 (Mark Heffernan 45, S Myers 39, Harris 34, Bransgrove 3-37, Came 3-43)
St Cross Symondians won by eight runs.
DIVISION 1
Basingstoke & North Hants 196-9 (Stokes 49, Phillips 40, Warner 3-26)
Bournemouth 176-9 (Hurley 33, Miller 30)
Basingstoke & North Hants won by 20 runs.
Rowledge 204-9 (Treble 107*, Dawson 5-24, Hay 3-32)
Portsmouth 205-7 (Hay 67)
Portsmouth won by three wickets.
Sarisbury Athletic 195 (Journeaux 35, Soul 33, Floyd 32, Thane 3-31, Divecha 3-39)
Hook & Newnham Basics 145 (Thane 46, Freemantle 3-17, Rawlins 3-22)
Sarisbury Athletic won by 50 runs.
Liphook & Ripsley 215-7 (Ganguly 77, Rouse 34, Don 3-29)
Tichborne Park 130 (Ayling 31, Elliott 4-13, Janczur 3-36)
Liphook & Ripsley won by 85 runs.
Ventnor 156 (Westhorpe 65, Herridge 45, Rutter 4-43)
Calmore Sports 158-7 (Cook 38, Cox 4-25)
Calmore Sports won by three wickets.
DIVISION 2
Hartley Wintney 256-8 (Collier 93, Flanders 38, Baldwin 37)
Trojans 108 (Babidge 22, Truscott 22, Baldwin 4-12)
Hartley Wintney won by 148 runs.
Paultons 204-9 (Metcalfe 55, Grierson 47, Mbofano 3-12, Geyle 3-52)
Totton & Eling 123 (Geyle 59, Bills 3-22, Denney 3-31, Holgate 3-32)
Pautlons won by 81 runs.
South Wilts II 200 (R Pittman 42, Riddle 42, Pearce 41*, Budd 3-24)
Langley Manor 201-8 (Budd 79, Harris 35, Ponting 30*)
Langley Manor won by two wickets.
Hambledon 93 (Banks 4-20, Frith 3-27)
Sparsholt 95-2 (Frith 57*)
Sparsholt won by eight wickets.
OTs & Romsey 267-8 (R Newman 87, Vaughan 56)
St Cross Symondians II 199 (Hawkins 55, Whitman 42, Brown 3-31)
OTs & Romsey won by 68 runs.
DIVISION 3
Alton II 212 (Green 40, T Salmon 39, Perera 4-30)
Basingstoke & North Hants II 187 (Deadman 39, Dyer 31, T Salmon 3-25, Eggleston 3-41, Sampson 3-54)
Alton II won by 25 runs.
Fawley 213-8 (Brown 101, Nason 35, Solanki 3-36, Turner 3-54)
Hursley Park 200 (Turner 64, Branford 39, Flynn 30, Freeman 6-24)
Fawley won by 13 runs.
Gosport Borough 182 (Pennicott 62, Kitchen 34, Hopson 3-17, Davies 3-26)
Havant II 168 (Clark 29, McCoy 28, Pennicott 3-25)
Gosport Borough won by 14 runs.
Waterlooville 167-8 (Goddard 54, Hortle 46, Vaughan 4-37)
Bashley (Rydal) II 117 (Van Wyk 39*, Hillman 3-23)
Waterlooville won by 50 runs.
Match cancelled: Purbrook v Fair Oak
With three rounds of matches to go, reinstated leaders South Wilts enjoy a ten-point advantage over Bashley (Rydal) and Havant, the defending champions, who both won.
But with Havant still to play South Wilts and Lymington, it’s all set for a thrilling finale to the season on September 2.
Andover, despite their surprise win at Lymington, still lag 28 points behind, but with fellow strugglers Alton and New Milton yet to play they could still escape.
Calmore Sports are now 19 points ahead of Basingstoke & North Hants at the top of Division 1.
The lead pair both won their latest games, Calmore by three wickets at Ventnor, while Basingstoke’s 20-run victory at Chapel Gate is a serious setback to Bournemouth’s own promotion hopes.
At the bottom, Tichborne Park are all but relegated, while Rowledge trail Ventnor by 17 points after losing by three wickets to Portsmouth.
Division 2 pace setters Totton & Eling crashed to a second consecutive defeat when Paultons beat them by 81 runs.
OTs & Romsey, who enjoyed a handsome 68-run win at St Cross Symondians, have closed the gap to five points, but Hartley Wintney are putting in a strong finish.
South Wilts II saw their five-match winning run checked when a Jack Budd inspired Langley Manor beat them by one wicket.
Trojans are 11 points behind them after crashing to a 148-run defeat at Hartley Wintney.
Alton seconds pulled off a massive shock by beating Division 3 leaders Basingstoke & North Hants II, who now lead Waterlooville by a mere six points.
The Ville dented Bashley’s promotion hopes with a 50-run victory, while at the bottom of Division 3 only two points separate Fair Oak, Fawley and Alton II, the clubs immediately above all-but-relegated Hursley Park.
Results -
ECB PREMIER DIVISION
Andover 170 (Karunaratne 57, Ballentine-Dykes 26, Blackburn 26, Hand 4-32, Layman 3-26)
Lymington 83 (Crabb 32, M Hooper 6-27, Karunaratne 3-19)
Andover won by 83 runs.
Burridge 107 (Collings-Wells 30, Holland 4-18)
South Wilts 108-2 (Holland 32*, Mynott 29*)
South Wilts won by eight wickets.
Hampshire Academy 97 (Scriven 18, Prentice 3-8, Jolley 3-34)
Havant 98-1 (Gorvin 30*, Ransley 27)
Havant won by nine wickets.
New Milton 179 (Wakefield 56, Haggaty 24, S Ridley 4-40)
Bashley (Rydal) 181-6 (Page 80, Thomson 41)
Bashley (Rydal) won by four wickets.
St Cross Symondians 205-7 (Bransgrove 39, Burridge 35, Van Beek 34, Foyle 34, Hammond 3-22)
Alton 197 (Mark Heffernan 45, S Myers 39, Harris 34, Bransgrove 3-37, Came 3-43)
St Cross Symondians won by eight runs.
DIVISION 1
Basingstoke & North Hants 196-9 (Stokes 49, Phillips 40, Warner 3-26)
Bournemouth 176-9 (Hurley 33, Miller 30)
Basingstoke & North Hants won by 20 runs.
Rowledge 204-9 (Treble 107*, Dawson 5-24, Hay 3-32)
Portsmouth 205-7 (Hay 67)
Portsmouth won by three wickets.
Sarisbury Athletic 195 (Journeaux 35, Soul 33, Floyd 32, Thane 3-31, Divecha 3-39)
Hook & Newnham Basics 145 (Thane 46, Freemantle 3-17, Rawlins 3-22)
Sarisbury Athletic won by 50 runs.
Liphook & Ripsley 215-7 (Ganguly 77, Rouse 34, Don 3-29)
Tichborne Park 130 (Ayling 31, Elliott 4-13, Janczur 3-36)
Liphook & Ripsley won by 85 runs.
Ventnor 156 (Westhorpe 65, Herridge 45, Rutter 4-43)
Calmore Sports 158-7 (Cook 38, Cox 4-25)
Calmore Sports won by three wickets.
DIVISION 2
Hartley Wintney 256-8 (Collier 93, Flanders 38, Baldwin 37)
Trojans 108 (Babidge 22, Truscott 22, Baldwin 4-12)
Hartley Wintney won by 148 runs.
Paultons 204-9 (Metcalfe 55, Grierson 47, Mbofano 3-12, Geyle 3-52)
Totton & Eling 123 (Geyle 59, Bills 3-22, Denney 3-31, Holgate 3-32)
Pautlons won by 81 runs.
South Wilts II 200 (R Pittman 42, Riddle 42, Pearce 41*, Budd 3-24)
Langley Manor 201-8 (Budd 79, Harris 35, Ponting 30*)
Langley Manor won by two wickets.
Hambledon 93 (Banks 4-20, Frith 3-27)
Sparsholt 95-2 (Frith 57*)
Sparsholt won by eight wickets.
OTs & Romsey 267-8 (R Newman 87, Vaughan 56)
St Cross Symondians II 199 (Hawkins 55, Whitman 42, Brown 3-31)
OTs & Romsey won by 68 runs.
DIVISION 3
Alton II 212 (Green 40, T Salmon 39, Perera 4-30)
Basingstoke & North Hants II 187 (Deadman 39, Dyer 31, T Salmon 3-25, Eggleston 3-41, Sampson 3-54)
Alton II won by 25 runs.
Fawley 213-8 (Brown 101, Nason 35, Solanki 3-36, Turner 3-54)
Hursley Park 200 (Turner 64, Branford 39, Flynn 30, Freeman 6-24)
Fawley won by 13 runs.
Gosport Borough 182 (Pennicott 62, Kitchen 34, Hopson 3-17, Davies 3-26)
Havant II 168 (Clark 29, McCoy 28, Pennicott 3-25)
Gosport Borough won by 14 runs.
Waterlooville 167-8 (Goddard 54, Hortle 46, Vaughan 4-37)
Bashley (Rydal) II 117 (Van Wyk 39*, Hillman 3-23)
Waterlooville won by 50 runs.
Match cancelled: Purbrook v Fair Oak
