Archie Reynolds led from the front as Waterlooville handed neighbouring Hambledon a rare Southern Premier League defeat.
The Dons entered the final game of the Division 2 campaign having already clinched back-to-back titles.
But Ville claimed a four-wicket success at Ridge Meadow - only the third SPL game the hosts had lost in 28 games stretching back to the start of last season.
Visiting skipper Reynolds struck his seventh SPL half-century of the campaign as his side won off the last ball of the final over.
After winning the toss and restricting the champions to 219-9, Reynolds hit 71 as Ville advanced to 159-3. But he was caught behind by Mark Butcher off the bowling of Dan McGovern, and it was 169-5 when Kiwi Josh McGregor (33) was run out.
Jon Hudson (30 not out) and Sam Hillman (14 not out) guided Ville to victory in the first game between the two local rivals in 2022 - the initial return fixture at Rowlands Avenue having been cancelled when travellers invaded the venue.
Trapped
Earlier, Reynolds had claimed the key wicket of record-breaker Matt De Villiers. The South African, who flew back to his Cape Town home to prepare for Claremont’s WPCA season, had reached 32 when he was trapped leg before. It was only the fifth time in 17 innings he had failed to reach a half-century.
Still, De Villiers’ final SPL tally of 1,234 runs - averaging 94.92 - established a new all-time seasonal record that will take some beating. He was, though, playing several tiers beneath his capabilities.
Reynolds finished second in the Division 2 run log, with 743 - four more than Hartley Wintney’s Hugo Hammond, who brought the curtain down on his campaign with a sparkling unbeaten 143 - with 19 fours and five sixes - against relegated Fawley.
Chris Pratt (52) and Henry Glanfield (34) top scored for the Dons, while Dan Birch (2-21), McGregor (2-23) and Reynolds (2-29) got among the wickets.
Despite losing, Hambledon still finished 25 points ahead of runners-up Andover. A superb effort, bearing in mind they started the campaign on minus 20 - after being punished for an off-field admin error - and played a game fewer than Andover due to travellers.
The Dons entered the final game of the Division 2 campaign having already clinched back-to-back titles.
But Ville claimed a four-wicket success at Ridge Meadow - only the third SPL game the hosts had lost in 28 games stretching back to the start of last season.
Visiting skipper Reynolds struck his seventh SPL half-century of the campaign as his side won off the last ball of the final over.
After winning the toss and restricting the champions to 219-9, Reynolds hit 71 as Ville advanced to 159-3. But he was caught behind by Mark Butcher off the bowling of Dan McGovern, and it was 169-5 when Kiwi Josh McGregor (33) was run out.
Jon Hudson (30 not out) and Sam Hillman (14 not out) guided Ville to victory in the first game between the two local rivals in 2022 - the initial return fixture at Rowlands Avenue having been cancelled when travellers invaded the venue.
Trapped
Earlier, Reynolds had claimed the key wicket of record-breaker Matt De Villiers. The South African, who flew back to his Cape Town home to prepare for Claremont’s WPCA season, had reached 32 when he was trapped leg before. It was only the fifth time in 17 innings he had failed to reach a half-century.
Still, De Villiers’ final SPL tally of 1,234 runs - averaging 94.92 - established a new all-time seasonal record that will take some beating. He was, though, playing several tiers beneath his capabilities.
Reynolds finished second in the Division 2 run log, with 743 - four more than Hartley Wintney’s Hugo Hammond, who brought the curtain down on his campaign with a sparkling unbeaten 143 - with 19 fours and five sixes - against relegated Fawley.
Chris Pratt (52) and Henry Glanfield (34) top scored for the Dons, while Dan Birch (2-21), McGregor (2-23) and Reynolds (2-29) got among the wickets.
Despite losing, Hambledon still finished 25 points ahead of runners-up Andover. A superb effort, bearing in mind they started the campaign on minus 20 - after being punished for an off-field admin error - and played a game fewer than Andover due to travellers.