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DIVISION 2 SURVIVAL BATTLE HOTS UP AS BASINGSTOKE WIN

21/8/2019

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South Wilts seconds - battling for Premier 2 survival [Dave Vokes] Standing (from left): Jack Stearman, Matt Burton, Joe Cranch, James Wade, Luke Hansford, Ben Fisher. Front: Sam Arnold, Will Hewlett, Rob Pittman, Steve Riddle, Sam Pittman. AWOL Tom Pearce.
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​​Promoted last season, South Wilts face a battle to preserve their Southern Premier League Division 2 status in the next two weeks.
A four-wicket defeat by Waterlooville, which coincided with relegation rivals Basingstoke & North Hants II beating Langley Manor, has left South Wilts two points adrift at the basement with two games to play.
Quite simply, they must out-point Basingstoke in the next fortnight.
They visit promotion contenders St Cross Symondians II on Saturday – Basingstoke are at  Paultons – before already relegated Langley Manor come to Bemerton.   Basingstoke‘s last match is against champions designate Totton & Eling.
South Wilts were on the back foot from the start of their rain trimmed 40-over affair against the Ville, who quickly prised out openers Sam Arnold and Jack Stearman.
​Joe Cranch (46) and Tom Pearce (34) effected repairs before the pair departed in quick succession, along with Rob Pitman – three wickets falling for two runs from 103-2.
Steve Riddle (38) pushed the score along, but South Wilts found their 163-8 overhauled with seven balls to spare, a maiden SPL half-century by Tommy Greene, left above, (57) underpinning their victorious 165-6.
Basingstoke nipped ahead of South Wilts II in the survival stakes when they chased down relegated Langley Manor’s 198-9 to win by five wickets.
Conor Browne (57) and Elliot Ponting (32) eased Langley Manor to 100-2, but it needed an unbeaten 40 from Jordie Smith to guide the visitors to a competitive total.
Teenager Josh May (62) led Basingstoke’s response, but it was Scott Dyer’s run a ball 45 not out that got the side home with four balls to spare. 

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