Joe Vaughan will miss two weekends, travelling [Dave Vokes] Havant have enhanced their seam bowling through the return of Cameron Prentice and the arrival of Noah McLennan, a Royal Navy diver, who both featured in this week's surprise ECB national club championship win over Guildford and link up again in tomorrow's Southern Premier Division 1 visit to Old Tauntonians & Romsey, 12.30pm.
A product of the once productive PGS cricket conveyor belt, Hayling Island raised Prentice effectively cut his teeth in club cricket at Havant (and onto the county youth scene) before moving out of the area, while McLennan scored over 400 runs and took 20 wickets for Minster in the powerful Kent Premier League last term.
"It's nice to have two quality seamers, an area we've been weak in, especially as they are both decent batters," smiled Havant captain Chris Morgan, who is without Chris Stone at Romsey.
OTs are missing key all-rounder Joe Vaughan, who has spent a successful winter in Melbourne.
Havant: Chris Morgan, Peter Hopson, Harrison Barnard, Simon Barnard, Rob Woolley, Noah Mclennan, Richard Hindley, Warren Turner, Cameron Prentice, Ollie Perkins, Peter Hayward.
Fair Oak, who chalked up over 200 points in their debut SPL1 season, have Aussie Conor Gibson back, while former South Australia U19 left-hander Tejas Gill will make his bow for promoted Langley Manor at Lapstone Park.
Fair Oak: H.Reed, B.Smith, L.Goodyear, S.Reed, C.Gibson, D.Wheble, T.Clark, M.White, R.Oxley, S.Yegnasubramanian, A.Mash.
Langley Manor: Browne, Budd, Gill, Doubell, Campbell, Harris, Spencer, Green, Ponting, Peters, Morgan.
A product of the once productive PGS cricket conveyor belt, Hayling Island raised Prentice effectively cut his teeth in club cricket at Havant (and onto the county youth scene) before moving out of the area, while McLennan scored over 400 runs and took 20 wickets for Minster in the powerful Kent Premier League last term.
"It's nice to have two quality seamers, an area we've been weak in, especially as they are both decent batters," smiled Havant captain Chris Morgan, who is without Chris Stone at Romsey.
OTs are missing key all-rounder Joe Vaughan, who has spent a successful winter in Melbourne.
Havant: Chris Morgan, Peter Hopson, Harrison Barnard, Simon Barnard, Rob Woolley, Noah Mclennan, Richard Hindley, Warren Turner, Cameron Prentice, Ollie Perkins, Peter Hayward.
Fair Oak, who chalked up over 200 points in their debut SPL1 season, have Aussie Conor Gibson back, while former South Australia U19 left-hander Tejas Gill will make his bow for promoted Langley Manor at Lapstone Park.
Fair Oak: H.Reed, B.Smith, L.Goodyear, S.Reed, C.Gibson, D.Wheble, T.Clark, M.White, R.Oxley, S.Yegnasubramanian, A.Mash.
Langley Manor: Browne, Budd, Gill, Doubell, Campbell, Harris, Spencer, Green, Ponting, Peters, Morgan.
Hayden Tipping [Ian Thacker]
Hayden Tipping. from the Fairfield-Liverpool grade club in Sydney, has been signed by Basingstoke & North Hants as their overseas player and will debut against Totton & Eling at Southern Gardens. A right-arm medium-pace bowler, he has taken 90 wickets in the past four seasons in Sydney.
Relegated last season, Stoke have Ash Neal fit again after missing the entire 2025 campaign, but elder brother Brad is absent at Totton.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Deadman, Abid, Dyer, A Neal, Donaldson, Nurse, Philp, Saranath, Tipping, Shelar, Mndi.
Fully fit again after missing last season, Will Ryman returns for Rowledge, who host potential promotion contenders Hambledon at School Road.
Leg spin all-rounder Justin Behrens returns for a fourth summer at the Dons, who have signed Hayling Island talent Greg Chaplin.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Zac Le Roux, Jonty Sebborn, Archie Redfern, Berty Chilcott, Oscar Young, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker
Hambledon: Chris Pratt, Charlie Boyd, Justin Behrens, Henry Glanfield, Spencer Leclercq, Greg Chaplin, Elliot Lewis, Ollie Bembridge, Toby Restell, Mark Butcher, James Restell.
Relegated last season, Stoke have Ash Neal fit again after missing the entire 2025 campaign, but elder brother Brad is absent at Totton.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Deadman, Abid, Dyer, A Neal, Donaldson, Nurse, Philp, Saranath, Tipping, Shelar, Mndi.
Fully fit again after missing last season, Will Ryman returns for Rowledge, who host potential promotion contenders Hambledon at School Road.
Leg spin all-rounder Justin Behrens returns for a fourth summer at the Dons, who have signed Hayling Island talent Greg Chaplin.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Zac Le Roux, Jonty Sebborn, Archie Redfern, Berty Chilcott, Oscar Young, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker
Hambledon: Chris Pratt, Charlie Boyd, Justin Behrens, Henry Glanfield, Spencer Leclercq, Greg Chaplin, Elliot Lewis, Ollie Bembridge, Toby Restell, Mark Butcher, James Restell.
