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FIVE-WICKET GRIFF MAKES IT HOOK, LINE AND STINKER

5/9/2017

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Former Hampshire pace bowler David Griffiths wrecked Hook & Newnham Basics with an explosive spell of five wickets in seven balls at the KGV.
Griffiths, who took five wickets for six runs off eight overs, was twice on a hat-trick as Hook lost five wickets with their score on 14
It was the second time this season the former county bowler had dismantled Hook with a nap hand haul in an SPL match.
Basingstoke went on to bowl Hook out for 89 and win the North Hampshire derby by nine wickets to secure the British Gas Southern League Division 1 runners-up spot.
Second placed puts Basingstoke in the frame for promotion should champions Calmore Sports fail to meet the Premier Division accreditation criteria.
Six Hook batsmen bagged ducks as Hook rallied to 58-7 before young guns Rhodes Franklin (43 not out) and Rupert Armstrong (13) added 30 for the eighth wicket.
The introduction of Ryan Connor sealed Hook’s fate as he took 3-10 in 3.5 overs as Hook lost their last three wickets for one run.
Basingstoke openers Dan Belcher and Max Harsham (10) put on 21 for the first wicket, before being parted.  It was then left to Belcher (38) and Stokes (39) to seal the win in the 15th over and secure maximum points for Basingstoke.
Bournemouth skittled Sarisbury Athletic for 54 at Chapel Gate, where only Chris Sanders (17 not out) of the visiting batsmen made double figures.
Left-arm seamer Simon Woodruff (2-11) and spinner Jeremy Warner (2-16) began the slide, before Don Clutterbuck (4-18) and Rob Pack (2-6) cut through the lower order,
It took Ben Brigden (28) and Nick Park (23) just 11 overs to complete the ten wicket formalities for Bournemouth,
Ventnor collected the five points they needed to stave off any threat of relegation with a six-wicket win over already doomed Tichborne Park at Newclose.
The Calloway brothers, Hugh (4-27) and Charlie (3-20) did the damage as Tichborne were dismissed for a modest 137.
James Cheek (30) and Ben Duggan (39) produced a half-century opening stand for Ventnor before South African bade his farewells with a nine-four 45 off 28 balls.
Relegated Rowledge had Liphook & Ripsley on the rack at 41-4 before teenager George Neave smashed two sixes and 13 fours in an amazing 124.
He turned the game on its head in a 141-run stand with Harry Munt (48), which carried Liphook through to 242-9.   David Lloyd top scored with 72 in the Rowledge 190 run reply.


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