Harry Trussler 118 for St Cross Symondians
Gosport Borough are facing the prospect of a second consecutive Southern Premier League relegation and will probably need to win both their remaining games against top three Division 3 opposition to avoid dropping into the Hampshire League.
Already trailing eighth place Hook & Newnham Basics II by 11 points, Gosport must beat already promoted Sparsholt and 2024 HCL winners Odiham & Greywell to survive.
Their prospects dipped with a 90-run defeat by Hursley Park, who defended 208-8 (Tim Bacon 61) before dismissing the Borough for 118 (Jacob Harris 49), Oli Green taking 4-26.
Hook & Newnham Basics II, with Alton and champions Parley to play, face a nerve jangling finish.
Harry Trussler (118) and Aaron Hockey (83) panned them as St Cross Symondians posted 300 against them, despite Charlie Bland’s 6-37.
Tom Dyer (60), James Watteson (47) and Oli James (42) responded in Hook’s 219-8.
Paultons, all but relegated, sprang the surprise of the season by beating Sparsholt by 41 runs - Chichester Priory Park raised Will Price (62) and talented teen Liam Longland (55) pointed Paultons towards 262 - a score Sparsholt never really threatened.
Tom Berzins, with 67 and a 4-40 return, did his bit but, Tom Ley (40) apart, Sparsholt’s reply subsided to 221 against Rob Pike (4-42) and Scott Dawes (3-38).
Craig Jeffery (560) continued to pile up the runs for Fareham & Crofton, but his unbeaten 87 was in vain as hosts Alton II eased past their 177 total with four wickets down, Mark Heffernan scoring 52 not out.
Jeffery has been out and about at Wembley (watching Palace lift the Charity Shield) and the Oval recently - but where will he be in 12 months time ?
Craig, master of the tuna bake, is eligible for RSA national service in the Mother City, and could be keeping law and order with the SAP or square bashing in his army uniform. Having climbed Table Mountain, he looks a prime candidate …
Already trailing eighth place Hook & Newnham Basics II by 11 points, Gosport must beat already promoted Sparsholt and 2024 HCL winners Odiham & Greywell to survive.
Their prospects dipped with a 90-run defeat by Hursley Park, who defended 208-8 (Tim Bacon 61) before dismissing the Borough for 118 (Jacob Harris 49), Oli Green taking 4-26.
Hook & Newnham Basics II, with Alton and champions Parley to play, face a nerve jangling finish.
Harry Trussler (118) and Aaron Hockey (83) panned them as St Cross Symondians posted 300 against them, despite Charlie Bland’s 6-37.
Tom Dyer (60), James Watteson (47) and Oli James (42) responded in Hook’s 219-8.
Paultons, all but relegated, sprang the surprise of the season by beating Sparsholt by 41 runs - Chichester Priory Park raised Will Price (62) and talented teen Liam Longland (55) pointed Paultons towards 262 - a score Sparsholt never really threatened.
Tom Berzins, with 67 and a 4-40 return, did his bit but, Tom Ley (40) apart, Sparsholt’s reply subsided to 221 against Rob Pike (4-42) and Scott Dawes (3-38).
Craig Jeffery (560) continued to pile up the runs for Fareham & Crofton, but his unbeaten 87 was in vain as hosts Alton II eased past their 177 total with four wickets down, Mark Heffernan scoring 52 not out.
Jeffery has been out and about at Wembley (watching Palace lift the Charity Shield) and the Oval recently - but where will he be in 12 months time ?
Craig, master of the tuna bake, is eligible for RSA national service in the Mother City, and could be keeping law and order with the SAP or square bashing in his army uniform. Having climbed Table Mountain, he looks a prime candidate …
