Hambledon spared expensive car ferry trip.
Promoted Hambledon were spared a expensive car ferry trip to the Isle of Wight when heavy rain caused the cancellation of Southern Premier Division visit to Ventnor at Steephill.
Had the match been played, the teams would have lined up thus:
Ventnor: Ben Attrill, Henry Bartlett, Martin Blackman, Charlie Calloway, Hugh Calloway, Henry Edwards, Sam Mills, Rob Snell, Dineth Thimodya, Ross Whyte, Ben Woodhouse.
Hambledon: George Marshall, James Marshall, Henry Glanfield, Justin Behrens, Spencer Leclercq, Darryn Stares, Dan Mugford, Mark Butcher, Ben Reilly, James Restall, Ollie Bembridge
Relegated Hook & Newnham Basics have swapped captains with opening batsman Sam Lockwood taking the armband from Josh Buckingham ahead of the testing visit to Sarisbury Athletic.
Both clubs have home national Village Cup ties on Sunday – Hook against Oakley and Sarisbury Athletic v Overton.
Left-hand opener Ben Johns has taken over from the long serving Mark Lavelle at Calmore Sports, who visit strongly fancied Portsmouth.
Calmore Sports: Johns, Lavelle, Moss, O’Connor, Dey, Fisher, Metcalfe, Lee, Perry, Wright, Carty.
Young Australian Connor Cook, from the New South Wales grade club Gordon, makes his Rowledge debut against Andover at London Road.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Jake Wish, Dave Lloyd, Ricky Yates, Richard Forbes, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Zac Leroux, Connor Cook, Max Martin, Ollie Baker.
New Milton host an unnamed Basingstoke & North Hants at Fernhill, where Sandbanks high flier Oli Shrubsole makes his Green & Gold return.
New Milton: Watts, Edwards, Shrubsole, Beck, Loader, Bartlett, Cook, Adams, Hall, Nicholls, Prince.
Promoted Portsmouth & Southsea face an intriguing Division 2 opener against local rivals Waterlooville, who gave their St Helen’s neighbours Portsmouth a run for their money in the ECB Royal London Cup last weekend.
Waterlooville: A Reynolds, S Hillman, J McCoy, J McGregor, A Shephard, T Jackson, D Birch, C Jackson, J Mitchell, C Croft, N Thompson.
Other matches: Hook & Newnham Basics II v Fair Oak, Langley Manor, Liphook & Ripsley v St Cross Symondians II, Sparsholt v Hartley Wintney.
Parley make their long awaited SPL debut against Bashley (Rydal) II at the newly named Fagan Fields, while Sway were due to the other promoted side Fareham & Crofton. Rain dictated otherwise.
Sway have welcomed the experienced ex Shenfield CC John Walter to opening the batting with skipper Tim Noble at Bath Lane.
Fareham & Crofton: Angus Southon, Tom Kent, Jez Bulled, Craig Jeffery, Morgan Frost, Ryan Fitsell, Sam Stoddart, James Headen, Pete Briggs, Dan Reader, Andrew Martin.
Sway: Tim Noble, John Walter, Will Crossley, Alex Hall, David Steadman, Hugh Barnard, Greg Jones, Jon Grasham, Toby Ramwell, Tom Burton, Jon Waller.
Other SPL3 matches: Fawley v Havant II, Paultons v Gosport Borough, South Wilts II v Trojans.
Had the match been played, the teams would have lined up thus:
Ventnor: Ben Attrill, Henry Bartlett, Martin Blackman, Charlie Calloway, Hugh Calloway, Henry Edwards, Sam Mills, Rob Snell, Dineth Thimodya, Ross Whyte, Ben Woodhouse.
Hambledon: George Marshall, James Marshall, Henry Glanfield, Justin Behrens, Spencer Leclercq, Darryn Stares, Dan Mugford, Mark Butcher, Ben Reilly, James Restall, Ollie Bembridge
Relegated Hook & Newnham Basics have swapped captains with opening batsman Sam Lockwood taking the armband from Josh Buckingham ahead of the testing visit to Sarisbury Athletic.
Both clubs have home national Village Cup ties on Sunday – Hook against Oakley and Sarisbury Athletic v Overton.
Left-hand opener Ben Johns has taken over from the long serving Mark Lavelle at Calmore Sports, who visit strongly fancied Portsmouth.
Calmore Sports: Johns, Lavelle, Moss, O’Connor, Dey, Fisher, Metcalfe, Lee, Perry, Wright, Carty.
Young Australian Connor Cook, from the New South Wales grade club Gordon, makes his Rowledge debut against Andover at London Road.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Jake Wish, Dave Lloyd, Ricky Yates, Richard Forbes, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Zac Leroux, Connor Cook, Max Martin, Ollie Baker.
New Milton host an unnamed Basingstoke & North Hants at Fernhill, where Sandbanks high flier Oli Shrubsole makes his Green & Gold return.
New Milton: Watts, Edwards, Shrubsole, Beck, Loader, Bartlett, Cook, Adams, Hall, Nicholls, Prince.
Promoted Portsmouth & Southsea face an intriguing Division 2 opener against local rivals Waterlooville, who gave their St Helen’s neighbours Portsmouth a run for their money in the ECB Royal London Cup last weekend.
Waterlooville: A Reynolds, S Hillman, J McCoy, J McGregor, A Shephard, T Jackson, D Birch, C Jackson, J Mitchell, C Croft, N Thompson.
Other matches: Hook & Newnham Basics II v Fair Oak, Langley Manor, Liphook & Ripsley v St Cross Symondians II, Sparsholt v Hartley Wintney.
Parley make their long awaited SPL debut against Bashley (Rydal) II at the newly named Fagan Fields, while Sway were due to the other promoted side Fareham & Crofton. Rain dictated otherwise.
Sway have welcomed the experienced ex Shenfield CC John Walter to opening the batting with skipper Tim Noble at Bath Lane.
Fareham & Crofton: Angus Southon, Tom Kent, Jez Bulled, Craig Jeffery, Morgan Frost, Ryan Fitsell, Sam Stoddart, James Headen, Pete Briggs, Dan Reader, Andrew Martin.
Sway: Tim Noble, John Walter, Will Crossley, Alex Hall, David Steadman, Hugh Barnard, Greg Jones, Jon Grasham, Toby Ramwell, Tom Burton, Jon Waller.
Other SPL3 matches: Fawley v Havant II, Paultons v Gosport Borough, South Wilts II v Trojans.
