Hampshire Academy pulled off a thrilling penultimate ball victory over their Kent counterparts in yesterday’s T20 at Winchester College and then held their nerve to win the second of the Under-18 double headers by five runs.
Despite Charlie Mumford’s 45 at the top of the innings, Hampshire were second favourites at 93-6 chasing Kent’s 144-6.
But James Trodd (32) and James Eckland (26) turned the match in the last five overs, sharing an unbroken 52-run partnership as Hampshire snatched victory off the penultimate ball.
Hampshire then narrowly defended 146-7 in the second match as Kent responded with 141-4, leg spinner Kamran Khanna repeating his tidy two-wicket spell from the opening game.
Kent 144-6 (Gordon 48, Turner 29, Petrie 3-24, Khanna 2-20) Hampshire 145-6 (Mumford 45, Trodd 32*, Eckland 28*). Hampshire won by four wickets.
Hampshire 146-7 (Barker 37, Fontaine-Jackson 31, Eckland 26) Kent 141-4 (Taylor 54, Khanna 2-16). Hampshire won by five runs.
Hampshire face Somerset in another T20 double header at Bashley (Rydal) on Thursday, with the matches starting at 11 and 2.40pm.
Despite Charlie Mumford’s 45 at the top of the innings, Hampshire were second favourites at 93-6 chasing Kent’s 144-6.
But James Trodd (32) and James Eckland (26) turned the match in the last five overs, sharing an unbroken 52-run partnership as Hampshire snatched victory off the penultimate ball.
Hampshire then narrowly defended 146-7 in the second match as Kent responded with 141-4, leg spinner Kamran Khanna repeating his tidy two-wicket spell from the opening game.
Kent 144-6 (Gordon 48, Turner 29, Petrie 3-24, Khanna 2-20) Hampshire 145-6 (Mumford 45, Trodd 32*, Eckland 28*). Hampshire won by four wickets.
Hampshire 146-7 (Barker 37, Fontaine-Jackson 31, Eckland 26) Kent 141-4 (Taylor 54, Khanna 2-16). Hampshire won by five runs.
Hampshire face Somerset in another T20 double header at Bashley (Rydal) on Thursday, with the matches starting at 11 and 2.40pm.
