Ventnor talent Sam Mills [Dave Reynolds]
Losing on the toss of a coin after a mid-afternoon thunderstorm put paid to Hampshire Under-16 reaching ECB county age group final.
They had progressed to the semi-finals by virtue of finishing runners-up to Cricket Wales in the south-west group and then pulling off a splendid five-wicket win over Middlesex.
Ventnor's Sam Mills (42) anchored the Hampshire innings in semi-final against Surrey at Ashtead, Ned Brown's opening six-over spell having reduced the county to 23-3.
Seb Rowland (19), Ayanin Ramanan (22) and Jensen Mogridge (22) provided the support for Mills before Hampshire were dismissed for 134.
But any prospect Surrey had of chasing down the 35-over target or Hampshire making inroads into their batting line-up were dashed by a heavy rain storm which left the Ashsted ground flooded.
Surrey play Cheshire in the ECB Under-16 County final.
They had progressed to the semi-finals by virtue of finishing runners-up to Cricket Wales in the south-west group and then pulling off a splendid five-wicket win over Middlesex.
Ventnor's Sam Mills (42) anchored the Hampshire innings in semi-final against Surrey at Ashtead, Ned Brown's opening six-over spell having reduced the county to 23-3.
Seb Rowland (19), Ayanin Ramanan (22) and Jensen Mogridge (22) provided the support for Mills before Hampshire were dismissed for 134.
But any prospect Surrey had of chasing down the 35-over target or Hampshire making inroads into their batting line-up were dashed by a heavy rain storm which left the Ashsted ground flooded.
Surrey play Cheshire in the ECB Under-16 County final.
Hampshire Under-16s
