Hampshire Seniors were generally second best to Cornwall in the National Sixties Championship Vase final at the rural but delightful Great Tew ground in the rolling Oxfordshire countryside and were beaten by 19 runs.
Ramsdell's Dave Simpson (2-25) struck two blows with the new ball, but Cornwall took a grip on proceedings during a century third-wicket stand between Jon Nance (94 not out) and Anton Luiten (59), whose partnership enabled the West Country side to launch a late innings run blast and post a challenging 235-6 off 45 overs. Petersfield's Chris Wood returned an expensive 3-51.
Neil Trestrail (20) struck four boundaries before picking out mid-wicket, but while the emerging Andy Steggall (37) and Geoff Beale (54) were together at 104-1, Hampshire eyed a positive outcome.
Steggall's departure to a curious dismissal off his bat handle unsettled things and despite the later efforts of Iain Britton (26), Chris Yates (27) and Mark Jackson (21), Hampshire were unable to pick up the thread again and fell 19 runs short at 216. They were also out-fielded by Cornwall who, when the game was swinging their way, took three improbable 60s-like catches.
Kent were crowned National Sixties Champions proper when they defeated Warwickshire by seven wickets. Ironically, Hampshire beat Kent in their opening group match at Southsea.
Ramsdell's Dave Simpson (2-25) struck two blows with the new ball, but Cornwall took a grip on proceedings during a century third-wicket stand between Jon Nance (94 not out) and Anton Luiten (59), whose partnership enabled the West Country side to launch a late innings run blast and post a challenging 235-6 off 45 overs. Petersfield's Chris Wood returned an expensive 3-51.
Neil Trestrail (20) struck four boundaries before picking out mid-wicket, but while the emerging Andy Steggall (37) and Geoff Beale (54) were together at 104-1, Hampshire eyed a positive outcome.
Steggall's departure to a curious dismissal off his bat handle unsettled things and despite the later efforts of Iain Britton (26), Chris Yates (27) and Mark Jackson (21), Hampshire were unable to pick up the thread again and fell 19 runs short at 216. They were also out-fielded by Cornwall who, when the game was swinging their way, took three improbable 60s-like catches.
Kent were crowned National Sixties Champions proper when they defeated Warwickshire by seven wickets. Ironically, Hampshire beat Kent in their opening group match at Southsea.
