South Wilts will have one hand on a remarkable fifth ECB British Gas Southern Premier League championship title in six seasons if they beat Havant tomorrow – but it’s a massive IF !
They take a handy 12-point advantage into the penultimate round of matches, but a Havant win would wipe out that lead and throw the title race wide open.
Lymington, in third place, are still very much in the mix and play Havant in their last match.
South Wilts will have to overcome Havant’s feared three-pronged spin attack if they are to win – and put the memories of last Sunday’s T20 semi-final thrashing behind them.
But James Hibberd is able to send out a full-strength side, which includes Hampshire all-rounder Ian Holland.
Defending champions Havant, beaten by a crushing 151-run margin at Bemerton in mid-summer, field their strongest available side.
Hampshire’s Brad Taylor is sidelined for the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage.
Havant: Walker, Morgan, Matthews, Prentice, Jerry, Hindley, Bulled, Gorvin, Ransley, Stone, Gibson.
South Wilts: Hibberd, Wade, Cowley, Mynott, Holland, Draper, Hayward, Evans, Murray, Warner, Richards.
They take a handy 12-point advantage into the penultimate round of matches, but a Havant win would wipe out that lead and throw the title race wide open.
Lymington, in third place, are still very much in the mix and play Havant in their last match.
South Wilts will have to overcome Havant’s feared three-pronged spin attack if they are to win – and put the memories of last Sunday’s T20 semi-final thrashing behind them.
But James Hibberd is able to send out a full-strength side, which includes Hampshire all-rounder Ian Holland.
Defending champions Havant, beaten by a crushing 151-run margin at Bemerton in mid-summer, field their strongest available side.
Hampshire’s Brad Taylor is sidelined for the rest of the season with ankle ligament damage.
Havant: Walker, Morgan, Matthews, Prentice, Jerry, Hindley, Bulled, Gorvin, Ransley, Stone, Gibson.
South Wilts: Hibberd, Wade, Cowley, Mynott, Holland, Draper, Hayward, Evans, Murray, Warner, Richards.
