Hook & Newnham Basics’ two-year hold on the Guy Jewell Cup ended with an emphatic 77-run defeat by Basingstoke & North Hants in the second T20 semi-final at May’s Bounty.
Basingstoke will now contest the August Bank Holiday Sunday (August 25) with Hartley Wintney, who trimmed Odiham & Greywell by 31 runs in the other semi.
Brad Porteous (40), Jordan Hobday (38) and new skipper David Griffiths (32) top scored as Basingstoke posted a decent 157-7 – a total Hook seldom threatened.
Basingstoke bowled and fielded well, tidy spells by Ash Neal (4-19) and Chris Jolley (3-16) being complemented by some clean catching.
Angus Brown was man-of-the-match for Hartley Wintney, scoring 57 and later taking 4-31 as Odiham were restricted to 138-9 (Scott Baldwin 3-18) chasing 169-8.
Basingstoke will now contest the August Bank Holiday Sunday (August 25) with Hartley Wintney, who trimmed Odiham & Greywell by 31 runs in the other semi.
Brad Porteous (40), Jordan Hobday (38) and new skipper David Griffiths (32) top scored as Basingstoke posted a decent 157-7 – a total Hook seldom threatened.
Basingstoke bowled and fielded well, tidy spells by Ash Neal (4-19) and Chris Jolley (3-16) being complemented by some clean catching.
Angus Brown was man-of-the-match for Hartley Wintney, scoring 57 and later taking 4-31 as Odiham were restricted to 138-9 (Scott Baldwin 3-18) chasing 169-8.
