With a handy three point advantage tucked under their belts, Portsmouth & Southsea are favourites to top Southern Premier League East 2/3 – but they are more than wary of the danger Waterlooville could create to their Grand Final ambitions in the final round of fixtures.
The pair meet at St James’s Park with P & S knowing a victory will virtually seal a Grand Final place against Bashley (Rydal) seconds, the already confirmed West 2/3 winners.
But a slip up could let in second placed Liphook & Ripsley, whose final game is at Hartley Wintney.
Portsmouth & Southsea have won all four games in their weather interrupted East region campaign, but the Ville were going well with four successive wins of their own until they came a cropper against a James Mulvey inspired Hartley Wintney last weekend. The Kiwi left-hander hit a century.
Portsmouth & Southsea: Davies, M Benfield, Kanavan, Davidson, T Benfield, Lee, Saunders, Peach, Wiley, Turrell, Dunstan.
Liphook, who also have four wins, will look to bat first and post a formidable total at Hartley Wintney, where the Ville’s modest 192-9 was simply blown away last weekend.
Emerging Hampshire Academy all-rounder Harry Broderick, who has been training with the Australia one-day squad at the Ageas Bowl, may turn out for Hartley Wintney, having not played any competitive cricket for the past fortnight.
Hartley’s leg-spin all-rounder Angus Brown has been picked to play for the England Physical Disability team against the Lord’s Taverners’ in Tring on Sunday. The 18-year old is off to Scotland shortly to begin a gap year teacher post at an Edinburgh private school.
With only one win and just four games played, its been a disappointing part-season for Hambledon, who include one-time Hampshire left-arm spinner Ian Turner for the eagerly awaited visit to winless Purbrook.
The campaign began so well with Henry Glanfield hitting a century to set up a win over Gosport Borough, but a combination of wet pitches and three defeats has sent the season off course, though Chris Pratt has made his mark with some decent batting performances.
Hambledon: Le Clerq, Pratt, Glanfield, Marshall, Chakrabarti, Moger, Butcher, Turner, Pearce, Restall, Hardman.
It’s all done and dusted in the West, where Bashley (Rydal) certain to finish ahead of Fair Oak, even though they suffered a heavy defeat by South Wilts II last weekend.
Oaks finish off at Hythe & Dibden, who expect all-rounder Andy Wakely back for the in-form Zac Millar. South Wilts host OTs & Romsey.
Hythe & Dibden: T Richards, A Wakely, T Gates, M Young, L Mills, D Taylor, B Holbrook, A Oliver, M Bowman, T Ndowora, I White.
In the other games, Langley Manor host Trojans and Paultons make the short trip down the A326 to Fawley, who field a father and son combination, plus two sets of brothers.
Fawley: C Earl, Munir, K Earl, B Streather, C Parratt, Forster, Edwards, Freeman, B Parratt, Bryers, Tona.
The pair meet at St James’s Park with P & S knowing a victory will virtually seal a Grand Final place against Bashley (Rydal) seconds, the already confirmed West 2/3 winners.
But a slip up could let in second placed Liphook & Ripsley, whose final game is at Hartley Wintney.
Portsmouth & Southsea have won all four games in their weather interrupted East region campaign, but the Ville were going well with four successive wins of their own until they came a cropper against a James Mulvey inspired Hartley Wintney last weekend. The Kiwi left-hander hit a century.
Portsmouth & Southsea: Davies, M Benfield, Kanavan, Davidson, T Benfield, Lee, Saunders, Peach, Wiley, Turrell, Dunstan.
Liphook, who also have four wins, will look to bat first and post a formidable total at Hartley Wintney, where the Ville’s modest 192-9 was simply blown away last weekend.
Emerging Hampshire Academy all-rounder Harry Broderick, who has been training with the Australia one-day squad at the Ageas Bowl, may turn out for Hartley Wintney, having not played any competitive cricket for the past fortnight.
Hartley’s leg-spin all-rounder Angus Brown has been picked to play for the England Physical Disability team against the Lord’s Taverners’ in Tring on Sunday. The 18-year old is off to Scotland shortly to begin a gap year teacher post at an Edinburgh private school.
With only one win and just four games played, its been a disappointing part-season for Hambledon, who include one-time Hampshire left-arm spinner Ian Turner for the eagerly awaited visit to winless Purbrook.
The campaign began so well with Henry Glanfield hitting a century to set up a win over Gosport Borough, but a combination of wet pitches and three defeats has sent the season off course, though Chris Pratt has made his mark with some decent batting performances.
Hambledon: Le Clerq, Pratt, Glanfield, Marshall, Chakrabarti, Moger, Butcher, Turner, Pearce, Restall, Hardman.
It’s all done and dusted in the West, where Bashley (Rydal) certain to finish ahead of Fair Oak, even though they suffered a heavy defeat by South Wilts II last weekend.
Oaks finish off at Hythe & Dibden, who expect all-rounder Andy Wakely back for the in-form Zac Millar. South Wilts host OTs & Romsey.
Hythe & Dibden: T Richards, A Wakely, T Gates, M Young, L Mills, D Taylor, B Holbrook, A Oliver, M Bowman, T Ndowora, I White.
In the other games, Langley Manor host Trojans and Paultons make the short trip down the A326 to Fawley, who field a father and son combination, plus two sets of brothers.
Fawley: C Earl, Munir, K Earl, B Streather, C Parratt, Forster, Edwards, Freeman, B Parratt, Bryers, Tona.