A solitary point separates St Cross Symondians from defending champions South Wilts at the top of the ECB Southern Premier League going into tomorrow’s round 12 matches, the penultimate session of all-day ‘time’ pennant games.
St Cross host Havant at the Green Jackets, while South Wilts head to the KGV to face a Hook & Newnham Basics side battling relegation.
The return of all-rounder Jack Bransgrove is the only change St Cross have made to the side which won at Totton & Eling last weekend, though Tim Foyle continues to keep the gloves while Ed Ellis recovers from his broken finger.
St Cross Symondians: Ellis, T Foyle, Foster, Trussler, Lewis, Gwynn, H Foyle, Beetham, Beer, Haworth.
Havant: Hopson, Whitfield, Walker, Stone, H Gadd, Metzger, Feeney, Jerry, F Gadd, M Hayward, D Ransley.
Teenage all-rounder Matt Falconer is recalled by South Wilts at Hook & Newnham Basics while injured James Hayward (hamstring) contemplates whether his season has come to a premature end.
Ben Draper captains fresh from scoring two half-centuries for Hampshire seconds against Glamorgan in midweek.
Hook, blasted for 328 at Bashley (Rydal) last weekend, are boosted by the return of left-hand opener Ben Thane and give a Premier Division debut to Rupes Armstrong.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Thane, Warner, Lockwood, Robson, Buckingham M, Buckingham J, Simpson, Divechi, Neville, Murrell, Armstrong.
South Wilts: Morton, Stearman, Rowe, Draper, Mynott, Falconer, Godsal, Sen, Grant, Croom, Burton.
Third placed Hampshire Academy rest some of the youngsters who have been playing in the ECB Under-17 Supa 4s at Loughborough. They host strugglers Burridge.
Leg spinner Ethan Baker, Tom Cheater and Eddie Jack rest up, so Hampshire U15 spinner Zack Bazey gets his chance.
Academy: Eckland, Mumford, Fontaine-Jackson, Wright, MacEwen, Ruffell, Martin, Pritchard, Cordery, Catherwood.
Down at the bottom, Bournemouth have narrowed the safety gap to eight points, a situation they’ll look to improve when Bashey (Rydal) visit Chapel Gate,
Nick Park is back in the Lions cage and will look to lend his experience to Tasmanian Tom Willoughby who, with only one fifty, is due a score.
Jacob Gordon (bicep) remains sidelined for Bashley, but younger bother Finn, a left-hand bat and handy spin bowler, plays.
Bournemouth: Willoughby, N Park, Robinson, Webb, Woodruff, Freak, Pack, C Park, Hurley, Smith, Conway.
Bashley (Rydal): Francis, Tripcony, Digby, Porter, Saif, Finn Gordon, Goodey, Trodd, Wilson, Tom Penycate, Huns.
Lymington will have an all First Class bowling attack at their disposal when Totton & Eling visit the Sports Ground, where Northants’ Gareth Berg will share the new ball with Kiwi James Hartshorn, who plays for Wellington in New Zealand’s Plunket Shield.
Lymington: Crabb, Rogers, Scott, Berg, J Dhariwal, Royan, Hartshorn, Cox, Wheble, Tollerfield, K Moors.
St Cross host Havant at the Green Jackets, while South Wilts head to the KGV to face a Hook & Newnham Basics side battling relegation.
The return of all-rounder Jack Bransgrove is the only change St Cross have made to the side which won at Totton & Eling last weekend, though Tim Foyle continues to keep the gloves while Ed Ellis recovers from his broken finger.
St Cross Symondians: Ellis, T Foyle, Foster, Trussler, Lewis, Gwynn, H Foyle, Beetham, Beer, Haworth.
Havant: Hopson, Whitfield, Walker, Stone, H Gadd, Metzger, Feeney, Jerry, F Gadd, M Hayward, D Ransley.
Teenage all-rounder Matt Falconer is recalled by South Wilts at Hook & Newnham Basics while injured James Hayward (hamstring) contemplates whether his season has come to a premature end.
Ben Draper captains fresh from scoring two half-centuries for Hampshire seconds against Glamorgan in midweek.
Hook, blasted for 328 at Bashley (Rydal) last weekend, are boosted by the return of left-hand opener Ben Thane and give a Premier Division debut to Rupes Armstrong.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Thane, Warner, Lockwood, Robson, Buckingham M, Buckingham J, Simpson, Divechi, Neville, Murrell, Armstrong.
South Wilts: Morton, Stearman, Rowe, Draper, Mynott, Falconer, Godsal, Sen, Grant, Croom, Burton.
Third placed Hampshire Academy rest some of the youngsters who have been playing in the ECB Under-17 Supa 4s at Loughborough. They host strugglers Burridge.
Leg spinner Ethan Baker, Tom Cheater and Eddie Jack rest up, so Hampshire U15 spinner Zack Bazey gets his chance.
Academy: Eckland, Mumford, Fontaine-Jackson, Wright, MacEwen, Ruffell, Martin, Pritchard, Cordery, Catherwood.
Down at the bottom, Bournemouth have narrowed the safety gap to eight points, a situation they’ll look to improve when Bashey (Rydal) visit Chapel Gate,
Nick Park is back in the Lions cage and will look to lend his experience to Tasmanian Tom Willoughby who, with only one fifty, is due a score.
Jacob Gordon (bicep) remains sidelined for Bashley, but younger bother Finn, a left-hand bat and handy spin bowler, plays.
Bournemouth: Willoughby, N Park, Robinson, Webb, Woodruff, Freak, Pack, C Park, Hurley, Smith, Conway.
Bashley (Rydal): Francis, Tripcony, Digby, Porter, Saif, Finn Gordon, Goodey, Trodd, Wilson, Tom Penycate, Huns.
Lymington will have an all First Class bowling attack at their disposal when Totton & Eling visit the Sports Ground, where Northants’ Gareth Berg will share the new ball with Kiwi James Hartshorn, who plays for Wellington in New Zealand’s Plunket Shield.
Lymington: Crabb, Rogers, Scott, Berg, J Dhariwal, Royan, Hartshorn, Cox, Wheble, Tollerfield, K Moors.