Ben Duggan hit his seventh Southern Premier League century. Ben Duggan struck his second league century for Portsmouth in a 123-run Southern Premier League Division 1 victory over Sarisbury Athletic, who are 13 points behind the nearest safety rung at the bottom of the table.
The 23-year-old left-hander hit 104 of Portsmouth’s 225-5 at Allotment Road – two more than Sarisbury’s 11 players could muster between them as Portsmouth claimed a fourth SPL victory of 2021.
It was Duggan’s seventh SPL hundred, his initial five top flight centuries coming for the Hampshire Academy, including four in 2015, when he was named Young Cricketer of the Year.
Duggan, who was skippering Portsmouth against Sarisbury in the absence of James Christian, put on 117 for the first wicket with Jordan Palmer-Goddard, who hit 51 on his third SPL appearance of the season - he had scored 72 against Burridge 2nds in his second game - and 79 with Jack Marston (45) for the third wicket.
Duggan was eventually run out by Sam Hill having hit nine fours and a six in his 118-ball stay.
Andrew Marston (3-12 off eight overs) did the initial damage when Sarisbury replied, dismissing openers Ricky Rawlins (25) and Will Bolton (22).
Athletic reached 78-2 in reply before the game swung rapidly Portsmouth’s way when three wickets tumbled for no runs. Rope specialist Dan Wallis clean bowled Jack Lovett and Sam Floyd and Marston rearranged the stumps of in-form captain Josh Hill (9).
Wallis went on to claim a career league best 5-22 - the first time he had taken five wickets in an innings - as the hosts lost their last eight wickets for 24 runs to subside to 102 all out.
The 23-year-old left-hander hit 104 of Portsmouth’s 225-5 at Allotment Road – two more than Sarisbury’s 11 players could muster between them as Portsmouth claimed a fourth SPL victory of 2021.
It was Duggan’s seventh SPL hundred, his initial five top flight centuries coming for the Hampshire Academy, including four in 2015, when he was named Young Cricketer of the Year.
Duggan, who was skippering Portsmouth against Sarisbury in the absence of James Christian, put on 117 for the first wicket with Jordan Palmer-Goddard, who hit 51 on his third SPL appearance of the season - he had scored 72 against Burridge 2nds in his second game - and 79 with Jack Marston (45) for the third wicket.
Duggan was eventually run out by Sam Hill having hit nine fours and a six in his 118-ball stay.
Andrew Marston (3-12 off eight overs) did the initial damage when Sarisbury replied, dismissing openers Ricky Rawlins (25) and Will Bolton (22).
Athletic reached 78-2 in reply before the game swung rapidly Portsmouth’s way when three wickets tumbled for no runs. Rope specialist Dan Wallis clean bowled Jack Lovett and Sam Floyd and Marston rearranged the stumps of in-form captain Josh Hill (9).
Wallis went on to claim a career league best 5-22 - the first time he had taken five wickets in an innings - as the hosts lost their last eight wickets for 24 runs to subside to 102 all out.
