Ricky Rawlins carried his bat for an unbeaten 95 which swept Sarisbury Athletic to a six-wicket win and unsettled Bournemouth’s hold on the Southern Premier League Division One leadership.
The Sarisbury skipper led from the front, striking two sixes and 12 fours as Bournemouth’s 188-9 was overhauled with 22 balls to spare.
It was the second consecutive week Sarisbury had shaken up the early stage top table positions, seven days earlier they ended Hook & Newnham Basics’ short reign at the top.
Bournemouth remain top of the tree, but their lead has been trimmed to ten points by Sarisbury’s Chapel Gate triumph.
Bournemouth made a decent start through Nick Park (55) and Tom West (22), but the promise of 80-1 evaporated as Paul Jewell (3-22) and spin duo Sam Hill (2-22) and Tom Nightingale (2-22) nibbled away, with new buy Luke Webb among those unable to cash in .
Bournemouth were indebted to Rob Pack (27) and Dan Conway (19) to lift their total to 188-9.
Conway made an immediate impact by removing young Jamie Dunn, but once Nightingale (39) joined Rawlins in a 64-run stand, the Lions’ total was under threat.
They moved Sarisbury’s reply on to 115-2, after which Josh Hill and Sam Floyd linked up with Rawlins to ease the visitors, now in third place, to a six-wicket win.
“We had to put our hands up and say we were beaten by a better side. Ricky Rawlins played a fantastic innings and didn’t give us a chance,” said Bournemouth skipper Chris Park.
“We are still positive and I trust the team but we need to improve our consistency. We have to remember what our principles and basics are as a side. Luckily, results went our way at the weekend. We are still top of the league but we need to up our game.”
The Sarisbury skipper led from the front, striking two sixes and 12 fours as Bournemouth’s 188-9 was overhauled with 22 balls to spare.
It was the second consecutive week Sarisbury had shaken up the early stage top table positions, seven days earlier they ended Hook & Newnham Basics’ short reign at the top.
Bournemouth remain top of the tree, but their lead has been trimmed to ten points by Sarisbury’s Chapel Gate triumph.
Bournemouth made a decent start through Nick Park (55) and Tom West (22), but the promise of 80-1 evaporated as Paul Jewell (3-22) and spin duo Sam Hill (2-22) and Tom Nightingale (2-22) nibbled away, with new buy Luke Webb among those unable to cash in .
Bournemouth were indebted to Rob Pack (27) and Dan Conway (19) to lift their total to 188-9.
Conway made an immediate impact by removing young Jamie Dunn, but once Nightingale (39) joined Rawlins in a 64-run stand, the Lions’ total was under threat.
They moved Sarisbury’s reply on to 115-2, after which Josh Hill and Sam Floyd linked up with Rawlins to ease the visitors, now in third place, to a six-wicket win.
“We had to put our hands up and say we were beaten by a better side. Ricky Rawlins played a fantastic innings and didn’t give us a chance,” said Bournemouth skipper Chris Park.
“We are still positive and I trust the team but we need to improve our consistency. We have to remember what our principles and basics are as a side. Luckily, results went our way at the weekend. We are still top of the league but we need to up our game.”
