Liphook & Ripsley will go to Lord’s for next month’s National Village Cup final against Scarborough based Folkton & Flixton in the rather bizarre situation of having been relegated !
Their demotion from SPL1 was confirmed when Ventnor successfully defended 137 (James Cheek 31) to beat them by 42 runs at Ripsley Park.
Chris Russell and Rob Snell each took 3-16 as Liphook were dismissed for 95.
Last season’s champions Calmore Sports weren’t entirely sure of their safety at the start of play, but a James Manning led three-wicket win over relegated Hartley Wintney ended their anxieties.
Left-arm seamer Steve Wright (4-36) took the bowling credits as Hartley Wintney were dismissed for 120 (Dan Wrenn 39).
But Calmore lurched to 73-6 before Manning’s unbeaten half-century retrieved the situation.
Their demotion from SPL1 was confirmed when Ventnor successfully defended 137 (James Cheek 31) to beat them by 42 runs at Ripsley Park.
Chris Russell and Rob Snell each took 3-16 as Liphook were dismissed for 95.
Last season’s champions Calmore Sports weren’t entirely sure of their safety at the start of play, but a James Manning led three-wicket win over relegated Hartley Wintney ended their anxieties.
Left-arm seamer Steve Wright (4-36) took the bowling credits as Hartley Wintney were dismissed for 120 (Dan Wrenn 39).
But Calmore lurched to 73-6 before Manning’s unbeaten half-century retrieved the situation.
