South Wilts suffered another double dose of the winter blues, losing their latest two matches in the NatWest Under-16 Indoor Cricket League at the Ageas Bowl.
Last summer’s beaten ECB Under-15 Championship finalists lost to the Isle of Wight and the Hampshire EPP – the island youngsters celebrating their first win in three outings. South Wilts have lost four of their opening five games.
A half-century by Joe Newnham (57), supported by Dan Cox (33) and John Buckman (25), pointed the IWCB to a highest-ever 181-4 against the Bemerton youngsters, who conceded 47 wides.
But it was the county EPP who emerged with back-to-back wins, comfortably beating their two rivals.
Alex Willoughby, who was run out without facing in his debut, made unbeaten scores of 47 and 26 in the EPP wins.
Results –
Isle of Wight 181-4 (Newnham 57, Cox 33*, Buckman 25, Niemiec 19, Smith 2-55)
South Wilts 118-4 (Stearman 33*, Ball 26)
Isle of Wight won by 63 runs.
EPP 171-2 (Willoughby 47*, Brown 42*, Pardoe 29*, Balcombe 26*)
Isle of Wight 111-3 (Cox 29*, White 25*)
EPP won by 60 runs.
South Wilts 111-5 (Smith 28*, Stearman 21, Wade 20)
EPP 113-2 (Brown 28*, Willoughby 26*, Lewis 18)
EPP won by four wickets.
Last summer’s beaten ECB Under-15 Championship finalists lost to the Isle of Wight and the Hampshire EPP – the island youngsters celebrating their first win in three outings. South Wilts have lost four of their opening five games.
A half-century by Joe Newnham (57), supported by Dan Cox (33) and John Buckman (25), pointed the IWCB to a highest-ever 181-4 against the Bemerton youngsters, who conceded 47 wides.
But it was the county EPP who emerged with back-to-back wins, comfortably beating their two rivals.
Alex Willoughby, who was run out without facing in his debut, made unbeaten scores of 47 and 26 in the EPP wins.
Results –
Isle of Wight 181-4 (Newnham 57, Cox 33*, Buckman 25, Niemiec 19, Smith 2-55)
South Wilts 118-4 (Stearman 33*, Ball 26)
Isle of Wight won by 63 runs.
EPP 171-2 (Willoughby 47*, Brown 42*, Pardoe 29*, Balcombe 26*)
Isle of Wight 111-3 (Cox 29*, White 25*)
EPP won by 60 runs.
South Wilts 111-5 (Smith 28*, Stearman 21, Wade 20)
EPP 113-2 (Brown 28*, Willoughby 26*, Lewis 18)
EPP won by four wickets.
