The Southern Premier Division 1 leadership is up for grabs when table topping New Milton host Village Cup hopefuls Calmore Sports at Fernhill, 1230.
Four points currently separate only two unbeaten SPL1 sides, who have each won their opening three matches.
Both sides are minus key players, with New Forest master coach Ryan Beck hoping his gout will clear up soon. The influential Will Brewster and Oxford Blue Ben Fisher are absentees for the visitors.
New Milton: Watts, Edwards, Greig, L Beck, Hall, Golding, Hussey, Loader, Mills, Bartlett, Orman.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Bailey, Johns, Taylor, Moss, Johnson, Manning, Perry, West, Wright, Lepervanche.
Third placed Totton & Eling lost their unbeaten tag at Rowledge but expect to resume normal service when lowly Andover visit Southern Gardens.
Andover: Hooper, Treagus, Andrews, A Duckworth, Ayers, Birks, R Duckworth, Knight, Veettil, Adams, Smith.
Jake Wish split the webbing between his fingers in last week’s win over Totton, but has been handed the water boy job when Rowledge go to May’s Bounty to play winless Basingstoke & North Hants.
But while the inspirational left-hand all-rounder fills up the canteens, the experienced Sam Plater returns at the top of the order and Will Ryman is back from his fresher year at Durham University – but will probably have to bat one behind his 15-year old brother Ollie, who is in good nick.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Sam Plater, Jonty Sebborn, Zac Le Reux, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker, Ethan Martin, Ricky Yates, David Lloyd.
Sparsholt suffered a double setback last weekend when New Milton pipped them at Locks Lane and Calmore Sports knocked them out of the Village Cup – but both were close run affairs.
The Trees host run shy Portsmouth, while a few miles away St Cross Symondians II, minus ton-up Harry Trussler, entertain Sarisbury Athletic at the Green Jackets ground.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Rawlins, Bolton, Lovett, Sanders, Franklin, Wright, S Hill, Bradley, Jewell, Orr.
It’s first v second in Premier 2 too, with OTs and Romsey defending their unbeaten four-match start with a ten-point lead over hosts Waterlooville, who are at full strength.
Waterlooville: Archie Reynolds, Alex Shephard, Namish Verma, Sonny Reynolds, Jon Hudson, Dan Birch, Tim Jackson, Sam Robinson, Ashan Silva, Harry McBride, Sam Hillman
Third placed Fair Oak go to South Wilts II, while Ventnor look to end a barren sequence of mainland results at Paultons, whose side is gaining a youthful look with Havant’s Darryn Stares the latest teenage recruit. Newly wed Josh Metcalfe plays alongside Tony Richman.
Paultons: Simon Ennew, Cameron Grierson, Lee Wateridge, Ben Rogers, Josh Metcalfe, Robert Pike, Tony Richman, Darryn Stairs, Archie Dunn, Harmon Chadhoke, Andrew Denney.
Ventnor: R.Whyte; R.Snell; A.Alleyne; M. Fletcher; B.Woodhouse; M.Blackman; G.Legg; C.Calloway; Zach Wells; Zeph Wells; C.Turpin.
Rock bottom Bashley (Rydal) II make the long haul north to Hartley Wintney, with Liphook & Ripsley hosting Fawley.
Premier 3 front runners Hambledon look to have a home banker against Hythe & Dibden at Ridge Meadow, while Hook & Newnham Basics II face a tricky test against Portsmouth & Southsea, who opened their account last weekend.
Kieran Thomson and Ben Allnutt are both back from injury, while Alex Brown takes the gloves at the KGV.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: Light, Thomson, Warner, Brown, Allnutt, May O, Shore, Gardner, May T, Watts, Neville.
Hambledon: Le Clerq, McGovern, G Marshall, Glanfield, Pratt, Butcher, J Marshall, Khan, Hardman, Harding, Restall.
Gosport Borough are without Mark Toogood for the visit of Basingstoke & North Hats to Privett Park, so emerging all-rounder John Adams is recalled .
Gosport Borough: (from) L Harrop, O Creal, C Pennicott, C Creal, C Stares, V Richards, J Adams, S Taylor, S Creal, G Kitchin, J Harris, J Richards.
Four points currently separate only two unbeaten SPL1 sides, who have each won their opening three matches.
Both sides are minus key players, with New Forest master coach Ryan Beck hoping his gout will clear up soon. The influential Will Brewster and Oxford Blue Ben Fisher are absentees for the visitors.
New Milton: Watts, Edwards, Greig, L Beck, Hall, Golding, Hussey, Loader, Mills, Bartlett, Orman.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Bailey, Johns, Taylor, Moss, Johnson, Manning, Perry, West, Wright, Lepervanche.
Third placed Totton & Eling lost their unbeaten tag at Rowledge but expect to resume normal service when lowly Andover visit Southern Gardens.
Andover: Hooper, Treagus, Andrews, A Duckworth, Ayers, Birks, R Duckworth, Knight, Veettil, Adams, Smith.
Jake Wish split the webbing between his fingers in last week’s win over Totton, but has been handed the water boy job when Rowledge go to May’s Bounty to play winless Basingstoke & North Hants.
But while the inspirational left-hand all-rounder fills up the canteens, the experienced Sam Plater returns at the top of the order and Will Ryman is back from his fresher year at Durham University – but will probably have to bat one behind his 15-year old brother Ollie, who is in good nick.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Sam Plater, Jonty Sebborn, Zac Le Reux, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker, Ethan Martin, Ricky Yates, David Lloyd.
Sparsholt suffered a double setback last weekend when New Milton pipped them at Locks Lane and Calmore Sports knocked them out of the Village Cup – but both were close run affairs.
The Trees host run shy Portsmouth, while a few miles away St Cross Symondians II, minus ton-up Harry Trussler, entertain Sarisbury Athletic at the Green Jackets ground.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Rawlins, Bolton, Lovett, Sanders, Franklin, Wright, S Hill, Bradley, Jewell, Orr.
It’s first v second in Premier 2 too, with OTs and Romsey defending their unbeaten four-match start with a ten-point lead over hosts Waterlooville, who are at full strength.
Waterlooville: Archie Reynolds, Alex Shephard, Namish Verma, Sonny Reynolds, Jon Hudson, Dan Birch, Tim Jackson, Sam Robinson, Ashan Silva, Harry McBride, Sam Hillman
Third placed Fair Oak go to South Wilts II, while Ventnor look to end a barren sequence of mainland results at Paultons, whose side is gaining a youthful look with Havant’s Darryn Stares the latest teenage recruit. Newly wed Josh Metcalfe plays alongside Tony Richman.
Paultons: Simon Ennew, Cameron Grierson, Lee Wateridge, Ben Rogers, Josh Metcalfe, Robert Pike, Tony Richman, Darryn Stairs, Archie Dunn, Harmon Chadhoke, Andrew Denney.
Ventnor: R.Whyte; R.Snell; A.Alleyne; M. Fletcher; B.Woodhouse; M.Blackman; G.Legg; C.Calloway; Zach Wells; Zeph Wells; C.Turpin.
Rock bottom Bashley (Rydal) II make the long haul north to Hartley Wintney, with Liphook & Ripsley hosting Fawley.
Premier 3 front runners Hambledon look to have a home banker against Hythe & Dibden at Ridge Meadow, while Hook & Newnham Basics II face a tricky test against Portsmouth & Southsea, who opened their account last weekend.
Kieran Thomson and Ben Allnutt are both back from injury, while Alex Brown takes the gloves at the KGV.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: Light, Thomson, Warner, Brown, Allnutt, May O, Shore, Gardner, May T, Watts, Neville.
Hambledon: Le Clerq, McGovern, G Marshall, Glanfield, Pratt, Butcher, J Marshall, Khan, Hardman, Harding, Restall.
Gosport Borough are without Mark Toogood for the visit of Basingstoke & North Hats to Privett Park, so emerging all-rounder John Adams is recalled .
Gosport Borough: (from) L Harrop, O Creal, C Pennicott, C Creal, C Stares, V Richards, J Adams, S Taylor, S Creal, G Kitchin, J Harris, J Richards.