Promoted Fair Oak simply can’t wait to get started in Southern Premier Division 1, the highest position they have achieved on the Hampshire pyramid
Having snatched the SPL2 runners-up spot in a dramatic finale to 2024, they begin a potentially demanding summer against free scoring Hook & Newnham Basics at the KGV.
“We know how tough it is going to be with such a young group, virtually all of whom have come though out juniors,” said skipper Harry Reed, who has the distinction of being the oldest player in the team at Hook … at 23 years of age !
James Gradwell is injured and Rhys Oxley unavailable. Harry Warner is surprising named in Hook’s second geam.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Lockwood, Neville, Dyer, M Buckingham, Armstrong, J Buckingham, James, Murrell, Gardner, Watts, Divecha.
Fair Oak: H.Reed, H.Nicholls, C.Gibson, S.Reed, J.Lewis, M.McKenzie, T.Clark, B.Smith, M.White, L.Goodyear, T.Merrill
Ethan Randall, who led the Hampshire Academy to the ECB Premier Division title last season, has returned to his Rowledge roots and plays as an all-rounder against relegated Havant at School Road.
Australian Justin Felsch has returned from the Bankstown Grade club in Sydney for a second season at Rowledge, who give a debut to promising South African teen Hayden Ewing.
Will Ryman is ruled out after knee surgery.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Justin Felsch, Ethan Martin, Max Martin, Ollie Baker, Olly Ryman, Zac Le Roux, Jonty Sebborn, Ryan Littlewood, Hayden Ewing.
Waterlooville parade former Havant duo Matty Hayward and Charlie Whitfield, alongside Kiwi Luke Anderson, against Ventnor the Steephill bowl.
Mark Holmes is back playing for the ialanders.
Waterloville: Anderson L, Birch D, Hayward M, Hudson J, Mitchell J, Reynolds A, Reynolds R, Robinson S, Shephard A, Silva A, Whitfield C.
Having snatched the SPL2 runners-up spot in a dramatic finale to 2024, they begin a potentially demanding summer against free scoring Hook & Newnham Basics at the KGV.
“We know how tough it is going to be with such a young group, virtually all of whom have come though out juniors,” said skipper Harry Reed, who has the distinction of being the oldest player in the team at Hook … at 23 years of age !
James Gradwell is injured and Rhys Oxley unavailable. Harry Warner is surprising named in Hook’s second geam.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Lockwood, Neville, Dyer, M Buckingham, Armstrong, J Buckingham, James, Murrell, Gardner, Watts, Divecha.
Fair Oak: H.Reed, H.Nicholls, C.Gibson, S.Reed, J.Lewis, M.McKenzie, T.Clark, B.Smith, M.White, L.Goodyear, T.Merrill
Ethan Randall, who led the Hampshire Academy to the ECB Premier Division title last season, has returned to his Rowledge roots and plays as an all-rounder against relegated Havant at School Road.
Australian Justin Felsch has returned from the Bankstown Grade club in Sydney for a second season at Rowledge, who give a debut to promising South African teen Hayden Ewing.
Will Ryman is ruled out after knee surgery.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Justin Felsch, Ethan Martin, Max Martin, Ollie Baker, Olly Ryman, Zac Le Roux, Jonty Sebborn, Ryan Littlewood, Hayden Ewing.
Waterlooville parade former Havant duo Matty Hayward and Charlie Whitfield, alongside Kiwi Luke Anderson, against Ventnor the Steephill bowl.
Mark Holmes is back playing for the ialanders.
Waterloville: Anderson L, Birch D, Hayward M, Hudson J, Mitchell J, Reynolds A, Reynolds R, Robinson S, Shephard A, Silva A, Whitfield C.
