Portsmouth & Southsea moved up to fourth place in Southern Premier Division 3 with Jack Davies hitting an unbeaten half-century in the win against Basingstoke & North Hants seconds.
After bowling their opponents out for 158, Davies and Chris Bollom (45) put on 74 for the third wicket as the hosts romped to a seven-wicket win with almost nine overs in hand.
Davies (pictured) hit nine fours and a six in compiling an undefeated 54 off 50 deliveries.
Opener Shaun Briggs had been almost as aggressive, hitting five fours and two sixes in scoring 39 off 44 balls as P & S won for the fifth time in seven completed matches.
Teenager Josh Coombs (55) had earlier taken Basingstoke to 83-1, but Kieron Dunstan (3-32) and Matt Williams (3-34) pegged them back.
Coombs was eventually eighth out at 149, with the innings ending nine runs later.
P & S are ten points off a promotion slot, but finish their campaign with matches against Hook & Newnham Basics II, Gosport Borough and Langley Manor. A tough finale.
Langley Manor, minus the isolating Jack Budd, lost by 36 runs to Trojans, whose 130-9 included Syed Mahmood’s 44. Nick Doubell took 3-28 before the Manor rolled over for 94, Elliott Pointing was the brains behind the batting, hitting an educated 27 not out.
After bowling their opponents out for 158, Davies and Chris Bollom (45) put on 74 for the third wicket as the hosts romped to a seven-wicket win with almost nine overs in hand.
Davies (pictured) hit nine fours and a six in compiling an undefeated 54 off 50 deliveries.
Opener Shaun Briggs had been almost as aggressive, hitting five fours and two sixes in scoring 39 off 44 balls as P & S won for the fifth time in seven completed matches.
Teenager Josh Coombs (55) had earlier taken Basingstoke to 83-1, but Kieron Dunstan (3-32) and Matt Williams (3-34) pegged them back.
Coombs was eventually eighth out at 149, with the innings ending nine runs later.
P & S are ten points off a promotion slot, but finish their campaign with matches against Hook & Newnham Basics II, Gosport Borough and Langley Manor. A tough finale.
Langley Manor, minus the isolating Jack Budd, lost by 36 runs to Trojans, whose 130-9 included Syed Mahmood’s 44. Nick Doubell took 3-28 before the Manor rolled over for 94, Elliott Pointing was the brains behind the batting, hitting an educated 27 not out.
