Portsmouth's students are the kings of British Universities Indoor Cricket, carrying off the Super Eights title in impressive style at Warwickshire's impressive Edgbaston Centre.
Winning all ten qualifying matches, including victories over Bournemouth, Solent and Southampton, they won a remarkable 14 of their 15 matches this winter, beating Exeter University by 18 runs in the semi-final before cruising past St Mary's 113-3 with four wickets and nine balls to spare in the national BUCS final.
Jordy Betts (38) and Macleod Cox (31) top scored in Portsmouth's 103-5 against Exeter, who suffered five run outs in slumping to 85 all out.
Cox took 2-21 in the final before Portsmouth chased down St Mary's 113-3, with Betts making 25 and Elliott Evans 25, both retiring.
Hartley Wintney's new skipper Will Kerr twice retired playing for Birmingham University, who took third place in the BUCS tournament.
Winning all ten qualifying matches, including victories over Bournemouth, Solent and Southampton, they won a remarkable 14 of their 15 matches this winter, beating Exeter University by 18 runs in the semi-final before cruising past St Mary's 113-3 with four wickets and nine balls to spare in the national BUCS final.
Jordy Betts (38) and Macleod Cox (31) top scored in Portsmouth's 103-5 against Exeter, who suffered five run outs in slumping to 85 all out.
Cox took 2-21 in the final before Portsmouth chased down St Mary's 113-3, with Betts making 25 and Elliott Evans 25, both retiring.
Hartley Wintney's new skipper Will Kerr twice retired playing for Birmingham University, who took third place in the BUCS tournament.
