Portsmouth's Fraser Hay goes for another big hit [Ian Thacker]
The programme reaches its half-way point, with the top four Southern Premier Division One clubs going head-to-head in round nine, while the bottom two clubs meet head-on.
Table topping Basingstoke & North Hants are unchanged against fourth placed Portsmouth, while two plays three at London road where Andover host Hook & Newnham Basics in a north Hampshire derby.
Basingstoke have won six of their seven matches and enjoy a 17-point lead at the top, but Portsmouth (three wins in their last four outings) will be dangerous opponents.
If Australian Fraser Hay reproduces the explosive form which saw him score an unbeaten 163 against Hambledon last week there could be fireworks at May's Bounty, but Basingstoke have four decent spinners and Brad Neal on fire.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Oates, Deadman, Wood, A Neal, Nurse, Shelar, B Neal, Coombs, Benge, Donaldson, Brown.
Portsmouth: Duggan, J Marston, Daini, Hay, Wimble, Joy, Warner, Kooner-Evans, McArdle, A Marston, Rao.
Portsmouth share third spot (107 points), with unchanged Hook & Newnham Basics, who face a demanding weekend of league and cup action.
After visiting Andover, they host WEPL outfit Goatacre in the Voneus Broadband Village Cup at the KGV on Sunday, 1pm.
Hook & Newnham Basics: - Lockwoood, Buckingham J, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Armstrong, Neville, Gardner, Watts, May O, Divecha.
Calmore Sports welcome influential left-hand opener Ben Johns back for the visit of Sarisbury Athletic to Loperwood Park. But Sarisbury are considerably weakened by the absence of big hitting Nathan Feltham, Tom Morton and Ricky Rawlins.
Calmore Sports: M. Bailey, W. Brewster, L. Carty, D. Dey, B. Fisher, B. Johns, M. Lavelle, J. Lee, J. Metcalfe, L. O’Connor, B. Perry.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Holzmann, Bolton, Sanders, Wright, Lovett, Robson, Mills, Franklin, Richardson, S Hill.
The breakfast-time alarm clocks will be ringing as Rowledge prepare for the long land and sea hike to Ventnor.
Hambledon's bottom of the log showdown with New Milton at Ridge Meadow really is a relegation six-pointer.
The Dons have lost all seven games and face the Green & Golds minus the elegant Henry Glanfield, spin all-rounder Jonty Oliver and gloveman Mark Butcher. But left-hand opener George Marshall is back.
New Milton won their first match last week, beating Ventnor, but still trail Hambledon, albeit by a mere four points.
Hambledon: George Marshall, Chris Pratt, William Parvin, Justin Behrens, Harry Thistlewayte, Spencer Leclercq, Dan Mugford, Seb Rowland (wk) Ollie Bembridge, Ian Turner, Ben Harding
Unbeaten Division 2 leaders Waterloovile take an unchanged side to Hook & Newnham Basics II, who have Shane Brewer and Dan Moore back.
Hook II: Light, Moore, Scott, May T, Willcock, Corbett, Dyer T, Simpson M, Wyatt, Dovey, Brewer.
Waterlooville: Birch, Broadhurst, Hudson, Hillman, Jackson, McCoy, McGregor, Mitchell, Reynolds, Silva, Shephard.
Seond placed Portsmouth & Southsea host St Cross Symondians II, with OTs & Romsey entertaining Sparsholt. Hartley Wintney play Liphook & Ripsley, with Fair Oak at home to Langley Manor.
Table topping Basingstoke & North Hants are unchanged against fourth placed Portsmouth, while two plays three at London road where Andover host Hook & Newnham Basics in a north Hampshire derby.
Basingstoke have won six of their seven matches and enjoy a 17-point lead at the top, but Portsmouth (three wins in their last four outings) will be dangerous opponents.
If Australian Fraser Hay reproduces the explosive form which saw him score an unbeaten 163 against Hambledon last week there could be fireworks at May's Bounty, but Basingstoke have four decent spinners and Brad Neal on fire.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Oates, Deadman, Wood, A Neal, Nurse, Shelar, B Neal, Coombs, Benge, Donaldson, Brown.
Portsmouth: Duggan, J Marston, Daini, Hay, Wimble, Joy, Warner, Kooner-Evans, McArdle, A Marston, Rao.
Portsmouth share third spot (107 points), with unchanged Hook & Newnham Basics, who face a demanding weekend of league and cup action.
After visiting Andover, they host WEPL outfit Goatacre in the Voneus Broadband Village Cup at the KGV on Sunday, 1pm.
Hook & Newnham Basics: - Lockwoood, Buckingham J, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Armstrong, Neville, Gardner, Watts, May O, Divecha.
Calmore Sports welcome influential left-hand opener Ben Johns back for the visit of Sarisbury Athletic to Loperwood Park. But Sarisbury are considerably weakened by the absence of big hitting Nathan Feltham, Tom Morton and Ricky Rawlins.
Calmore Sports: M. Bailey, W. Brewster, L. Carty, D. Dey, B. Fisher, B. Johns, M. Lavelle, J. Lee, J. Metcalfe, L. O’Connor, B. Perry.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Holzmann, Bolton, Sanders, Wright, Lovett, Robson, Mills, Franklin, Richardson, S Hill.
The breakfast-time alarm clocks will be ringing as Rowledge prepare for the long land and sea hike to Ventnor.
Hambledon's bottom of the log showdown with New Milton at Ridge Meadow really is a relegation six-pointer.
The Dons have lost all seven games and face the Green & Golds minus the elegant Henry Glanfield, spin all-rounder Jonty Oliver and gloveman Mark Butcher. But left-hand opener George Marshall is back.
New Milton won their first match last week, beating Ventnor, but still trail Hambledon, albeit by a mere four points.
Hambledon: George Marshall, Chris Pratt, William Parvin, Justin Behrens, Harry Thistlewayte, Spencer Leclercq, Dan Mugford, Seb Rowland (wk) Ollie Bembridge, Ian Turner, Ben Harding
Unbeaten Division 2 leaders Waterloovile take an unchanged side to Hook & Newnham Basics II, who have Shane Brewer and Dan Moore back.
Hook II: Light, Moore, Scott, May T, Willcock, Corbett, Dyer T, Simpson M, Wyatt, Dovey, Brewer.
Waterlooville: Birch, Broadhurst, Hudson, Hillman, Jackson, McCoy, McGregor, Mitchell, Reynolds, Silva, Shephard.
Seond placed Portsmouth & Southsea host St Cross Symondians II, with OTs & Romsey entertaining Sparsholt. Hartley Wintney play Liphook & Ripsley, with Fair Oak at home to Langley Manor.
