Bashley (Rydal) II, Hambledon, Hartley Wintney and Waterlooville remain undefeated after the opening two rounds of matches in Southern Premier Division 2.
Spinner James Edmunds (left) celebrated his Bashley (Rydal) second team debut with a five-wicket haul which set up an emphatic victory over promoted Hook & Newnham Basics II, who await their first success.
His 5-23 return triggered a mass collapse by Hook, who crashed from 42-0 to 63-7, with Sean Read and the evergreen Neil Taylor taking two wickets each.
Rhodes Franklin (29), who spent the 2021 season at the BCG, and Rups Armstrong (21) gave Hook’s 119 an air of respectability and encouragement, especially when Bash openers James Turner and Charlie Anstee went cheaply.
But Harry Anstee, with an unbeaten 50, and Alex Turner (45) ended any faint hopes the visitors had.
Matt De Villiers continued his fine start to life in the Southern Premier League as Hambledon claimed a second successive second tier win.
The 21-year-old from Cape Town had been run out for 89 on debut in the previous week’s curtain-raising victory over Fawley and followed that up second top scoring with 67 in a 93-run success against Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
De Villiers helped opener Dan McGovern add 140 for the third wicket after George Marshall (11) and Henry Glanfield (4) had departed.
McGovern (78) was third out at 163 after hitting nine fours in a 109-ball innings, with De Villiers dismissed after a 86-ball knock containing six fours.
Chris Pratt, out for a duck against Fawley, struck nine boundaries in an almost run a ball 56 as Hambledon posted 268-5 - a total boosted by 20 wides.
When OTs replied, first change bowler Glanfield (3-26) made the breakthrough, removing openers Joe Vaughan and Charlie King.
Middle order pair Nick Newman (39) and Rhys Wathan (30) top scored before George Harding - the sixth and final Hambledon bowler used - dismissed both en route to 3-28.
Fleet Town soccer goalkeeper Ryan Bone (77) has joined Hartley Wintney and featured in two top order partnerships, initially with opener Jon Kerr (40) and then Love Island mega star Hugo Hammond (55) as Hartley piled up 259-9 against visitors Andover, enough to secure a 79-run win.
The Lions began comfortably enough, but only Charlie Ayers (51) made a real contribution before they fell to 180 all out, Dan Reynaldo taking 4-29.
St Cross Symondians II, relegated from the second tier in 2021, suffered a second straight loss when they went down by seven wickets to Fair Oak at Lapstone Park.
Ben Smith bagged 5-36 as St Cross were restricted to 182-9 (Michael Haworth 83) - instigating a collapse from 144-4 to 160-8.
The game was as good as over when skipper Gregor Mackenzie (81) and Sam Reed (66) added 117 for the second Fair Oak wicket.
Jon Hudson impressed with ball and bat as Waterlooville rattled off a second consecutive victory.
Opening the bowling, he took two early wickets as Fawley slumped to 7-3 in a Division 2 fixture at Rowlands Avenue.
He finished with 3-30 as the visitors were restricted to 155-8, Sufin Munir (476), Brendon Streather (35) and skipper Callum Earl, with 31 not out, top scoring..
Ville were tottering on 67-5, when Hudson shared a vital stand of 67 for the sixth wicket with skipper and opener Archie Reynolds (42).
When Reynolds was sixth out, Ville still required 39 for victory. But Sam Hillman (24 not out) helped Hudson knock off the runs without further alarm.
Spinner James Edmunds (left) celebrated his Bashley (Rydal) second team debut with a five-wicket haul which set up an emphatic victory over promoted Hook & Newnham Basics II, who await their first success.
His 5-23 return triggered a mass collapse by Hook, who crashed from 42-0 to 63-7, with Sean Read and the evergreen Neil Taylor taking two wickets each.
Rhodes Franklin (29), who spent the 2021 season at the BCG, and Rups Armstrong (21) gave Hook’s 119 an air of respectability and encouragement, especially when Bash openers James Turner and Charlie Anstee went cheaply.
But Harry Anstee, with an unbeaten 50, and Alex Turner (45) ended any faint hopes the visitors had.
Matt De Villiers continued his fine start to life in the Southern Premier League as Hambledon claimed a second successive second tier win.
The 21-year-old from Cape Town had been run out for 89 on debut in the previous week’s curtain-raising victory over Fawley and followed that up second top scoring with 67 in a 93-run success against Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
De Villiers helped opener Dan McGovern add 140 for the third wicket after George Marshall (11) and Henry Glanfield (4) had departed.
McGovern (78) was third out at 163 after hitting nine fours in a 109-ball innings, with De Villiers dismissed after a 86-ball knock containing six fours.
Chris Pratt, out for a duck against Fawley, struck nine boundaries in an almost run a ball 56 as Hambledon posted 268-5 - a total boosted by 20 wides.
When OTs replied, first change bowler Glanfield (3-26) made the breakthrough, removing openers Joe Vaughan and Charlie King.
Middle order pair Nick Newman (39) and Rhys Wathan (30) top scored before George Harding - the sixth and final Hambledon bowler used - dismissed both en route to 3-28.
Fleet Town soccer goalkeeper Ryan Bone (77) has joined Hartley Wintney and featured in two top order partnerships, initially with opener Jon Kerr (40) and then Love Island mega star Hugo Hammond (55) as Hartley piled up 259-9 against visitors Andover, enough to secure a 79-run win.
The Lions began comfortably enough, but only Charlie Ayers (51) made a real contribution before they fell to 180 all out, Dan Reynaldo taking 4-29.
St Cross Symondians II, relegated from the second tier in 2021, suffered a second straight loss when they went down by seven wickets to Fair Oak at Lapstone Park.
Ben Smith bagged 5-36 as St Cross were restricted to 182-9 (Michael Haworth 83) - instigating a collapse from 144-4 to 160-8.
The game was as good as over when skipper Gregor Mackenzie (81) and Sam Reed (66) added 117 for the second Fair Oak wicket.
Jon Hudson impressed with ball and bat as Waterlooville rattled off a second consecutive victory.
Opening the bowling, he took two early wickets as Fawley slumped to 7-3 in a Division 2 fixture at Rowlands Avenue.
He finished with 3-30 as the visitors were restricted to 155-8, Sufin Munir (476), Brendon Streather (35) and skipper Callum Earl, with 31 not out, top scoring..
Ville were tottering on 67-5, when Hudson shared a vital stand of 67 for the sixth wicket with skipper and opener Archie Reynolds (42).
When Reynolds was sixth out, Ville still required 39 for victory. But Sam Hillman (24 not out) helped Hudson knock off the runs without further alarm.