Andover all-rounder Babu Veetil sent Portsmouth & Southsea reeling with a devastating batting and bowling display to get the Lions' Southern Premier Division 2 challenge up and running at St James's Park.
He savaged four sixes and six fours in a breezy 66 before joining left-armer Matt Jansen (3-17) in a five-wicket spell which left P & S 46-8. Tailender Tom Wheeler's late lifted the hosts to 117 all out but a crushing 92-run defeat.
Andover 209 (Veetil 66, Hooper 42, Goddard 3-37) Portsmouth & Southsea 117 (Wheeler 50, Veetil 5-19, Jansen 3-17). Andover won by 92 runs.
Ben Johns launched another run getting season with an unbeaten 126 which enabled Calmore Sports to cruise past Hartley Wintney's 245, of the returning Ben Williams made 107.
Hartley Wintney 245 (Williams 107, Munt 34, Rasheed 3-39) Calmore Sports 246-3 (Johns 126*, Brewster 34, Taylor 31). Calmore Sports won by seven wickets.
He savaged four sixes and six fours in a breezy 66 before joining left-armer Matt Jansen (3-17) in a five-wicket spell which left P & S 46-8. Tailender Tom Wheeler's late lifted the hosts to 117 all out but a crushing 92-run defeat.
Andover 209 (Veetil 66, Hooper 42, Goddard 3-37) Portsmouth & Southsea 117 (Wheeler 50, Veetil 5-19, Jansen 3-17). Andover won by 92 runs.
Ben Johns launched another run getting season with an unbeaten 126 which enabled Calmore Sports to cruise past Hartley Wintney's 245, of the returning Ben Williams made 107.
Hartley Wintney 245 (Williams 107, Munt 34, Rasheed 3-39) Calmore Sports 246-3 (Johns 126*, Brewster 34, Taylor 31). Calmore Sports won by seven wickets.
South African Thaakier Davids [pictured] cracked an unbeaten 198 as New Milton went on a 322-run spree against visiting Liphook & Ripsley at Fernhill. He hit 29 fours and five sixes, dominating a 188-run stand with Josh Parsons.
New Milton 322-5 (Davids 198*, Parsons 75, Neave 3-58) Liphook & Ripsley 176-8 (Neave 55*, Nicklin 45, Denham 3-19). New Milton won by 146 runs.
Sway's bright start continued with a 73-run win at promoted Fawley, where Thor Harradine and Alex Hall both hit fifties. Bailey Parratt got 51 for Fawley.
Sway 278-7 (Harradine 64, Hall 54, Crossley 32, Young 31) Fawley 205 (B Parratt 51, K Earl 37, Singh 30, C Earl 28, Thomas 3-23, Grasham 3-36). Sway won by 73 runs.
Trojans, surprise SPL3 winners in 2024, made 289 at Knellers Lane, but it wasn't enough to prevent Conor Browne (114) and Sean Ervine (74) from sweeping Langley Manor to a seven-wicket win.
Trojans 289 (Khan 91, Perrara 89, Khaneja 37, Ponting 4-49) Langley Manor 292-3 (Browne 114, Ervine 74, Budd 50). Langley Manor won by seven wickets.
New Milton 322-5 (Davids 198*, Parsons 75, Neave 3-58) Liphook & Ripsley 176-8 (Neave 55*, Nicklin 45, Denham 3-19). New Milton won by 146 runs.
Sway's bright start continued with a 73-run win at promoted Fawley, where Thor Harradine and Alex Hall both hit fifties. Bailey Parratt got 51 for Fawley.
Sway 278-7 (Harradine 64, Hall 54, Crossley 32, Young 31) Fawley 205 (B Parratt 51, K Earl 37, Singh 30, C Earl 28, Thomas 3-23, Grasham 3-36). Sway won by 73 runs.
Trojans, surprise SPL3 winners in 2024, made 289 at Knellers Lane, but it wasn't enough to prevent Conor Browne (114) and Sean Ervine (74) from sweeping Langley Manor to a seven-wicket win.
Trojans 289 (Khan 91, Perrara 89, Khaneja 37, Ponting 4-49) Langley Manor 292-3 (Browne 114, Ervine 74, Budd 50). Langley Manor won by seven wickets.
Conor Browne 114 v Trojans
