Fair Oak require a maximum 36 points to seal the Southern Premier League Division 3 title – but they could more or less wrap it up with a victory over second placed South Wilts II at Bemerton, 12.30.
Beaten only once in 13 outings, Oaks enjoy a hefty 55-point lead over South Wilts – the Salisbury club being anxious to bounce back after last season’s relegation.
They are vying with Bashley (Rydal) II and Purbrook for the probable runners-up promotion spot.
Oaks miss hard hitting all-rounder Gregor McKenzie, but South Wilts expect to have experienced MCC spinner Rob Franklin back from first team duty and teenager Jack Stearman, pictured, brimming with confidence after scoring an unbeaten 122 for Wiltshire Under-17s against Dorset in midweek.
South Wilts II: Phillips, Berzins, Stearman, Prescott, Pearce, R Pittman, Franklin, S Pittman, Fisher, J Wade, Burton
Fair Oak: Hughes, Gradwell, Kemp, Smith, Abbas, Hockenhull, Bullough, Featherstone, Gwynn, Oxley, Stewart.
Bashley (Rydal), whose promotion prospects took a dip with a shock defeat at Lymington last week, have skipper Ross Grierson back at the helm when mid-table Hambledon visit the BCG.
Grierson has played in Bashley’s last six ECB Premier Division matches, taking a career-best 7-37 in late June, a spell which knocked Havant out of the title race.
Also back in the seconds, as they look to push their own promotion aspirations, are Phil Morris and Mitch Wilson.
Bashley (Rydal) II: Grierson, S Ridley, Tom O Sullivan, Underwood, P Morris, S Morris, M Wilson, Mike O Sullivan, Eede, Gates, Mills.
Purbrook, who are hot on the tails of South Wilts and Bashley (Rydal), visit Portsmouth & Southsea, aiming to avenge the 175-run defeat their hosts handed out at The Heath earlier this season.
Survival Saturday
Lymington’s win over Bashley last week has created unease at the bottom, where the gap is now closed between Fawley, Gosport Borough and Havant II.
It’s Survival Saturday as the bottom four square up, with Fawley hosting Lymington at Holbury, and Gosport Borough visiting Havant Park.
Fourth from bottom Gosport, nine points clear of the drop zone, are boosted by the return of Lee Harrop, teenage spin all-rounder Jack Richards and Craig Stares at Havant.
Kieran Earl is back for Fawley, but Lymington beef up their batting resources with Drew Robinson's return.
Fawley: C Earl, A Parratt, Munir, Smith, K. Earl, Bryers, Khajit Sharma, B Parratt, Crossley, Freeman, Kumo Sharma.
Lymington II: Kelly, Agha, Barton, Whyte, Robinson, Attrill, Layman, Cox, Smith, Woodward, Willis.
Beaten only once in 13 outings, Oaks enjoy a hefty 55-point lead over South Wilts – the Salisbury club being anxious to bounce back after last season’s relegation.
They are vying with Bashley (Rydal) II and Purbrook for the probable runners-up promotion spot.
Oaks miss hard hitting all-rounder Gregor McKenzie, but South Wilts expect to have experienced MCC spinner Rob Franklin back from first team duty and teenager Jack Stearman, pictured, brimming with confidence after scoring an unbeaten 122 for Wiltshire Under-17s against Dorset in midweek.
South Wilts II: Phillips, Berzins, Stearman, Prescott, Pearce, R Pittman, Franklin, S Pittman, Fisher, J Wade, Burton
Fair Oak: Hughes, Gradwell, Kemp, Smith, Abbas, Hockenhull, Bullough, Featherstone, Gwynn, Oxley, Stewart.
Bashley (Rydal), whose promotion prospects took a dip with a shock defeat at Lymington last week, have skipper Ross Grierson back at the helm when mid-table Hambledon visit the BCG.
Grierson has played in Bashley’s last six ECB Premier Division matches, taking a career-best 7-37 in late June, a spell which knocked Havant out of the title race.
Also back in the seconds, as they look to push their own promotion aspirations, are Phil Morris and Mitch Wilson.
Bashley (Rydal) II: Grierson, S Ridley, Tom O Sullivan, Underwood, P Morris, S Morris, M Wilson, Mike O Sullivan, Eede, Gates, Mills.
Purbrook, who are hot on the tails of South Wilts and Bashley (Rydal), visit Portsmouth & Southsea, aiming to avenge the 175-run defeat their hosts handed out at The Heath earlier this season.
Survival Saturday
Lymington’s win over Bashley last week has created unease at the bottom, where the gap is now closed between Fawley, Gosport Borough and Havant II.
It’s Survival Saturday as the bottom four square up, with Fawley hosting Lymington at Holbury, and Gosport Borough visiting Havant Park.
Fourth from bottom Gosport, nine points clear of the drop zone, are boosted by the return of Lee Harrop, teenage spin all-rounder Jack Richards and Craig Stares at Havant.
Kieran Earl is back for Fawley, but Lymington beef up their batting resources with Drew Robinson's return.
Fawley: C Earl, A Parratt, Munir, Smith, K. Earl, Bryers, Khajit Sharma, B Parratt, Crossley, Freeman, Kumo Sharma.
Lymington II: Kelly, Agha, Barton, Whyte, Robinson, Attrill, Layman, Cox, Smith, Woodward, Willis.
