Portsmouth & Southsea’s pre-season went so well, with a 250-plus run chase victory at Pagham and a second success over Waterlooville – but they haven’t faced a single ball or bowled one in anger since !
No wonder anxious eyes are being cast at the still uncertain weather forecast ahead of Tichborne Park’s scheduled Southern Premier League Division 3 visit to St James’s Park.
Light rain is anticipated between midnight and 7am, followed by sunshine, with a bit more wet stuff due an hour or so before the scheduled 12.30pm start.
P & S, who will be making sure their pitch covers are in full working order, had their first and second round matches against Hambledon and Hythe & Dibden, whereas Tichborne Park got a game in and beat Trojans, newly wed Ed Berry shining with bat and ball.
Lee Harrop will tell his Gosport batsmen to apply themselves more at the crease when Langley Manor visit Privett Park. The captain was the only batsman to make his mark in Borough’s defeat at Hook & Newnham Basics II
Gosport Borough: Lee Harrop, Charlie Creal, Ollie Creal, Simon Creal, Jacob Harris, Greg Kitchin, Dale Paternotte, Viv Richards, Craig Stares, Scott Taylor and Mark Toogood.
Hook & Newnham Basics II and Hambledon both won their first matches – though subsequently were knocked out of the Village Cup -so an unbeaten start will go at the KGV.
Jordan Hobday is included in the Hook side, replacing Charlie Neville who has Chichester University commitments, while there’s also a place for Will Wyatt at the top of the order.
Hambledon skipper Spencer le Clerq delays selection as he holds ‘line and length’ bowling trials after last Sunday’s Village Cup failings at Sarisbury.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: Light, Bruin, James, Brown, Warner, B Allnutt, Balcombe, May, Shore, Hobday, Wyatt.
Hythe & Dibden are without the influential Zach Millar at Purbrook, who have managed to get started in both their matches, while Basingstoke & North Hants II visit Trojans.
Hythe & Dibden: T Richards, T Gates, M Young, A Wakely, S Redford, F Roberts, A Nicholas, D Taylor, L Vaughan, M Bowman, T Ndowora.
No wonder anxious eyes are being cast at the still uncertain weather forecast ahead of Tichborne Park’s scheduled Southern Premier League Division 3 visit to St James’s Park.
Light rain is anticipated between midnight and 7am, followed by sunshine, with a bit more wet stuff due an hour or so before the scheduled 12.30pm start.
P & S, who will be making sure their pitch covers are in full working order, had their first and second round matches against Hambledon and Hythe & Dibden, whereas Tichborne Park got a game in and beat Trojans, newly wed Ed Berry shining with bat and ball.
Lee Harrop will tell his Gosport batsmen to apply themselves more at the crease when Langley Manor visit Privett Park. The captain was the only batsman to make his mark in Borough’s defeat at Hook & Newnham Basics II
Gosport Borough: Lee Harrop, Charlie Creal, Ollie Creal, Simon Creal, Jacob Harris, Greg Kitchin, Dale Paternotte, Viv Richards, Craig Stares, Scott Taylor and Mark Toogood.
Hook & Newnham Basics II and Hambledon both won their first matches – though subsequently were knocked out of the Village Cup -so an unbeaten start will go at the KGV.
Jordan Hobday is included in the Hook side, replacing Charlie Neville who has Chichester University commitments, while there’s also a place for Will Wyatt at the top of the order.
Hambledon skipper Spencer le Clerq delays selection as he holds ‘line and length’ bowling trials after last Sunday’s Village Cup failings at Sarisbury.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: Light, Bruin, James, Brown, Warner, B Allnutt, Balcombe, May, Shore, Hobday, Wyatt.
Hythe & Dibden are without the influential Zach Millar at Purbrook, who have managed to get started in both their matches, while Basingstoke & North Hants II visit Trojans.
Hythe & Dibden: T Richards, T Gates, M Young, A Wakely, S Redford, F Roberts, A Nicholas, D Taylor, L Vaughan, M Bowman, T Ndowora.