Matt Deadman thumb injury Basingstoke & North Hants regained the Southern Premier Division 1 leadership with a Brad Neal inspired three-wicket win over Andover - but can they defend their 12-point advantage at Sarisbury Athletic ?
It promises to be a tall order, especially now ex-South Wilts run gun Tom Morton is in the Allotment Road squad. He made a key 56 on debut in last week's win at Hambledon.
It's so tight in SPL1 that a mere 25 points separates the leading seven clubs - only Rowledge, and winless pair Hambledon and New Milton being out of the promotion frame after seven rounds of matches.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Grierson, Rawlins, Robson, Feltham, Richardson, Franklin, Holzmann, S Hill, Morton, Avery.
Second placed Hook & Newnham Basics welcome back Josh Buckingham, Charlie Neville,and Lewis Watts against Rowledge at the KGV.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Lockwood, Buckingham J, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Armstrong, Neville, Gardner, Watts, May O, Divecha.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Richard Forbes, Max Martin, Ollie Baker, Hugh Croft, Sam Marshall, Connor Cook, Zac Leroux.
Deposed leaders Andover keep an unchanged side for the visit of Calmore Sports to London Road.
Andover: Treagus, Williams, O Banks-Williams, Mutumbami, J Banks-Williams, Hooper, Ayers, Veettil, Nyumbu, Jansen, Adams.
Hambledon, in desperate need of a win, ran Sarisbury Athletic close at Ridge Meadow last week and will look to reproduce that improved performance against Portsmouth at St Helen's, Southsea.
Jonty Oliver and Chris Pratt are back for the Dons, while one-time Hampshire left-arm spinner Ian Turner will look to bowl an economical ten-over spell.
Hambledon: Chris Pratt, Henry Glanfield, Jonty Oliver, Justin Behrens, Spencer Leclercq, Will Parvin, Mark Butcher, Charlie Boyd, Ollie Bembridge, Ian Turner, Ben Harding.
Ventnor, who edged out Portsmouth in a high scoring Steephill thriller last week, visit bottom side New Milton.
It promises to be a tall order, especially now ex-South Wilts run gun Tom Morton is in the Allotment Road squad. He made a key 56 on debut in last week's win at Hambledon.
It's so tight in SPL1 that a mere 25 points separates the leading seven clubs - only Rowledge, and winless pair Hambledon and New Milton being out of the promotion frame after seven rounds of matches.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Grierson, Rawlins, Robson, Feltham, Richardson, Franklin, Holzmann, S Hill, Morton, Avery.
Second placed Hook & Newnham Basics welcome back Josh Buckingham, Charlie Neville,and Lewis Watts against Rowledge at the KGV.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Lockwood, Buckingham J, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Armstrong, Neville, Gardner, Watts, May O, Divecha.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, David Lloyd, Will Ryman, Olly Ryman, Richard Forbes, Max Martin, Ollie Baker, Hugh Croft, Sam Marshall, Connor Cook, Zac Leroux.
Deposed leaders Andover keep an unchanged side for the visit of Calmore Sports to London Road.
Andover: Treagus, Williams, O Banks-Williams, Mutumbami, J Banks-Williams, Hooper, Ayers, Veettil, Nyumbu, Jansen, Adams.
Hambledon, in desperate need of a win, ran Sarisbury Athletic close at Ridge Meadow last week and will look to reproduce that improved performance against Portsmouth at St Helen's, Southsea.
Jonty Oliver and Chris Pratt are back for the Dons, while one-time Hampshire left-arm spinner Ian Turner will look to bowl an economical ten-over spell.
Hambledon: Chris Pratt, Henry Glanfield, Jonty Oliver, Justin Behrens, Spencer Leclercq, Will Parvin, Mark Butcher, Charlie Boyd, Ollie Bembridge, Ian Turner, Ben Harding.
Ventnor, who edged out Portsmouth in a high scoring Steephill thriller last week, visit bottom side New Milton.
