Ollie Webster A seventh-wicket partnership between teen talents Ollie Webster and Zack Basey turned the tide on Southsea seafront, where the Hampshire Academy pulled off an 80-run win over promoted Portsmouth.
The Academy, who lifted the ECB Southern Premier League title last season, weren’t in the best shape at 116-5 when left-hander Finn Gordon departed for a well made 58.
But the county youngsters bat deep with Charterhouse all-rounder Webster [left] and leg-spinner Basey more than capable lower middle-order batsmen.
Webster (63), who plays his junior cricket at Hook & Newnham Basics, has shone for the county pathway teams for a while now and, as his two sixes and seven boundaries suggests, can hit the ball a fair distance.
Verwood-based Basey (55) is no mean performer with the willow either and his role in an innings turning 70-run stand and beyond took the Academy to 264-8.
Mohammed Ashraful, the former Bangladesh captain, is clearly going to be the lynch pin PCC batsman again this season and when his 71 (nine fours) took Portsmouth’s reply to 137-2, the city club fancied their victory chances.
But when he was caught behind and Harry Gadd (43) followed soon after, Portsmouth collapsed in quite astonishing fashion – eight wickets falling for 43 runs and the side to 184 all out.
Berkshire raised leg-spinner Abdullah Iqbal took 4-34, gloveman Andrew MacEwan snapping up four catches, including one to remove Ashraful.
The Academy, who lifted the ECB Southern Premier League title last season, weren’t in the best shape at 116-5 when left-hander Finn Gordon departed for a well made 58.
But the county youngsters bat deep with Charterhouse all-rounder Webster [left] and leg-spinner Basey more than capable lower middle-order batsmen.
Webster (63), who plays his junior cricket at Hook & Newnham Basics, has shone for the county pathway teams for a while now and, as his two sixes and seven boundaries suggests, can hit the ball a fair distance.
Verwood-based Basey (55) is no mean performer with the willow either and his role in an innings turning 70-run stand and beyond took the Academy to 264-8.
Mohammed Ashraful, the former Bangladesh captain, is clearly going to be the lynch pin PCC batsman again this season and when his 71 (nine fours) took Portsmouth’s reply to 137-2, the city club fancied their victory chances.
But when he was caught behind and Harry Gadd (43) followed soon after, Portsmouth collapsed in quite astonishing fashion – eight wickets falling for 43 runs and the side to 184 all out.
Berkshire raised leg-spinner Abdullah Iqbal took 4-34, gloveman Andrew MacEwan snapping up four catches, including one to remove Ashraful.
