On the fifth Saturday of the 2021 SPL season, Portsmouth & Southsea finally got a match under their belts - but it was one to forget.
After three of their opening four Division 1 games had been called off due to waterlogged pitches - the other one against Tichborne Park was abandoned after just 12 overs - the sun was beating down against Trojans at Stoneham Lane.
The visitors got off to a dismal start after skipper Ben Saunders had won the toss and opted to bat - Jack Davies caught behind off the first ball of the game, writes Simon Carter of the News..
Matt Benfield (35) and Ollie Kanavan (14) added 36 for the second wicket before they both fell to Syed Mahmood (3-16 off eight overs).
Portsmouth Grammar School’s Alex Davidson (31) impressed before he was seventh out with the P & S score on 110. That was the first of three wickets to fall in Syed Agha’s (3-15) opening over - Jake Peach (1) and Jono Willey (0) the others as the visitors slithered to 110-9.
Dean Lee (24 not out) and Keiron Dunstan (4) added 26 for the last wicket as P & S hoisted Trojans’ target to 137.
Willey gave his side an early boost when he dismissed opener Ed Boyd for a single. But Nigel Le Bas and Arsalan Yasin (58) took the game out of P & S’ reach. The score was on 106 when Saunders dismissed Yasin, who had struck eight fours and three sixes in a 53-ball knock.
Le Bas struck Saunders for a match-winning six off the first ball of the 26th over to end unbeaten on 46 as Trojans strolled to victory by eight wickets.
After three of their opening four Division 1 games had been called off due to waterlogged pitches - the other one against Tichborne Park was abandoned after just 12 overs - the sun was beating down against Trojans at Stoneham Lane.
The visitors got off to a dismal start after skipper Ben Saunders had won the toss and opted to bat - Jack Davies caught behind off the first ball of the game, writes Simon Carter of the News..
Matt Benfield (35) and Ollie Kanavan (14) added 36 for the second wicket before they both fell to Syed Mahmood (3-16 off eight overs).
Portsmouth Grammar School’s Alex Davidson (31) impressed before he was seventh out with the P & S score on 110. That was the first of three wickets to fall in Syed Agha’s (3-15) opening over - Jake Peach (1) and Jono Willey (0) the others as the visitors slithered to 110-9.
Dean Lee (24 not out) and Keiron Dunstan (4) added 26 for the last wicket as P & S hoisted Trojans’ target to 137.
Willey gave his side an early boost when he dismissed opener Ed Boyd for a single. But Nigel Le Bas and Arsalan Yasin (58) took the game out of P & S’ reach. The score was on 106 when Saunders dismissed Yasin, who had struck eight fours and three sixes in a 53-ball knock.
Le Bas struck Saunders for a match-winning six off the first ball of the 26th over to end unbeaten on 46 as Trojans strolled to victory by eight wickets.
