Rowledge lost the first three wickets for three runs and their last five for only seven more as they crashed to 59 all out and a 70-run defeat against Portsmouth, who had been bowled out for 129 themselves on windswept Southsea seafront.
Former Portsmouth Grammar School captain, prefect, all-rounder Joe Kooner-Evans, now studying law at Swansea university, did the damage with a 4-13 return, while the immaculate Andy Marston (1-5 off five overs), Henry Woolf and Dan Wallis shared six other visiting scalps.
The demanding windy conditions made it difficult for batsmen and bowlers alike – Rowledge left-armer Jake Wish sending down a succession of wides as Portsmouth quickly put 30 runs on the board before David Lloyd (with a 2-10 off his eight overs) triggered a partial collapse.
The promising Ethan Martin (3-30) created further inroads before James Christian (32), aided by Henry Woolf (18), improved Portsmouth’s lot to 127-7. Then Ricky Yates took 3-32 to finish things off.
On paper, Rowledge had a decent batting line up – Ollie Baker, Jake Wish and David Lloyd were 8, 9 and ten – but within minutes of the restart Sam Plater, Ethan Martin and Chris Yates were back in the pavilion at 3-3.
Jontie Sebborn (19) saw five different partners come and go before departing himself at 52-6 and soon after the innings ended inside the 26th over. Twenty wickets had fallen for 188 runs, a fair few to some pretty ordinary batting …
Former Portsmouth Grammar School captain, prefect, all-rounder Joe Kooner-Evans, now studying law at Swansea university, did the damage with a 4-13 return, while the immaculate Andy Marston (1-5 off five overs), Henry Woolf and Dan Wallis shared six other visiting scalps.
The demanding windy conditions made it difficult for batsmen and bowlers alike – Rowledge left-armer Jake Wish sending down a succession of wides as Portsmouth quickly put 30 runs on the board before David Lloyd (with a 2-10 off his eight overs) triggered a partial collapse.
The promising Ethan Martin (3-30) created further inroads before James Christian (32), aided by Henry Woolf (18), improved Portsmouth’s lot to 127-7. Then Ricky Yates took 3-32 to finish things off.
On paper, Rowledge had a decent batting line up – Ollie Baker, Jake Wish and David Lloyd were 8, 9 and ten – but within minutes of the restart Sam Plater, Ethan Martin and Chris Yates were back in the pavilion at 3-3.
Jontie Sebborn (19) saw five different partners come and go before departing himself at 52-6 and soon after the innings ended inside the 26th over. Twenty wickets had fallen for 188 runs, a fair few to some pretty ordinary batting …
