 Oli Ryman scored 67 |  Jonty Seeborn made 56 |
Rowledge extended their lead at the top of Southern Premier League Division 1, recovering from 15-3 to secure a 33-run victory over New Milton at Fernhill.
A seventh win in eight gives Rowledge a nine-point lead over Calmore Sports ahead of Saturday’s visit of Sparsholt to Church Road.
After being inserted, Rowledge quickly found themselves in dire straits.
The new-ball pairing of George Watts and Ed Bartlett both proved a challenge and removed the top three, before matters got worse when Le Roux fell to Dan Loader to make the score 32-4.
Teenagers Jonty Sebborn (56) and Ollie Ryman (67) came together and looked to weather the storm amid tricky batting conditions. They were very patient and watchful early on, but kept the scoreboard ticking over through some excellent running between the wickets.
As their partnership built and they frustrated the New Milton fielders, gaps opened up and they began to capitalise on some loose bowling.
The pair both looked particularly comfortable against the spinners Ryan Beck and Joe Hall, steadily accumulating runs and punishing anything loose with great effect.
The young pair had steadily built Rowledge’s innings from a desperate position, and had delivered crucially-important knocks.
Unfortunately for Rowledge, both fell within an over of each other – Sebborn for 56 off 92 balls, and Ryman for 67 off 90 deliveries – and with around ten overs to go, Rowledge had to start again to progress towards to a strong total.
As has been the case on several occasions this season, Rowledge’s strong batting depth would prove decisive. Two more home grown youngsters, Ryan Littlewood (32) and Ollie Baker (33 not out) delivered a great mix of innovation, powerful stroke play and excellent running, to capitalise on some tired fielders and score at an excellent rate.
Both made important knocks, and Rowledge would finish on 218-7, with the momentum and a score they would have been confident of defending.
A seventh win in eight gives Rowledge a nine-point lead over Calmore Sports ahead of Saturday’s visit of Sparsholt to Church Road.
After being inserted, Rowledge quickly found themselves in dire straits.
The new-ball pairing of George Watts and Ed Bartlett both proved a challenge and removed the top three, before matters got worse when Le Roux fell to Dan Loader to make the score 32-4.
Teenagers Jonty Sebborn (56) and Ollie Ryman (67) came together and looked to weather the storm amid tricky batting conditions. They were very patient and watchful early on, but kept the scoreboard ticking over through some excellent running between the wickets.
As their partnership built and they frustrated the New Milton fielders, gaps opened up and they began to capitalise on some loose bowling.
The pair both looked particularly comfortable against the spinners Ryan Beck and Joe Hall, steadily accumulating runs and punishing anything loose with great effect.
The young pair had steadily built Rowledge’s innings from a desperate position, and had delivered crucially-important knocks.
Unfortunately for Rowledge, both fell within an over of each other – Sebborn for 56 off 92 balls, and Ryman for 67 off 90 deliveries – and with around ten overs to go, Rowledge had to start again to progress towards to a strong total.
As has been the case on several occasions this season, Rowledge’s strong batting depth would prove decisive. Two more home grown youngsters, Ryan Littlewood (32) and Ollie Baker (33 not out) delivered a great mix of innovation, powerful stroke play and excellent running, to capitalise on some tired fielders and score at an excellent rate.
Both made important knocks, and Rowledge would finish on 218-7, with the momentum and a score they would have been confident of defending.
Ryan Beck defied a bad back to hit 88 [Lymington Times]
Richard Forbes took the new ball and bowled with great accuracy and consistency, though without reward. Ben Griffiths struggled particularly against him, and he would eventually fall for a 39-ball innings, scoring just one run.
The experienced brothers Ryan and Lee Beck (39) came together and looked to be positive straight away. They manoeuvred the field intelligently, utilised the short boundary to one side, frustrated Rowledge, and proved a real threat the longer they stayed together.
Their partnership totalled more than 100 before Ricky Yates delivered the much-needed breakthrough, with Lee Beck holing out to Ollie Ryman in the deep.
However, when Ryan Beck was joined by the hard-hitting Toby Edwards, the game looked in danger of falling out of Rowledge’s control.
Edwards, who had recently scored a century off 43 balls against Alton, showed aggressive intent immediately, thrashing his first two balls to the boundary, and following up with several lusty blows to propel the score forward.
Rowledge stuck to their game plan, and soon Edwards was adjudged leg before to Ricky Yates. 28 of his 29 runs came in boundaries.
New Milton’s hopes lay with Ryan Beck, but he fell soon after, Ryan Littlewood taking an excellent catch in the deep off Harvey to remove him for a well-made 88.
With New Milton seemingly lacking the depth of batting talent that Rowledge possess, their run chase petered out.
The combination of Harvey, Baker and Lloyd mopped up the remaining five wickets in quick succession to bowl out New Milton out for 185 in the 47th over, and complete the victory in great style.
The experienced brothers Ryan and Lee Beck (39) came together and looked to be positive straight away. They manoeuvred the field intelligently, utilised the short boundary to one side, frustrated Rowledge, and proved a real threat the longer they stayed together.
Their partnership totalled more than 100 before Ricky Yates delivered the much-needed breakthrough, with Lee Beck holing out to Ollie Ryman in the deep.
However, when Ryan Beck was joined by the hard-hitting Toby Edwards, the game looked in danger of falling out of Rowledge’s control.
Edwards, who had recently scored a century off 43 balls against Alton, showed aggressive intent immediately, thrashing his first two balls to the boundary, and following up with several lusty blows to propel the score forward.
Rowledge stuck to their game plan, and soon Edwards was adjudged leg before to Ricky Yates. 28 of his 29 runs came in boundaries.
New Milton’s hopes lay with Ryan Beck, but he fell soon after, Ryan Littlewood taking an excellent catch in the deep off Harvey to remove him for a well-made 88.
With New Milton seemingly lacking the depth of batting talent that Rowledge possess, their run chase petered out.
The combination of Harvey, Baker and Lloyd mopped up the remaining five wickets in quick succession to bowl out New Milton out for 185 in the 47th over, and complete the victory in great style.
