The two leading run scorers in Southern Premier League Division 2 helped Hambledon extend their winning start to six games.
Domiciled Australian Dan McGovern took his seasonal third tier tally to 350 with an unbeaten 74 as the Dons thrashed promotion challengers Andover by eight wickets at Ridge Meadow.
Matt De Villiers ended undefeated on 31, the first time he hadn’t reached a half-century in his brief Hambledon career, sharing an unbroken third wicket stand of 58 with McGovern.
The South African has become the first batter in any division of the SPL’s four tiers to pass the 400-run milestone in 2022. He now has 403 at 100.75, writes Simon Carter, Portsmouth News.
McGovern hit nine fours in his 94-ball knock while De Villiers struck five boundaries in his 27-ball stay as Hambledon, asked to chase 144 for victory, won inside 35 overs.
Rhidian Chapman had earlier starred with the ball on his first Dons appearance since 2019. He took three of the first four wickets to fall, with the other a run-out. He removed Harry Blackburn and Charlie Ayers in successive deliveries then dismissed the evergreen Glyn Treagus (47), the fourth man out with the score on 80.
Steve Williams (29 not out) offered late order resistance, but Chapman ended with 4-33 as Andover were dismissed for 143.
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Domiciled Australian Dan McGovern took his seasonal third tier tally to 350 with an unbeaten 74 as the Dons thrashed promotion challengers Andover by eight wickets at Ridge Meadow.
Matt De Villiers ended undefeated on 31, the first time he hadn’t reached a half-century in his brief Hambledon career, sharing an unbroken third wicket stand of 58 with McGovern.
The South African has become the first batter in any division of the SPL’s four tiers to pass the 400-run milestone in 2022. He now has 403 at 100.75, writes Simon Carter, Portsmouth News.
McGovern hit nine fours in his 94-ball knock while De Villiers struck five boundaries in his 27-ball stay as Hambledon, asked to chase 144 for victory, won inside 35 overs.
Rhidian Chapman had earlier starred with the ball on his first Dons appearance since 2019. He took three of the first four wickets to fall, with the other a run-out. He removed Harry Blackburn and Charlie Ayers in successive deliveries then dismissed the evergreen Glyn Treagus (47), the fourth man out with the score on 80.
Steve Williams (29 not out) offered late order resistance, but Chapman ended with 4-33 as Andover were dismissed for 143.
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Waterlooville are second behind Hambledon, after a four-wicket win against Bashley (Rydal) II - their fifth victory in six games.
Chasing 189, former Havant and Purbrook all-rounder Josh McCoy was the glue that held Ville’s reply together.
After scoring just 16 runs in his first three SPL innings for his new club, McCoy (right) compiled an unbeaten 70 off 100 balls.
Skipper Archie Reynolds (40), who earlier took 3-29 with his off-spin, and Gab Broadhurst (22) had put on 49 for the first Ville wicket
Tim Jackson (17) helped McCoy add 53 for the fourth wicket, while Sam Hillman (14 not out) shared an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 31.
Saif Achakazi (47) and Sam Stroud (44) top scored for Bashley, whose total was swelled by a 40-plus ninth-wicket stand between Tom Penycate and Seniors’ prospect Neil Taylor.
Fourth in the log are Old Tauntonians & Romsey, who skittled Fawley for 84 before cruising to an eight-wicket win.
Fawley progressed to 29-0, but then fell to pieces against the OTs spin, Rob Newman (3-10) taking three of the seven wickets to fall against the slow men.
Charlie King hit an unbeaten 36 and Rhys Wathen 31 not out as OTs swept to a fourth straight win.
Hook & Newnham Basics seconds also chalked up a victory – by 33 runs – over their St Cross Symondians counterparts for whom little is going right this summer.
Joe Allnutt (49) and Oli James (31) provided Hook with an 89-run start which looked as though it might be frittered away when four wickets fell for 14 runs.
Key middle-order contributions from Charlie Neville (48) and Dan Moore (44), who put on 82 for the sixth wicket, pushed Hook on to 242-9 (Steve Hirst 3-37).
Facing a sixth successive defeat, St Cross lost three cheap wickets and plunged to 63-6 before ex-Worthing cricketer Luke Winter (64) and Dave Orchard (36) came to the rescue. They were eventually dismissed for 209, Oli May taking 4-22.
Chasing 189, former Havant and Purbrook all-rounder Josh McCoy was the glue that held Ville’s reply together.
After scoring just 16 runs in his first three SPL innings for his new club, McCoy (right) compiled an unbeaten 70 off 100 balls.
Skipper Archie Reynolds (40), who earlier took 3-29 with his off-spin, and Gab Broadhurst (22) had put on 49 for the first Ville wicket
Tim Jackson (17) helped McCoy add 53 for the fourth wicket, while Sam Hillman (14 not out) shared an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 31.
Saif Achakazi (47) and Sam Stroud (44) top scored for Bashley, whose total was swelled by a 40-plus ninth-wicket stand between Tom Penycate and Seniors’ prospect Neil Taylor.
Fourth in the log are Old Tauntonians & Romsey, who skittled Fawley for 84 before cruising to an eight-wicket win.
Fawley progressed to 29-0, but then fell to pieces against the OTs spin, Rob Newman (3-10) taking three of the seven wickets to fall against the slow men.
Charlie King hit an unbeaten 36 and Rhys Wathen 31 not out as OTs swept to a fourth straight win.
Hook & Newnham Basics seconds also chalked up a victory – by 33 runs – over their St Cross Symondians counterparts for whom little is going right this summer.
Joe Allnutt (49) and Oli James (31) provided Hook with an 89-run start which looked as though it might be frittered away when four wickets fell for 14 runs.
Key middle-order contributions from Charlie Neville (48) and Dan Moore (44), who put on 82 for the sixth wicket, pushed Hook on to 242-9 (Steve Hirst 3-37).
Facing a sixth successive defeat, St Cross lost three cheap wickets and plunged to 63-6 before ex-Worthing cricketer Luke Winter (64) and Dave Orchard (36) came to the rescue. They were eventually dismissed for 209, Oli May taking 4-22.
