Sam Lockwood pictured in the 2023 Guy Jewell Cup final [Ian Thacker]
Sam Lockwood smashed 102 and shared a huge 173-run opening partnership with Harry Warner as Hook & Newnham Basics blasted a towering 298-7 before ending table topping Portsmouth's unbeaten Southern Premier Division 1 start.
He hit ten fours and two sixes in his 102 - his second competitive Hook century since moving from Kent League side Sidcup in 2020 - as Basics chalked up a notable 82-run win.
Warner (70) continued his good early season form before skipper Josh Buckingham leathered 73 off 49 balls.
Mohammd Ashraful (69), the former Bangladesh captain, found initial support from Carlin Joy (38), but Hook gradually chipped away with Cam Hall (4-50) and Jack Murrell (3-37) bowling the visitors out for 216.
Portsmouth's defeat put Sarisbury Athletic back on top courtesy of a high scoring 41-run win over Totton & Eling at Southern Gardens.
Sarisbury's 277 was largely built around 170-run openers Tom Morton (92) and Fremantle left-hander Kaiden Cookson (76) before Josh Hill whacked a quick-fire 28.
Joe Baker (47) and Rajat Parmar (58), who played Burridge IIs last year, responded with a 90-run start, but when Ethan Taylor (29) offered upo the first of three catches to Josh Williams, Totton wobbled, 134-1 becoming 156-5.
Zimbabwean Richmond Mutumbami (51) kept the fire burning, only to witness a Williams hat-trick with the score on 195. He added 41 with last man before being caught, appropriately by Williams (4-20), on 236.
He hit ten fours and two sixes in his 102 - his second competitive Hook century since moving from Kent League side Sidcup in 2020 - as Basics chalked up a notable 82-run win.
Warner (70) continued his good early season form before skipper Josh Buckingham leathered 73 off 49 balls.
Mohammd Ashraful (69), the former Bangladesh captain, found initial support from Carlin Joy (38), but Hook gradually chipped away with Cam Hall (4-50) and Jack Murrell (3-37) bowling the visitors out for 216.
Portsmouth's defeat put Sarisbury Athletic back on top courtesy of a high scoring 41-run win over Totton & Eling at Southern Gardens.
Sarisbury's 277 was largely built around 170-run openers Tom Morton (92) and Fremantle left-hander Kaiden Cookson (76) before Josh Hill whacked a quick-fire 28.
Joe Baker (47) and Rajat Parmar (58), who played Burridge IIs last year, responded with a 90-run start, but when Ethan Taylor (29) offered upo the first of three catches to Josh Williams, Totton wobbled, 134-1 becoming 156-5.
Zimbabwean Richmond Mutumbami (51) kept the fire burning, only to witness a Williams hat-trick with the score on 195. He added 41 with last man before being caught, appropriately by Williams (4-20), on 236.
 Richmond Mutumbami |  Kaiden Cookson in action for Fremantle in the WACA Premiership |
