Tom Saunders struck a maiden century as table topping Parley went on another Southern Premier League run rampage against Division 3 rivals Hook & Newnham Basics at the North Hampshire club's King George V ground.
He hit four sixes and 12 fours in a league best 111 as Parley piled up 366-6 before celebrating a huge 193-run win, their eighth in a row.
Parley were already in good shape at 108-2 through Spencer Savage (89) and Sam Collins (37) when Saunders arrived at the crease.to make merry. Kieran Laird (37), Oli Green (25) and Marcus Bragginton (21) helped steer Parley to their huge total.
Green took 3-9 as Hook were dismissed for 173, James Watterson (50) continuing his good form.
Tom Berzins and Jon Davies each hit 52 as Sparsholt ran up 275-9 against near neighbours Hursley Park, Tom Ley flaying a late 34 before grabbing hold of the cherry and taking 4-51.
Hursley fell away from 133-2 (Munish Khurana 57), five wickets falling for eight runs at one stage.
Sparsholt could find it harder going when they visit Odiham & Greywell, who rattled up 303-7 against tottering Gosport Borough at King Street.
Aussie Gary Sharp (93) and Tom Jackson (94) provided Odiham with a 184-run start, after which virtually everyone made starts against the bowling of Ollie Creal (5-65). Borough dragged one-time Royal Navy batsman Mark Toogood (65) out of retirement and, with Creal (45) alongside, Gosport began with a 127-run start. Alas, only Queenslander Sam Chapman (70) got any runs after that. Borough were 268 all out, a total far better than they've achieved in the past two weeks !
Next up for the Borough is a short Provincial bus ride to Fareham & Crofton, who pushed Paultons deeper into the mire with a 60-run victory which owed much to lower-order pair Blake Barnwell (34) and Dan Reader (35) who lifted the team out of a sticky spot at 98-5 to 215. Jon Tucker (60) had earlier excelled before teenage Aussie Jackson Harrison and Jordie Smith shared six wickets.
Debutant James Hawley (4--36) reduced Paultons to 91-8 before Scott Dawes (44) added respectability to their 155 all out.
Sam Bridger (57) and Michael Heffernan (55) hit half-centuries as Alton II posted 263 (Joe Paul 34) against St Cross Symondians II, who didn't enjoy the best of days in the field. Harry Trussler (60) and Aaron Hockey (52 + four earlier scalps) responded as St Cross closed at 236-9, Cam Beal taking 4-41.
He hit four sixes and 12 fours in a league best 111 as Parley piled up 366-6 before celebrating a huge 193-run win, their eighth in a row.
Parley were already in good shape at 108-2 through Spencer Savage (89) and Sam Collins (37) when Saunders arrived at the crease.to make merry. Kieran Laird (37), Oli Green (25) and Marcus Bragginton (21) helped steer Parley to their huge total.
Green took 3-9 as Hook were dismissed for 173, James Watterson (50) continuing his good form.
Tom Berzins and Jon Davies each hit 52 as Sparsholt ran up 275-9 against near neighbours Hursley Park, Tom Ley flaying a late 34 before grabbing hold of the cherry and taking 4-51.
Hursley fell away from 133-2 (Munish Khurana 57), five wickets falling for eight runs at one stage.
Sparsholt could find it harder going when they visit Odiham & Greywell, who rattled up 303-7 against tottering Gosport Borough at King Street.
Aussie Gary Sharp (93) and Tom Jackson (94) provided Odiham with a 184-run start, after which virtually everyone made starts against the bowling of Ollie Creal (5-65). Borough dragged one-time Royal Navy batsman Mark Toogood (65) out of retirement and, with Creal (45) alongside, Gosport began with a 127-run start. Alas, only Queenslander Sam Chapman (70) got any runs after that. Borough were 268 all out, a total far better than they've achieved in the past two weeks !
Next up for the Borough is a short Provincial bus ride to Fareham & Crofton, who pushed Paultons deeper into the mire with a 60-run victory which owed much to lower-order pair Blake Barnwell (34) and Dan Reader (35) who lifted the team out of a sticky spot at 98-5 to 215. Jon Tucker (60) had earlier excelled before teenage Aussie Jackson Harrison and Jordie Smith shared six wickets.
Debutant James Hawley (4--36) reduced Paultons to 91-8 before Scott Dawes (44) added respectability to their 155 all out.
Sam Bridger (57) and Michael Heffernan (55) hit half-centuries as Alton II posted 263 (Joe Paul 34) against St Cross Symondians II, who didn't enjoy the best of days in the field. Harry Trussler (60) and Aaron Hockey (52 + four earlier scalps) responded as St Cross closed at 236-9, Cam Beal taking 4-41.
