It’s bottom v top in Division 3 where winless Purbrook, already a massive 49 points adrift of the closest safety rung, host runaway leaders Portsmouth & Southsea, who chase a ninth straight win at The Heath.
P & S are 32 points up on second placed Sway, with 408-run Jack Davies hot on the heels of Langley Manor’s Jack Budd (420) in the SPL3 leading run scorer stakes. Skipper Ben Saunders (15) is one victim off top spot as top bowler.
Back-to-back centuries against Basingstoke & North Hants II and Paultons have catapulted Sway all-rounder Dave Steadman (336) into the fourth batting spot, while former England U19 pace bowler Hugh Bernard (16) is predictably a joint leader in the wicket-taking alongside teenage South Wilts spinner James Brewer and team-mate Rob Pitman.
Sway and Langley Manor go head-to-head in a significant second v third duel at the Jubilee Field, with ten points separating the pair. Langley opener Conor Browne has over 350 runs to his credit, while last week’s century against Trojans has taken Steve Harris past 300.
Paultons look to end a two-match losing sequence at South Wilts II, while Havant II will be comfortably placed in mid-table if they beat their Basingstoke counterparts.
Similarly, Gosport Borough will be clear of the danger zone if they can win at Trojans, but West Indian opener Denzel James is once again on Army duty.
Gosport Borough: L Harrop, G Kitchin, S Taylor, V Richards, J Harris, A Adams, T Chicot, G King, M Ali, S Prathapasinghe, M Johnson.
P & S are 32 points up on second placed Sway, with 408-run Jack Davies hot on the heels of Langley Manor’s Jack Budd (420) in the SPL3 leading run scorer stakes. Skipper Ben Saunders (15) is one victim off top spot as top bowler.
Back-to-back centuries against Basingstoke & North Hants II and Paultons have catapulted Sway all-rounder Dave Steadman (336) into the fourth batting spot, while former England U19 pace bowler Hugh Bernard (16) is predictably a joint leader in the wicket-taking alongside teenage South Wilts spinner James Brewer and team-mate Rob Pitman.
Sway and Langley Manor go head-to-head in a significant second v third duel at the Jubilee Field, with ten points separating the pair. Langley opener Conor Browne has over 350 runs to his credit, while last week’s century against Trojans has taken Steve Harris past 300.
Paultons look to end a two-match losing sequence at South Wilts II, while Havant II will be comfortably placed in mid-table if they beat their Basingstoke counterparts.
Similarly, Gosport Borough will be clear of the danger zone if they can win at Trojans, but West Indian opener Denzel James is once again on Army duty.
Gosport Borough: L Harrop, G Kitchin, S Taylor, V Richards, J Harris, A Adams, T Chicot, G King, M Ali, S Prathapasinghe, M Johnson.