Waterlooville celebrate Plate win
Basingstoke & North Hants and neighbours Hook & Newnham Basics exited Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl with their respective tails firmly behind their legs after suffering heavy defeats in the Southern Premier League’s two T20 Cup finals.
Losing three early wickets cost Basingstoke dear as they went down by five wickets to Waterlooville in the final of the Plate competition, which is open to first round losers.
Hook, who beat South Wilts in the 2018 final, suffered an even heavier defeat, being crushed by nine wickets by Havant under the floodlights in the competition proper.
Basingstoke were on the back foot directly Matt Deadman fell to Sam Hillman’s fourth ball and before they knew where they were it was 16-3, with Greg Donaldson and Joe Oates both bowled by the influential Jon Hudson, who finished with 4-17.
Brad Neal (35), Dean Nurse (21) and Dan Belcher (22) did their best to revive Basingstoke’s fortunes and, with Waterlooville fielding out of their skins, they had only 109-8 to defend.
Direct throw run-outs off consecutive balls had the Ville wobbling at 31-3 and when Dan Birch nicked one behind at 41-4, Basingstoke sniffed an outside chance.
But Sonny Reynolds (33) and Hudson (28) eased any frayed nerves and Waterlooville cruised home with 20 balls to spare, the pair adding a match winning 68.
Hook & Newnham Basics' innings against 2020 T20 winners Havant followed an almost identical pattern, with teenage left-arm seamer Alfie Taw (4-19) dismissing openers Sam Lockwood and Josh Buckingham, and Harry Robson soon following.
Matt Buckingham (40) and Harry Warner (27) rallied, but were parted by Dummer cricket coach Richard Hindley (2-29).
Hook lost their last four wickets – three of them Jez Bulled stumpings – for four runs, with Chris Morgan finishing with 2-9 as the innings petered out at 106-9.
Havant were home and dry midway through the 15th over, Harry Gadd (27) dominating their 39-run start, which Ben Walker (49 not out) and Pete Hopson (32 not out) improved to guide the cup holders to a sixth victory under the Ageas Bowl lights.
Losing three early wickets cost Basingstoke dear as they went down by five wickets to Waterlooville in the final of the Plate competition, which is open to first round losers.
Hook, who beat South Wilts in the 2018 final, suffered an even heavier defeat, being crushed by nine wickets by Havant under the floodlights in the competition proper.
Basingstoke were on the back foot directly Matt Deadman fell to Sam Hillman’s fourth ball and before they knew where they were it was 16-3, with Greg Donaldson and Joe Oates both bowled by the influential Jon Hudson, who finished with 4-17.
Brad Neal (35), Dean Nurse (21) and Dan Belcher (22) did their best to revive Basingstoke’s fortunes and, with Waterlooville fielding out of their skins, they had only 109-8 to defend.
Direct throw run-outs off consecutive balls had the Ville wobbling at 31-3 and when Dan Birch nicked one behind at 41-4, Basingstoke sniffed an outside chance.
But Sonny Reynolds (33) and Hudson (28) eased any frayed nerves and Waterlooville cruised home with 20 balls to spare, the pair adding a match winning 68.
Hook & Newnham Basics' innings against 2020 T20 winners Havant followed an almost identical pattern, with teenage left-arm seamer Alfie Taw (4-19) dismissing openers Sam Lockwood and Josh Buckingham, and Harry Robson soon following.
Matt Buckingham (40) and Harry Warner (27) rallied, but were parted by Dummer cricket coach Richard Hindley (2-29).
Hook lost their last four wickets – three of them Jez Bulled stumpings – for four runs, with Chris Morgan finishing with 2-9 as the innings petered out at 106-9.
Havant were home and dry midway through the 15th over, Harry Gadd (27) dominating their 39-run start, which Ben Walker (49 not out) and Pete Hopson (32 not out) improved to guide the cup holders to a sixth victory under the Ageas Bowl lights.
