Jason Laney (Keith Trodd with the gloves) set for Bemerton return [Terry Jamieson photo]
It’s potentially do or die time for South Wilts and leaders St Cross Symondians, whose head-to-head shoot-out at Bemerton is set to have a major bearing on the outcome of the ECB Southern Premier League title race.
St Cross take a slender four-point lead across Pepperbox Hill, but do so without the prolific Jimmy Adams and his Hampshire team-mate Ian Holland.
Influential all-rounder Matt Stokes, who captained Southampton Solent University this season, is playing (alongside Sarisbury Athletic’s Tom Nightingale) for his native Guernsey against Jersey in the annual Channel Islands Inter-insular showdown.
St Cross knew all along that Adams wouldn’t be available – he will start Hampshire’s County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at the Ageas Bowl – and are certain to miss his runs.
The Hampshire left-hander has scored three centuries in a 425-run glut in Symondians’ last three Premier League games.
The Winchester club call up former Hampshire opener Jason Laney, who ironically played at South Wilts as a colt, and veteran Raj Naik.
Tom Cowley (injured back) and Will Wade are absentees from the home dressing room, while fledgling Wiltshire Under-17 batsman Jack Stearman continues in the top five.
James Hayward continues to sit it out on the boundary, having yet to recover from the hand he broke six weeks ago.
South Wilts: Morton, Mynott, Stearman, Draper, Cranch, Godsal, Hibberd, Weld, Evans, Murray, Warner
St Cross Symondians: T Foyle, Laney, Came, Mead, Ellis, H Foyle, Naik, Bransgrove, Ayres, Merluk, Mitchell.
Watching the outcome with interest will be Burridge, who are hovering dangerously in third place, with a 100 per cent record in white ball cricket this term.
They visit Bashley (Rydal), who have lost their last four Premier Division matches.
Hampshire’s Lewis McManus is named in the Bashley team for his second appearance of the season.
Bashley (Rydal): Thurgood, Jacques, McManus, Porter, Holly, Kennett, A. Turner, J. Turner, Currie, Nash, Read.
The Hampshire Academy, who visit Alton, have three youngsters – Scott Currie, Fletcha Middleton and George Pardoe – in the West selection for next week’s ECB Under-17s Supa4’s at Loughborough.
Currie’s elder brother Bradley, now fit and playing again after a nasty stomach virus, played for the West in last season’s ECB tournament.
Academy: Organ, Metzger, Middleton, Scriven, Currie, Pardoe, Prest, Abass, Dale, Searle, Reynolds.
Popular South African all-rounder Sibz Makahanya says his Basingstoke & North Hants farewells at Havant.
A popular figure at May’s Bounty this summer, Makahanya is returning for pre-season training with the Dolphins in Durban.
Dan Belcher replaces groundsman Chris Jolley, who plays in the second team.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Thane, Belcher, Williamson, Makahanya, Harsham, Albert, Stokes, Griffiths, Benge, Thankachan, James.
After 13 successive defeats, New Milton would dearly love to beat arch New Forest rivals Lymington at Fernhill.
New Milton: G Watts, R Hussey, T Arnold, R Beck, J Haggaty, J Adams, N Gargaro, O Wilmore, C Golding, D Loader, J Arnold.
St Cross take a slender four-point lead across Pepperbox Hill, but do so without the prolific Jimmy Adams and his Hampshire team-mate Ian Holland.
Influential all-rounder Matt Stokes, who captained Southampton Solent University this season, is playing (alongside Sarisbury Athletic’s Tom Nightingale) for his native Guernsey against Jersey in the annual Channel Islands Inter-insular showdown.
St Cross knew all along that Adams wouldn’t be available – he will start Hampshire’s County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at the Ageas Bowl – and are certain to miss his runs.
The Hampshire left-hander has scored three centuries in a 425-run glut in Symondians’ last three Premier League games.
The Winchester club call up former Hampshire opener Jason Laney, who ironically played at South Wilts as a colt, and veteran Raj Naik.
Tom Cowley (injured back) and Will Wade are absentees from the home dressing room, while fledgling Wiltshire Under-17 batsman Jack Stearman continues in the top five.
James Hayward continues to sit it out on the boundary, having yet to recover from the hand he broke six weeks ago.
South Wilts: Morton, Mynott, Stearman, Draper, Cranch, Godsal, Hibberd, Weld, Evans, Murray, Warner
St Cross Symondians: T Foyle, Laney, Came, Mead, Ellis, H Foyle, Naik, Bransgrove, Ayres, Merluk, Mitchell.
Watching the outcome with interest will be Burridge, who are hovering dangerously in third place, with a 100 per cent record in white ball cricket this term.
They visit Bashley (Rydal), who have lost their last four Premier Division matches.
Hampshire’s Lewis McManus is named in the Bashley team for his second appearance of the season.
Bashley (Rydal): Thurgood, Jacques, McManus, Porter, Holly, Kennett, A. Turner, J. Turner, Currie, Nash, Read.
The Hampshire Academy, who visit Alton, have three youngsters – Scott Currie, Fletcha Middleton and George Pardoe – in the West selection for next week’s ECB Under-17s Supa4’s at Loughborough.
Currie’s elder brother Bradley, now fit and playing again after a nasty stomach virus, played for the West in last season’s ECB tournament.
Academy: Organ, Metzger, Middleton, Scriven, Currie, Pardoe, Prest, Abass, Dale, Searle, Reynolds.
Popular South African all-rounder Sibz Makahanya says his Basingstoke & North Hants farewells at Havant.
A popular figure at May’s Bounty this summer, Makahanya is returning for pre-season training with the Dolphins in Durban.
Dan Belcher replaces groundsman Chris Jolley, who plays in the second team.
Basingstoke & North Hants: Thane, Belcher, Williamson, Makahanya, Harsham, Albert, Stokes, Griffiths, Benge, Thankachan, James.
After 13 successive defeats, New Milton would dearly love to beat arch New Forest rivals Lymington at Fernhill.
New Milton: G Watts, R Hussey, T Arnold, R Beck, J Haggaty, J Adams, N Gargaro, O Wilmore, C Golding, D Loader, J Arnold.
