Michael Booth, South African speedster St Cross Symondians rebooted their ECB Southern Premier Division challenge with a convincing 109-run victory over Burridge at the Green Jackets ground, a result which leaves them third in the log, 11 points behind leaders Bournemouth.
Pre-season favourites for the title, it was important St Cross got back into a winning groove after suffering back-to-back defeats by South Wilts and the bottom club Alton.
They were in a strong position at tea with a challenging 213-9 always likely to be a testing target for the visitors.
The St Cross total was built around a second wicket stand between Felix Organ (39) and Harry Trussler (52), whose half-century certainly caught the eye.
Harry Foyle (26) and Mike Howarth (24), aided by a late cameo from Simon Beetham (16), took St Cross beyond the 200-mark, despite the efforts of Dan Stancliffe, whose figures of 6-46 have only been bettered this season by Matt Burton, who took 6-45 for South Wilts, ironically also against St Cross at the Green Jackets Ground.
Stancliffe took six of the nine Symondians wickets to fall and, with 17 poles, is currently the Premier League’s leading wicket taker.
When it came to their turn to bat, Burridge certainly didn’t relish the pace of South African Michael Booth (3-23), who will prove a very handy acquisition for the club now he has moved to Winchester. He is studying business and economics at Durham University, where he plays for the UCCE side.
Late of the prestigious Hilton College, Booth was too hot to handle as Burridge stumbled to 43-5, with wicketkeeper Tom Foyle taking three catches behind the stumps, the third a diving catch low down off Chris Blake particularly noteworthy.
Azim Chowdhury (24), Will Candy (21) and Hilio de Abreu (16) were the only Burridge batsmen to reach double figures in a disappointing 104 all out.
Pre-season favourites for the title, it was important St Cross got back into a winning groove after suffering back-to-back defeats by South Wilts and the bottom club Alton.
They were in a strong position at tea with a challenging 213-9 always likely to be a testing target for the visitors.
The St Cross total was built around a second wicket stand between Felix Organ (39) and Harry Trussler (52), whose half-century certainly caught the eye.
Harry Foyle (26) and Mike Howarth (24), aided by a late cameo from Simon Beetham (16), took St Cross beyond the 200-mark, despite the efforts of Dan Stancliffe, whose figures of 6-46 have only been bettered this season by Matt Burton, who took 6-45 for South Wilts, ironically also against St Cross at the Green Jackets Ground.
Stancliffe took six of the nine Symondians wickets to fall and, with 17 poles, is currently the Premier League’s leading wicket taker.
When it came to their turn to bat, Burridge certainly didn’t relish the pace of South African Michael Booth (3-23), who will prove a very handy acquisition for the club now he has moved to Winchester. He is studying business and economics at Durham University, where he plays for the UCCE side.
Late of the prestigious Hilton College, Booth was too hot to handle as Burridge stumbled to 43-5, with wicketkeeper Tom Foyle taking three catches behind the stumps, the third a diving catch low down off Chris Blake particularly noteworthy.
Azim Chowdhury (24), Will Candy (21) and Hilio de Abreu (16) were the only Burridge batsmen to reach double figures in a disappointing 104 all out.
