Henry Glanfield launches a straight six at May's Bounty (Chris Pratt)
Under-17 pair Mark Butcher and Jonty Oliver had cause for special celebration when Hambledon finally clinched the Southern Premier Division 3 championship with a crushing 130-run win over Basingstoke & North Hants seconds at May’s Bounty.
Elevated to open the innings, Butcher scored his maiden SPL half-century and later found out that, although he hadn’t taken any catches or stumpings, his 16 previous dismissals behind the stumps for the Dons had confirm him as Division 3’s leading gloveman.
Oliver enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame after Butcher and Henry Glanfield had made 60-plus scores in Hambledon’s powerful 265-8.
Bowling his leg spin from the pavilion/Castle Field end of the ground, Oliver claimed a best yet 5-29, which included a hat-trick.
Hambledon’s batsmen cashed in on a top Bounty surface, with Dan McGovern (36) prominent before Butcher (63) and Glanfield (63) thrived in a century stand. Chris Pratt weighed in with 40 off 19 balls and, like Glanfield, hit five sixes.
Hampshire 50-plus spin all-rounder Mat Thankachan (4-41) and Cian Smith (3-28) took seven of the eight Hambledon wickets to fall before Joshua Coombs (45) gave Basingstoke a sound start.
But when teenager left-armer Shahryar Khan (3-28) triggered a collapse which saw four wickets fall for 11 runs, the writing was on the wall.
Ankit Naik (21) helped Coombs take Basingstoke to 100-5 when Oliver unleashed his three-in-three and the Bountymen collapsed to 135-9.
Elevated to open the innings, Butcher scored his maiden SPL half-century and later found out that, although he hadn’t taken any catches or stumpings, his 16 previous dismissals behind the stumps for the Dons had confirm him as Division 3’s leading gloveman.
Oliver enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame after Butcher and Henry Glanfield had made 60-plus scores in Hambledon’s powerful 265-8.
Bowling his leg spin from the pavilion/Castle Field end of the ground, Oliver claimed a best yet 5-29, which included a hat-trick.
Hambledon’s batsmen cashed in on a top Bounty surface, with Dan McGovern (36) prominent before Butcher (63) and Glanfield (63) thrived in a century stand. Chris Pratt weighed in with 40 off 19 balls and, like Glanfield, hit five sixes.
Hampshire 50-plus spin all-rounder Mat Thankachan (4-41) and Cian Smith (3-28) took seven of the eight Hambledon wickets to fall before Joshua Coombs (45) gave Basingstoke a sound start.
But when teenager left-armer Shahryar Khan (3-28) triggered a collapse which saw four wickets fall for 11 runs, the writing was on the wall.
Ankit Naik (21) helped Coombs take Basingstoke to 100-5 when Oliver unleashed his three-in-three and the Bountymen collapsed to 135-9.
Jonty Oliver wheels away after celebrating his hat-trick [Chris Pratt]
