Hursley Park contrived to lose eight wickets for 56 runs before scrambling over the line against Longparish in the Winchester & District CA quarter-finals at The Quarters.
At 51 without loss and Paul Marks (22) and Australian Josh Romer (22) seemingly settled, Hursley were on course to overhaul Parish’s 119-8 with some comfort.
But Oliver Coetzee (3-29), Charlie Ayres (2-22) and Jack Levy (2-11) created panic in the ranks and but for an untimely spate of wides and a dropped dolly catch at the end LP might have won.
Their own score owed much to Chris Clarke (29) and Barry Blackmore (23), who rescued the side from 77-8.
Hursley Park now face a testing semi-final trip to Fair Oak on July 16, Oaks losing eight wickets themselves before passing Wickham’s 103-7 (Nick Moreland 38), James Featherstone taking 3-29.
Scott Myers hit an unbeaten 33 as Rotherfield Park beat Ropley 122 (Jack Oxenham 34, Andy Tapp 4-24) by five wickets.
They will host Tichborne Park, seven wicket winners over Pothwar Lions (69), in the semi-finals.
At 51 without loss and Paul Marks (22) and Australian Josh Romer (22) seemingly settled, Hursley were on course to overhaul Parish’s 119-8 with some comfort.
But Oliver Coetzee (3-29), Charlie Ayres (2-22) and Jack Levy (2-11) created panic in the ranks and but for an untimely spate of wides and a dropped dolly catch at the end LP might have won.
Their own score owed much to Chris Clarke (29) and Barry Blackmore (23), who rescued the side from 77-8.
Hursley Park now face a testing semi-final trip to Fair Oak on July 16, Oaks losing eight wickets themselves before passing Wickham’s 103-7 (Nick Moreland 38), James Featherstone taking 3-29.
Scott Myers hit an unbeaten 33 as Rotherfield Park beat Ropley 122 (Jack Oxenham 34, Andy Tapp 4-24) by five wickets.
They will host Tichborne Park, seven wicket winners over Pothwar Lions (69), in the semi-finals.
