The ECB Southern Premier League reverts to its 50-over 'white ball' format tomorrow for what promises to be intriguing tussle for the championship and battle to avoid relegation.
On the eve of final five weeks of the season, South Wilts are busy fending off challenges for their title from 2019 winners St Cross Symondians and the Hampshire Academy.
At the bottom its a three-way scrap between improving Bournemouth, who have moved ahead of Burridge and Hook & Newnham Basics.
South Wilts, with a nine-point lead at the top, have opener Jack Stearman and Arthur Godsal back for the trip to mid-table Bashley (Rydal), beaten by Bouremouth and the Hampshure Academy in the past fortnight.
Left-arm quick Tom Barber is rumoured to be contemplating a late season comeback, so Ben Francis could be busy behind the stumps.
South Wilts: Morton, Stearman, Rowe, Draper, Godsal, Mynott, Sen, Pittman, Grant, Croom, Burton.
Second plays third on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground, where St Cross Symondians play the Hampshire Academy, who fought out a thriller in the first rain-affected game at the Green Jackets.
With Hampshire en route to Canterbury for Sunday's Royal London Cup tie, Felix Organ - fresh from his record breaking 222 not out at Burridge last week - will be a key absentee for St Cross.
Teenager Dom Kelly will be on the same coach and misses out for the Academy.
Academy: Eckland, Mumford, Cheater, Wright, Fontaine-Jackson, Ruffell, Fairfax-Ross, Jack, Baker, Pritchard, Catherwood.
Its a busy weekend for Havant, who visit basement side Hook & Newnham Basics before heading to Bexley to play Wimbledon in Sunday's ECB T20 Blast.
They'll do so without teenage left-hand opener Charlie Whitfield, who broke his right hand in several places after being struck by Lymington's Kiwi quick James Hartshorn last weekend.
Whitfield, who plays for Hampshire Under-16s, is out for the rest of the season. Stu Ransley comes in.
Hook, home to Alton the Southern Premier League T20 on Sunday (3pm), have Ben Thane back on duty.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Thane, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Buckingham J, James, Simpson, Divechi, Neville, Murrell, Armstrong,
Havant: Hopson, S Ransley, Walker, Stone, H Gadd, Metzger, Hindley, Jerry, F Gadd, M Hayward, D Ransley.
Wins in the past fortnight over Bashley (Rydal) and South Wilts have lifted Bournemouth out of the danger zone and, unsurprisingly, they are unchanged against Totton & Eling at Chapel Gate.
Bournemouth: C Park, Willoughby, Robinson, Webb, Freak, Woodruff, Pack, Hurley, Smith, Conway, Breckon.
Totton & Eling: Bright Mugochi (C), Harry Stephens, Tom Varney, Bothwell Chapungu, Connor Griffiths, Sam Beer, Toby Green, Leo Taylor, Owen Morris, Jimmy Taylor (WK) , Ethan Taylor
Lymington are without skipper Terry Crabb and Gareth Berg but have the talented Dhariwal brothers on duty against Burridge at the Sports Ground.
Lymington: Ben Rogers, Connor Moors, Ryan Scott, Josh Royan, J Dhariwal, K Dhariwal, D Cox, A Wheble, J Hartshorn, K Moors, J Tollerfield.
On the eve of final five weeks of the season, South Wilts are busy fending off challenges for their title from 2019 winners St Cross Symondians and the Hampshire Academy.
At the bottom its a three-way scrap between improving Bournemouth, who have moved ahead of Burridge and Hook & Newnham Basics.
South Wilts, with a nine-point lead at the top, have opener Jack Stearman and Arthur Godsal back for the trip to mid-table Bashley (Rydal), beaten by Bouremouth and the Hampshure Academy in the past fortnight.
Left-arm quick Tom Barber is rumoured to be contemplating a late season comeback, so Ben Francis could be busy behind the stumps.
South Wilts: Morton, Stearman, Rowe, Draper, Godsal, Mynott, Sen, Pittman, Grant, Croom, Burton.
Second plays third on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground, where St Cross Symondians play the Hampshire Academy, who fought out a thriller in the first rain-affected game at the Green Jackets.
With Hampshire en route to Canterbury for Sunday's Royal London Cup tie, Felix Organ - fresh from his record breaking 222 not out at Burridge last week - will be a key absentee for St Cross.
Teenager Dom Kelly will be on the same coach and misses out for the Academy.
Academy: Eckland, Mumford, Cheater, Wright, Fontaine-Jackson, Ruffell, Fairfax-Ross, Jack, Baker, Pritchard, Catherwood.
Its a busy weekend for Havant, who visit basement side Hook & Newnham Basics before heading to Bexley to play Wimbledon in Sunday's ECB T20 Blast.
They'll do so without teenage left-hand opener Charlie Whitfield, who broke his right hand in several places after being struck by Lymington's Kiwi quick James Hartshorn last weekend.
Whitfield, who plays for Hampshire Under-16s, is out for the rest of the season. Stu Ransley comes in.
Hook, home to Alton the Southern Premier League T20 on Sunday (3pm), have Ben Thane back on duty.
Hook & Newnham Basics: Thane, Warner, Robson, Buckingham M, Buckingham J, James, Simpson, Divechi, Neville, Murrell, Armstrong,
Havant: Hopson, S Ransley, Walker, Stone, H Gadd, Metzger, Hindley, Jerry, F Gadd, M Hayward, D Ransley.
Wins in the past fortnight over Bashley (Rydal) and South Wilts have lifted Bournemouth out of the danger zone and, unsurprisingly, they are unchanged against Totton & Eling at Chapel Gate.
Bournemouth: C Park, Willoughby, Robinson, Webb, Freak, Woodruff, Pack, Hurley, Smith, Conway, Breckon.
Totton & Eling: Bright Mugochi (C), Harry Stephens, Tom Varney, Bothwell Chapungu, Connor Griffiths, Sam Beer, Toby Green, Leo Taylor, Owen Morris, Jimmy Taylor (WK) , Ethan Taylor
Lymington are without skipper Terry Crabb and Gareth Berg but have the talented Dhariwal brothers on duty against Burridge at the Sports Ground.
Lymington: Ben Rogers, Connor Moors, Ryan Scott, Josh Royan, J Dhariwal, K Dhariwal, D Cox, A Wheble, J Hartshorn, K Moors, J Tollerfield.
SARISBURY BID TO EXTEND LEAD
Sarisbury Athletic are 29 points clear in Division 1, but mid-table Portsmouth are unpredictable and on their day can upset the applecart.
Hard hitting left-hander Nathan Feltham, absent from last week's five-wicket win over Rowledge, returns at St Helen's where the leaders are otherwise unchanged.
Sarisbury Athlertc: J Hill, Mills, Rawlins, Floyd, Grierson, Lovett, Feltham, S Hill, Franklin, Wright, DeGrussa.
Second placed Alton have set the alarm clocks for a breakfast-time leave to travel to Ventnor, where skipper Scott Myers will look to extend his recent good form.
He’s made 83 and 105 not out in his last two knocks and has banked 487 runs this term, five more than team-mate Dan Harris.
The absence of Martin Blackman (above, Dave Reynolds) is a massive blow for the islanders. He is the leading SPL batsman with 573 runs.
Ventnor: B.Woodhouse, S.Mills, D.Thimodya, R.Whyte, N.Verma, H.Calloway, G.Legg, T.Stafford, O.Morgan, J.Winterbottom, C.Russell
Alton: Gonella, Harris, Heffernan MJ, Myers, Heffernan MP, South, Egleston, Paul, Walters, Salmon, Z Gadsby.
Calmore Sports are buzzing after reaching a second consecutive Lord’s final in the Voneus Village Cup with a seven-wicket thrashing of Foxton Granta last weekend.
They host Rowledge in an intriguing 4th v 3rd joust – the visitors having influential youngsters Ryan Littlewood and Oli Ryman back after last week’s defeat by Sarisbury Athletic.
Calmore Sports - Brewster, Johns, Lavelle, Johnson, Bailey, Manning, Fisher, Metcalfe, Perry, Wright, Carty.
Rowledge: Ben Wish, M Martin, Olly Ryman, Ryan Littlewood, David Lloyd, Zac Leroux, Richard Forbes, Ollie Baker, Ricky Yates, Jake Wish, Will Ryman.
Lowly New Milton entertain Basingstoke & North Hants, with Sparsholt hosting Liphook & Ripsley in a real cellar dweller affair at Locks Lane.
HAMBLEDON BATTING BLOW
Hambledon are comfortably clear at the top of Division 2, but opener Chris Pratt, who hit an unbeaten century at Fawley last week, could miss the remainder of the season.
The Loughborough University student has been seconded to work on Sky Sports coverage of the 100 and, for starters, misses the home match with Hook & Newnham Basics II, who have Oli May back from a well earned holiday.
Hambledon: James Marshall, George Marshall, Matt de Villiers, Henry Glanfield, Jonty Oliver, Ed Moger, Joel Eastment, Mark Butcher, George Harding, James Restall, Shahryar Khan
Hook & Newnham Basics II: May T, Willcocks, Lockwood, Corbett, Allnutt, Doran, Hewetson-Brown, Gee, Watts, Gardner, May O.
Three points separate Andover (at Fair Oak) from OTs & Romsey, who host an invigorated Bashley (Rydal) seconds side which posted 372-6 and won by 18 runs at Hartley Wintney last week.
Andover: Nyumbu, Williams, Williams, Ashman, Treagus, Ayers, Birks, Veettil, Hooper, Adams, Taylor.
Fourth placed Waterlooville will look to take advantage of Hartley Wintney’s battered attack at Rowlands Avenue.
Waterlooville: Reynolds, Broadhurst, T Jackson, C Jackson, Hudson, Hillman, Robinson, Birch, Shephard, Ellis, McGregor.
Beating St Cross Symondians II at the Green Jackets is a ‘must win’ for bottom of the table Fawley, who trail a safety berth by 21 points from Hook & Newnham Basics II.
CAN DIVISION 3 LEADERS BOUNCE BACK ?
Portsmouth & Southsea look to bounce back from last week’s beating by South Wilts II when they travel to May’s Bounty to play Basingstoke & North Hants.
They still enjoy a clear lead at the top of Division 3, but only one point separates Langley Manor from Sway in second and third places, respectively.
The Manor host a Gosport Borough side minus skipper Lee Harrop, but with key all-rounder Jacob Harris relaxed after a quiet, feet-up week in Magaluf. Veteran stumper Pete Robson is brought in, known to have Magaluf on his bucket list of resorts to visit.
Trojans are without batsman/keeper Nigel le Bas for the visit to South Wilts II, where vital relegation points are required.
South Wilts II: Smith, Phillips, Blomfield, Riddle, Howgrave-Graham, Bolam, Pittman, Brewer, Partridge, Blackwood, Lewis.
Trojans: Boyd, Mahmood, Dasmapatra, Mahmood, Perera, Donaldson, Bhome, Felstead, Dimmick, Cameron, Harrington.