Terry Jamieson
Championship winning Rob Newman has been ‘selected’ as captain of the Southern Premier League Division 2 team of the season.
Having fine tuned the club’s pre-season training preparations, he went on to score 432 runs and take 26 wickets with his left-arm spin bowling.
OTs won the title, beating Hartley Wintney by one run in a thrilling winner-take-all showdown for the title on the final day of the season.
Division 2 team -
Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians)
Hit 556 runs to win a divisional batting award for the second year running and lead St Cross Symondians II to third place.
George Marshall (Hambledon)
Did his best to keep eventually relegated Hambledon out of the mire with 469 runs.
Jason Laney (St Cross Symondians)
Playing for the first time in five years, the former Hampshire opener scored 421 runs, enjoying several fine stands with Paul Hawkins.
Nigel le Bas (Trojans)
A virtual ever-present for Trojans for almost two decades, le Bas enjoyed a terrific second half of the season, his 496-run tally including 131 not out at Hambledon.
* Rob Newman (OTs & Romsey)
Led OTs & Romsey’s title charge from the front, scoring 432 runs and taking 26 wickets with his left-arm spin bowling.
Scott Baldwin (Hartley Wintney)
Season restricted to eight games, but the Kiwi all-rounder had a real impact in Hartley Wintney’s promotion drive when he played.
Jeremy Frith (Sparsholt)
Enjoyed a superb all-round season, scoring 553 runs (finishing just behind Hawkins) and winning the bowling award, with 39 wickets.
David Banks (Sparsholt)
Scored 385 runs in addition to taking 24 wickets – and spent hours on the Norman Edwards Ground earning Sparsholt the ‘Most Improved Ground’ award.
Rob Pittman (South Wilts)
Terrific solo show, scoring 295 runs and taking 37 wickets as South Wilts II fought a brave but ultimately unsuccessful bid to stave of relegation.
+ Will Kerr (Hartley Wintney)
Teenage wicketkeeper smashed 448 runs (mainly quickly), including a century at Trojans, and pouched 15 victims behind the stumps for the SPL2 runners-up.
Peter Lamb (Paultons)
With 25 wickets, Lamb was the highest wicket-taking seam bowler in SPL2.
* The 'Teams of the Season' were 'selected' by Premier League cricketers who voted 'leave' in the Brexit poll.
Having fine tuned the club’s pre-season training preparations, he went on to score 432 runs and take 26 wickets with his left-arm spin bowling.
OTs won the title, beating Hartley Wintney by one run in a thrilling winner-take-all showdown for the title on the final day of the season.
Division 2 team -
Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians)
Hit 556 runs to win a divisional batting award for the second year running and lead St Cross Symondians II to third place.
George Marshall (Hambledon)
Did his best to keep eventually relegated Hambledon out of the mire with 469 runs.
Jason Laney (St Cross Symondians)
Playing for the first time in five years, the former Hampshire opener scored 421 runs, enjoying several fine stands with Paul Hawkins.
Nigel le Bas (Trojans)
A virtual ever-present for Trojans for almost two decades, le Bas enjoyed a terrific second half of the season, his 496-run tally including 131 not out at Hambledon.
* Rob Newman (OTs & Romsey)
Led OTs & Romsey’s title charge from the front, scoring 432 runs and taking 26 wickets with his left-arm spin bowling.
Scott Baldwin (Hartley Wintney)
Season restricted to eight games, but the Kiwi all-rounder had a real impact in Hartley Wintney’s promotion drive when he played.
Jeremy Frith (Sparsholt)
Enjoyed a superb all-round season, scoring 553 runs (finishing just behind Hawkins) and winning the bowling award, with 39 wickets.
David Banks (Sparsholt)
Scored 385 runs in addition to taking 24 wickets – and spent hours on the Norman Edwards Ground earning Sparsholt the ‘Most Improved Ground’ award.
Rob Pittman (South Wilts)
Terrific solo show, scoring 295 runs and taking 37 wickets as South Wilts II fought a brave but ultimately unsuccessful bid to stave of relegation.
+ Will Kerr (Hartley Wintney)
Teenage wicketkeeper smashed 448 runs (mainly quickly), including a century at Trojans, and pouched 15 victims behind the stumps for the SPL2 runners-up.
Peter Lamb (Paultons)
With 25 wickets, Lamb was the highest wicket-taking seam bowler in SPL2.
* The 'Teams of the Season' were 'selected' by Premier League cricketers who voted 'leave' in the Brexit poll.
