The undisputed Southern Premier League Division 1 leadership is up for grabs when narrow leaders Rowledge host Ventnor in a summit showdown at Church Road, 12.30.
Only three bonus points separate the lead pair, with Rowledge winning their last four matches, including a significant victory at Portsmouth last week.
Opening howler Richard Forbes and Durham University fresher year student Will Ryman are back for Rowledge, who have six teenagers in their side alongside experience hands David Lloyd and Ricky Yates.
Pinch hitting Ventnor opener Rob Snell plans to go through the pain barrier – he has a side strain, which will prevent him bowling – but the Wells twins are back.
Skipper Ben Woodhouse is worried that the Isle of Wight Music Festival may prove a counter attraction to visiting Rowledge (even with Bird World just a mile down the road).
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Jake Wish, Ricky Yates, Richard Forbes, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker, Olly Ryman, Ash-Lee Harvey, Will Ryman, Zac Leroux, David Lloyd.
Ventnor: Woodhouse, Snell, Thimoyda, Attrill, H Calloway, Blackman, C Calloway, Zac Wells, Mew, Whyte, Zeth Wells.
Calmore Sports face another of those Premier One and Village Cup double weekends, with a visit to Portsmouth preceding a Voneus VC first national round meet up with Oxford Downs at Loperwood Park on Sunday, 1pm.
The Festival has lured Portsmouth left-hand opener Ben Duggan away from the cricket, but Calmore left-arm seamer Steve Wright has resisted another visit to Ascot after nailing the bookies in midweek.
Richard Warner returns from a broken toe, but Dan Wimble and player/coach Steve Warner are absent.
Portsmouth: Marston, R Warner, Mitchell, Jalil, Dani, Smitherman, Eales, Woolf, Silva, McArdle, Rao
Alton will have the uncle and nephew Gadsby duo on duty against bottom of the table Sparsholt at the Jubilee, but teenager George Egleston misses out.
Alton: Gonella, Harris, Heffernan MJ, Myers, Heffernan MP, South, Gadsby H, Crane, Walters, Appavoo, Gadsby Z
Rob Franklin, Nigel Feltham and Tom Mills return for Sarisbury Athletic against lowly New Milton, who are minus big hitting Toby Edwards, on a business trip to Morocco. He hit 100 off 43 balls last weekend.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Grierson, Mills, Floyd, Rawlins, Feltham, Franklin, Robson, Degrussa, Wright, S Hill.
New Milton: Watts, Loader, Hall, Humphrey, Griffiths, J Wooster, E Wooster, R Beck, Mills, Bartlett, Tomkins
A win for Basingstoke & North Hants over visiting Liphook & Ripsley will ease fears at May’s Bounty.
Hambledon, six points ahead of Waterlooville at the top of Division 2, have Henry Glanfield back for the potentially tricky visit to fourth placed Hartley Wintney, where they locals can anticipate a run fest in the sun.
Hugo Hammond could be back after missing last week’s five-wicket win at Fair Oak.
Hambledon: Daniel McGovern, Chris Pratt, George Marshall, Matt de Villiers, Henry Glanfield, Spencer Leclercq, Jonty Oliver, Mark Butcher, George Harding, James Restall, Shahryar Khan.
Waterlooville, with 104 points, also have a testing afternoon, with visitors OTs & Romsey fresh from a four-match winning streak, nine points behind them.
Fair Oak, away at Bashley (Rydal) II, can ill afford another slip, nor sixth placed Andover, who should beat winless St Cross Symondians at London Road.
Andover: Nyumbu, Treagus, Ashman, Adams, Williams, Hooper, Knight, Veettil, Jansen, Ayers, Blackburn.
Tom May takes charge of Hook & Newnham Basics II, who host Fawley knowing a third win could haul themselves out of the danger zone. Josh Balcombe returns.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: T May T, Light, Gardner, Wyatt, O May, Rizwan, Armstrong, Neville, J Allnutt, Simpson, Balcombe.
Only three bonus points separate the lead pair, with Rowledge winning their last four matches, including a significant victory at Portsmouth last week.
Opening howler Richard Forbes and Durham University fresher year student Will Ryman are back for Rowledge, who have six teenagers in their side alongside experience hands David Lloyd and Ricky Yates.
Pinch hitting Ventnor opener Rob Snell plans to go through the pain barrier – he has a side strain, which will prevent him bowling – but the Wells twins are back.
Skipper Ben Woodhouse is worried that the Isle of Wight Music Festival may prove a counter attraction to visiting Rowledge (even with Bird World just a mile down the road).
Rowledge: Ben Wish, Jake Wish, Ricky Yates, Richard Forbes, Ryan Littlewood, Ollie Baker, Olly Ryman, Ash-Lee Harvey, Will Ryman, Zac Leroux, David Lloyd.
Ventnor: Woodhouse, Snell, Thimoyda, Attrill, H Calloway, Blackman, C Calloway, Zac Wells, Mew, Whyte, Zeth Wells.
Calmore Sports face another of those Premier One and Village Cup double weekends, with a visit to Portsmouth preceding a Voneus VC first national round meet up with Oxford Downs at Loperwood Park on Sunday, 1pm.
The Festival has lured Portsmouth left-hand opener Ben Duggan away from the cricket, but Calmore left-arm seamer Steve Wright has resisted another visit to Ascot after nailing the bookies in midweek.
Richard Warner returns from a broken toe, but Dan Wimble and player/coach Steve Warner are absent.
Portsmouth: Marston, R Warner, Mitchell, Jalil, Dani, Smitherman, Eales, Woolf, Silva, McArdle, Rao
Alton will have the uncle and nephew Gadsby duo on duty against bottom of the table Sparsholt at the Jubilee, but teenager George Egleston misses out.
Alton: Gonella, Harris, Heffernan MJ, Myers, Heffernan MP, South, Gadsby H, Crane, Walters, Appavoo, Gadsby Z
Rob Franklin, Nigel Feltham and Tom Mills return for Sarisbury Athletic against lowly New Milton, who are minus big hitting Toby Edwards, on a business trip to Morocco. He hit 100 off 43 balls last weekend.
Sarisbury Athletic: J Hill, Grierson, Mills, Floyd, Rawlins, Feltham, Franklin, Robson, Degrussa, Wright, S Hill.
New Milton: Watts, Loader, Hall, Humphrey, Griffiths, J Wooster, E Wooster, R Beck, Mills, Bartlett, Tomkins
A win for Basingstoke & North Hants over visiting Liphook & Ripsley will ease fears at May’s Bounty.
Hambledon, six points ahead of Waterlooville at the top of Division 2, have Henry Glanfield back for the potentially tricky visit to fourth placed Hartley Wintney, where they locals can anticipate a run fest in the sun.
Hugo Hammond could be back after missing last week’s five-wicket win at Fair Oak.
Hambledon: Daniel McGovern, Chris Pratt, George Marshall, Matt de Villiers, Henry Glanfield, Spencer Leclercq, Jonty Oliver, Mark Butcher, George Harding, James Restall, Shahryar Khan.
Waterlooville, with 104 points, also have a testing afternoon, with visitors OTs & Romsey fresh from a four-match winning streak, nine points behind them.
Fair Oak, away at Bashley (Rydal) II, can ill afford another slip, nor sixth placed Andover, who should beat winless St Cross Symondians at London Road.
Andover: Nyumbu, Treagus, Ashman, Adams, Williams, Hooper, Knight, Veettil, Jansen, Ayers, Blackburn.
Tom May takes charge of Hook & Newnham Basics II, who host Fawley knowing a third win could haul themselves out of the danger zone. Josh Balcombe returns.
Hook & Newnham Basics II: T May T, Light, Gardner, Wyatt, O May, Rizwan, Armstrong, Neville, J Allnutt, Simpson, Balcombe.