Kamran Khanna took a best yet 6-29 [Howard Gadsby]
Winchester College opener Wilf la Fontaine-Jackson scored a maiden century and leg spinner Kamran Khanna took a best yet 6-29 as Hampshire Academy’s side inflicted a crushing 105-run defeat on St Cross Symondians on the Ageas Bowl Academy ground.
La Fontaine Jackson, left, who recently celebrated his 16th birthday, hit 107 and shared a match defining 115-run opening stand with Charlie Mumford (66) as the Academy posted 262-9 before Khanna took the last six wickets of the innings to dismiss St Cross for 157.
The result was another blow to Symondians’ title prospects, though with leaders Bournemouth and Bashley (Rydal) also losing, the situation is very tight at the top.
Easton & Martyr Worthy raised La Fontaine-Jackson struck three sixes and eight fours in his maiden hundred, while Mumford completed a fine day’s work by bagging five victims behind the stumps.
The Academy lost three wickets for 16 runs – two of them to spinner Alex Woolvine (2-54) - before Joe Eckland (43) added another 82 with Fontaine-Jackson to steer the Young Hawks to 262-9.
With covid isolation procedures in place and county pair Harry Came (at Derbyshire), Felix Organ, Tom Foyle and Brad Taylor all absent, St Cross were already struggling and when left-arm quick Josh Croom (2-20) had Harry Trussler and Ed Ellis caught for ducks, their problems deepened.
Harry Foyle (13) and former Hampshire batsman Jason Laney (16) were both snapped up behind by Mumford as St Cross lurched to 44-4.
Playing his first game in two months and clearly in discomfort from an ankle injury, Jack Bransgrove made 35 and added useful runs with Simon Beetham (56), the former Lymington captain deciding attack was the best form of defence and striking two sixes and four boundaries in his half-century.
With a big total on the board, the scene was perfect for Khanna’s leg spin and with the field set deep he teased the St Cross lower-order into submission, taking the last six wickets as the Winchester visitors fell from 118-5 to 157 all out, South African Michael Booth (18) striking several lusty blows before being superbly caught low down at extra-cover by Toby Albert.
La Fontaine Jackson, left, who recently celebrated his 16th birthday, hit 107 and shared a match defining 115-run opening stand with Charlie Mumford (66) as the Academy posted 262-9 before Khanna took the last six wickets of the innings to dismiss St Cross for 157.
The result was another blow to Symondians’ title prospects, though with leaders Bournemouth and Bashley (Rydal) also losing, the situation is very tight at the top.
Easton & Martyr Worthy raised La Fontaine-Jackson struck three sixes and eight fours in his maiden hundred, while Mumford completed a fine day’s work by bagging five victims behind the stumps.
The Academy lost three wickets for 16 runs – two of them to spinner Alex Woolvine (2-54) - before Joe Eckland (43) added another 82 with Fontaine-Jackson to steer the Young Hawks to 262-9.
With covid isolation procedures in place and county pair Harry Came (at Derbyshire), Felix Organ, Tom Foyle and Brad Taylor all absent, St Cross were already struggling and when left-arm quick Josh Croom (2-20) had Harry Trussler and Ed Ellis caught for ducks, their problems deepened.
Harry Foyle (13) and former Hampshire batsman Jason Laney (16) were both snapped up behind by Mumford as St Cross lurched to 44-4.
Playing his first game in two months and clearly in discomfort from an ankle injury, Jack Bransgrove made 35 and added useful runs with Simon Beetham (56), the former Lymington captain deciding attack was the best form of defence and striking two sixes and four boundaries in his half-century.
With a big total on the board, the scene was perfect for Khanna’s leg spin and with the field set deep he teased the St Cross lower-order into submission, taking the last six wickets as the Winchester visitors fell from 118-5 to 157 all out, South African Michael Booth (18) striking several lusty blows before being superbly caught low down at extra-cover by Toby Albert.
