 Sparsholt's Jeremy Frith [Bob Selley] |  Matt Perry-Lewis [Daily Echo] |
Championship winning Sparsholt captain Jeremy Frith came within touching distance of landing both the Southern Premier League Division 2 batting and bowling prizes.
Having finished second to St Cross Symondians II skipper Paul Hawkins in 2017, Frith headed the batting charts with 756 runs – he hit 144 against St Cross and 127 v Trojans – but was pipped by Matt Perry-Lewis (35 wickets) as he strove to win the bowling award for the second consecutive season.
Frith was favourite to land the award going into the final round of matches, but he managed to bowl only three overs at the Totton & Eling tail after the Eels lost their first six wickets for only nine runs. He ended the season with 33 wickets (six fewer than in 2017), but with a championship winners medal as consolation !
A clean sweep of the SPL2 awards by Winchester cricketers was complete when Symondians’ stumper Robbie Hadfield finished top of the wicket-keeping charts with 23 victims.
Division 2
Batting: Jeremy Frith (Sparsholt) 756, Tom Allam (Tichborne Park) 742, David Banks (Sparsholt) 618, Conor Browne (Langley Manor) 617, Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians II) 575, Cameron Grierson (Paultons) 568, Matt Deadman (Basingstoke & North Hants II) 517, Michael Haworth (Sparsholt) 502.
Bowling: Matt Perry-Lewis (St Cross Symondians II) 35, Jerry Frith (Sparsholt) 33, Rakitha Perera (Basingstoke & North Hants II) 33, Liam Doran (Sparsholt) 32, Andrew Denney (Paultons) 30, Kieran Geyle (Totton & Eling) 27, Jack Murrell (Paultons) 27, Archie Reynolds (Waterlooville) 27, David Banks (Sparsholt) 26, Jake Wish (Rowledge) 25.
Golden Gloves: Robbie Hadfield (St Cross Symondians II) 23, Ben Wish (Rowledge) 18, Nigel le Bas (Trojans) 18.
Safe hands: Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians II) 12, David Lloyd (Rowledge) 12, Oli Perrin (Totton & Eling) 12.
Having finished second to St Cross Symondians II skipper Paul Hawkins in 2017, Frith headed the batting charts with 756 runs – he hit 144 against St Cross and 127 v Trojans – but was pipped by Matt Perry-Lewis (35 wickets) as he strove to win the bowling award for the second consecutive season.
Frith was favourite to land the award going into the final round of matches, but he managed to bowl only three overs at the Totton & Eling tail after the Eels lost their first six wickets for only nine runs. He ended the season with 33 wickets (six fewer than in 2017), but with a championship winners medal as consolation !
A clean sweep of the SPL2 awards by Winchester cricketers was complete when Symondians’ stumper Robbie Hadfield finished top of the wicket-keeping charts with 23 victims.
Division 2
Batting: Jeremy Frith (Sparsholt) 756, Tom Allam (Tichborne Park) 742, David Banks (Sparsholt) 618, Conor Browne (Langley Manor) 617, Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians II) 575, Cameron Grierson (Paultons) 568, Matt Deadman (Basingstoke & North Hants II) 517, Michael Haworth (Sparsholt) 502.
Bowling: Matt Perry-Lewis (St Cross Symondians II) 35, Jerry Frith (Sparsholt) 33, Rakitha Perera (Basingstoke & North Hants II) 33, Liam Doran (Sparsholt) 32, Andrew Denney (Paultons) 30, Kieran Geyle (Totton & Eling) 27, Jack Murrell (Paultons) 27, Archie Reynolds (Waterlooville) 27, David Banks (Sparsholt) 26, Jake Wish (Rowledge) 25.
Golden Gloves: Robbie Hadfield (St Cross Symondians II) 23, Ben Wish (Rowledge) 18, Nigel le Bas (Trojans) 18.
Safe hands: Paul Hawkins (St Cross Symondians II) 12, David Lloyd (Rowledge) 12, Oli Perrin (Totton & Eling) 12.
