Sarisbury Athletic call up Loughborough University all-rounder Basil Akram at Bashley (Rydal) in a bid to halt their alarming slide down the ECB Southern Electric Premier Division table.
The 2014 Division 1 champions began the season brightly enough, but have lost their last three matches, with their top order batsmen suffering a worrying loss of form.
Zimbabwean Ryan Burl, with only two runs in his last four knocks, and Ryan Covey both need a lift, which new skipper Matt Journeaux hopes Akram will bring to the dressing room.
The 22-year, who made a losing Royal London 50-over Cup debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire at the Ageas Bowl last August, has been in good nick for Loughborough in the BUCS Championship this season.
Run shy Sarisbury can expect a trial by spin at the BCG, where Dorset’s Sam Thomson and South Australian left-arm slow bowler Tom Andrews will send down a lion’s share of the overs.
Bashley (Rydal): Porter, Baker, Webb, Morris, Andrews, Jacques, Digby, Thomson, C Ridley, Lilley, Nash.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Rawlins, Norris, Covey, Akram, Burl, Lovett, Geyle, Banks, Goldstraw, Jewell.
Fifth placed Alton host St Cross Symondians with off-spinner Julian Ballinger looking to extend his season’s 23-wicket haul at the Jubilee Ground.
But Alton, already minus long term injury victim Dewayne Bowden, will not be boosted by the return of Will Phillips from Durham University this season.
Phillips, who has just finished his second year in the north, has decided to remain with Willington for whom he has taken 23 wickets and scored handy runs in the North East Premier League.
“It’s a good set up at Willington and I’m enjoying my cricket, taking plenty of wickets,” he said.
Alton: S Myers, Alexander, Hammond, J Myers, Heffernan, Janmohammed, Scott, Mortimer, Trim, Salmon, Ballinger
Lymington plan to have a fit-again Australian Ben Ashkenazi opening their attack against second placed ECB Southern Electric Premier League rivals Havant at the Sports Ground.
The pacey Victorian has been unable to bowl for the past fortnight due to a side strain.
Pinch hitter Ben Rogers replaces work tied Cameron Grierson, while Hampshire’s Lewis McManus looks to extend his century hitting form from last week’s narrow Academy defeat.
Lymington: Beetham, Ellis, Jennings, Freeman, Metcalfe, Scott, McManus, Rogers, Ashkenazi, Robertson, Hand.
Swindon teenager Jake Goodwin has recovered from a hand injury and returns for the Hampshire Academy against the Premier Division’s bottom club, Ventnor on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground, 11.30.
Goodwin anticipated a long stretch on the sidelines after cracking a bone in his hand in the Academy’s win at Burridge five weeks ago, but the Rockin' Robin has recovered quicker than he thought.
The Academy are without leg spinner Mason Crane, but give a debut to Marlborough College prospect Elijah Samuel.
Off-form Ventnor have been strengthened by the return of Jake George from Cardiff University and will get another boost for Lymington’s arrival on the island next week when Tom Friend returns after a stint of Surrey Championship cricket with Weybridge.
Academy: Weatherley, Duggan, Alsop, Taylor, Gorvin, Goodwin, McCoy, Samuel, Evans, Murray, Barber.
Ventnor: Holmes, Snell; Bartlett, Willis, H Calloway, C Calloway, Horton, George, Westhorpe, Corbin, Cheek.
The 2014 Division 1 champions began the season brightly enough, but have lost their last three matches, with their top order batsmen suffering a worrying loss of form.
Zimbabwean Ryan Burl, with only two runs in his last four knocks, and Ryan Covey both need a lift, which new skipper Matt Journeaux hopes Akram will bring to the dressing room.
The 22-year, who made a losing Royal London 50-over Cup debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire at the Ageas Bowl last August, has been in good nick for Loughborough in the BUCS Championship this season.
Run shy Sarisbury can expect a trial by spin at the BCG, where Dorset’s Sam Thomson and South Australian left-arm slow bowler Tom Andrews will send down a lion’s share of the overs.
Bashley (Rydal): Porter, Baker, Webb, Morris, Andrews, Jacques, Digby, Thomson, C Ridley, Lilley, Nash.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Rawlins, Norris, Covey, Akram, Burl, Lovett, Geyle, Banks, Goldstraw, Jewell.
Fifth placed Alton host St Cross Symondians with off-spinner Julian Ballinger looking to extend his season’s 23-wicket haul at the Jubilee Ground.
But Alton, already minus long term injury victim Dewayne Bowden, will not be boosted by the return of Will Phillips from Durham University this season.
Phillips, who has just finished his second year in the north, has decided to remain with Willington for whom he has taken 23 wickets and scored handy runs in the North East Premier League.
“It’s a good set up at Willington and I’m enjoying my cricket, taking plenty of wickets,” he said.
Alton: S Myers, Alexander, Hammond, J Myers, Heffernan, Janmohammed, Scott, Mortimer, Trim, Salmon, Ballinger
Lymington plan to have a fit-again Australian Ben Ashkenazi opening their attack against second placed ECB Southern Electric Premier League rivals Havant at the Sports Ground.
The pacey Victorian has been unable to bowl for the past fortnight due to a side strain.
Pinch hitter Ben Rogers replaces work tied Cameron Grierson, while Hampshire’s Lewis McManus looks to extend his century hitting form from last week’s narrow Academy defeat.
Lymington: Beetham, Ellis, Jennings, Freeman, Metcalfe, Scott, McManus, Rogers, Ashkenazi, Robertson, Hand.
Swindon teenager Jake Goodwin has recovered from a hand injury and returns for the Hampshire Academy against the Premier Division’s bottom club, Ventnor on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground, 11.30.
Goodwin anticipated a long stretch on the sidelines after cracking a bone in his hand in the Academy’s win at Burridge five weeks ago, but the Rockin' Robin has recovered quicker than he thought.
The Academy are without leg spinner Mason Crane, but give a debut to Marlborough College prospect Elijah Samuel.
Off-form Ventnor have been strengthened by the return of Jake George from Cardiff University and will get another boost for Lymington’s arrival on the island next week when Tom Friend returns after a stint of Surrey Championship cricket with Weybridge.
Academy: Weatherley, Duggan, Alsop, Taylor, Gorvin, Goodwin, McCoy, Samuel, Evans, Murray, Barber.
Ventnor: Holmes, Snell; Bartlett, Willis, H Calloway, C Calloway, Horton, George, Westhorpe, Corbin, Cheek.