Skipper Matt Journeaux believes tomorrow’s match against unbeaten leaders Portsmouth at Allotment Road, 1pm, will make or break Sarisbury Athletic’s Southern Premier League Division 1 challenge.
Sarisbury lie second to the city club, but two defeats have left them lagging 23 points behind.
“It all depends how we apply ourselves with the bat I guess; twice in five games we haven’t and it has cost us,” he said.
With vice-captain Ricky Rawlins and left-hander Jack Lovett in France supporting England in Euro 2016, Sarisbury make changes.
One sees veteran left-arm seamer Dan Goldstraw, pictured, return.
“Dan’s one wicket shy of his 500th in the Premier League, so he’s up for it,” Journeaux added.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Akram, Covey, Hovey, Hammond, Floyd, Clouting, Freemantle, Goldstraw, Hill, Jewell. Portsmouth: Locke, Christian, J Marston, Hay, Collier, Palmer-Goddard, Dawson, Hammond, A Marston, Whitecross, Verma.
Despite last week’s batting failure at Portsmouth, Basingstoke & North Hants are unchanged against Liphook & Ripsley at Mays Bounty. But they are believed to be on the verge of beefing up their run shy batting by signing former Alton all-rounder Will Phillips, who has just completed his studies at Durham University.
Hook &Newnham Basics are without Jordan Hobday against visiting Bournemouth, while OTs & Romsey need a home win against Rowledge, who name five spinners in their line up.
Totton & Eling look to build on last week’s win over OTR at Andover, who have slipped into murky waters near the bottom.
Andover: Hooper, Treagus, Arnold, O'Gorman, Romer-Lee, Ballantine-Dykes, Knight, Hooper, Veetil, Adams, Foy.
Sarisbury lie second to the city club, but two defeats have left them lagging 23 points behind.
“It all depends how we apply ourselves with the bat I guess; twice in five games we haven’t and it has cost us,” he said.
With vice-captain Ricky Rawlins and left-hander Jack Lovett in France supporting England in Euro 2016, Sarisbury make changes.
One sees veteran left-arm seamer Dan Goldstraw, pictured, return.
“Dan’s one wicket shy of his 500th in the Premier League, so he’s up for it,” Journeaux added.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeaux, Akram, Covey, Hovey, Hammond, Floyd, Clouting, Freemantle, Goldstraw, Hill, Jewell. Portsmouth: Locke, Christian, J Marston, Hay, Collier, Palmer-Goddard, Dawson, Hammond, A Marston, Whitecross, Verma.
Despite last week’s batting failure at Portsmouth, Basingstoke & North Hants are unchanged against Liphook & Ripsley at Mays Bounty. But they are believed to be on the verge of beefing up their run shy batting by signing former Alton all-rounder Will Phillips, who has just completed his studies at Durham University.
Hook &Newnham Basics are without Jordan Hobday against visiting Bournemouth, while OTs & Romsey need a home win against Rowledge, who name five spinners in their line up.
Totton & Eling look to build on last week’s win over OTR at Andover, who have slipped into murky waters near the bottom.
Andover: Hooper, Treagus, Arnold, O'Gorman, Romer-Lee, Ballantine-Dykes, Knight, Hooper, Veetil, Adams, Foy.
