Burridge must feel the cricketing world is against them as they struggle to avoid relegation from the top flight of ECB Southern Electric Premier League.
Eight days ago, Hampshire’s Danny Briggs pulled on a Ventnor shirt for the first time in six years and promptly smacked 96 runs against them at Newclose.
He later bowled a key ten-over spell, taking two wickets with his left-arm spin to steer the improving islanders to a crucial win which lifted Ventnor out of the bottom two for the first time this season, writes Mike Vimpany.
Burridge host a St Cross Symondians side strengthened by the presence of former Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams and county second team opener Joe Weatherley, who will probably open the batting together in the 50-over duel at Botley Road.
Adams spent his formative years at St Cross Symondians, but his appearances in recent seasons have understandably been spasmodic due to his Hampshire commitments.
Adams will be taking tomorrow’s match at Burridge very seriously as he is desperate for some middle time to kick-start what has been a lean county season in terms of runs.
He’ll dash back from tonight’s NatWest t20 Blast quarter-final at Worcester to face a Burridge side currently two points above neighbours Sarisbury Athletic in what has become an increasingly tense relegation battle. Like Adams, Joe Weatherley is St Cross raised.
Guernsey Island duo Lee Savident and Matt Stokes fly back from a tournament in the north-east to play against each other – ex-Hampshire all-rounder Savident for Burridge and 19-year old Stokes for his adopted Winchester club.
Skipper Richard Taylor is not expected to play for St Cross, who call up wicketkeeper Robbie Hadfield after a series of good performances for the club’s second team.
St Cross Symondians: Adams, Weatherley, Pollard, Stokes, Rouse, T Foyle, Ayres, Haworth, Hadfield, H Foyle, S Alsop.
Bottom of the table Sarisbury Athletic need to draw confidence from their performance at South Wilts last week as they prepare to entertain second placed Havant at Allotment Road.
Sarisbury came within a whisker of beating the champions elect, who having been 208-9 chasing 226, scored ten runs off the last over of the match to snatch a dramatic one-wicket victory.
It was a real heartbreaker for Sarisbury, who have suffered penultimate ball defeats in both their last two matches.
Sarisbury, who have opener Ryan Covey in good form, have Ricky Rawlins back in the side and call up Peter Hammond, who is the leading run scorer in Hampshire League cricket this summer.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeuax, Covey, Rawlins, Lovett, Banks, Burl, Hammond, Floyd, Miller, Goldstraw, Jewell.
It’s a big weekend for Ventnor, who visit struggling Alton before facing Waterlooville, the SPL3 promotion chasers, in the Plate twenty20 final at Totton & Eling’s Southern Gardens ground on Sunday, 3pm.
One more win for Ventnor will leave Burridge and Sarsbury Athletic scrapping out the relegation place at the bottom.
Another Alton defeat – they have lost six of their last seven matches – will push the Brewers deep into relegation territory.
Hampshire's Danny Briggs, who played a significant part in Ventnor's win over Burridge last week, misses the Alton trip. But all-rounder Tom Friend returns in his place.
Ventnor: Friend, George, Bartlett, Calloway, Westhorpe, Snell, Willis, Wilson, Holmes, Cheek, Eysele.
Eight days ago, Hampshire’s Danny Briggs pulled on a Ventnor shirt for the first time in six years and promptly smacked 96 runs against them at Newclose.
He later bowled a key ten-over spell, taking two wickets with his left-arm spin to steer the improving islanders to a crucial win which lifted Ventnor out of the bottom two for the first time this season, writes Mike Vimpany.
Burridge host a St Cross Symondians side strengthened by the presence of former Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams and county second team opener Joe Weatherley, who will probably open the batting together in the 50-over duel at Botley Road.
Adams spent his formative years at St Cross Symondians, but his appearances in recent seasons have understandably been spasmodic due to his Hampshire commitments.
Adams will be taking tomorrow’s match at Burridge very seriously as he is desperate for some middle time to kick-start what has been a lean county season in terms of runs.
He’ll dash back from tonight’s NatWest t20 Blast quarter-final at Worcester to face a Burridge side currently two points above neighbours Sarisbury Athletic in what has become an increasingly tense relegation battle. Like Adams, Joe Weatherley is St Cross raised.
Guernsey Island duo Lee Savident and Matt Stokes fly back from a tournament in the north-east to play against each other – ex-Hampshire all-rounder Savident for Burridge and 19-year old Stokes for his adopted Winchester club.
Skipper Richard Taylor is not expected to play for St Cross, who call up wicketkeeper Robbie Hadfield after a series of good performances for the club’s second team.
St Cross Symondians: Adams, Weatherley, Pollard, Stokes, Rouse, T Foyle, Ayres, Haworth, Hadfield, H Foyle, S Alsop.
Bottom of the table Sarisbury Athletic need to draw confidence from their performance at South Wilts last week as they prepare to entertain second placed Havant at Allotment Road.
Sarisbury came within a whisker of beating the champions elect, who having been 208-9 chasing 226, scored ten runs off the last over of the match to snatch a dramatic one-wicket victory.
It was a real heartbreaker for Sarisbury, who have suffered penultimate ball defeats in both their last two matches.
Sarisbury, who have opener Ryan Covey in good form, have Ricky Rawlins back in the side and call up Peter Hammond, who is the leading run scorer in Hampshire League cricket this summer.
Sarisbury Athletic: Journeuax, Covey, Rawlins, Lovett, Banks, Burl, Hammond, Floyd, Miller, Goldstraw, Jewell.
It’s a big weekend for Ventnor, who visit struggling Alton before facing Waterlooville, the SPL3 promotion chasers, in the Plate twenty20 final at Totton & Eling’s Southern Gardens ground on Sunday, 3pm.
One more win for Ventnor will leave Burridge and Sarsbury Athletic scrapping out the relegation place at the bottom.
Another Alton defeat – they have lost six of their last seven matches – will push the Brewers deep into relegation territory.
Hampshire's Danny Briggs, who played a significant part in Ventnor's win over Burridge last week, misses the Alton trip. But all-rounder Tom Friend returns in his place.
Ventnor: Friend, George, Bartlett, Calloway, Westhorpe, Snell, Willis, Wilson, Holmes, Cheek, Eysele.