Sparsholt new boy Dave Banks blasted six ‘maximums’ in an unbeaten 108 as the Winchester side put an opening day defeat by Tichborne Park firmly behind them with an 87-run win over newly promoted South Wilts II.
The former Totton & Eling and Sarisbury Athletic skipper celebrated his sixth SPL hundred as Sparsholt built a powerful 288-4 before South Wilts made 201-9 in reply.
Banks, pictured left, got his runs after openers Richard Kenway (66) and Stuart Tognarelli (36) had made runs themselves.
He enjoyed fifty-plus stands with both Kenway and Tom Foster (22), and later Jeremy Frith, who clouted three sixes and three fours of his own in an aggressive 49 not out.
It was a tall order for the young South Wilts side, which fell to 102-5 (Tom Cowley 32) before skipper Tom Pearce hit 49 to ease them to a fourth batting bonus point at 201-9 (Dave Gough 3-29).
Tam Goodrich, who joined Calmore Sports from Wiltshire club Corsham, was caught out one short of a century at Hartley Wintney, where the visitors won by 115 runs.
He hit 12 fours in his 99 which underpinned Calmore’s 262-8, a total boosted by Ben Moss (30) and Ben Perry (30) and a late 31 not out by Mike West, who then went on to take 3-19.
Spin duo Mark Lavelle (3-17) and James Rose (3-36) linked up to bowl HW out for 147.
Newly promoted Trojans scored a second consecutive Premier League, Division 2 win when they beat Bashley (Rydal) II by 56 runs – but their bid for a maximum-point haul was thwarted by the evergreen Neil Taylor, who went on to make his highest competitive score in over a decade.
In-form Ed Boyd, who made 98 against Paultons in the opening match, added 72 for the first wicket with Simon Williams (33) and then another 57 with Ed Pope (25).
Syed Mahmood (10) went cheaply, but Boyd began to accelerate the scoring before being caught for 77. Nigel Le Bas (41) and James Truscott (28) added 66 for the fifth wicket in less than eight overs to steer Trojans to 234-4.
Jamie Donaldson (3-26) and Faisal Rahim (2-31) sent Bashley reeling at 66-6 (Phil Morris 23), but the seasoned Taylor rallied. Jake Lilley helped him add 35, but later Ross Grierson (21) shared an unbroken stand of 77 with the ex-Dorset man as Bashley closed at 178-7. Taylor’s eventual 70 not out was his highest SPL score since 2003.
Josh Metcalfe and Tony Richman launched a blistering 80-ball assault on the Tichborne Park bowlers to set up a 17-run win for Paultons at Whitemoor lane.
Metcalfe, recently joined from Totton & Eling, hit 73 off 39 balls and Richman five sixes in a typically brutal 62 off 41.
The pair came together with Paultons already handily placed at 114-4 (Lee Wateridge 41, Scott Hills 36) and pointed Paultons towards a powerful 280-9.
Tom Allam returned 4-34 for Tichborne, but saw team-mates Justin Reid, Ed Berry and Paul Primmer suffer.
Reid (39) and George Ayling (32) gave Tichborne’s reply a 71-run launch – but Richman (5-47) returned to the fray again, taking four successive wickets as the visitors’ score improved by only 18.
At 89-5 it seemed all over bar the shouting, but Primmer (41) re-launched the run chase.
Jacob Bristow, with an SPL best 83, aided by the lower order took Tichborne’s reply to a creditable 263 and had Paultons’ fielders casting an few anxious glances towards the electronic scoreboard.
Fawley collapsed to a second consecutive defeat when Hambledon posted 200 before bowling the oilmen out for a dismal 67 to win by 133 runs at Holbury.
The Dons weren’t in the best of health at 149-8 (Will Bond 33) after three-wicket spells by Ali Bryes (3-32) and Adam Freeman (3-42).
But Indy Chakrabarti (48) and one-time Hampshire spinner Ian Turner (28) lifted the total to 200.
Fawley’s batting simply fell apart and they were dismissed for 67, with Rhidian Chapman taking 4-16 and early blows by Rupert Hetherington (3-24) and Pradeep Bains (3-26).
The former Totton & Eling and Sarisbury Athletic skipper celebrated his sixth SPL hundred as Sparsholt built a powerful 288-4 before South Wilts made 201-9 in reply.
Banks, pictured left, got his runs after openers Richard Kenway (66) and Stuart Tognarelli (36) had made runs themselves.
He enjoyed fifty-plus stands with both Kenway and Tom Foster (22), and later Jeremy Frith, who clouted three sixes and three fours of his own in an aggressive 49 not out.
It was a tall order for the young South Wilts side, which fell to 102-5 (Tom Cowley 32) before skipper Tom Pearce hit 49 to ease them to a fourth batting bonus point at 201-9 (Dave Gough 3-29).
Tam Goodrich, who joined Calmore Sports from Wiltshire club Corsham, was caught out one short of a century at Hartley Wintney, where the visitors won by 115 runs.
He hit 12 fours in his 99 which underpinned Calmore’s 262-8, a total boosted by Ben Moss (30) and Ben Perry (30) and a late 31 not out by Mike West, who then went on to take 3-19.
Spin duo Mark Lavelle (3-17) and James Rose (3-36) linked up to bowl HW out for 147.
Newly promoted Trojans scored a second consecutive Premier League, Division 2 win when they beat Bashley (Rydal) II by 56 runs – but their bid for a maximum-point haul was thwarted by the evergreen Neil Taylor, who went on to make his highest competitive score in over a decade.
In-form Ed Boyd, who made 98 against Paultons in the opening match, added 72 for the first wicket with Simon Williams (33) and then another 57 with Ed Pope (25).
Syed Mahmood (10) went cheaply, but Boyd began to accelerate the scoring before being caught for 77. Nigel Le Bas (41) and James Truscott (28) added 66 for the fifth wicket in less than eight overs to steer Trojans to 234-4.
Jamie Donaldson (3-26) and Faisal Rahim (2-31) sent Bashley reeling at 66-6 (Phil Morris 23), but the seasoned Taylor rallied. Jake Lilley helped him add 35, but later Ross Grierson (21) shared an unbroken stand of 77 with the ex-Dorset man as Bashley closed at 178-7. Taylor’s eventual 70 not out was his highest SPL score since 2003.
Josh Metcalfe and Tony Richman launched a blistering 80-ball assault on the Tichborne Park bowlers to set up a 17-run win for Paultons at Whitemoor lane.
Metcalfe, recently joined from Totton & Eling, hit 73 off 39 balls and Richman five sixes in a typically brutal 62 off 41.
The pair came together with Paultons already handily placed at 114-4 (Lee Wateridge 41, Scott Hills 36) and pointed Paultons towards a powerful 280-9.
Tom Allam returned 4-34 for Tichborne, but saw team-mates Justin Reid, Ed Berry and Paul Primmer suffer.
Reid (39) and George Ayling (32) gave Tichborne’s reply a 71-run launch – but Richman (5-47) returned to the fray again, taking four successive wickets as the visitors’ score improved by only 18.
At 89-5 it seemed all over bar the shouting, but Primmer (41) re-launched the run chase.
Jacob Bristow, with an SPL best 83, aided by the lower order took Tichborne’s reply to a creditable 263 and had Paultons’ fielders casting an few anxious glances towards the electronic scoreboard.
Fawley collapsed to a second consecutive defeat when Hambledon posted 200 before bowling the oilmen out for a dismal 67 to win by 133 runs at Holbury.
The Dons weren’t in the best of health at 149-8 (Will Bond 33) after three-wicket spells by Ali Bryes (3-32) and Adam Freeman (3-42).
But Indy Chakrabarti (48) and one-time Hampshire spinner Ian Turner (28) lifted the total to 200.
Fawley’s batting simply fell apart and they were dismissed for 67, with Rhidian Chapman taking 4-16 and early blows by Rupert Hetherington (3-24) and Pradeep Bains (3-26).
