Sully White took three wickets in an astonishing final maiden over of the match as Burridge and Bashley (Rydal) drew their ECB Southern Premier Division title joust with the scores level at 190 runs each.
Bashley began the last over on 189-6 and needed only two more runs to win an already absorbing Time pennant match between the second and third placed teams in the log when White produced his triple-wicket feat.
First, Chris Ridley, who alongside sixth-wicket partner Tom Jacques (37) had swung the match back in Bashley’s favour, spooned a simple catch to square-leg playing a ‘ramp’ shot.
Almost immediately Josh Digby was caught behind (189-8), but then – amid massive appeals from the pumped up Burridge fielders - tail-end teen Brad Currie scrambled a leg bye to level the scores.
It left Dorset’s Sam Thomson needing one run to win off the final ball.
But the spinner had his stumps flattened as White punched the air and was mobbed by his team-mates as he celebrated his maiden five-wicket haul in Premier League cricket.
“When we began that last over, we needed two runs to win and four wickets left.
“It was a no-brainer. We should have won.
“But full credit to Sully (White), who bowled full and straight and got his just rewards,” reflected a disappointed Bashley captain Michael Porter.
It was the third match running Bashley had been involved in a last-ball decider and then second time the scores had finished level.
Unlike the recent Lymington tie when both teams were bowled out, however, the Burridge match was drawn as Bashley (Rydal) were only nine wickets down at the close.
A thrilling finale was on the cards throughout a match which swung back and forth from the outset.
Burridge were 89-6 at lunch and 103-7 soon after – Gavin Bailiff (4-53) and Currie (2-27) having caused the damage – but half-centuries by former Hampshire all-rounder Lee Savident and later Dan Stancliffe revived their fortunes.
Savident, pictured, hit eight fours in his 58, but had to play a watchful role as wickets tumbled.
But when he fell to a stinging return catch by Bailiff at 156 and White perished to the Zimbabwean five runs later, Burridge tottered at 161-9.
Stancliffe was already well in his stride by then and, with three ‘maximums’ alongside four boundaries in his maiden SPL 59 not out, he guided the surprise title challengers to a competitive 190 all out.
Simon Ridley (24) and Chris Vaughan (37) eased Bashley’s reply to 80-1, but a collapse saw the visitors totter at 103-5.
Jacques (37) and Ridley (35) revived Bashley’s prospects by adding 75 and when the former Parley batsman nicked a catch behind off White the visitors still only needed 13 off three overs and then nine from the last two.
Ridley (35) appeared to have matters in hand, but when it got down to Bashley needing two runs off that fateful final over, White weighed in with his triple wicket maiden to level the match.
“Sully bowled full and quick and produced two or three outstanding nuts at the end,” praised Burridge skipper Rick Ankers.
“It was a fantastic piece of bowling in a demanding scenario.”
Quite how critical White's final over will be come September 3 when the prizes are dished out remains to be seen, but Bashley (Rydal) may reflect on it all winter long ...
Bashley began the last over on 189-6 and needed only two more runs to win an already absorbing Time pennant match between the second and third placed teams in the log when White produced his triple-wicket feat.
First, Chris Ridley, who alongside sixth-wicket partner Tom Jacques (37) had swung the match back in Bashley’s favour, spooned a simple catch to square-leg playing a ‘ramp’ shot.
Almost immediately Josh Digby was caught behind (189-8), but then – amid massive appeals from the pumped up Burridge fielders - tail-end teen Brad Currie scrambled a leg bye to level the scores.
It left Dorset’s Sam Thomson needing one run to win off the final ball.
But the spinner had his stumps flattened as White punched the air and was mobbed by his team-mates as he celebrated his maiden five-wicket haul in Premier League cricket.
“When we began that last over, we needed two runs to win and four wickets left.
“It was a no-brainer. We should have won.
“But full credit to Sully (White), who bowled full and straight and got his just rewards,” reflected a disappointed Bashley captain Michael Porter.
It was the third match running Bashley had been involved in a last-ball decider and then second time the scores had finished level.
Unlike the recent Lymington tie when both teams were bowled out, however, the Burridge match was drawn as Bashley (Rydal) were only nine wickets down at the close.
A thrilling finale was on the cards throughout a match which swung back and forth from the outset.
Burridge were 89-6 at lunch and 103-7 soon after – Gavin Bailiff (4-53) and Currie (2-27) having caused the damage – but half-centuries by former Hampshire all-rounder Lee Savident and later Dan Stancliffe revived their fortunes.
Savident, pictured, hit eight fours in his 58, but had to play a watchful role as wickets tumbled.
But when he fell to a stinging return catch by Bailiff at 156 and White perished to the Zimbabwean five runs later, Burridge tottered at 161-9.
Stancliffe was already well in his stride by then and, with three ‘maximums’ alongside four boundaries in his maiden SPL 59 not out, he guided the surprise title challengers to a competitive 190 all out.
Simon Ridley (24) and Chris Vaughan (37) eased Bashley’s reply to 80-1, but a collapse saw the visitors totter at 103-5.
Jacques (37) and Ridley (35) revived Bashley’s prospects by adding 75 and when the former Parley batsman nicked a catch behind off White the visitors still only needed 13 off three overs and then nine from the last two.
Ridley (35) appeared to have matters in hand, but when it got down to Bashley needing two runs off that fateful final over, White weighed in with his triple wicket maiden to level the match.
“Sully bowled full and quick and produced two or three outstanding nuts at the end,” praised Burridge skipper Rick Ankers.
“It was a fantastic piece of bowling in a demanding scenario.”
Quite how critical White's final over will be come September 3 when the prizes are dished out remains to be seen, but Bashley (Rydal) may reflect on it all winter long ...