Trojans hope to have leading wicket taker Jamie Donaldson back for the important Southern Premier League Division 2 joust with Tichborne Park at Stoneham Lane.
Ed Boyd’s side continues to lead the field with an unbeaten record stretching to the mid-point of the season. But opening partner Simon Williams warns his team-mates about complacency.
“Tichborne are a very decent, competitive side, with several players capable of higher standard cricket, so we’ll need to focus on what, with all the wet weather about, will be conditions favouring the bowlers,” he said.
Tichborne look to pick themselves up from a double league and village cup defeat by Hambledon a fortnight ago.
A hamstring injury continues to keep Richard Kenway sidelined for Sparsholt, who host a Hartley Wintney side victorious in its last two games.
Sparsholt: Worth, Tognarelli, Banks, Frith, Haworth, Ruffell, Skeoch, D Gough, A Gough, Foster, Doubell.
Third placed Calmore face a busy weekend, hosting winless Bashley (Rydal) II today and New Milton in a rain-delayed President’s Cup T20 semi-final on Sunday, 3pm. They are back to full strength, with Tommy Pegler and Paul Proudley back on duty.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Goodrich, Hardy, Perry, Johns, Moss, West, Wright, Rose, Proudley, Pegler.
Fawley return from a rain dogged West Country tour – they played two of their four matches – to host South Wilts II, but without the versatile Dave Streather.
Fawley: Marks, A Parratt, Rice, Leach, C Earl, E Earl, Freeman, Smith, B Parratt, Rhode, Bryers.
Paultons host Hambledon, desperate for a win to pull away from the bottom two places.
Premier 3 leaders Langley Manor entertain Basingstoke & North Hants II in what could be a significant match at the top.
Fair Oak, without the injured Andy Mash, take on Lymington II, who give a debut to Eton College batsman Ben Barber and New Zealander Terry Crabb, who has ayt long last been given clearance to play, despite having worked in the UK since last autumn.
Fair Oak: Hockenhull, Middleton, E Kemp, Oxley, Bullough, Abbas, Bass, R Featherstone, R Stewart, Chessell, J Featherstone. Lymington II: Kelly, Barber, Sutherland, Moors, Crabb, Nowell, Blake, Robertson, Peruzi, Chandler, Green, Goodchild.
Ed Boyd’s side continues to lead the field with an unbeaten record stretching to the mid-point of the season. But opening partner Simon Williams warns his team-mates about complacency.
“Tichborne are a very decent, competitive side, with several players capable of higher standard cricket, so we’ll need to focus on what, with all the wet weather about, will be conditions favouring the bowlers,” he said.
Tichborne look to pick themselves up from a double league and village cup defeat by Hambledon a fortnight ago.
A hamstring injury continues to keep Richard Kenway sidelined for Sparsholt, who host a Hartley Wintney side victorious in its last two games.
Sparsholt: Worth, Tognarelli, Banks, Frith, Haworth, Ruffell, Skeoch, D Gough, A Gough, Foster, Doubell.
Third placed Calmore face a busy weekend, hosting winless Bashley (Rydal) II today and New Milton in a rain-delayed President’s Cup T20 semi-final on Sunday, 3pm. They are back to full strength, with Tommy Pegler and Paul Proudley back on duty.
Calmore Sports: Lavelle, Goodrich, Hardy, Perry, Johns, Moss, West, Wright, Rose, Proudley, Pegler.
Fawley return from a rain dogged West Country tour – they played two of their four matches – to host South Wilts II, but without the versatile Dave Streather.
Fawley: Marks, A Parratt, Rice, Leach, C Earl, E Earl, Freeman, Smith, B Parratt, Rhode, Bryers.
Paultons host Hambledon, desperate for a win to pull away from the bottom two places.
Premier 3 leaders Langley Manor entertain Basingstoke & North Hants II in what could be a significant match at the top.
Fair Oak, without the injured Andy Mash, take on Lymington II, who give a debut to Eton College batsman Ben Barber and New Zealander Terry Crabb, who has ayt long last been given clearance to play, despite having worked in the UK since last autumn.
Fair Oak: Hockenhull, Middleton, E Kemp, Oxley, Bullough, Abbas, Bass, R Featherstone, R Stewart, Chessell, J Featherstone. Lymington II: Kelly, Barber, Sutherland, Moors, Crabb, Nowell, Blake, Robertson, Peruzi, Chandler, Green, Goodchild.
