The outfield was totally flooded by the weekend's torrential rain and in need of a dramatic change in the weather if any cricket is to be played there in the coming weeks. Picture credit Alfie Smith
Longparish cricketers will need to bring their sub-aqua kit along to their picturesque village ground alongside the River Test if Saturday's scheduled friendly match against Oakley is to go ahead.
The outfield was totally flooded by the weekend's torrential rain and in need of a dramatic change in the weather if any cricket is to be played there in the coming weeks. Picture credit Alfie Smith
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Scott McGaughrin took three wickets in four balls to turn Odiham & Greywell's ECB National Club Championship preliminary round tie against Berkhamsted on its head. With their reply at 130-4, the Hertfordshire League hosts looked odds on to overhaul Odiham's 158-9. But McGaughrin, pictured, ripped out Berkhamsted's middle-order with a spell of 4-26 which culminated in the last six wickets falling for 25 runs. Berkhamsted collapsed to 155 all out (Ryan Friend 41) and a surprise three-run defeat. Earlier, Ed Ikin (28) eased Odiham to 64-1 before three quick wickets fell, leaving Liam Doran (22), Will Kettle (20) and Jack Malden pick up the pieces and steer the visitors to a competitive score. Odiham's reward is an away tie against powerful ECB Middlesex County League side Richmond at Old Deer Park on Sunday, 1pm - a busy day for the club, with a National Village Cup tie at Hursley Park also on the agenda. Totton & Eling carried off the Hampshire Under-19 Cup by beating Sparsholt by seven wickets, then Ferndown Wayfarers by 42 runs in the final at Southern Gardens.
Totton trio Ben Mayes (4-34)l, Billy Lightfoot (3-19) and Yanis Dibden (2-10) did the damage as Sparsholt were dismissed for 123 (Nas Alon 39) before Tom Cheater hit an unbeaten 52 and Mayes 34 not out. Fred Gurney took 2-16. Ferndown had benefitted from semi-final walkover - Portsmouth conceding - and in the final were beaten by 42 runs, Mayes (36) and Lightfoot (33) top scoring in Totton's 156-6. Ferndown made 112 all out, opener James Stephenson hitting two sixes and five fours in a hard hit 42 and Cam Golding 24. They were undone by Lightfoot's spell of 5-20 and Jake Mills 3-13. Bramshaw stalwart Ken Webb sadly passed away earlier in September at the age of 79. He was previously a vice president of the New Forest club and played for many years from the early 1970s through to 1990s.
He took up many roles during his time, including groundsman, secretary, club captain, colts coach and umpire for the first team before going onto officiate in the Southern League. He was Bramshaw secretary for many years, creating the club's centenary handbook along with John Loose in 1977 and seeing through the extension of the current pavilion in 1986. He will always be remembered for forming and coaching the first junior cricket team in 1984 for getting the second team running in the late 1980s. Kev loved his cricket, bowling his slow spinners, always convinced he was going to get a wicket every ball. He loved batting as well, and opened the batting for the seconds when he was captain. He was a strong fielder too, always keeping the opposition on their toes. The "Ken Web Fielding award" is presented every year. He also had trials as a footballer for Manchester City, before becoming a referee for the Hampshire FA. Latterly, Ken would always be up at the Bramshaw club with his wife Jan to help offer advice to junior players whilst also enjoying the cricket on display. Hursley Park have finished runners-up in Hampshire League Division 1 - despite losing three of their last five matches !
They looked set to lift the title with some ease after winning their first nine games, but a controversial, rain affected defeat by Hythe & Dibden in mid-July, coupled with several untimely washouts, knocked their challenge off course. They got things back on track by beating Ryde and Old Basing, but consecutive defeats by Odiham & Greywell (who finished third) and Shrewton torpedoed any prospects they had of winning the championship. Fortunately, Hursley banked enough points in the first two months to ensure a second placed finish behind Wimborne-based Ferndown Wayfarers, who took the title at the first attempt. Tom Flynn hit 120 in Hursley's final game - bringing up his 1,000 runs for the season in the process - but by then Shrewton (minus former England ODI all-rounder Rikki Clarke) had blazed 284-8. Hursley replied with 250, Flynn scoring almost half of them. Compton & Chandler's Ford's season petered out in almost identical fashion, with the 2022 HL champions losing four of their last six matches, the final two against Basingstoke & North Hants II (76 all out) and Ferndown Wayfarers (90 all out) when, on both occasions, they were dismissed for less than 100. CCF had to make do with a fourth place finish, with Easton & Martyr Worthy among the three clubs relegated from Division 1, alongside Purbrook and Winton. WIMBORNE Standing (from left): Connor Houldsworth, Alfie Appleby-Ingram, Joseph Kelly, Harry Fairchild, Harry Sarjeant, Ranuk Jayasuriya. Seated: Freddie Williams, James Miller, Simon Watkins, Harry Montacute, Colin Randall. [Missing: Ben Bridgen, Harry Reynolds Graham Cole, Tom Butcher, Toby Stainer- Reid, Jake Stainer-Reid] Wimborne have won the Wessex Internet Dorset League championship for the first time since 2018, losing only one of their 13 matches. They clinched the title with a five-wicket win over Blandford to finish 22 points above Poole Town, whose final match against Bere Regis was abandoned in mid-afternoon. But beating Blandford wasn't straightforward as Wimborne lurched to 73-5 (Mike Shepherd 3-13) chasing 149 before Colin Randall (64) and stand-in skipper Simon Watkins (39) shared an unbroken 70-run sixth-wicket partnership to ease them home without further loss. Wimborne captain Ben Bridgen wasn't able to play against Blandford and admitted: "I was watching the game on YouTube and was getting pretty nervous when we were 73-5 but the experienced heads of Colin (Randall) and Watto (Steve Watkins) saw us home nicely in the end. "I’m very proud of the lads this season. The youngsters need to take a lot of credit. Each week we’ve been playing six or seven lads at the age of 16 years and under which shows the strength in our youth set up. "Connor Houldsworth only turned 15 years of age midway through the season and his 27-wicket haul put him second in the Dorset League averages. He was playing 3rd and 4th team cricket in 2022." Brigden himself made 705 runs and Colin Randall 535, while 17-year old Joseph Kelly, from the Western Australia Grade club Melville, scored 597 runs, including an unbeaten 112 in a decisive early June win over Poole Town. "The young lads have really looked up to Joe. He’s been exceptional having come back from a pretty bad injury that ruled him out of the last WACA season in Perth. "He is a super focused lad dedicated to making it as a professional and we wish him all the best in the future," Brigden added. Wimborne's Under-15 side reached the ECB national championship semi-finals and most of the team were involved in Dorset League action during the season. "We haven’t been afraid of selecting them and giving them important roles in the team. Obviously, you need good strong senior players around them to support their development and that's happened," he concluded. Chawton cushioned he disappointment of relegation from Hampshire League Division 2 by beating Hook & Newnham Basics B by 10 runs at May's Bounty to lift the Cyril Thompson Trophy.
Chawton looked to be heading for a modest total until Toby Charlton (42) and Mason Taylor (33 not out) put on a late run blitz, which saw them add 80 in the last seven overs and take the score to 159-6, Hampshire U15 Oli Webster taking 3-15. Hook’s reply saw Kevin Light (34) and top batsman award winner Tom May (40) put on 65 for the first wicket. Thomas Dyer (11) hit the only six of the innings before being brilliantly caught by Cameron Hamer with a one-handed diving catch to his left, which won the award for the 'magic moment' of the game. Alex Corbett, another of Hook's county age group prospects, chipped in with 20 and Billy Wyatt was 15 not out at the end as Hook came up just short ending on 148-9. Chawton’s Hamer (second left, front row) was the star with the ball as he finished with 5-12. Ferndown Wayfarers have won the Hampshire League championship at the first attempt, clinching the title with a crucial 35-run victory over defending champions Compton & Chandler's Ford at Dolmans Farm.
Situated several miles east of Wimborne, Ferndown defended 125-9 by bowling CCF out for 90, the visitors finishing fourth in the log. Hursley Park finished second despite a 284-8 run mauling at Shrewton. Tom Flynn responded with 120 in Hursley's 250 all out. Odiham & Greywell hit 258-9 (Ikin 102) against Basingstoke & North Hants II (131) to take third place. Tichborne Park, Hampshire League Division 2 champions.
Standing (from left): Tom Allam, Jake Bristow, Martin Cheyney, Jake Vallance, Edd Berry. Front: Freddie Hodgins, Tom Boyer, Will Allam, Ed Primmer, Seb Newens, George Power. Tichborne Park are on the way back after suffering a double relegation from the Southern Premier Division 3 in 2021 and County Division 1 last year. They clinched the Division 2 title with a 98-run win over Calmore Sports, their 12th victory of the season. CRICKET chiefs have awarded the Wessex Internet Dorset League brand-new ECB Premier League status from the 2024 season onwards.
Next summer will see a restructuring of the Dorset League (DCL) following its acceptance as the 32nd ECB Premier League in the country. Currently, the Dorset League contains eight tiers from the Premier League to County Division Seven. The structure of Dorset’s new ECB Premier League is yet to be finalised. Clubs must attain certain levels in a range of criteria focussed on ground facilities and future sustainability in order for their first team to compete in the top divisions. All clubs will continue to be accommodated in an ‘all-through’ league where teams can gain promotion based on performance, although facilities will once again be taken into account the higher a team progresses. The new structure will initially see a reduction in the number of teams in the top two divisions because of the criteria set. It is hoped a return towards ten-team divisions will begin in 2026, when clubs have had more time to attain the necessary standards. Exciting The move is aimed at halting the talent drain of Dorset’s best cricketers towards the Hampshire and Southern Leagues, the latter of which is already an approved ECB Premier League. In the long-term, league chiefs are targeting a greater number of players in the county team to have been picked from the Dorset League. Cricket Dorset managing director, Ben Skipworth, said: “This is a massively exciting development in the grassroots game and should provide a highly competitive environment for our best club players to thrive. “It is a testament to the efforts of the committee, especially Alan Graham, to finally realise this level of league being in place in the county.” DCL chairman, Peter Constable, added: “I’m really pleased that Dorset has finally been accredited with being an ECB Premier League after many years of hard work, not just by members of the management committee but also member clubs in raising the standard of facilities, grounds and playing strength to get to the level required by the ECB. “We understand there will be some upheaval initially but hope this will soon be behind us as the whole league structure settles down in future seasons. “It is vital that we don’t forget the smaller clubs with teams in the lower divisions, as they are pivotal to the survival of cricket in the county and gives all players, whatever their age or ability a place to play.” Chawton will play Hook & Newnham Basics B in the Cyril Thompson T20 Cup final at May's Bounty, Basingstoke, on Monday morning, 11am.
In the semi-finals, Jacob Channon was the star man as Chawton beat Stratfield Turgis by 84 runs, while Charlie Neville starred with bat and ball as Hook defeated Yateley by 96 runs. Scores - Chawton 179-5 {Jacob Channon 89, Callum Bachelor 30*, Jana 2-31, Gary Cockcroft 2-28] Stratfield Turgis 95-8 [Chris Butcher 31, Jacob Channon 4-15, Max Williams 3-8]. Chawton won by 84 runs. Hook & Newnham Basics “B” 164-3 [Charlie Neville 63*, Tom Dyer 47, James Harvey 2-16] Yateley 68 [Josh George 17, Luke Burgess 4-10, Ollie May 2-11, Charlie Neville 2-6]. HNBCC “B” won by 96 runs. The semi-finals of the Cyril Thompson Cup will be played at May's Bounty next week, with Hook & Newnham Basics B facing Yateley on Monday evening and Chawton squaring up against Statfield Turgis on Tuesday.
Stratfield clinched their semi-final place with a six wicket win over Overton. Scores: Overton 140-7 [Charlie Bowden 45, Andy Galvin 27, Grant Jones 2-28, Shashani Argawal 2-19] Stratfield Turgis & HW 141-4 [Gary Cockcroft 49, Raj Das 35*, Andy Galvin 2-21]. TWYFORD Back from left: Max Watson, Matt Paine, Alex Reidy, Tom Watson, Ralf Fetherstonhaugh, Josh Jablonski. Front: Tom Ducker, Cameron Park, Nick Moreland, Wyatt Brennan, Karanveer Kooner. Twyford won the Winchester & District CA Tichborne Trophy for the first time with a dramatic last ball T20 cup final victory over Hursley Park at The Quarters. Chasing Hursley's 131-4, Twyford required six runs to win off the last over, but with victory within their grasp, Cam Park was run out - both batsmen were stranded at the same end - but with the scores tied, Matt Paine skewed a thick edge to third man for the winning run. The knocks by Park and previously Max Watson (49) were crucial for Twyford, who benefitted from some profligate Hursley Park bowling, the Hampshire League leaders conceding 36 extras, 33 of them wides. Earlier, Tom Flynn hit an unbeaten 52 for Hursley, while Oli Green chipped in with 24 not out late in the innings. Tom Watson (2-17) took two early Hursley wickets. HURSLEY PARK
FAIR OAK
Back (from left): Shaun Buttle, Tom Clark, James Gradwell, Tom Merrill, Toby Wolverson, Joeh (sic) Turner. Front: Luke Skinn, Jacob Hibberd, Nathan Lys, Charlie White, Matt White. Fair Oak carried off the Winchester & District CA Igglesden Trophy with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Bishops Waltham at Hursley Park, their cup final opponents managing only 81. The draw for the semi-finals of the May's Bounty based Cyril Thompson T20 Trophy has been made, with Hook & Newnham Basics "B" playing Yateley on Tuesday evening and Chawton v Overton or Stratfield Turgis & Hartley Wespall on August 7.
Recent results - Aldermaston Rugby 120-7 (Mandeep Sharma 49*, Toby Charlton 3-33, Jacob Channon 2-26) Chawton 121-1 (Jacob Channon 77, Sam Charlton 29*). Chawton won by 9 wickets. Hook & Newnham Basics "B" 227-3 (Tom May 102, Kev Light 46) Kingsclere 103 (Ed Lyle 19, Ollie May 3-10, Ollie Webster 3-12, John Clarke 2-16). Hook & Newnham Basics won by 124 runs. The Isle of Wight youngsters were five minutes away from forcing a hard earned draw against their Dorset counterparts in the ECB Under 18 County Championship at Newclose. They were denied when Dorset chased down a second innings 81 to win the three-day match by nine wickets just in the nick of time - the ground being submerged by a downpour soon after stumps were drawn. Only 30-overs play was possible on day 1 with Dorset, put into bat, closing on 136/1, emerging Parley batsman Kieran Laird (66) and Harry Fairchild (46). Bournemouth left-hander Ben Rogers (68), Parley's Sam Rook (28) and Freddie Pittaway (Ferndown Wayfarers)(37) weighed in as Dorset went on to total 339 (Tom Southcott 3-55). Bournemouth left-armer Conor Smith (4-42) and fellow spinner Tom Munnings (4-46) sent down a massive 43 overs as the IWCB was dismissed for 174 - Ventnor's Sam Mills (44) top scoring, supported by Ollie Cheeseman (34) and mainlanders Josh Carpenter (27) and Neil Shelar (24) Smith enforced the follow on and finished with match figures of -139 off 48 overs as the Islanders fought hard to reach 248, Basingstoke's Shanton Shahane (79) leading the way. It left Dorset needing 84 to win, but the an eye on the incoming weather, openers Archie Frost (30) and Laird (41 not out) scored 53 in nine overs to set up a win just before the rain came. Dorset and the IWCB meet again in a T20 double header at Hamworthy on Sunday, before Dorset entertain Cornwall in a three-day county championship match at Wimborne on Tuesday August 1. Alton's Sam Ruffell hit a century as the Isle of Wight CB posted a massive 363-7 to beat their Cornwall counterparts by three wickets in a run strewn three-day county Under-17 match at Newclose.
The island teens, backed by several mainland youngsters (Ruffell among them) spent plenty of time chasing leather as Cornwall openers Billy Taylor (127) and Dan Phillips, with a century in each innings, dominated the square. The pair put on 242 in the first innings and 148 in the second as Cornwall ran up 414 and 224-4 in the second, Shanton Shahne taking 4-56. The IOW responded with 276 - Ruffell making 79 and Oscar Vandercasteele 52 - before setting out on their mammoth yet successful run fourth innings chase. Ruffell led the way with 108, supported by Francis Moore (52), Sam Mills (42), Will Mew (31) and Josh Carpenter with a key 26 not out at the end. An elated Rafferty Woods holds the Alan Rowe U11 Cup flanked by his delighted Hursley Park team-mates.
Hursley Park are celebrating a magnificent cup double for their Under-11s who have carried off the Winchester & District CA Oliver Cup and the Hampshire county Alan Rowe trophy. Coached by Andy Spink and Raman Prendergast, they beat South Wilts by 24 runs in the T20 Oliver Cup final. They then trimmed Odiham & Greywell by 13 runs to lift the county U11 crown, played under the 100 format. William Cole struck an unbeaten 45 as Hursley posted 121 (Vivaan Laad 23) in the Oliver Cup before dismissing South Wilts for 87, skipper Rafferty Woods taking 4-12.. Cole inspired again in the 100-format Alan Rowe final, with Aryan Chitre the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets, including two in one set. Roshan Kumar took an outstanding catch which turned the Odiham & Greywell final in Hursley's favour. Cricket in the Portsmouth area is about to say its fond and sad farewells to popular stalwart player and adminstrator John Meare, who died recently, aged 72 years.
Mr Meare, who lived in Bridgemary, Gosport, and spent his working life in HM Naval Base, played for many seasons for RNAD before beginning a long asociation with Cormorants and United Services, Portsmouth. He only bowled off a short run-up, three or four paces at most, but often bemused opposing batsmen with his speed. Mr Meare, a 'gentle giant' on and off the field, devoted years to the sport he loved and was fixture secretary at Cormorants and US Portsmouth. He played for and later managed the HM Naval Base sides in national competitions. His funeral is at Portchester Crematorium at 3pm on Tuesday (July 18) and afterwards in the Cams Hill PH. A second consecutive defeat has loosened Compton & Chandlers Ford's grip in the Hampshire League title which they won last year. Odiham & Greywell beat them by four wickets to strengthen unbeaten Hursley Park's lead at the top of Division 1. Only Will Fisher (45 not out) stood firm as James Birch (6-26) and Scott McGnaughrin (3-56) skittled CCF for 95. Ash Lovell (3-15) and Fisher (2-15) hit back, but their efforts were in vain. Hursley Park, meanwhile, scored an eighth straight win with Oli Green, left, starring with bat and ball in the 43-run at lowly Winton. Tom Flynn (37) top scored in Hursley's 153, but off-spinner Oli Green, having made 30, wrecked Winton with a career-best spell of 7-27. They were dismissed for 110. Hursley Park created a spot of Hampshire League history when women's team duo Ashneet Chahal and Sara Baker opened the bowling in their 24-run Division 4 North victory over East Woodhay II at The Quarters.
They shared the new ball after Nick Best had plundered 109 of Park's 178-7. Chalal, who made 26 with the bat, struck twice in her first two overs and produced figures of 2-16 off her nine overs, with Baker conceding 22 off seven. Mike Brimble took 3-9 as East Woodhay made 154 all out. Hursley Park have stolen a mid-season march on champions Compton & Chandler's Ford at the top of the Hampshire Cricket League.
They effectively lead their close rivals by 14 points after Compton & CF crashed to a five-wicket defeat after being put into bat and dismissed for 141 (Scott Spearing 40) by Ryde. Tom Durman hit 61 for Ryde having shared six of the CCF wickets with Kerry Rice. The Flynn brothers, William (71) and Tom (69), starred as Hursley Park rattled up 257 and won by 68 runs at Bournemouth. South African Ben Hummell hit 184 (26 fours) for East Woodhay against Hythe & Dibden. |
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