Portsmouth all-rounder Fraser Hay hit a century in the opening round of WACA Premier Division matches in Australia, but was unable to save his First Grade side Melville from defeat.
Hitting five sixes and eight fours, Hay glued Melville's 201-5 together with a splendid 116, but visitors Bayswater Morley coasted to a five-wicket win at Tompkins Park, alongside the banks of the Swan river.
Hampshire opener Fletcha Middleton flew to Melbourne in midweek to join Fitzroy-Doncaster and debuted with 11 in the Second Grade match with Melbourne University, which his team won by 35 runs.
Ironically, opening the bowling for Melbourne University was Alton-raised Hampshire Academy seamer Zac Gadsby, who went wicketless off his ten overs. Tom Cheater's match in MB was cancelled.
Academy captain Joseph Eckland will spend with winter with Port Adelaide, but didn't get a knock in his side's opening T20 Cup win.
Winchester College run gun Wilfred La Fontaine Jackson is with Sydney University and made 24 in an opening stand of 64 which helped the city students to an eight-wicket Second Grade victory at Northern Districts.
Bournemouth teenager Ben Rogers made 24 on debut for Sydney South Coast CA club Albion Park Eagles (229-8), but his side lost by five wickets to Kiamba Cavaliers. Lions team-mate Connor Smith is wintering with North Altonia , based ten miles of so east of Melbourne, but has yet to play for the defending Victoria Turf Association champions. .
Basingstoke & North Hants opener and spin bowler Dubs Wood is in Northern New South Wales, with Newcastle City.
Bashley (Rydal) all-rounder George Wilson made an encouraging start to his spell with South Tamworth in the Tamworth CA competition in Northern NSW. He made 49 and took 2-17 off eight overs on debut.
Hitting five sixes and eight fours, Hay glued Melville's 201-5 together with a splendid 116, but visitors Bayswater Morley coasted to a five-wicket win at Tompkins Park, alongside the banks of the Swan river.
Hampshire opener Fletcha Middleton flew to Melbourne in midweek to join Fitzroy-Doncaster and debuted with 11 in the Second Grade match with Melbourne University, which his team won by 35 runs.
Ironically, opening the bowling for Melbourne University was Alton-raised Hampshire Academy seamer Zac Gadsby, who went wicketless off his ten overs. Tom Cheater's match in MB was cancelled.
Academy captain Joseph Eckland will spend with winter with Port Adelaide, but didn't get a knock in his side's opening T20 Cup win.
Winchester College run gun Wilfred La Fontaine Jackson is with Sydney University and made 24 in an opening stand of 64 which helped the city students to an eight-wicket Second Grade victory at Northern Districts.
Bournemouth teenager Ben Rogers made 24 on debut for Sydney South Coast CA club Albion Park Eagles (229-8), but his side lost by five wickets to Kiamba Cavaliers. Lions team-mate Connor Smith is wintering with North Altonia , based ten miles of so east of Melbourne, but has yet to play for the defending Victoria Turf Association champions. .
Basingstoke & North Hants opener and spin bowler Dubs Wood is in Northern New South Wales, with Newcastle City.
Bashley (Rydal) all-rounder George Wilson made an encouraging start to his spell with South Tamworth in the Tamworth CA competition in Northern NSW. He made 49 and took 2-17 off eight overs on debut.