The initial puffs of white smoke have emerged above the www.vimpsatthecrease.com website headquarters, with the announcement of the Southern Premier League Division 3 'team of the season'.
Sway captain Tim Noble has been selected as captain and will have prominent all-rounder team-mate Dave Steadman taking the new ball. Three Parley players have been picked and three from Fareham & Crofton, despite the latter only escaping relegation by the skin of its teeth.
A website spokesman revealed "the difficult choice" the selectors experienced in a rain affected season and the consequential general lack of outstanding performances. Overseas players were excluded from selection for all four divisions.
The Southern Premier Division 3 'team of the season' is -
Sway captain Tim Noble has been selected as captain and will have prominent all-rounder team-mate Dave Steadman taking the new ball. Three Parley players have been picked and three from Fareham & Crofton, despite the latter only escaping relegation by the skin of its teeth.
A website spokesman revealed "the difficult choice" the selectors experienced in a rain affected season and the consequential general lack of outstanding performances. Overseas players were excluded from selection for all four divisions.
The Southern Premier Division 3 'team of the season' is -
- * Tim Noble [Sway] 341 runs
- Tom Kent [Fareham & Crofton] 376 runs
- + Jez Bulled [Fareham & Crofton] 423 runs + 22 dismissals
- Sufian Munir [Fawley] 419 runs
- Tom Jacques [Parley] 383 runs + 23 dismissals
- Pete Hayward [Havant II] 287 runs + 18 wickets
- Rob Pittman [South Wilts II] 233 runs + 19 wickets
- Scott Taylor [Gosport Borough] 37 wickets
- Dave Steadman [Sway] 24 wickets
- Jack Nicholls [Parley] 24 wickets
- Dan Reader [Fareham & Crofton] 24 wickets
- Oli Green [Parley] 21 wickets