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Southern Premier League Division 1 - Week 11 Report
Mike Vimpany - 17 July 2000
Havant are firmly on course for the ECB Southern Premier League championship with seven matches still to play.
Their eight win in ten Premier One matches - they crushed Bashley (Rydal) by nine wickets - co-incided with defeats for Andover and B.A.T.Sports, their two nearest rivals.
But Burridge's survival prospects are slim after an eight-wicket defeat at South Wilts. Fellow strugglers Calmore Sports and Cove both won.
Andrew Perry, who made 103 not out, and Richard Hindley (85 not out) shared an unbroken partnership of 176 as Havant romped to a thumping nine-wicket victory.
Any prospect Bashley (Rydal) had of avenging an early season 50-over defeat was wrecked in the early morning session.
Bashley's top order was ripped apart by medium-pacer Richard Lewis (4-50) and Luke Sears (1-4), who exploited the early dampness to have the New Forest club tottering at 17-4.
Lewis' initial new-ball spell accounted for Steve Latimore (8), Shaun Lilley (0) and Luke Ronchi (6), while Neil Thurgood (2) fell early in an impressive spell by Sears, five of whose six overs were maidens.
Andy Neal hit back with a gallant 70, receiving support from Dale Middleton 931) and Neil Taylor (28) as conditions improved.
But Havant continued to chip away, with left-arm Stephen Foulger (4-30) creating further inroads before Bashley were finally dismissed for 192.
Andy Perry struck 16 fours in his 103 - his second century of the season against Bashley - while Hindley pierced the boundary rope 14 times on his way to an unbeaten 85.
Calmore Sports celebrated their first all-day format win after firmly applying the brake on Andover's top order batsmen.
Mark Miller (30) and Roger Miller (29) made an initial impression, but Andover were never able to dictate the terms and were up against it at 92-4 at lunch.
Allan Hurst (5-45) bowled particularly well for Calmore, as Andover took until the 50th over to post 100 runs.
Tim Keighley (56), Dean Woodhouse (25) and Jerry Hayward 923) stepped up the tempo, but found it difficult to force the pace against Paul Draper (4-50).
Andover's eventual 192-9 came under immediate threat as James Hibberd (53) and Tom Pegler (43) sent Calmore into tea sitting pretty at 109-1.
Andy Hooper (5-34) unsettled the run chase, but Draper, with a critical 32 not out, Peter Clark and James Lucy steered Calmore to 196-7 and a three-wicket win.
B.A.T.s Damian Shirazi hit his maiden Southern League century, but was over-shadowed by Hampshire 2nd XI left-hander James Adams, whose unbeaten 135 proved a match winner for Cove.
Shirazi, who recently lost his England Under-17s niche, produced a timely reminder to the national selectors by carrying his bat for 114 through B.A.T.s 240-5 off 66 overs.
Terry Rawlins (49) and Richard Kenway (41) shared fruitful partnerships with Shirazi, but B.A.T.s total was probably 40 or so light of the score required.
Adams batted quite splendidly for his 135 and found useful support from Martin Docis (37) and Troy Tomsett (33) in Cove's victorious chase.
Time is running out for Burridge, who sand to a seventh defeat in ten games, losing by eight wickets to South Wilts at Lower Bemerton.
To add to their woe, Burridge skipper Paul Ancell went to hospital after being struck on the arm, but x-rays revealed no bone breakage.
Former Calmore bowler Chris Steedon (3-58) had Burridge wobbling at 53-4 before John Francis (69) and Stewart Magee (35) refloated the innings.
Former Pakistan international Manzoor Elahi (4-50) checked the run flow as Burridge closed at 205-9.
Jamie Glasson (48) and Andy Hayward (22) gave South Wilts an encouraging start, but the match-winnings stand came from Tim Lamb (75) and Manzoor Elahi (56).
Bournemouth sank to an 88-run defeat at Hungerford, despite Joe Wilson (3-35) and Toby Sharpe (2-34) having the Berkshire club rocking at 55-5.
But Nic Hamlin (50) and Duncan Johnson (36) cut short Bournemouth's celebrations before an unbeaten 20 by David Pryke lifted Hungerford's total to 180.
Bournemouth were all at sea after the new-ball spell by Pryke (3-21) which left the visitors rocking at 46-5.
Julian Cassell (26) and Matt Swarbrick (23) endeavoured to redress the balance, but a league-best spell of 6-51 by left-arm spinner Duncan Johnson sent Bournemouth slithering to 92 all out.
| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Andrew Perry, Neil Thurgood, Neil Taylor, Roger Miller, Andrew Hooper, James Adams, Christopher Steedon, John Francis, Stuart Magee, Manzoor Elahi, Jamie Glasson, Timothy Lamb, Toby Sharpe, David John Pryke, Julian Cassell, Matthew Swarbrick. |
| Tournaments | English Leagues |
| Season | English Domestic Season |