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Lymington continue to break records as Portsmouth slip
Mike Vimpany - 9 July 2001
Lymington have rewritten the Southern Electric Premier League record books for the second consecutive week.
Just seven days after Australian Brian Clemow thumped a record-breaking 213 not out against Cove, Lymington piled up the highest-ever Southern League score.
Daniel Peacock led the way with 176 not out as Lymington ran up a colossal 384-4 in 50 overs against Premier Division 2 basement boys Old Basing.
The total was 32 runs more than the previous best 352-3 scored by Portsmouth against Gosport Borough in 1996.
Lymington's joy - they easily won a rain-affected affair by 141 runs - was complete when previously undefeated Portsmouth sank to a six-wicket defeat by local rivals United Services at St Helen's.
Ironically, record-breaker Clemow missed the run boat against Old Basing, falling for a mere 16.
But he sat and watched as Glyn Treagus (71) dominated a second-wicket stand of 106 with Peacock, whose double-century partnership with Ben Craft brought the Old Basing attack to its knees.
Peacock's unbeaten 176 came off only 128 balls and included three sixes and 28 fours.
The former Zimbabwe A all-rounder added 208 for the third wicket with Craft, who fired 14 boundaries in a controlled 90, which took Lymington towards 384-4.
Old Basing, who have suffered nine heavy defeats since winning the Premier Division 3 title last season, had reached 121-6 (chasing an abridged 261) when a cloudburst ended play.
Peacock completed a perfect day by taking 3-42.
Portsmouth's seven-match winning start came to grief against United Services, who chased a rain-cut 234 to win by six wickets with five overs to spare.
A century fourth-wicket partnership between Paul Dew (95 not out) and 16-year old Michael Barnes (52) eased Portsmouth to a formidable 254-5.
But the city club was unable to stop South African teenager John Geoghegan, whose superbly struck 112 swept US home.
Easton & Martyr Worthy trimmed Trojans by 21 runs, but early evening downpours accounted for Sparsholt's home match with Cove,and Hambledon's visit to Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
© SEPL / Mike Vimpany
| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Daniel Peacock, Glyn Treagus. |
| Tournaments | Southern Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |