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Goode Calmore century in vain - SEPL Division 1 and 2 review
Mike Vimpany - 20 May 2001
Calmore Sports left-hander Jeremy Goode struck a glorious 129 - only to be gazumped as Hampshire's Jason Laney led Hungerford to a thrilling Southern Electric ECB Premier League victory off the last ball at Loperwood Park.
Laney, eyeing a Hampshire first team recall, scored 99 as Hungerford, beaten in their two previous matches, scored 244-7 to win by three wickets.
Hungerford wicket keeper Chris Ward hit Mark Boston's last ball for three to win the game.
Two separate second-wicket partnerships dominated the Premier 1 meeting, which yielded 486 runs.
Goode, with 11 boundaries in his league best 129, shared a stand of 142 with new Calmore captain Tommy Pegler (61) as the Totton club posted a daunting 242-7 (Robbie Maier 3-55).
Undeterred, Toby Radford (68) and Laney (99) set about the task of winning a first game for Hungerford, who latterly overcame a middle-order wobble to snatch a thrilling last-gasp win.
Australian import Glen Motchall (3-33) prompted the mid-innings blip by bowling Laney one short of his century.
Hungerford cruised to 204-3, lost three wickets fell for 13 runs and then survived a second scare - match-clincher Ward being caught out, and then reinstated as Calmore were `no-balled' for having only three players (instead of four) in the fielding circle.
Havant are already setting the pace after a third successive win - a nervy seven-run affair against never-say-die Bournemouth at Havant Park.
Bournemouth, chasing Havant's 185-8, looked out of the contest at 127-7, but a battling comeback, led by Paul Warren and Kristian Wilson almost swung the game.
Havant's innings was played against the backdrop of the town's Arts Festival - live marching bands amongst the musical entertainment served up immediately behind the bowler's arm at the town end of the ground !
It certainly didn't devalue from the on-pitch action as Australian Peter Waite (3-22) ripped out Havant's top order and left the champions wobbling at 26-3.
Melville's Shawn Gillies (43) righted the Havant ship, but Joe Wilson (3-34) continued to make inroads, leaving Paul Gover (63 not out) to keep the innings intact.
Havant closed at 185-8 - Bournemouth's 17-year old wicket keeper Chris Park producing a highly impressive display of glove work, bagging two stumpings and three catches.
Matt Swarbrick's early departure hardly got Bournemouth's challenge off on the right foot.
Julian Cassell (31) and teenager Park (22) made their mark, but at 127-7, it really looked game-up for the visitors.
Geoff Warrington (20), then Paul Warren (24) and Kristian Wilson (19) had other ideas, however, as Bournemouth battled back.
The trio took Bournemouth's response on to 174-8, when Warren aimed a huge blow off Phil Loat (3-41) in the direction of Gillies, the young Australian.
Alas, Warren picked the wrong fielder - Gillies, a towering 6'4" tall, clung on to a head-high catch no one else on the field would have reached !
Bournemouth closed at 178-9 - seven runs adrift after a spirited chase.
Adam Loader, the South Australian Bashley (Rydal) have engaged to replace Luke Ronchi, underlined his pedigree with a superb 142 against South Wilts.
Loader gave a hint of his batting potential with a half-century against Bournemouth seven days earlier.
But he really peaked against South Wilts, creaming two 6s and 18 fours, giving only one chance during an innings which, Ronchi ironically, never bettered during his two seasons at the New Forest club.
Loader shared a league record 199 second-wicket partnership with in-form Neil Thurgood (72) after Hampshire's Andrew Sexton had been bowled by county Under-19 left-armer Jim Tomlinson.
Matt King hit a brisk 30 to send Bashley's total rocketing to 236-5 ... and probably beyond South Wilts' reach.
Russell Rowe (68) and Australian Ben Pauwells (52) had South Wilts comfortably placed at 134-1 at the 26-over point.
But a two-wicket input by Kevin Nash (2-26), which accounted for Rowe and Tim Lamb, derailed any potential South Wilts challenge.
Neil Taylor (2-26) produced a tidy spell before Shaun Wood house (50 not out) put bat to ball and lift the South Wilts reply to 243-6.
Ian Langdown produced a sparkling all-round performance as Andover won by five wickets to plant newly promoted LIFO & Rips ley firmly on the Premier League basement.
Only Jeremy Bulled (32) made much of a fist of it as Langdown removed the entire LIFO middle-oder and allow Roger Miller (4-14) to mop up the tail.
Liphook's 113 was never likely to stretch Andover, even though Tim Wheatley (3-16) created inroads.
Langdown (51) and Miller (36) shared a third-wicket stand of 70, which effectively settled the match.
Richard Kenway hit 83 as BAT Sports ran up 192-7 before easing to a 67-run victory over weakened Burridge at Southern Gardens.
Kenway, whose lost opening partner Damien Shirazi for a duck, virtually carried his bat through the entire innings and was well supported by Dave Carson (25) and Dave Banks (32) in BAT's 192-7 (Paul Jenkins 4-54).
With Neil Cunningham and Paul Hawkins both absent, Burridge struggled to put up much of a fight after impressive ten-over opening spells by Dan Goldstraw (1-18) and Mark Turner (1-19).
Richard Taylor (3-21) had Burridge rocking at 63-3 before Paul Ancell (27) gave their eventual 125-8 an air of respectability.
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| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Jeremy Goode, Jason Laney, Toby Radford, Paul Warren, Matthew Swarbrick, Julian Cassell, Luke Ronchi, Neil Thurgood, Andrew Sexton, James Tomlinson, Russell Rowe, Kevin Nash, Timothy Lamb, Neil Taylor, Roger Miller, Richard Kenway, Damian Shirazi, David Banks. |
| Tournaments | Southern Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |