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Surprises aplenty in first round of SEC Cup Mike Vimpany - 29 May 2001
Much fancied Portsmouth have been bundled out of the newly sponsored Southern Electric Contracting Knockout Cup at the first round hurdle. Former Hampshire all-rounder Lee Savident hit 47, but failed to save Raj Maru's side from an unexpected eight-run defeat by neighbours United Services at Burnaby Road. US posted 169-4 and then pegged powerful Portsmouth to 161-8, with James Milne snapping up three wickets. Australian schoolteacher Shane Merkel hit an undefeated 83 as Flamingos upset Sparsholt, last season's semi-finalists, by eight wickets. Shaun Green cracked 80 not out as Easton & Martyr Worthy put out local rivals St Cross Symondians. Calmore's dismal record in the SPL knockout goes on - Paultons seeing off Tom Pegler's side by seven wickets at Whitemoor Lane. SEC Cup 1st round scores -
Alton 121-6 (Billington 46, Morgan 34, Oliphant 25)
Andover 160-5 (Langdown 69, Miller 51, Williams 4-44)
Burridge 125-7 (Cawte 37, Ancell 32, Williamson 26)
Calmore Sports 133-6 (Goode 39, Bailey 29, Wilde 4-24)
Easton & Martyr Worthy 180-2 (Shaun Green 80, A Birch 51, Ward 28)
Havant 193-2 (Gillies 68, Hindley 53, Lewis 31, Perry 24)
Old Tauntonians & Romsey 75 (M Trodd 25, Treagus 4-17, Smith 3-21)
Sparsholt 128-5 (Gunyon 56)
Trojans 136-7 (Williams 53, le Bas 28, Taylor 3-40)
United Services 169-4 (Braithwaite 45, Williams 36, McKeever 23) © SEPL
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