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SPCL 1 - All over bar the shouting for Burridge
Mike Vimpany (as published in Daily Echo) - 18 August 2002
It's all over bar the shouting for Burridge, who are all but mathematically relegated from the ECB Southern Electric Premier League top flight after a seven-wicket defeat by Liphook & Ripsley at Ripsley Park.
With Calmore beating Bournemouth, Burridge lie firmly anchored to the Premier Division 1 basement with almost no hope of survival.
They relied heavily on Dave Jackson's gallant 77 after slipping to 40-3.
Moeen Cheema (20) and Oxford University bound Ed Brogan (23 not out) tried their best later, but a three-wicket spell by Nick Gay (3-24), aided by two-wicket stints by Alan Crawford and Alistair Gray, left Burridge 177 all out.
South African Alistair Gray led Liphook to Premier safety with an undefeated 108.
The outcome was a major disappointment for teenager Brogan, who had been celebrating an autumn placement at Oxford after achieving top marks in his A-level examinations at King Edward VI.
Calmore Sports assured themselves of retaining Premier 1 status by beating Bournemouth by 21 runs at Loperwood Park.
Burridge are almost certain to be relegated after a seven-wicket defeat at Liphook & Ripsley.
Although Dan Jackson took 5-52, it was Calmore's top order that dominated proceedings, with Greg Lewis (93) getting useful back-up from Jez Goode (38) and James Hibberd (35) as the Totton club posted 217-8.
Any chance Bournemouth had of winning effectively disappeared when none of the top order made an impact.
Half the Bournemouth side was back in the pavilion at 92-5, after which Julian Cassell (40), Andy Bell (46 not out) and Kristian Wilson (28) took the final total to 196-7.
Andover, meanwhile, stayed ahead in the 50-over pennant with a 25-run victory over Portsmouth at London Road.
Ian Gardner (28), Roger Miller (27) and Ian Langdown (20) eased Andover's early problems, but a total of 151 was always too many for Portsmouth.
The visitors remained a threat through Lee Savident (35) and Michael Barnes (26), but once the pair were parted, Richard Taylor, Matt Hopper and Gareth Tate broke through to leave the visitors 126 all out.
© SPCL / Daily Echo / Mike Vimpany
| Players/Umpires | David Jackson, Jeremy Goode, James Hibberd, Julian Cassell, Kristian Wilson, Roger Miller, Lee Savident. |
| Tournaments | Southern Electric Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |