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SPCL 1 - Gap opening up at top as BAT win and Havant draw
Mike Vimpany (as published in Daily Echo) - 21 July 2002
BAT Sports have moved 25 points clear in their bid to retain the ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship.
Left-arm paceman Dan Goldstraw enjoyed another six-wicket romp as BAT skittled a poor Burridge side for 75 before romping to an easy nine-wicket win.
Bashley (Rydal), with 245-8, almost completed the double over Havant, whose last pair hung on to salvage a draw at 197-9 after the ECB Club Championship quarter-finalists had been largely outplayed.
Burridge, bottom of the table with seven defeats and only one win from nine outings, bore the look of a demoralised outfit at Southern Gardens.
None of the batsmen was good enough to handle either Goldstraw - who swung the ball prodigiously to finish with 6-27 and increase his season's wicket tally to 32 in 12 matches - or Kirk Stewart (2-33).
They were shot out in less than two hours before lunch, with only Ian Williamson (21) reaching double figures.
It took Damian Shirazi (33 not out) and Dave Banks (25 not out) barely 15 overs to complete the formalities, Moeen Cheema denying BAT a maximum-point haul when he bowled Richard Kenway (16).
It was BAT's 15th successive all-day win - and puts them in the box seat to retain the coveted ECB crown they lifted last summer.
Havant, who realistically need BAT to lose one of their forthcoming matches if they are to claw their way back into the title contest, did well to force a draw at Bashley.
Bashley (Rydal) dictated the terms but, after having their high-riding rivals rocking at 65-6, were foiled by a resolute lower order.
Neil Thurgood (55) and Chris Sketchley (39) top scored in the pre-lunch session, Bashley faltering from a promising 126-2 when the Dorset batsman and Luke Ronchi (19) departed in quick succession.
But a lunchtime 130-4 became a useful 245-8 after Richard Knowles (23) and, more particularly, Sean Lilley (38) and Dale Middleton (28) had got to work.
Havant's top order subsided as a doubtful 29-4 became an extremely worrying 65-6 ... and all prospects of a vital win disappeared.
But Phil Loat (43) and Dominic Carson (31) erected the barricades as Havant improved to 152-8 before finishing with 197-9 - Bashley getting only two balls at the visitors last man.
Liphook & Ripsley came close to snatching a precious win when they finished only two runs short of Andover's 204 all out at London Road. A 20-minute rain break arguably foiled Liphook's bid. They ended up facing 16 less overs than Andover.
Well placed at 115-2 through Alistair Gray (50) and Neil Randall (40), Liphook's top order was parted by Richard Taylor (4-64), whose second spell sent the reply slipping to 130-5.
Glen Read (38 not out) and Tim Wheatley came close to giving Liphook a win - both sides opting to play in the wet conditions to get a result.
Ian Langdown (51), Lee Wateridge (35) and Toby Radford (33) earlier pushed Andover to 187-4, but the lower-order folded in pursuit of quick runs; Wheatley finishing with 4-23 as the last six wickets tumbled for 15 runs.
Russell Rowe hit a back-to-form 65 and Paul Draper scored 42 not out against his old teammates as South Wilts celebrated a five-wicket win over Calmore Sports at Lower Bemerton.
Calmore, whose opener Clive Surry was hospitalised with a badly bruised elbow early on, were well placed at 151-4 through James Hibberd (63) and Jez Goode.
But South African left-armer Shaun Adam (4-71), who joins North-West Province this winter, caused Calmore problems before veteran Steve Brandes (29 not out) and Christof Bothma lifted the total on to 211 all out.
Rowe (65) made a dominant contribution before South Wilts slipped to 133-4 but Draper's unbeaten 42, aided by Rob Wade (23), ensured there would be no late slip up.
"Hibby and Bothma bowled well for us, but overall our catching and fielding wasn't good enough," reflected Brandes.
Portsmouth hung on at 206-9 after Bournemouth had made 235-6 at St Helen's, Southsea.
Martin Miller scored a season's best 96 not out as Bournemouth recovered from a faltering start - they were 54-3 at one stage - to post a healthy total.
He shared key partnerships with Julian Cassell (40) and Andy Bell (32) as Bournemouth eased to 235-6.
Mark Mixer (2-53) removed former Hampshire pair Lee Savident and Matt Keech but although Geoff Pike (48) went at 85-3, Warren Swan (43) and Michael Barnes (39) got Portsmouth into a strong position at 154-3.
But teenage left-arm spinner Chris Cole (4-30) got amongst the Portsmouth middle-order, with the Southsea team dipping from 181-5 to 206-9 at stumps. Portsmouth's teenage last pair played out the final over with comparative ease.
© SPCL / Daily Echo / Mike Vimpany
| Players/Umpires | Daniel Goldstraw, Kirk Stewart, Damian Shirazi, David Banks, Richard Kenway, Neil Thurgood, Luke Ronchi, Neil Randall, Glen Read, Toby Radford, Russell Rowe, Paul Draper, James Hibberd, Jeremy Goode, Shaun Adam, Robert Wade, Martin Miller, Julian Cassell, Andrew Bell, Lee Savident, Matthew Keech. |
| Tournaments | Southern Electric Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |