St Cross Symondians chased down a massive 283-run target to beat South Wilts – teenager Harry Came cracking an unbeaten century to earn his side a four-wicket win off the penultimate ball.
Came hit 112 not out, dominating the latter stages of the run chase to notch his second century of the season against the visiting Salisbury club in the Premier Division of the Southern Premier Cricket League.
He launched a boundary blitz on South Wilts skipper James Hibberd, who was forced to fetch the ball from the adjoining field on several occasions.
The St Cross win ended any fading hopes South Wilts had of winning the title.
With Bashley easily beating the Academy, South Wilts finished third.
South Wilts posted a competitive 283-8 on the Green Jackets Ground, with Jack Mynott (84) and teenage duo Will wade (59) and Ben Draper (58) hitting fifties after a sound start by Tom Cowley (45).
Logan Van Beek’s 67 gave St Cross a perfect springboard, but it was while Came and Billy Mead (59) were together that the Winchester side really stepped on the gas.
Mead’s polished half-century came to an end when a mix-up (at 204-3) led to him being run out by Wade.
It left Came with massive responsibility to rebuilt the chase – something he did with panache, totally dominating late on and scoring probably 62 of the last 80 St Cross needed.
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