IT'S three out of three
for Ventnor, whose bid
for a fifth successive
Premier 2 crown has
made a positive start.
They won by three wickets at
Old Tauntonians & Romsey,
but are mindful of the mounting
challenge coming from
Rowledge, the other unbeaten
side.
Charlie Forward (60) defied
Ventnor for a sizeable chunk
of the OTR innings, but got
precious little support as
Nono Pongolo (4-25) created
inroads in his two nippy
spells.
Rob Snell (2-16) also made an
impact, but it was Andy
Whyte's mean spell - 1-18 in
ten overs - which pegged the
OTR run rate.
But Ventnor found that chasing
168 was no easy task.
Indeed, when they sank to
83-5 against Max Smith (2-13)
and Wahid Khan (2-34), it
looked odds on an Old
Tauntonians victory.
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But Ian Hilsum (48) found a
valuable partner in Pongolo
(32). Together they doubled
the score and took Ventnor to
the brink of a nervy victory.
Rowledge, meanwhile,
made short work of Havant
II, dismissing the visitors for
94 after posting a healthy 226
themselves.
Rowledge got their runs on
the board through Chris Yates
(35), David Lloyd (30), Ricky
Yates (30) and Justin Larresey
(25), while Ian Metcalfe (27)
made important runs late on
after Mark Stanley's mean
spell of 2-14.
With several key players supporting
Pompey at the FA Cup
final, Havant were unlikely to
mount a serious challenge.
Pete Hobson (31) did his bit,
but David Lloyd (3-14) and ex-
Totton & Eling seamer Adam
Sharp (4-6) gradually cut their
way through the order to leave
the visitors a sorry 94 all out.
Neighbours Lymington and
New Milton tasted success.
Lymington got off the mark
with a two-wicket win over
Hook & Newnham Basics,
while David Wheeler's century
set up a comfortable New
Milton success against visiting
Burridge.
Christian Pain (3-22) caused
initial problems for Hook &
Newnham, who were rescued
from 85-5 (Ben Thane 29) by
Ben Briggs (50) and Matt
McNally (31) at the Sports
Ground.
They took the score to 161-5
before a five-wicket spell by
Australian Craig
O'Shannessy (5-34)
reduced Hook &
Newnham to 171 all out.
Martin Hunt (48) guided
Lymington from 50-3
to 117, but the hosts suffered
several middleorder
hiccups against
Keith Lovelock (4-21)
before they stumbled
across the finish line.
Pain (30) and O'Shannessy
(22) did their bit
before Mark Newton
and teenager Tommy
Barton secured an
uneasy two-wicket win.
After several seasons,
Wheeler announced his
New Milton comeback
in style with a cracking
107 in the 124-run win
over Burridge at
Fernhill.
Milton were in some
difficulty at 25-4 (Steve
Williams 4-22) when Wheeler
arrived at the crease but, supported
by James Whitehurst
(35), the imposing all-rounder
struck a splendid century to
steer his team into the box seat.
Once Neil Cunningham and
Iain Brunnschweiler fell
cheaply, Burridge's response
ebbed away - Lee Beck (5-28)
and Dan Loader (2-8) doing the
damage in a disappointing 86
all out.
Purbrook are winless and
propping up the table after losing
a rain-affected affair at
Liphook & Ripsley by 46
runs.
Liphook's 230-8 (Tom
Cledwyn 43) left Purbrook a
slightly reduced target of 219
off 45 overs.
Craig Robson (55) and Sean
Figgins (59) shared a century
partnership, but Dave Winter's
5-41 proved a match winner for
Liphook.
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