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Bournemouth left frustrated as weather cruelly intervenes
Mike Vimpany - 17 June 2001
Bournemouth were left disappointed and frustrated after rain rescued Southern Electric ECB Premier League rivals South Wilts from probable defeat at Lower Bemerton.
South Wilts were in desperate straits, at 82-8, when a 4 o'clock downpour rain spared their blushes and denied Bournemouth only their second win in six weeks.
"I've no doubt at all we would have won," said skipper Matt Swarbrick.
"We bowled and fielded well, particularly Paul Warren and Peter Waite, who caused no end of problems to the South Wilts batsmen on a damp, helpful surface.
Both bowlers nipped the ball about - teenager wicketkeeper Chris Park having a field day, claiming his second five-victim haul of the season.
It was Park, the Dorset Under-19 'keeper, who shattered Russell Rowe's dreams of scoring a record fourth successive Premier League century.
Rowe, the Southern Electric Cricketer of the Month for May, had made only ten runs before getting a nick to a delivery from Western Australian Peter Waite (2-31), who later had Rob Wade, the former South Wilts captain, caught behind.
Constant rain interruptions made batting doubly difficult for South Wilts, who sank into deep trouble at 38-5.
Warren (3-18), the ex-Somerset and Glamorgan bowler, trapped Jamie Glasson leg before on the back-foot, bowled Brendan Pauwells (who shouldered arms to an off-cutter) and forced Chris Newton to give Park his third catch behind.
Tom Caines (21 not out) and Simon Woodhouse (21) staged a determined post-lunch rally, but a suicidal run-out - the batsmen unwisely took on Martin Miller's arm - sank South Wilts back into the mire.
Teenager Tom Webley, recently snapped up by Somerset, joined the Bournemouth attack and, thanks to Park's glovework, removed Sean Little and Chris Steedon in successive deliveries.
Park, 17, who has been having trials with Northants, bagged a stumping and a catch to take his season's haul to 17 victims.
But the efforts of the young wicketkeeper and Bournemouth's "W" bowling formation were to no avail as a 4 o'clock rain storm wrecked any prospect of further play with South Wilts 82-8 .. and in desperate trouble.
The matches at Bashley-Rydal (v Hungerford) and Calmore Sports (v Andover) were washed out without a ball being bowled.
Burridge, the club whose notoriously wet ground suffered more than most from the heavy winter rains, were the only Southern Electric ECB Premier League side to complete a Division 1 match.
They side-stepped the elements to inflict a 52-run defeat on Liphook & Ripsley, who suffered a fourth defeat in seven games.
Burridge totted up 198-7 in 36 overs, with Paul Hawkins (51) and Dave Jackson (41) sharing a second-wicket stand of 86 after in-form Neil Cunningham had gone cheaply.
Jon Francis (39) marked his return with a quick-fire knock as Burridge posted a formidable total, despite the attentions of Tim Wheatley (3-53) and Chris Wright (2-34).
Liphook, requiring 159 off 28 overs after a tea-time downpour, promptly lost Steve Riley, but New Zealander Ben Jansen (25) and teenager Wright (21) added 49 for the second wicket.
The visitors became disinterested as spinners Matt Godwin (4-29) and Paul Ancell (3-22) carved into their order and finished with 102-9, 57 runs adrift of their adjusted target.
Third-placed BAT Sports had reached 156-3 off 37.1 overs when heavy rain forced the abandonment of their meeting with unbeaten leaders Havant at Southern Gardens.
Richard Kenway (26) and Damien Shirazi (14) gave BAT a 57-run start before both openers were caught behind in quick succession by Simon Greenfield off the bowling of Shawn Gillies.
But any prospects Havant had of carving significant inroads into the BAT top-order were denied by Australian Dave Carson, who is beginning to show the form he produced for Hambledon in the past two seasons.
The University of New South Wales all-rounder, who plays alongside Australia Test opener Michael Slater in the powerful Sydney A-Grade competition, hit his third half-century in a week, scoring 53 not out before Havant achieved a third breakthrough.
Dave Banks (21) was bowled by the left-arm spin of Stephen Foulger at 86-3, but Adam Hayes (22 not out) joined Carson in an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 70 before a 6 o'clock cloudburst ended play for good.
Lymington's scheduled Division 2 visit to Easton & Martyr Worthy was a weather casualty, as were the Premier Division 3 games involving New Milton, and Bashley (Rydal) and Lymington 2nd XIs.
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| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Paul Warren, Matthew Swarbrick, Russell Rowe, Robert Wade, Jamie Glasson, Martin Miller, Thomas Webley, Christopher Steedon, David Jackson, John Francis, Ben Jansen, Richard Kenway, Damian Shirazi, Michael Slater, David Banks. |
| Tournaments | Southern Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |