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B.A.T.Sports cut Havant table-top advantage
Mike Vimpany - 24 June 2001
BAT Sports have narrowed Havant's lead in the Southern Electric ECB Premier League to 11 points after crushing Division 1 basement boys Andover by nine wickets at London Road.
They dismissed Andover for 152 before romping to a comfortable victory. Title holders Havant looked as they might lose after sagging to 96-7, in reply to South Wilts' tidy 233-9.
But Phil Loat and Simon Greenfield spared the champions' blushes with a face-saving eighth-wicket stand, which enabled Havant to salvage a draw.
Any prospect Andover had of making BAT sweat vanished in the opening overs at London Road, when Hampshire's Iain Brunnschweiler and the Miller brothers, Mark and Roger, were dismissed with only six runs on the board.
Don Goldstraw (3-31) did the initial damage before the off-spin of Richard Dibden (5-51) ended the Andover fightback led by Ian Langdown (30), Neil Staddon (29) and latterly No 10 batsman, Steve Simpson, who top scored with 32.
BAT greedily polished off Andover's modest 152, with Damien Shirazi hitting an unbeaten 84 and Dave Carson 46 not out.
Havant found themselves on the back-foot directly in-form Russell Rowe (62) and Rob Wade (28) shared an 80-run opening stand for South Wilts.
Seamers got little or no joy as Jamie Glasson (32), Tim Lamb (40) and Tom Caines (34 not out) pushed the score along.
Indeed, wickets only fell as Loat (5-67) and Richard Hindley (4-73) wheeled away during an unbroken 48-over stint.
But South Wilts had batted themselves out of reach - Havant's normally powerful batting faltering after a long fielding session in the sun.
James Tomlinson (4-38), the young left-armer who has been bowling well for Hampshire 2nd XI this season, carved significant inroads as only Hindley (42) shone as Havant slipped deep into trouble at 96-7.
For the second time in the match, however, Loat (50 not out), together with wicket-keeper Greenfield (44 not out), got Havant out of a pickle - the pair adding an unbroken 99 as the champions glaned a draw at 195-7.
A second-wicket stand of 134 between James Hibberd and Jez Goode swept Calmore Sports to success against Bashley (Rydal) at Loperwood Park.
Neil Taylor backfired with his ploy of pressurising Calmore by putting a substantial total on the board and then taking wickets.
"We bowled both sides of the wicket and fielded shoddily," reflected Dave Lewis, Bashley's Australian coach.
"But credit to Calmore. They batted well and deserved to win."
Neil Thurgood (76) did much of the spadework as Bashley progressed steadily to 245-6 without exceeding four runs per over.
Initially, Andy Loader (30) and later Andy Neal (57 not out) played supporting roles, while Mark Boston and Ollie Green kept their heads as Bashley made a late dash for runs.
Tom Pegler (39) and Paul Draper (24) got Calmore's challenge away on a positive note.
But it was third-wicket pair Hibberd, with a season's best 82, and the left-handed Goode (79) who carried Calmore to only their second win of the season - by a six wicket margin.
Frustration may start to get the better of Bournemouth as they bid to improve their mid-table standing.
Seven days after being foiled by rain with South Wilts on their knees at 82-8, they were again denied at Chapel Gate as a lower-order rally enabled Burridge to salvage a draw.
Burridge held out at 161-9 after Bournemouth had batted themselves into a strong position at 247-8.
Bournemouth batted consistently down the order, with Matt Swarbrick (63) guiding his side to 90-1 and setting the platform for Martin Miller (39), Mike Wilkinson (41), Julian Cassell (32) and Geoff Warrington (22) to all make useful contributions.
Burridge made a positive enough start through Joe Dixon (32) and Dave Jackson (28), who took the reply to 95-2.
But the visitors were undone by pace - Australian Peter Waite (4-48) and Dave Kidner (3-24) prompting the fall of five wickets for 29 runs before Matt Godwin put up the shutters to salvage a draw at 161-9.
Kiwi Ben Jansen hit 80 and took 3-32 as Liphook & Ripsley rattled up 289-5 before securing a 124-run victory over Hungerford at Ripsley Park.
The Wellington all-rounder shared significant partnerships with Steve Riley (69), Jeremy Bulled (32) and Michael Smyth (65 notout) as Liphook eased themselves into an unassailable position.
Hampshire's Jason Laney (57) kept Hungerford afloat, but the Berkshire club tumbled to 165 all out, with spin pair Jansen (3-32) and Alan Crawford (2-11) finishing them off.
Read Mike Vimpany's regular cricket round-ups in the Southern Daily Echo
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| Teams | England. |
| Players/Umpires | Iain Brunnschweiler, Roger Miller, Richard Rockley Dibden, Damian Shirazi, Russell Rowe, Robert Wade, Jamie Glasson, Timothy Lamb, Richard Hindley, James Tomlinson, James Hibberd, Jeremy Goode, Neil Taylor, Neil Thurgood, Paul Draper, Matthew Swarbrick, Julian Cassell, David Jackson, David Kidner, Ben Jansen, Jason Laney. |
| Tournaments | Southern Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |