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SPCL 2 - Easton shut out Services to head Division 2
Mike Vimpany - 27 May 2002
Easton & Martyr Worthy sit proudly on top of Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 after ending United Services' unbeaten start.
They bowled the Portsmouth side out for 130 at Cockets Mead before a half-century by Dave Birch completed an accomplished six-wicket victory.
The Easton bowles dominated the afternoon session after Mark Toogood (21) and James Robson (26) had eased US to 50-2.
US lost five middle-order wickets for 38 runs, with Francis Gill, Trevor Yates, and the Green brothers all taking a brace of wickets.
Kelson Brooks had Easton worried at 12-2, but Birch's half-century and a key 38 not out from Shaun Green took the undefeated Winchester side home.
Enigmatic Lymington caught the Hampshire Academy side on a Sports Ground "turner" and celebrated a 27-run Premier Division 2 win over the county hopefuls.
Spin trio Glyn Treagus (4-17), Aaron Heal (2-33) and Danny Peacock (2-37) reduced the Academy from a threatening 98-2 to 146 all out on a drying surface.
Laurie Prittipaul (44) and David Wheeler (37) had previously eased the Academy to within striking distance of Lymington's 173-9.
But after Prittipaul had been brilliantly caught at slip by the diving Ben Craft, the youngsters crumbled in the difficult conditions.
Peacock (63) and Ben Craft (46) had earlier repaired an initial double strike by James Schofield (2-13) to take Lymington to 114-2 before three-wicket David Griffiths (3-41) created inroads and knock the Linnets score off course.
Sussex pace bowler Billy Taylor helped Winchester KS to their first win - a thumping 111-run success against Trojans at Stoneham Lane - but Chris Wheeler was the winners' hero.
Wheeler smashed six 6s and six fours in a blistering 88 which helped WKS reach 202-7. Martin Taylor (3-11), Billy Taylor (3-14) and Andy Pryce (3-35) bowled Trojans out for 91.
Sparsholt's visit to Rowledge was cut to 25 overs due to pre-match rain - but that was sufficient time for Tim Richings (65), Rob Savage(36) and Ollie Kelly (32) to post a useful 166-5 for the visitors.
Jeff Anning (50) carried Rowledge to 80-1, but Andy Lang (4-28) and Ian Ellis (3-35) ripped through the middle-order to leave Rowledge 117-8.
Hampshire's Jason Laney struck a classy 90 as Hungerford reached 197-8 (Nick Wilton 32) before pegging Old Tauntonians to a gallant 192-9 (Max Smith 79).
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| Players/Umpires | Glyn Treagus, Daniel Peacock, Lawrence Prittipaul, James Schofield, Billy Taylor, Timothy Richings, Robert Savage, Jason Laney, Nicholas Wilton. |
| Tournaments | Southern Electric Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |