Cricket

Bashley miss out on league title – but can hold heads high

Bashley (Rydal) signed off in style, putting in their most dominant batting display of the season to beat Basingstoke & North Hants by 88 runs.

Lymington were on top for much of the game against league leaders South Wilts, but a dramatic batting collapse culminated in a thrilling climax.

Lymington’s batting was again exposed with a fragile performance at Basingstoke’s Mays Bounty ground.

Lymington snatched a victory after a dramatic recovery overcame yet another batting collapse, getting home by 43 runs as Alton lost the initiative.

Many consider Lymington one of the strongest batting lineups in the league, but none could take on the St Cross bowlers in a 152-run loss.

Following heavy rain last Thursday, the clouds parted, allowing Pylewell Park to beat local rivals Burley in the final of the 18-over Stone Cup.

Nonstop rain from tea time onwards put an end to Lymington’s efforts to overcome Bournemouth after their match at the sports ground was abandoned.

New Milton climbed to second in SPCL Division 2 after securing back-to-back victories, this time dominating against rivals Sway.

Lymington missed out on a chance to beat local rivals, top-of-the-table Bashley (Rydal), for the first time in six years after rain intervened.

Sway made it two wins in a row to see off Liphook & Ripsley by a 52-run margin at Jubilee Fields.

Multiple New Milton batters found their groove in a five-wicket victory over Gosport Borough.

Lymington were too good for bottom-of-the-table Havant, with the fifth-placed away side picking up a comfortable five-wicket victory.

Thanks mainly to an excellent third-wicket stand from Sway’s returning twins Dan and Josh Bailey, the hosts ended a four-game winless streak.

Lymington put in a rousing performance against last season’s league champions Burridge, winning by eight wickets.

New Milton made it two wins in a row after an excellent showing with the bat from skipper Ed Bartlett and a five-wicket haul from Ed Denham.

Lymington’s defeat to South Wilts was marred by the weather, which played a significant role in the six-wicket loss.

Bashley (Rydal) picked up a dominant six-wicket victory over Bournemouth after Will Tripcony fired off an excellent 109 runs.

Lymington lost out to Basingstoke in a low-scoring game which will be remembered more for the friction between the two teams than the result.

Despite sixteen-year-old Eve O'Neill's exceptional performance for Calmore Sports, her team still lost in the National Village Cup.

Lymington made it three league wins on the trot against Alton, led by an attacking knock from Kamran Dhariwal.

Calmore Sports’ winless start to the season continued against Totton & Eling, whose clinical bowling set them up for a simple run chase.