| WEEKENDS TEAM NEWS |
WEEK 15
| Raise Your Game Guys - Three Weeks Remaining & Double Promotion Still On |
| DATE | OPPOSITION | VENUE | TIME | |
| Sat 11th | 1st XI | WINTERSLOW | Away | 1.30pm |
| Sat 11th | 2nd XI | COMPTON | Home | 2pm |
| Sat 11th | 3rd XI | ALDERHOLT | Away | 2pm |
| Sun 12th | Sun XI | BEDHAMPTON | Home | 2pm |
| Wed 15th | Fri XI | SOUTHWARK & LAMBETH | Home | 3pm |
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SATURDAY 11th AUG
| WINTERSLOW vs Hythe 1st XI |
1.30pm Start @ .Barry's Field
Post Code : SP5 1RL
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Bat Pts | Bowl Pts | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTs & Romsey II | 9 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 42 | 190 | 21.11 |
| Liphook & Ripsley II | 10 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 44 | 195 | 19.50 |
| Hythe & Dibden | 10 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 43 | 178 | 17.80 |
| Ropley | 9 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 156 | 17.33 |
| Purbrook II | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 33 | 134 | 16.75 |
| REMAINING FIXTURES |
| OT's | Liphook | Ropley | Hythe | Purbrook | |
| 11-8 | Liphook (a) | OT's & Rom (h) | United Services (a) | Winterslow (a) | Denplan (h) |
| 18-8 | Holybourne (h) | Highfield (a) | Steep (h) | South Wilts (h) | Hursley Pk (a) |
| 25-8 | United Services (a) | Paultons (h) | Flamingo (h) | Bransgore (a) | Longparish (h) |
Hythe 1st XI (3rd) travel to Winterslow (10th) on Saturday looking for a win that will keep them in the promotion places.
Ropley's surprise defeat at Holybourne last week meant that despite Hythe's defeat against Purbrook & Portsdown II's - they jumped one place and into the promotion spots.
Winterslow this season have won 4 - tied 1 and lost 5. Three batsman average over 20 with the bat - Jason Rankin 85 runs @ 28.3, Michael Cutts 142 runs @ 23.7 & Pete Pearce 142 runs @ 22.3. Their bowling - Jason Rankin has 15 wkt inc 6 @ Hartley Wintney last week. Pete Pearce has 11 wkt @ 18.9 and M.Penny 10 wkts @ 21.4.
Hythe are without skipper Matt Howe but boosted by the return of Shaun Anderson and Tom Porter.
| Winterslow's Last 3 Fixtures | |||
| Winterslow 164 a/o | Lost | Hartley Wintney 177a/o | 13 Runs |
| J.Rankin 6-40 | |||
| Winterslow 222-7 | Beat | Bransgore 133a/o | 89 Runs |
| M.Penny 52 | |||
| Winterslow 203a/o | Tied | South Wilts 203-5 | Tie |
| M.Penny 48, J.Rankin 30, R.Rowe25, , | |||
Winterslow's other wins came against Liphhok (37 Runs), United Services (4Wkts) & Holybourne (23 Runs) whilst their defeats came at the hands of Paultons (4Wkts), Highfield (9Wkts) Flamingo (21 Runs & Ropley (258 Runs)
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SATURDAY 11th AUG
| Hythe 2nd XI vs COMPTON |
2pm Start @ Jones Lane
Hythe 2nd XI (8th) are at home the Compton (15th) on Saturday. Two more wins could guarantee the Green Caps a top 11 place and promotion to to County 4.
Compton have won 4 and lost 6 so far this term. After a horrid start to the season where they lost by 103, 90 & 119 Runs, the village club from just outside Chichester have put in some decent results recently and another mid table position looks on the cards for this year.
J.Turner 271 runs @ 38 topped their batting last year whilst there were good contributions from A.Stickley 359 runs @ 32.6 & G.Turner 272 runs @ 30. A.Elms has hit two half centuries this year whilst T.Francis hit 72* the other week.
White also topped their bowling last term with 23 wickets.
Hythe go into the game in good health. Jack Knight-Owen & Richard Last return - Simon Wright's been let out to play and Sam Mead's available. Mike Edwards though is unavailable and Josh Mead out for the rest of the season through injury.
| Compton's Last 3 Fixtures | |||
| Compton - 140a/o | Beat | Langley Manor - 135 a/o | 5 Runs |
| G.Turner 47, G.White 5-38 | |||
| Compton - 230-6 | Beat | Burley 229-7 | 4 Wkts |
| J.Bental 84, A.Elms 52, G.Turner 40 | |||
| Compton - 75a/o | Lost | Fawley 77-2 | 8 Wkts |
Compton's other wins - West Moors (98 Runs) & CBBEA (5 Runs) whilst defeats came at the hands of - Totton & Eling (103 Runs) Hyde (90 Runs) Bashley Rydal (7 Wkts) & Bishops Waltham (119 Runs)
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SATURDAY 11th AUG
| ALDERHOLT 2nd XI vs Hythe 3rd XI |
@ The Recreation Ground
Post Code : SP6 3AZ
Hythe 3rd XI (10th) travel to Alderholt (14th) fresh from an excellent win against second place Calmore III last week.
Alderholt who were promoted from NW4 this season have a 3-5 record so far this term plus have had one game tied and last week couldn't raise a side.
Hythe are without leading wicket taker Ian Prentice but manage to keep Stovell & Bryers from the 2's
| Alderholt Last 3 Fixtures Played | |||
| Alderholt - 183-7 | Tied | Calmore IV's 183a/o | Tied |
| J.Lambley 86*, | |||
| Alderholt - 136-9 | Beat | Burley - 133a/o | 1 Wkt |
| B.Westwood 5-23 | |||
| Alderholt - 147a/o | Lost | Calmore III's - 163-6 | 16 Runs |
| A.Ranger 77 | |||
Alderholt's other 2 wins - Camelot (50 Runs) & Hyde (1 Wkt), whilst other defeats came at the hands of Boscombe (5 Wkts) & Sway (142 Runs)
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| SATURDAYS TEAMS | ||
| 1st XI | 2nd XI | 3rd XI |
| vs WINTERSLOW | vs COMPTON | vs ALDERHOLT |
| Rob JAMES (Capt) | Mike BOWMAN (Capt) | Tom HUXLEY (Capt) |
| Matt YOUNG | Sean TONGS | Nick SHRIVE |
| Tom RICHARDS | Wayne EFFENY | Archie GILBERT+ |
| James PAGE | Simon WRIGHT | Dan PATES |
| Richard LAST | Kev JAMES + | Jonjo STOVELL |
| Shaun ANDERSON | Richie FROGGETT | Gareth MEAD |
| +Zac MILLAR | Sam MEAD | Ali BRYERS |
| Tom PORTER | Jason SHORTO | Sam PAGE |
| Rob SAUNDERS | Jack KNIGHT-OWEN | Pete STEVENS |
| Russell MOORE | Ian WHITE | Steve CHIVERTON |
| Ossie SHAIKH | +1 | Kev McCARTHY |
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SUNDAY 12th AUG
| Hythe Sun XI vs BEDHAMPTON |
2pm @ Jones Lane
Hythe welcome County 1 clubside Bedhampton to Jones lane for their annual fixture.
Always one of the clubs best Sunday fixtures - The Colonal will be looking to strengthen his side this week.
| SUNDAY XI |
| vs BEDHAMPTON |
| Rob SAUNDERS (Capt) |
| To Be |
| Confirmed |
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WEDNESDAY 15th AUG
| Hythe XI vs SOUTHWARK & LAMBETH IMPS |
3pm @ Jones Lane
Hythe welcome Herts tourists Southwark & Lambeth Imps as part of their 5 match New Forest Tour.
The Imps also play - Wessex Stags, Cowes CC, Northwood (I.OW) and another New Forest side.
Don't be fooled by their baggy pink caps - although they don't play league cricket theyv'e rustled up 9 wins in 12 games so far this season.
Good Luck To All Our Sides This Weekend