THIRD VICTORY ON THE TROT FOR TABLE TOPPING VENTNOR 2NDS

Ventnor 2nds won their 3rd game in succession by emphatically beating 9-man Waterlooville by 8 wickets at Steephill. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Waterlooville could only manage a modest 129 runs before being skittled out in the 34th over. 3 bowlers took braces of wickets for Ventnor: Charlie Turpin (2-17), Hugh Calloway (2-19) and Sam Read (2-35). Jack Powell (1-5) and Archie Lucy (1-26) both picked up a wicket apiece. An unbeaten 3rd wicket partnership between Martin Blackman (69) and Neil Westhorpe (26) saw Ventnor cruise to victory in the 30th over for the loss of just 2 wickets. Ventnor 2nds 130/2 Waterlooville 2nds 129 all out Ventnor won by 8 wickets Ventnor top Division 3 (South) after 9 games with a points average of 19.88. Waterlooville 214/9 Ventnor 179/9 Waterlooville won by 35 runs In Southern Premier Division 1, Ventnor fell 35 runs short of beating Waterlooville. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Waterlooville scored an adequate 214 runs in their 50 overs with captain and opener Archie Reynolds top-scoring with 79 before being stumped off the bowling of Cox. Daniel Cox (3-36) was the pick of the Ventnor bowlers, with George Watts (2-43) taking a brace of wickets. The South Wight side were restricted to 179 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in reply, with opener Sam Guerin (64) and wicket keeper Sam Mills (63) both scoring half centuries. Defeat leaves Ventnor 6th in the table with a points average of 12.14.

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Ryde 159/9 Alton 2nds 158 all out Ryde won by 1 wicket In Hampshire Division 1, Ryde managed a narrow single wicket victory over Alton at Harding Shute. After losing the toss and being put in to bat, Alton began poorly, collapsing to 55-7 in the 20th over. However, the away side rallied with Will Bridger scoring 56 runs before being run out by Ash Goldsmith. Tom Durman (4-30) had the best bowling figures for Ryde with Ben Gregory (2-24) taking a brace of wickets. Ryde surpassed the modest Alton total in the 42nd over with only a single wicket to spare. Wicket keeper Tom Roscoe top scored for the home side with a knock of 41. Ryde’s victory sees them rise to 10th in the table with a points average of 13.83. Southampton Tuskers 188 all out Ryde 2nds 91 all out Southampton Tuskers won by 97 runs In Division 4 (South), Ryde 2nds suffered a crushing 97-run defeat at the hands of Southampton Tuskers. Ryde won the toss and elected to field, skittling out the Southampton side for 188 in the 43rd over. Jibin Mathew (3-42) was the pick of the bowlers for Ryde with Jarin Jose (2-28) taking a brace of wickets. Ryde could only manage 91 runs in reply before being all out in the 30th over. Sreenath Puthiyedath did the most damage with the ball, taking 6 wickets for just 17 runs. Ryde’s defeat leaves them 12th in the table with a points average of 12.33.

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Shanklin & Godshill 188 all out Totton & Eling 2nds 238 all out Totton & Eling won by 50 runs In Hampshire Division 3 (South) Shanklin went down to a 3rd successive defeat against Totton & Eling at Westhill Road. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Totton & Eling reached 238 before being skittled out in the 43rd over, with Joe Bracey top scoring with a knock of 63 before being clean bowled by Jack White. Nathan Moore (3-34) returned the best bowling figures for Shanklin, with M. Lambourne (2-20), Jack White (2-44) and Andrew White (2-54) all picking up braces of wickets for the home side. Shanklin fell 50 runs short in reply before being bowled out in the 44th over, with captain Ben White top scoring with 41. Shanklin remain 3rd in the table with a points average of 17.13.