da betobet: Lymington’s reign as Southern Electric Premier League SEC Knockout Cup holders is over
Mike Vimpany (as published in Daily Echo)21-Jun-2002Lymington’s reign as Southern Electric Premier League SEC Knockout Cup holders is over. They crashed to a seven-wicket second round defeat by neighbours Bashley (Rydal), for whom Neil Thurgood hit a half-century.Last season’s beaten finalists Andover also went out – South Wilts snatching an exciting two-wicket victory off the penultimate ball at London Road.Richard Kenway’s 66 eased Premier League champions BAT Sports to a comfortable 19-run win over Winchester KS.Burridge provided the shock of the round, edging out much fancied Havant by eight runs.Overseas players featured strongly in second round wins by Portsmouth and Easton & Martyr Worthy. South African Warren Swann cracked 83 in Portsmouth’s 52-run win against Liphook & Ripsley, while Australian left-hand all-rounder Francis Gill notched a half-century as Easton crushed Trojans.The much-delayed second round tie between Calmore Sports and Old Tauntonians & Romsey will be played at Loperwood Park on Thursday evening, 6pm.Second round scoresAlton 93-8 (Warner 3-22), Rowledge 94-1 (Annings 58 not out, Morant 27)
Rowledge won by 9 wicketsAndover 108-8 (Wateridge 51), South Wilts 109-8 (Draper 30, Taylor 3-22, Langdown 3-28)
South Wilts won by 2 wicketsBAT Sports 133-7 (Kenway 66, Oxley 3-24), Winchester KS 114-9 (Bungay 23)
BAT Sports won by 19 runsBurridge 106-9 (Cunningham 36, Hindley 4-26, Copping 3-27), Havant 98-8 (Gover 35, Sears 21, Ancell 4-21)
Burridge won by eight runsEaston & Martyr Worthy 154-4 (Gill 51, Sh Green 35), Trojans 82 (Williams 52, Stone 4-31)
Easton & Martyr Worthy won by 72 runsLymington 124-6 (Craft 51, Molloy 32, Peacock 31), Bashley (Rydal) 127-3 (Thurgood 50, Ronchi 24, Latimore 23)
Bashley (Rydal) won by 7 wicketsPortsmouth 161-6 (Swann 83, Pike 31, Eaton 3-36), Liphook & Ripsley 109 (Tyler 29, Marston 4-14)
Portsmouth won by 52 runs