Mike Vimpany

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South Wilts remain in the bottom three of league after final over defeat

3 days ago | salisburyjournal.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

South Wilts remain in the bottom three of the ECB Southern Premier League after losing to St Cross. St Cross had been asked to chase 246 for victory in the last of the initial batch of five 'white ball' 50-over matches and achieved their target in comfortable style. A third win in five leaves St Cross in third place in the log, but South Wilts in difficulty, having won only once so far. Batting continues to be South Wilts' problem.
Latest Hampshire ECB Southern Premier League cricket results

5 days ago | hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Cricket stock image (Image: Canva) Here are the latest results for the ECB Southern Premier League. RESULTS - ROUND 5 - 31 MAY 2025 ECB PREMIER DIVISION Alton 193 (Rolfs 45, Gordon 4-21) Bashley (Rydal) 197-3 (Tripcony 94, Stearman 48, Baker 28). Bashley (Rydal) won by seven wickets. Basingstoke & North Hants 147 (Donaldson 32, Oates 27, Metzer 26, M Abbas 3-21) Lymington 148-4 (Berg 54*, J Dhariwal 30*). Lymington won by six wickets.
Amazing turnaround sees Ventnor chase down Hook & Newnham Basics

1 week ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Hook's Rupert Armstrong. (Image: Supplied) Hook & Newnham Basics, defending 259, must have thought the Southern Premier Division 1 win points were in the bag when they had half the Ventnor team back in the pavilion with only 49 runs on the Steephill scoreboard, writes Mike Vimpany.
Brad Neal hits 76 in Basingstoke T20 win at Rowledge

1 week ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Clearing the May’s Bounty boundary rope five times in addition to hitting four other fours, Neal was particularly severe on Rowledge bowler Ed Reilly, taking 38 runs off two of his four overs. With Matt Deadman (33), George Metzger (29) and Matt Donaldson (23) chipping in, Basingstoke posted 187-4 - but then had to hold on as Rowledge hit back.
Parley romp to big win over Paultons thanks to Nippard and Collins centuries

1 week ago | bournemouthecho.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Parley romp to big win over Paultons thanks to Nippard and Collins centuries (Image: Parley) ALEX Nippard and Sam Collins hit centuries as Parley went on a 316-run scoring spree against Paultons, Southern Premier Division 3's bottom club. Nippard, with a six and 15 fours, hit 120 not out and shared a 170-run partnership with Collins, who made 116, the pair easing table topping Parley to 316-4. Macus Braggingtomn took 4-21 as Paultons sank to 129 all out.
Bournemouth go close but fall short in defeat to South Wilts

1 week ago | bournemouthecho.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

They came together at 120-9 with Bournemouth 52 runs adrift of South Wilts’ 172 all out and facing the prospect of a round four defeat. Hurley (21 not out) and Conway (16) etched a half-century partnership to take Bournemouth to 170-9 but, with 15 balls remaining, Conway was trapped leg before by Archie Fairfax-Ross and South Wilts snatched a two-run win.
Latest Hampshire ECB Southern Premier League cricket results

1 week ago | hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Cricket stock image (Image: Canva) Here are the latest results for the ECB Southern Premier League. RESULTS - ROUND 4 - 24 MAY 2025 ECB PREMIER DIVISION Alton 207 (Wright 51, Egleton 50) Basingstoke & North Hants 183 (Metzger 56, O’Donoghue 39, Egleton 5-18). Alton won by 24 runs. Hampshire Academy 315-7 (Mayes 101, Ashman 74, MacEwen 56, Jack 34, McKenzie 3-56) St Cross Symondians 237 (Organ 50, McKenzie 34, Haworth 32, Kelly 28, Ellis 28). Hampshire Academy won by 78 runs.
Bournemouth boosted by Conway return ahead of trip to South Wilts

2 weeks ago | bournemouthecho.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

James van Gool (Image: James Robinson) BOURNEMOUTH have Dan Conway returning from injury for the ECB Southern Premier League visit to South Wilts, but Cole Rushforth and Connor Smith are still absent for another week with hamstring and side strains, respectively. "The absence of these three guys has impacted our bowling attacks over the last couple of weeks," reflects skipper Simon Woodruff.
St Cross Symondians beat Lymington as Kelly strikes maidan century

2 weeks ago | hampshirechronicle.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

The 18-year-old Hampshire left-hander hit 124, including 18 fours, as St Cross posted 254-8. Lymington took their run chase to the wire, with former Hampshire and Northants all-rounder Gareth Berg driving the New Forest side to within sight of a third successive victory. They held the initiative for a long while but, having needed five to win off Michael Howarth’s final over and two off the last ball, suffered a run out and were all out for 253.
Basingstoke lose again as they continue to struggle in Premier Division

2 weeks ago | basingstokegazette.co.uk | Mike Vimpany

Matt Deadman must feel as though he's skippering Basingstoke with one hand tied behind his back at the moment, with the influential Neal brothers Ash and Brad absent from the loss at Burridge, alongside university pair Alex Boxall and Harry Morragh, who are unlikely to return from the north-east for a few weeks yet.