South Wilts now have a 30-point advantage over second placed-Bashley, defeating Basingstoke and North Hants with only a couple of overs to spare at the Lower Bemerton ground. After being put in to bat by ex-Hampshire cricketer Mitch Stokes, South Wilts made hay in the sunshine, with Tom Morton as belligerent as ever and Jack […]

In the final game of the first half of the season, South Wilts 2nd XI made the trip to Purbrook on a scorching day on the outskirts of Portsmouth. Whilst on the eye the wicket looked fine and the all round short boundaries looking inviting, it was without hesitation that the visitors chose to bat […]

The heatwave continued in the Salisbury area on Saturday when South Wilts 3s played host to Sarisbury Athletic 2s on the Academy Ground, Lower Bemerton. With a bone dry outfield and a fresh pitch home Captain Jody Everett won the toss and decided to bat first and have his unbeaten charges make first use of […]

South Wilts 4th XI continued their winning ways, thrashing Hungerford 2nd XI by 158 runs on Saturday. Batting first, the South Wilts total was built around major contributions from Sam Litchfield and Max Allen, both of whom struck 13 fours and a six in scoring 84 and 96* respectively as the 4s made 246-4 from […]

A Jack Mynott inspired 57-run victory over the Hampshire Academy gave South Wilts their fifth win in eight outings – the versatile all-rounder gluing an uncertain batting performance together with an unbeaten century before going on to take two wickets with his spin bowling. Mynott, who has just finished his finals at Loughborough University, hit […]

A controlled and measured 90 from South Wilts 2nd team middle order batsman Tom Pearce was to prove decisive in their encounter at 2nd placed Hambledon on Saturday. Having won the toss and chosen to bat on an unusual looking surface, the visitors were in all sorts of disarray early on, thanks to some inspired […]

South Wilts returned to home field last week when they hosted Portsmouth 2s in Hampshire League County 2. A fixture that the side could only dream about two or three years ago. It was a baking hot day and there was no hesitation when the decision was made for the unbeaten Home side to bat […]

Strong performances from the middle order, and a solid display from all the bowlers, saw South Wilts’ fourth string secure a 146-run victory away to Amport 2nd XI. Skipper-Matt Anderson-Emm and Ollie Hill rescued a precarious start of 46-3 after winning the toss and batting, taking the score to 113-4 before the former was caught […]

James Hayward hit an unbeaten 103 as South Wilts maintained their lead at the top of the Premier Division by claiming a “winning draw” in what, for the most part, was an interesting match with St Cross Symondians at Winchester’s tree lined Green Jackets Ground. Hayward struck his first hundred since 2015, having come to […]

much improved South Wilts second team performance saw them past a resilient Lymington 2nd team on Saturday at Lower Bemerton. Ollie Kelly called correctly at the toss and chose to have a bat but when he fell with the score at 22, the tidy bowling from the hosts squeezed the visitors into costly mistakes. James […]