Cricket

Beaulieu Cricket Club is celebrating after winning the Hampshire Cricket League’s Ground of the Year award in their 176th year.

Calmore Sports edged a four-run preliminary round victory of the National Village Cup when all looked lost against Hursley Park.

Thor Harradine and Tom Richards, the former Hythe & Dibden captain, marked their Sway debuts with half-centuries in a pre-season warm-up.

Lymington Cricket Club’s Mo Abbas scored just shy of 700 runs and took 22 wickets during his six-month stint with Ivanhoe Saints in Australia.

Steve Taylor has stepped aside after 15 years as New Milton chairman - but is planning on a new role for 2025.

Hampshire Academy starlet Ben Mayes won the man-of-the-match award in England U19s’ five-wicket ODI victory over South Africa.

Calmore Sports leg-spin bowler Eve O’Neill has flown to Malaysia to play for England in the ICC U19 Women’s World Cup.

Tributes have poured in for Lymington-based Colin Beer, the retired Hampshire cricket youth coach and manager, who died recently aged 87 years.

Fast bowler Scott Currie, who played for Bashley (Rydal) Cricket Club, has signed a multi-year contract extension with Hampshire.

Teenager Finn Gordon has celebrated a run-strewn summer by being named ECB Southern Premier League and Dorset Young Cricketer of the Year.

Forest cricketer Nick Gargaro will fly out on the England Seniors tour to Australia to defend the Grey Ashes.

Former New Milton Cricket Club member and professional cricket player Charlotte Taylor has left Hampshire County CC after 15 years.

Bashley (Rydal) signed off in style, putting in their most dominant batting display of the season to beat Basingstoke & North Hants by 88 runs.

Lymington were on top for much of the game against league leaders South Wilts, but a dramatic batting collapse culminated in a thrilling climax.

Lymington’s batting was again exposed with a fragile performance at Basingstoke’s Mays Bounty ground.

Lymington snatched a victory after a dramatic recovery overcame yet another batting collapse, getting home by 43 runs as Alton lost the initiative.

Many consider Lymington one of the strongest batting lineups in the league, but none could take on the St Cross bowlers in a 152-run loss.

Following heavy rain last Thursday, the clouds parted, allowing Pylewell Park to beat local rivals Burley in the final of the 18-over Stone Cup.

Nonstop rain from tea time onwards put an end to Lymington’s efforts to overcome Bournemouth after their match at the sports ground was abandoned.

New Milton climbed to second in SPCL Division 2 after securing back-to-back victories, this time dominating against rivals Sway.