Thanks to Graeme for this report from Ventnor Cricket Club. Ed
Ventnor’s first team are still waiting to start their ECB Southern Electric Premier Division campaign after the scheduled game with Hampshire Academy was cancelled due to the wet weather.
They travel to Winchester to take on St Cross Symondians on Saturday.
More bad weather
The second team did get under way in their Hampshire League Division 1 fixture at wind swept Gosport Borough before rain forced an abandonment after tea.
Teenage off-spinner Ben Herridge took 4-39 for Ventnor as the home side were dismissed for 137 with Islanders reply reaching 52-2 (Ben Duggan 25 not out) before the heavens opened.
Two outstanding innings from Newport’s Harry Dye and Ventnor’s Tom Friend were the batting highlights of a run strewn game in the Island Webservices Cup at Steephill on Saturday.
Dye hit a fine 153 as the visitors totalled 322-4, Jack Bartlett making 74. Alex Barton was the pick of the Ventnor bowlers, taking 2-35 from her eight overs.
Friend thumped an impressive 159 not out but despite his efforts, the home team closed on 290-9 to lose by 32 runs. Matt Webb took 3-60 for Newport.
Fixtures
Fareham are the visitors to Steephill on Saturday at 1pm for a Hampshire League encounter.
Ventnor travel to Ryde Cavaliers on Saturday.
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