Shalford II v Liphook & Ripsley III: LIPHOOK captain Al Lewis uncharacteristically lost the toss and Liphook were asked to bat first by their hosts.

Openers John Strong (55) and Mick Poore (18) shared a half-century opening partnership before Poore was clean bowled.

Lewis made 36, and Andy Grimes weighed in with 17, but it was Toby Flack who was once again the scourge of the opposition bowlers.

Flack followed up his 114 in the previous game with a tremendous 65 not out as Liphook and Ripsley scored 224-6 off their allotted 40 overs.

Once again the Liphook bowling was excellent, with opening bowlers Dylan Grimes (0-20) and Richard Grimes (3-28) not allowing Shalford to settle.

Wickets fell consistently and the heart was taken out of the Shalford innings by Liphook’s spin twins Strong (3-36) and Taskin Akash (2-38).

William Longlands (0-7), Lewis (1-8) and Ross Seavill (0-7) kept the pressure on, and despite 44 from Steve Gotham and supporting contributions from Dave Reed (28) and Finley Wells (21), Shalford finished on 151-9 at the end of their 40 overs, giving Liphook a 73-run victory.