HOOK and Newnham Basics maintained top spot in the Southern League Division One, after another comprehensive victory, this time over visiting Calmore Sports.

The home side won the game by six wickets, after they bowled out the visitors, who won the toss and decided to bat, for just 74.

Opening pair Mark Lavelle (10) and Darren Vann (16) put on what turned out to be the best partnership of the innings worth 24, before Spencer Champ (4-28) struck.

He had Vann caught by Ben Thane and then removed Ben Johns for a duck.

Tom Pegler also went without scoring, bowled by Champ’s opening strike partner Shane Brewer (2-32), Champ, then caught and bowled Lavelle as Calmore slumped to 39-4.

The only decent knock for the visitors came from Callum Holloway with an unbeaten 33 from 66 balls, which included one six and three fours.

He would have batted longer, but ran out of partners as Champ and Brewer took more wickets and then Thane (2-7) and Kevin Poulter (1-9) finished off the job.

Calmore being bowled out in the 29th over.

The Hook reply was built around another excellent unbeaten 43 from opener Thane which saw him hit eight fours.

The home side took just 16 overs to knock off the required runs, losing four wickets in the process.

Hook will look to continue their perfect start to the season when they travel to Andover on Saturday.

SCORECARD

Hook & Newnham Basics v Calmore Sports

Calmore Sports

M Lavelle c&b Champ 10

D Vann c Thane b Champ 16

B Johns c Love b Champ 0

T Pegler b Brewer 0

C Holloway not out 33

B Parry c Thane b Brewer 0

G Woodhall run out 1

J Rose c N Willcock b Champ 1

M West b Thane 0

P Proudley lbw b Thane 0

S Wright st J Allnutt b Poulter 0

Extras 13

Total (28.5 overs) 74

Fall: 1-24, 2-24, 3-26, 4-39, 5-46, 6-52, 7-53, 8-59, 9-60

Bowling: S Champ 10-3-28-4, S Brewer 10-1-23-2, K Poulter 4.5-2-9-1, B Thane 4-2-7-2.

Hook

B Thane not out 43

K Thomson lbw b Wright 11

M Love lbw b Wright 3

R Willcock run out 4

N Willcock b Lavelle 0

B Allnutt not out 9

Extras 6

Total (for 4 wkts, 15.5 overs) 76

Fall: 1-25, 2-35, 3-54, 4-56

Bowling: P Proudley 4-0-23-0, S Wright 7.5-1-31-2, M Lavelle 4-2-21-1

Result: Hook won by 6 wkts