Matt Hooper

Andover Cricket Club’s first XI defeated Sparsholt by 200 runs after recovering from 41-5 to post 286, led by Zimbabwe international Nyasha Mayavo’s 146. Sparsholt were bowled out for 86, with Cameron Mitchinson taking four wickets, lifting Andover to third place with two matches remaining in the promotion race. Andover’s second XI lost to Breamore Dravidian by 61 runs in a high-scoring top-of-the-table clash but remain first, while the third XI beat Amport by four wickets and the fourth XI lost narrowly to Steeple Langford by seven runs.

Andover Cricket Club recorded two wins from three fixtures. The 1st XI defeated Liphook & Ripsley by 38 runs after posting 268-8, with Eduardo Martins and George Reynolds making half-centuries and Hugo Bishop taking 5-24. The result lifted Andover to fifth in the table and strengthened its late promotion push. The 3rd XI lost to East Anton by six wickets after making 160, while the 4th XI beat East Anton 2nd XI by six wickets, with Neal Thakur taking two wickets and scoring an unbeaten 56, his first senior half-century.