St Cross aim to extend lead at Div 2 summit

St Cross Symondians chase their sixth successive win when they entertain Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 strugglers Gosport Borough at the Royal Green Jackets Ground, Winchester, tomorrow, 1pm.

Four points ahead of Old Tauntonians & Romsey and six clear of Easton & Martyr Worthy, St Cross are anxious to stay in front as the second-half of the league programme gets underway.

Fresh from graduating with an Honours degree in Art, Ben Adams returns for St Cross, as does Marc Rees.

All three contenders start favourites to win tomorrow, with OT's entertaining Sparsholt at Romsey and Easton going to unchanged Burridge.

Ian Tulk is missing for OT's, but the absence of in-form Tim Richings will be a major blow for Sparsholt, whose four-match winning run was ended by Burridge last week.

Lymington are at last back to full strength as they bid to halt a four-match losing sequence at Purbrook, who have lost all six matches since last season's heady Premier 3 title triumph.

Hursley Park go to United Services, where Hampshire's Chris Tremlett, who took five Lymington wickets last week, may be looking to continue his injury return by getting some much needed batting practice.