South Wilts are all smiles after winning the Hampshire Cricket Board Under-16 indoor championships at The Rose Bowl.
Runners-up in the NatWest League this winter, they beat Bournemouth and Havant in the round-robin finals to carry off the county title.
The Bemerton youngsters, pictured right, crushed Bournemouth by 81 runs but were put to the test by Havant in a match which was in doubt until the penultimate ball.
James Hayward (39) and Paul Roszowski (28) led the way as South Wilts posted a useful 132-5 against Bournemouth, whose middle-order was blown away by the lanky Lysander Wolf (2-21).
The Chapel Gate youngsters, who had been on a high after a four-wicket win over Havant, were rushed out for 51.
Hardacre (26) and Ben Walker (23) took Havant to 119-1, but Bournemouth powered home on the strength of forceful knocks by Matt Dalton (26), Tom Finan (26) and Jeff Cox (24).
South Wilts pair Roszowski (36) and Hayward (34) came to the fore again, top-scoring in a 126-5 total against Havant, who refused to buckle, reaching 121 (Nick Hardaker 40) before the Salisbury club clinched their trophy.
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