Jake George wrote himself into the ECB Southern Electric Premier League records by making the fourth highest individual Premier Division score as Ventnor piled up a massive 366 all out in the drawn match against the Hampshire Academy.
The former Portsmouth Grammar School talent, who played for Hampshire’s county representative sides throughout the junior age groups and was on the Ageas Bowl staff last season, made  a quite superb 175, an innings which included three sixes and 23 boundaries.
Only South African Dominic Ridley (184 not out for Liphook & Ripsley in 2005), Bashley Rydal’s Andrew Sexton (182 in 2001) and New Zealander Neal Parlane (176 three years later) have scored more runs in an individual knock.
Ironically George, who recently completed his first year at Cardiff University, had scored only 11 runs in his previous two knocks for Ventnor this summer.
He enjoyed fruitful partnerships, initially with Ben Duggan (20), then Hampshire’s Michael Bates (29) before adding 122 in a third-wicket stand with Tom Friend, whose rapid 82 off 46 balls contained four sixes and 12 fours.
Despite the attentions of leg spinner Mason Crane, who toiled 19 overs for his 5-109, and Luke Evans (3-43), Ventnor pounded their way to 366 – the second highest ever Premier Division total behind Havant’s 376-5 against Lymington three seasons ago.
Predictably, Ventnor’s 62.3 over occupation of the crease negated any likelihood of a positive result – adding fuel to views across the local cricketing spectrum that all-day ‘time’ cricket should be scrapped after this season.
The leg weary Academy promptly lost two early wickets to Adam Wilson (2-27) and a third when Jake Goodwin was trapped leg before by Oli Mills.
But Tom Alsop seized the opportunity to make his mark and emerged with a creditable 15-boundary 114 not out, his maiden Premier League century.

Portsmouth Grammar School’s Ben Caldera (53) and fit-again Matt King, with an unbeaten 66, also cashed in on the run fest as the Academy replied with 250-4 off thby making the fourth highest individual Premier Division score as Ventnor piled up a massive 366 all out in the drawn match against the Hampshire Academy.

The former Portsmouth Grammar School talent, who played for Hampshire’s county representative sides throughout the junior age groups and was on the Ageas Bowl staff last season, made a quite superb 175, an innings which included three sixes and 23 boundaries.

Only South African Dominic Ridley (184 not out for Liphook & Ripsley in 2005), Bashley Rydal’s Andrew Sexton (182 in 2001) and New Zealander Neal Parlane (176 three years later) have scored more runs in an individual knock.

Ironically George, who recently completed his first year at Cardiff University, had scored only 11 runs in his previous two knocks for Ventnor this summer.

He enjoyed fruitful partnerships, initially with Ben Duggan (20), then Hampshire’s Michael Bates (29) before adding 122 in a third-wicket stand with Tom Friend, whose rapid 82 off 46 balls contained four sixes and 12 fours.

Despite the attentions of leg spinner Mason Crane, who toiled 19 overs for his 5-109, and Luke Evans (3-43), Ventnor pounded their way to 366 – the second highest ever Premier Division total behind Havant’s 376-5 against Lymington three seasons ago.

Predictably, Ventnor’s 62.3 over occupation of the crease negated any likelihood of a positive result – adding fuel to views across the local cricketing spectrum that all-day ‘time’ cricket should be scrapped after this season.

The leg weary Academy promptly lost two early wickets to Adam Wilson (2-27) and a third when Jake Goodwin was trapped leg before by Oli Mills.

But Tom Alsop seized the opportunity to make his mark and emerged with a creditable 15-boundary 114 not out, his maiden Premier League century.

Portsmouth Grammar School’s Ben Caldera (53) and fit-again Matt King, with an unbeaten 66, also cashed in on the run fest as the Academy replied with 250-4 off th