BASINGSTOKE and North Hants CC suffered a rare double defeat in the NatWest Under-16 Indoor Cricket League at the Ageas Bowl.

They lost by four wickets to the Hampshire EPP under-15 side, before crashing to a two-wicket loss against bottom-of-the-table East Hants, who had previously managed only one win.

Despite the double setback, Basingstoke – beaten finalists last season – should still qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.

Results

Basingstoke and North Hants (2) 102 (Neal 45, Gadd 2-17, Fay 2-29), Hants EPP (16) 103-2 (Gadd 27no, Broadhurst 26no, Neal 2-23).

Basingstoke (3) 117-2 (Metzyer 29no, Oates 27no, Deadman 27) East Hants (13) 118-4 (Wright 37no, Turk 23no, Anscombe 21).