HARTLEY Wintney knew it was not going to be their day, when their overseas star Ben Earney was hit in the face during the game’s warm-up.

This ruled him out of the game and left an already depleted Hartley needing to call-up another player from their second XI.

Will Kerr was in charge as captain Rhys Batcup was unavailable. He won the toss and decided to bat against high flying Calmore Sports.

Unfortunately, he was quickly back in the pavilion having failed to score and worse was to follow, as Jonny Rowland returned with just 11 scored.

From here the home side dug in as Danny Plume (45) and Matt Kerr (22) put on a half century for the third wicket.

With the departure of Kerr, Jamie Teale (25) joined Plume and the two former Hartley skippers took the score into three figures.

It looked like the home side were on their way to a big score on the village green, but Teale was then run out by Ben Johns.

Without a run being added, Plume also perished and from there the home side lost their way being bowled out for 134, on a track where 270 would have been a par score.

Mark Lavelle (5-4) was the main man with the ball for Calmore.

Hartley knew they needed wickets early on, but openers Michael Cook (42) and Lavelle (13) were not budging.

Dan Reynaldo finally got the breakthrough thanks to a catch from Teale, to dismiss Lavelle with the score on 62.

With only one run added Daniel Bowles trapped Cook leg before.

However, the visitors heard the alarm bells and Johns (18) and Ben Perry (10) steered them to three figures.

Both were removed, as Will Kerr snapped up a couple of catches from behind the stumps, off the bowling of Ben Hyde (3-24), but by then the score was 109-4.

Hyde struck again having Michael Donovan trapped leg before, but from there Matt Taylor and Darren Vann steered them home.

This coming Saturday, Hartley travel to the Isle of Wight to face Ventnor.