Charlie Neville produced a stunning spell of five wickets for seven runs as Hook and Newnham Basics secured their immediate Southern Premier Division 1 future with a nail-biting 19-run win at Rowledge.

His nap hand haul enabled Hook to successfully defend a rain-trimmed 173 off 38 overs - and earn him the Premier League's round 17 Cricketer of the Week award.

Hook's score appeared vulnerable while Zac LeRoux (38), Ollie Baker (24) and Conor Cook (24) were going well, but Neville took a fine return catch to remove the Australian spin all-rounder.

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Neville promptly ripped through the lower order to leave the hosts 154 all out.

Earlier, Neville (34) featured in a strong Hook start, with Rich Willcock (37) and Matt Buckingham (24) taking the score to 144-4 before David Lloyd (4-26) made an impact.

Hook's battling second team are still alive and kicking in Division 2, but need to defeat newly crowned champions Waterlooville on Saturday if they are to stay up.

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But they pulled off a creditable five-wicket win over Langley Manor, with teenager Oli Webster (33) top scoring after earlier taking 3-21.

Teens Webster and Tom Dyer (4-27) took the bowling credits as Langley Manor were dismissed for 159 - a total Hook gleefully knocked off with James Watteson (32), Tom May (29) and Will Wyatt (29 not out) to the fore.

Mark Teale ripped through Portsmouth and Southsea's top order to return personal best figures of 6-44 as Hartley Wintney dismissed their visitors for 176. Hugo Hammond's 52 helped them home by six wickets.