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  • Jacob has a cracker for Wherwell

    Wherwell U15 v Soton Community U15. After a wet start to the season every opportunity is being taken to fit in a game so on a Monday evening Wherwell hosted Southampton Community. With the visitors caught in heavy traffic the match was reduced

  • Long day brings fourth place for town athletes

    Andover AC played host to match two of the Wessex League season with visiting clubs from Portsmouth, Salisbury, Winchester, Newbury and Fleet competing. This was always going to be a tough fixture given the number of athletes competing from the

  • Last ball heartache for Andover Thirds

    Andover III v Dinton. Andover III fell to a narrow defeat at home to Dinton after needing just two runs off the last ball but failing to get over the finish line. After losing the toss and being asked to field, the town side went about their

  • Things can only get better for Whitchurch CC

    East Woodhay v Whitchurch. Whitchurch’s poor start to the season continued when they visited high-flying East Woodhay on Saturday. After winning the toss the skipper Tom Trinder had no hesitation in choosing to bat on a good looking pitch but

  • Cartridge knock sets up Amport victory

    Amport II v Wilton. After losing the toss Amport were surprised to be asked to take use of what looked to be a fine batting track with the usual lightning fast outfield. Openers Dan Cartridge and Martin Randall got off to a fast start and Cartridge

  • Crushing revenge is sweet for Priors

    Hurstbourne Priors v Winterslow. Hurstbourne Priors gained sweet revenge for three seasons ago with an emphatic nine wicket win over Winterslow. On a cloudy, muggy day Winterslow skipper Jamie Keys stunned everyone by winning the toss and batting

  • Andover Expo set to bring through local talent

    Valley Leisure has evidence of tremendous talent being identified and nurtured at the Andover Leisure Centre. A key initiative for unlocking local talent in this area has been the introduction of an annual Fitness Expo in 2013. The Expo is open to

  • Sun shines on Tidworth Ladies' Day

    Summer arrived for the Ladies' Captain's Day, and sunglasses, shorts and a golf swing were the order of the day. Although admitting to being biased, Julia Wheeler, the ladies' captain, remarked that the Tidworth course was absolutely stunning and

  • Seconds take the points from derby victory

    Andover II v Overton. Andover II made it three wins in a row with a convincing 129 run victory over Overton. The pitch was in a remarkably good condition after the storms and skipper Martin Roberts had no hesitation in electing to bat.

  • No fun in the sun for Andover CC

    Bournemouth v Andover. Andover ended their winning run with a hard fought defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday. The home side were relegated from the Premier Division last season and are looking to gain promotion back to the top flight so were

  • Awards honour vital volunteers

    VALUABLE community work carried out by volunteers, police officers and police community support officers across the region has been recognised at the first Neighbourhood Policing Awards presentation in Devizes. The awards were set up by the Police

  • New Street U12s recruiting for coming season

    Andover New Street U11s are now recruiting for the new campaign and any current year six pupils going into year seven interested in playing for the U12s next season should contact the club on www.andovernewstreetfc.co.uk.

  • Dog's Trust supports team of world 'pups'

    THE Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Newton Tony is getting in the World Cup spirit by naming their own team of 10 beautiful puppies after countries in the World Cup. The eight week old puppies are looking for their perfect match in loving homes.

  • Grandsons fly in as Cora reaches 100

    A WEYHILL resident who was born before the outbreak of the First World War has just celebrated her 100th birthday. Cora Metcalfe was born on 7 June 1914 in Bradford before moving to Leeds. She spent most of her life in Yorkshire before moving