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ENGLAND CALLS WEAKEN ACADEMY STRENGTH AT CHAPEL GATE Hampshire Academy coach Jon Ayling is forced to ring the changes as the Young Hawks go to second placed ECB Southern Electric Premier League club Bournemouth tomorrow (11.30)without their four England Under-19 international players. Left-arm spinner Danny Briggs, Hamza Riazuddin, James Vince and Chris Wood have all been called up for the forthcoming Under-19 Series against Bangladesh - a fantastic credit to the Academy - and will be unavailable for the next few weeks. Bournemouth, who trail leaders Havant by 11 points, have left-arm seamer David Payne away with England Under-18s at Loughborough, but Dorset pair Ben Lawes and David Kidner return to give the batting a slightly stronger look. Nick Park still has his eyes set on an elusive SPL century. Bournemouth: DeWeywarn, Ridley, Miller, N Park, Watkins, J Park, Lawes, Metcalfe, House, Kidner, Denham. Table topping Havant, chasing a third straight title, are boosted by Steve Dean's return at the top of the order and visitors Alton, who have Jerry Pang-Kessler missing, will want his wicket early. Havant: B Walker, Morgan, Dean, Prittipaul, Hindley, Jones, Thistle, Bulled, S Walker, Ingram, Loat. Alton skipper Mark Heffernan says: "I'm looking for more resilience from my batsmen this weekend; we have a long batting line up that is even longer this week. Want my batsmen to really put the ands up and take responsibility and lead from the front." Alton: MP Heffernan, D Taylor, R Hale, M-A Eysele, S Myers, D Vann, B Oliphant, H Gadsby, MJ Heffernan, J Ballinger, D Evans Lymington's joust with neighbours Bashley (Rydal) is the first of three "Kings of the Forest" clashes in the next 8 days - the teams lining up in a Time Pennant meeting at the Sports Ground tomorrow (11.30) and then colliding twice in Twenty20 affairs next weekend - in the New Forest CA President's Cup final at Langley Manor on Friday (6.15) and then in the Southern Electric T20 Cup at the BCG on Sunday week (4pm). New Zealand A opening batsman George Worker plays his last game for a few weeks - he has been picked by the Kiwis to play in a tournament in Brisbane - when St Cross Symondians go to Lower Bemerton seeking the 'double' over inconsistent South Wilts, who crumbled to spin on the opening day of the season. But St Cross are struggling just now, particularly in the batting department, and South Wilts, with Tom Morton fit again, will start favourites. Wiltshire skipper James Hibberd is struggling with side and shoulder injuries and may restrict his game to a batting role Derek Kenway is absent as Totton & Eling hope to recover from Sunday's Southern Electric Twenty20 Cup shock against Portsmouth & Southsea. Football training denies Totton & Eling the services of left-arm seamer Ian Richardson, but Adam Sharpe is back, as is Ricky Rawlins. Andover, the visitors to Southern Gardens, hope to be at full strength. Division 2 leaders Rowledge make the short trip to Hartley Wintney, while Burridge plan to bounce back from a first defeat in nine at Hursley Park. Ventnor host Hambledon at Steephill. BBC Radio Solent will feature the top SPL3 match of the day between Tichborne Park and Gosport Borough, while Bournemouth go to lowly Sparsholt. Portsmouth hope to end a run of four straight defeats against Sarisbury Athletic at St Helen's, Southsea.
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