Burridge newcomers forced to wait for Southern Premier League debuts

Jack Paskins has been forced to wait for his Burridge CC debut after making a big leap up the grassroots ladder.
By Simon Carter and Mike Vimpany
Published 8th May 2020, 16:04 BST
Updated 8th May 2020, 16:06 BST
Jack Paskins pictured in batting action for Locks Heath in the SEPL Division 3 at Portsmouth & Southsea, 2015. Picture: Allan HutchingsJack Paskins pictured in batting action for Locks Heath in the SEPL Division 3 at Portsmouth & Southsea, 2015. Picture: Allan Hutchings
Jack Paskins pictured in batting action for Locks Heath in the SEPL Division 3 at Portsmouth & Southsea, 2015. Picture: Allan Hutchings

Paskins enjoyed a great year last summer with Locks Heath in County Division 3 South of the Hampshire League.

Having made his debut in 2006, he struck his maiden league ton - 108 - against Hythe & Dibden in late May and followed that up with 113 against Ventnor a few weeks later.

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He ended with a best-ever 453-run haul, after hitting 337 in 2018 and 241 in 2017.

After only previously taking two five-wicket hauls in his career, Paskins also took five wickets twice in a HL game in 2019.

He completed a memorable game against Hythe by taking 5-47, as well as 5-34 against Woodgreen later in the season.

They helped him end with 21 league wickets, his highest ever haul.

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Burridge had also signed Will Donald ahead of the 2020 Southern Premier League season, which will not start until early July at the earliest due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The left-handed all-rounder has moved to the area after skippering Whitby in the North Yorkshire & South Durham League.

The 22-year old Newcastle University graduate topped the NY & SD League Division 1 batting charts last season with 649 runs, including one century and five half-centuries.

He also featured in the top ten bowling averages, taking 39 wickets with his left-arm spin for Whitby, who finished fourth in Division 1 - the league below the main ECB competition.

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In all, Donald has made 3,385 league runs for the Yorkshire seaside town club - two hundreds and 18 fifties – and taken 269 wickets, including nine five-wicket hauls.

Pace bowler Oli Southon has returned to Burridge, having spent last summer with the Hampshire Academy.

He spent the winter on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

The 19-year-old helped Burridge to runners-up spot in his debut season with the club in 2018, taking 34 wickets.

He was less successful last year, taking nine wickets in as many SPL appearances for the Academy.

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But he did take seven wickets in three 2nd XI Championship appearances at just 9.00 apiece.

The Portsmouth-born seamer had previously made his debut in adult cricket for Fareham & Crofton as a 13-year-old in the Hampshire League in 2014.

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