....Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Premier Division, together with AFC Stoneham and Hythe & Dibden in Division One.

The game between Hamble Club and AFC Portchester was started but succumbed to the weather well before half time.

Still seven games played in the Premier Division and Sholing continued their non-stop winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Bashley – a different name leading the scoring for once with two goals from Bradley Targett – after the visitors had initially taken the lead.

Alresford’s recent run of victories ended with a 2-1 home defeat by Horndean, the latter thereby retaining their second spot in the table, and it has not taken River Smith very long to find his shooting boots at Bournemouth. The newly signed striker claimed all three goals in the Poppies three 2-1 at Shaftesbury.

Hamworthy United scored all their goals in the second half in a 3-0win over Brockenhurst and given their recent results both Cowes Sports and Tadley will probably be happy with the point gained in the 1-1 draw at Westwood Park.

Lymington have found form again with something of a vengeance and there were five different names on the scoresheet in their 6-0 win over Fareham Town, Jake King the only player to score twice.

The Creeksiders have now not won in five and have dropped to seventeenth place in the table.

With the clash between the bottom two, Team Solent and Bemerton Heath Harlequins, falling foul of the weather it was a more than useful three points for Christchurch at Andover New Street, James King notching two in their three-goal victory. But no changes of note at either end of the table.

In Division One, with AFC Stoneham, Romsey Town and Hythe & Dibden all out of action, Amesbury Town moved to the top of the table with a two-goal win at New Milton whose losing streak continues.

Verwood Town defeated Petersfield five two at Potterne Park – a hat trick for Ollie Davies and two for James Guthrie – which makes it just one point from the last seven games for the visitors and Matt Bunyan scored both goals in Alton’s win over Ringwood Town.

Just one goal at Whitchurch which gave Newport the points in a game where they played the second 45 minutes with a `makeshift` goalkeeper following an injury to Gary Streeter.

The remaining two games saw 13 goals scored, all by the home sides. Follands, who won 5-0 last week, found the other side of the coin in going down 6-0 at Downton – two goals apiece for TJ Moseley and Matt Steer – whilst on the opposite side of Salisbury, Laverstock & Ford went one better in scoring seven against East Cowes Vics.

Hat-tricks for Chae Sykes and Russell Jones and difficult times for Vics who conceded five seven days earlier.

As with the Premier Division no real changes at either end of the table with Amesbury perhaps the only `winners` on the day.

One game in the Southampton Senior Cup and not a good one for Fawley AFC as they exited the competition four two at Hampshire Premier League Sway.

John Gorman