DM's Predicted Finish: 12th

DH's Predicted Finish: 13th

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Jamie Hicks 24w @ 15.8

S Carter 26w @ 18.0

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Phil Mitchell 38w @11.5

A Cox 15w @ 14.2

Nearby Bransgore were playing in D3 with Sway back in 2005 but were promoted that season. In 2008 they made the made the step up to D1 following a league reorganization. For the last 2 seasons they have finished 9th  albeit in 2009 they improved with a 7 & 6 record compared with 6 & 8 in 2008. 2009 however started superbly with 4 wins on the trot including runners up Rowner. However, the season tailed off from there. Despite having a decent wicket, with no batsmen troubling the HCL averages for the last 2 years, it would appear to be a bowling side, albeit a young and relatively inexperienced opening pair. In fact the team were bowled out 10 times in 2009 making their 9th place finish look a tad fortunate. Lacking strength in depth with their second side finishing rock bottom of D2, Sway will fancy their chances of victory, especially if the fixture is during the holiday season.

DM's Predicted Finish:4th

DH's Predicted Finish: 8th

Kieron Hudson 59.1

Ian Edworthy 35.8

Steve Vine 25w @ 10.3

Paul Yates 31w @ 10.8

James Edworthy 24w @ 12.0

Wayne Tucker 23w @ 23.4

Kieron Hudson 37.7

Rob Munro 35.7

Wayne Tucker 31.3

Stuart Pateman 31.1

Wayne Tucker 22w @ 14.4.

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Local forest rivals Burley have won two consecutive promotions as champions to return to Div 1 for the first time since 2005 when they only lasted one season. Led by talented Aussie batsman Kieron Hudson (5 fifties and a century in 2009) they look sure to have more than enough quality with both bat and ball to be safe. In fact could be possible promotion contenders yet again if they can hold on to Hudson, who is apparently rumoured to be in talks with a bigger local club. It would appear that, despite being just down the road, Sway have never played Burley I - the databases shows otherwise but is incorrect as these games must have been against Burley II. During 2009 they were in a different class to most of the rest of the league with most of their games being one-sided affairs. They were not bowled out on a single occasion but bowled out the opposition 11 times

DM's Predicted Finish: 1st 

DH's Predicted Finish: 2nd

Ben Perry 44.3

Paul Henry 25w @ 14.7

Paul Henry 33.2

Steve Brandes 30w @16.1

Paul Henry 20w @ 16.1

Back in 2003, Calmore II finished 6th in CD1 whilst Sway were almost propping up RD4 - a gap of 126 teams!! Having suffered the ignominy of 3 consecutive relegations, Calmore  stopped the rot in 2008 and narrowly missed out on promotion back to CD4 in 2009. With their first team winning promotion back to the South Electric leagues, their seconds is likely to be strong; containing players knocking on the door of the first team. Sway will be hoping that the two excellent youth players who plundered 170 runs between them in a friendly back in 2008 - Mark Lavelle and Steve Dunn, will have cemented their place in the 1st team. This game featured a memorable bowling spell of 3 overs for 51 by the Hannster, albeit he did claim the wicket of the 2nd team skipper Mike Cotton. Look to be strong with both bat and ball and as a result look to be one of the favourites for promotion.

DM's Predicted Finish: 13th

DH's Predicted Finish: 12th

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M Hampton 17w @ 17.8

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The County Borough of Bournemouth Employees Association has made steady progress up the leagues and is now established in D1. A one team club with no colts setup, it is always going to be tricky to have strength in depth. Judging from their performances in 2009, it looks like 2010 will be at least as difficult and any continued lack of big averaging batsmen of bowlers that can grab 25+ wickets a season may see them struggle. Reports and scores would seem to indicate that the wicket at Winton is far from the best with plenty of help for the bowlers. Consistent performers in 2009, however, did beat 2nd place Rowner. 

DM's Predicted Finish: 5th

DH's Predicted Finish: 5th

James Turner 55.5

Mark Middleton 51.8

Alex Elms  42.3

Philip Francis 36.4

Chris Rosier 32.8

James Turner 41w @ 10.61

Mark Middleton 17w @ 11.71

Gilbert White 16w @ 15.00

Adrian Stickley 19w @ 15.74

Adrian Stickley 50.4

Alex Elms 44.6

Philip Francis 38.0

Mark Middleton 26w @ 13.3

James Turner 23w @ 14.43

The D2SE champions have finished in a higher position for at least 5 seasons in a row culminating in their promotion to D1 with a superb 13/1 season in 2009. Sway will be hoping for a home game to avoid the very long trek to this West Sussex based club is what will the "Battle of the New National Parks". All rounders Mark Middleton and James Turner were outstanding with the bat chalking up 13 fifties between them as well as some useful bowling performances. Appear to like to bat first if win the toss.

DM's Predicted Finish: 8th

DH's Predicted Finish: 7th

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Jon Painter 28.5

Dennis Atkinson 27w @ 11.85

After a 2-year spell in CD4 Fawley II were relegated  in 2009. Despite having never played Fawley II in the league, Sway will be familiar with quite a few of the Fawley lads from various other fixtures. Despite their relegation, the mainly youthful Fawley have no shortage of potential dangermen - with the bat Andy Parratt, skipper Jason Ford, all-rounder Jon Painter and experienced opening bowler Dennis Atkinson. With the bat in 2009, Steve Rice clocked up 3 50s, 2 of which early in the season led to excellent wins, including against ultimate champions Ventnor II. Likely to be an even contest and the kind of game Sway will have to win if they are to establish themselves in D1.

DM's Predicted Finish: 15th

DH's Predicted Finish: 16th

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Dave Newsome 24w @ 16.2

S Allen              17w @ 16.9

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Hamble Aerostructures Sports & Social Club owes its origins to the the pre-war aircraft company, Folland Aircraft. Following various takeovers and mergers, it made components for harriers and is now part of GE. After being strong performers in RD2 for a number of years, Hamble finally achieved promotion in 2007 and have since established themselves in D1, albeit in the lover reaches. Stats would suggest that Hamble are more of a bowling club with the main threat appearing to be Dave Newsome - a bowler who was in the averages top ten for Hamble 1st XI in CD2 back in 2007. On the batting side D Maple is likely to be a threat - another player with CD2 experience. Not a bad season in 2009.

DM's Predicted Finish: 14th

DH's Predicted Finish: 17th

M Cakebread 47.5

P Pumbstead  16w @ 16.1

P Grover 42.62

M Shutler 34.83

Paul Grover 30 @ 11.4

P Pumbstead  22w @ 12.7

W Hayward 28 @16.2

After a long spell in Division 2, Hyde finally secured promotion to Division 1 in 2008 propelled there in no small part by ex-county all-rounder, Paul Grover. Grover did not seem to be around in 2009 however Hyde still managed a lower mid table finish. Having topped Hyde's batting averages for many years as well as always featuring in the top 10 in the division, Grover was always likely to be a hard man to replace. Will Hyde struggle a bit in their second season? - statistically their bowling attack looks to be their weak link, albeit it skittled Sway out for just 62 back in 2008! Very much mixed performances in 2009 - so great results especially when Cakebread or Shutler made runs, but also some very disappointing results.

DM's Predicted Finish: 17th 

DH's Predicted Finish: 10th

Rob Tate 37.00

Andy White  27w @ 12.6

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Mel Rayer 30 @ 13.0

Under ultra experienced skipper Phil Stride, IBM are never likely to be pushovers. Casting aside 2008 (where having finished 9th in 2007 IBM ended up in CD4), IBM have been consistently improving since 2005. The 2009 clash with Sway will feature possibly the division's team with the oldest average age (45) against possibly the youngest (24). Being used to the luxury of the Hursley Park wicket, IBM will certainly not relish a trip to Jubilee Fields to face the Commando running in at full pace - helmet please!! Fingers crossed for the fixtures! 

DM's Predicted Finish: 6th

DH's Predicted Finish: 4th

Kevin Cresswell 32.90

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Kevin Cresswell 55.57

Geoff Rhodes 31.40

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Langley's star batsman & skipper Kevin Cresswell actually turned out for Sway four times back in 1997/1998 scoring 177 runs and taking 6 wickets - clearly not good enough and was shown the door! Promoted to CD4 in 2008 despite only finishing 10th in 2007, Langley did remarkably well in their first season finishing 13th, however, second season syndrome struck with the club finishing bottom in 2008 recording just 2 wins in their 15 games. With the bat, Cresswell remains the main threat - having made two tons in CD4. The weak link would appear to be the bowling attack.

DM's Predicted Finish: 18th

DH's Predicted Finish: 11th

D Grayer 37.89

R White 33.22

D Grayer 20 @ 13.3

G Loveless 33.85

A Reynolds 31.25

C Garrett 17 @ 14.5

Nomansland have demonstrated how a club from a very small New Forest village can survive and thrive at this level of cricket. Nomansland have been in D1 since at least 2003 - longer than any other club. However since finishing 4th back in 2003, Nomansland finishing league positions have gradually deteriorated with the club finishing a comfortable 10th in the last two seasons. This will the kind of game that Sway will need to win if they are to establish themselves in D1 - especially if Nomansland bowl like they did in the Youtube video against Rowner!. Strong batting line up however, only bowled out twice in 2009 with 6 different batsmen racking up half centuries.

DM's Predicted Finish: 7th

DH's Predicted Finish: 14th

Amjad Parvaiz 61.70

Ben Hatcher 35.00

Amjad Parvaiz 28 @ 10.9

Pete Dyde 21 @ 12.7

Amjad Parvaiz 56.67

Amjad Parvaiz 37 @ 10.9

It would be doing the club a disservice to be described as a one-man team, however, the clubs rise from D3 to D1 would seem to be littered with outstanding performances from experienced all-rounder Amjad Parvaiz. In the last 2 seasons alone, nimble fingered surgeon has scored 1,297 runs and taken 65 wickets. In 2009 the teams key to success seemed to be to bat first wherever possible then squeeze the life out of the opposition with Parvaiz's restrictive off-spin. 

DM's Predicted Finish: 8th

DH's Predicted Finish: 15th

Phil Vincent 36.40

Scott Elston 25 @ 13.0

Rob Fackrell 26 @ 16.0

C Jordan 30.45

Simon Gale 31 @ 15.1

Sway wont relish a long trek over to Fareham if the fixtures are unkind. Not a great deal known about this side other than that their 1st team is in CD1 so likely to be a few 1st team hopefuls or ex players knocking around the 2nds. Skipper Phil Vincent batting at 3 or 4 seems to be the main inspiration with the bat scoring 5 half centuries in 2009 - and handy with the ball as well. Rob Fackrell batting at 6/7 also had a good season in 2009 as an all-rounder. Pretty strong batting performances in 2009 - only bowled out in a quarter of their games, however, an inability to take wickets in closer games seems to have cost them quite a few games. 

DM's Predicted Finish: 3rd

DH's Predicted Finish: 3rd

Jack Davies 37.29

Gary Polling 16 @ 14.2

Dan Cleary 35.08

Dean Wilson 26 @ 12.8

The team has had a bit of a topsy turvey time in recent seasons - two promotions and two relegations in just 7 years. In their first season back in D1 they performed very well finishing and excellent 6th with an 8/5 record. The club is very much on the up - their 2nd XI for 2010 may well contain some of 2009's U15s who beat 1,761 teams to come 3rd in the National Cup! Strong opening pair of Dan Cleary & Steve Clements - Clearly hitting a massive 181 against United Services in 2009. Look to be a batting side - only bowled out twice and only lost 5.54 wickets on average

DM's Predicted Finish: 2nd

DH's Predicted Finish: 1st

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Andy Oliphant 36.57

I Clark 27 @ 9.8

D O'Connell 20 @ 16.1

Finishing 5th in 2009 and only missing out on promotion on the last day of the season; the fact that no bowlers or batsmen made the top averages list would seem to indicate that as a 3rd team, they are not able to pick a settled side. Nevertheless 2009 was the highest ever finish for the 3rd team - a mixture of youth & experience as you would expect. On their day they are capable of beating anyone in the league - they beat all 5 teams above them (!), so clearly it was a bit of inconsistency that cost them promotion. Strong batting side only bowled out twice in 2009. One of the biggest threats is the experienced Andy Oliphant, and with the ball paceman Ian Clark and also the experienced Steve Roberts who can move the ball both ways.

DM's Predicted Finish: 10th

DH's Predicted Finish: 9th

Nil Atapttu 52.17

Alex Hall 43.33

Jon Grasham 33 @ 10.6

Jack Walton 24 @ 11.7

Terry Patch 18 @ 16.2

Jon Grasham 39.00

Jack Walton 33.44

Jon Grasham 34 @ 11.8

Jack Walton 39 @ 12.1

Almost certainly the youngest side in D1 by a considerable margin. Every player is under 30 with the exception of ex-skipper Dave Marshall (who will turn 40!!) - most players are under 25. Although still featuring the fearsome opening bowling attack of Grasham & Walton, the team has become less reliant on this and has developed a more rounded game both with the bat and the ball. Whilst the availability of big Jon will be very important, the team is less dependant than it has been with likes of George Thornton and Steve Thistleton showing huge improvement.

DM's Predicted Finish: 16th

DH's Predicted Finish: 18th

Mark Maunsell 48.55

Tom James 20 @ 12.6

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Trojans II could probably have done without the "promotion" to CD4 in 2007, despite only finishing 11th, as they struggled in their two seasons in the higher division. Star performer with the bat was Mark Maunsell who chalked up 2 centuries and and one fifty. One of the Maunsell centuries came in a "bizarre" last game of the season in 2009 against table topping Ventnor. Ventnor needing just a few batting points to secure the title bowled rather generously to allow Trojans to rack up an incredible 363-7. With the pressure off the Trojans bowlers, Ventor then plodded to 134ao to secure the batting points needed for the title. This rather odd win, however, was not sufficient to save Trojans from relegation and statistically they could struggle in 2010 - they displayed some fragility with the bat - being bowled out in 10 of their 14 games.

DM's Predicted Finish: 11th

DH's Predicted Finish: 6th

S Parker 47.00

J Nash 43.25

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J Nash 81.17

S Richards 35.67

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Probably one of the smallest clubs in the league with just a single side, Woodgreen have more than held their own in their first two seasons in D1. This appears to be in no small part due to a strong batting line up S Parker and J Nash scored 1,036 runs between them in 2009 whilst in 2008 Nash scored a record breaking 974 runs. The team racked up 13 half centuries and 2 centuries in 2009 only being bowled out twice. Consistent performers only losing once to a team below them in the league.