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FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round: Selsey 1(3) Hamworthy United 1 (4)

A RECORD-breaking partnership of 224 runs saw Dorset chase down Oxfordshire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup

Pirates will have their full one-to-seven available for the first time in months as they look to build momentum into the end of the league season and the playoffs with the visit of Oxford on Wednesday night.

Justin Kluivert is targeting a cup run this season and he believes the Cherries can go far in the Europa League.

Slater Lightcap has adapted well in his first two Pirates appearances, but he needs to get used to team riding as Poole enter playoff season, promoter Danny Ford said.

DANNY Ford is anticipating a nail-biting end to the season as Pirates look to secure top spot in the Championship heading into the playoffs.

THE Cherries begin their season this weekend after what was a successful summer of pre-season overall, although it did end in defeat to Mainz.

The Cherries' development squad will play all their Premier League 2 home games at Wimborne Town after the club moved up to a Category One academy this summer.

DPL MATCHDAY three saw Cobham Sports entertain Bournemouth Sports on another hot and sticky afternoon at Merley Park.

Swans defeated a young Hamworthy United Reserve side 5-1 at The County Ground in very hot conditions in the Dorset Premier League.

Danny Ford admitted he would have taken the aggregate point before the meeting at Edinburgh, but he rued Pirates’ bad luck that prevented them from getting more out of the match.

Bournemouth Electric moved top of the Dorset Premier League on goal difference after an emphatic 5-0 win at Holt United, while Dorchester Sports remain the division’s only side with a perfect record.

New boss Marco Rose has brought "a bit of fresh air" to the Cherries, Justin Kluivert said.

Danny Ford heaped praise on both Cooper Rushen and Will Cairns as the teenage Poole pair starred at the British Final, with the former getting all the way to the final in his debut appearance as a 16-year-old.

Marco Rose "feels really good" after what was a "busy" first pre-season in charge of the Cherries, and he believes his side can compete with every team they come up against in all four competitions this season.

Two of the Cherries’ games in October have been moved due to the club’s Europa League commitments.