MIDWEEK ROUND UP

TUESDAY 11th AUGUST 2026

6 games were played tonight in the warm evening sunshine with the “Hammers” & the “Bulls” maintaining their perfect starts to the season. Hamworthy United Reserves welcomed Wimborne Town Reserves to the County Ground and put in a decent performance eventually winning 4-0 with goals from Max Day in the 1st half and further strikes from Keith Tottingham & a brace from Charlie Shears in the 2nd. Holt United again for the 2nd game running went in 0-0 at the break only to win their game against hosts Verwood Town 3-0 with strikes from Milo Turner hitting a brace and their 3rd from George Ashby late on. Opening their season, Dorchester Sports travelled over the Ridgeway to face Balti Sports at the College with the spoils going back with the visitors after a hard fought 1-0 win with Brin Doyle scoring the important winner in the 80th minute. In the heavyweight clash at Broadway Lane, Bournemouth Electric & Cobham Sports played out a keenly contested 1-1 draw with Joe Flachi putting the hosts ahead in the 19th minute only for Cobham to equalise in the 56th minute through Sam Lench. Bournemouth Sports got their season up and running at the 2nd attempt as they comfortably beat Hamworthy Recreation Reserves 6-0 at Chapel Gate with goals from George Harper hitting a hat trick, Liam Nixon with a brace and finally Matt Charalmbous. Finally in the North of the patch Gillingham Town welcomed Mere Town to Woodwater Lane and won 4-2 in an entertaining game, Mere took the lead in the 1st half through Malachi Benjamin only for the hosts to respond with goals from Kam Andrews, Callum Small, Lewis Coker & Kaleb Andrews, with Malachi completing his brace for Mere.