Cricket

NEW Milton returned to winning ways with a relatively straightforward victory over Calmore Sports at Fernhill Sports Ground.

DESPITE a raft of impressive batting figures for Lymington, a 196-run showing from South Wilts' Tom Morton sealed a winning draw for the champions.

BASHLEY (Rydal) leapfrogged local rivals Lymington to move into fifth after securing an easy 159-run win.

SWAY'S Jon Waller and Dave Steadman tore through Gosport Borough's first six batters to help their side maintain a hold on second place.

NEW Milton were faltering after electing to bat first against Portsmouth, but a batting revival and three superb wickets for Joe Hall secured victory.

LYMINGTON picked up back-to-back wins for the first time this season after Gareth Berg inspired a six-wicket victory over Bournemouth.

CALMORE Sports marched into the Voneus Village Cup quarter-finals with a nine-wicket destruction of Cornish side Grampound Road.

SWAY continue to thrive in the SPL this time beating Paultons by 51 runs in a high-scoring New Forest derby.

LYMINGTON continued their run of short matches, needing only 23.1 overs complete the run chase against Hook & Newnham after Dan Cox took six wickets.

BASHLEY (Rydal) CC took their second league win of the season after captain Josh Digby delivered a remarkable seven-wicket display against Burridge.

SWAY continue to thrive in their first season in Southern Premier League cricket with a fine 196-run home win over Basingstoke & North Hants seconds.

LYMINGTON'S topsy-turvy form continued with a heavy home defeat to Hampshire Academy at the Sports Ground.

CALMORE Sports secured a four-wicket win over Oxford Downs to progress to the last-16 of the Voneus Village Cup after Ben Johns hit 96 not out.

LYMINGTON moved into the top half of the table with a barnstorming eight-wicket home demolition of St Cross Symondians.

BASHLEY and Totton & Eling shared a high-scoring timed game at the Bashley Cricket Ground, with the home side taking the spoils of a winning draw.

NEW Milton took their third win of the season after an aggressive century from Toby Edwards helped secure a 23-run victory.

NEW Milton struggled on a damp wicket, posting a paltry 135 runs, which Basingstoke & North Hants chased down with seven wickets remaining.

IT WAS a miserable first timed game for Bashley (Rydal), who suffered their third straight loss, this time by 125 runs to champions South Wilts.

Lymington opened with a decent 249 runs against Burridge, but it would not be enough as the hosts kept the run rate high enough to take a losing draw.

NEW Milton picked up their second win of the season after a recovery effort from their middle-order helped chase down Liphook & Ripsley's 197.