BASHLEY (Rydal) snatched third place away from Calmore on the penultimate weekend of the Southern Electric EBC Premier League season.

Calmore went into their game against BAT in third place but they lost by 15 runs to the newly-crowned champions.

And Bashley's six-wicket win at Liphook and Ripsley lifted them into third place above Calmore.

Former Ventnor off-spinner Chris Sketchley (4-24) bowled well and Andy Neal (2-30) produced tidy figures as Liphook reached 192-9 - youngster Michael Smyth (51) scoring a well-constructed half-century.

But with only one wicket, Matt King missed out on beating BAT's 38-victim Dan Goldstraw to the Premier League bowling award.

Bashley lost four wickets in securing third spot - Neil Thurgood (57) and Richard Knowles (46 not out) producing the key partnership before Neal completed a six-wicket win with an unbeaten 28.

Western Australian import Shawn Gillies hit a maiden century for Havant, who ran up a massive 281-3 before dismissing dogged Burridge for 143.

Gillies, who hopes to return to Havant next summer, hit an unbeaten 102 after Andy Perry (52) and Richard Hindley had put on 83 for the second wicket.

Hindley went on to make 96 - he was caught trying to bring up his century with a straight boundary - and share a third-wicket stand of 138 with Gillies, the Melville man reaching his hundred after a frantic run-burst leading up to tea.

Havant experienced some difficulty in digging Burridge out - skipper Paul Ancell (38), in particular - but eventually did so for 143 (Phil Loat 3-20) after the ex-champions had used eight bowlers.

Bournemouth recovered from an uncertain 31-3 to reach a winning 276-8 against relegated Hungerford at Chapel Gate.

When Michael Spence (3-52) hurried Tom Webley, Matt Swarbrick and Martin Miller back to the pavilion in quick succession, Bournemouth were in some disarray.

But Northants hopeful Chris Park (46) added a crucial 89 with Julian Cassell (77) before Geoff Warrington (54) and Peter Waite (25) hit out to send the Bournemouth total rocketing to 276-8.

Hungerford, who expect some ex-players to return for next year's 50-over tussles in Premier Division Two, lurched to 8-2 and later 60-5 against Joe Wilson (3-22) and David Kidner (2-24).

Spence (37) gave their reply some substance before the left-arm spin of Webley (3-43) closed the Hungerford innings at 128.

South Wilts beat Andover by five wickets after pegging the North Hampshire side to 175-9.

Lymington's hopes of finishing runners-up in Southern Electric Premier League Division Two were dashed when an unfit pitch at Grasmere Road led to the abandonment of their last day visit to Cove.

Umpires called a halt to play after 12 overs, with former Cove captain Ian Crompton repeatedly struck by balls lifting off the surface.

Play was delayed an hour to give the ground more time to recover from the previous afternoon's heavy downpours, but a wet surface, lying on top of the hard undersoil, made batting conditions precarious - Cove reaching 31-2 before play was halted.

The abandonment left Cove in the runners-up position behind champions Portsmouth, who rounded off their campaign with a 98-run win at relegated Hambledon.

Matt Keech (26), Paul Dew (25) and Geoff Pike (22) top-scored in Portsmouth's 170 - former Hampshire left-arm spinner Ian Turner (4-18) successful in his farewell game for the club.

Raj Maru (4-19) and Pete Hayward (3-6) bowled Hambledon out for 72.

Olly Kelly hit a six off the fourth ball of the final over to give Sparsholt an unexpected two-wicket win over Easton and Martyr Worthy at Locks Lane.

Sparsholt were staring defeat in the face at 72-6 in reply to Easton's 179 (Steve Green 58), but a late-order rally turned the match around.

Malcolm Ball must have thought his creditable 5-49 return was to have little effect when, Rob Savage (31) and Kevin Foyle (23) apart, Sparsholt's top order was blown away.

But Bill Gunyon (27) and Will Mariner (36) doubled the total to 148-8 before Kelly's crucial 29, which included 12 runs off Mark Stone's final over, gave Sparsholt a remarkable victory.

South African teenager John Geoghegan took six wickets for nine runs as Trojans were skittled for 85 and comfortably beaten at United Services.

Playing his last game before returning to his native Johannesburg, Geoghegan clean-bowled five of his victims, while only Simon Williams (21) made a worthwhile impression for Trojans.

Paul Douglas and Tim Subnaik took two wickets each before Chris Williams (42) eased US home.

John Barnard carried his bat for 93 and Max Smith hit 66 as Old Taunton-ians & Romsey piled up 256-5 before beating relegated Old Basing by 80 runs.

Charles Forward (39) shared an 85-run opening partnership with Barnard, whose subsequent 125-run stand with Smith put OTs in a winning position.

Only teenager Ben Thane (75) made his mark as Old Basing tumbled to 176 all out against Nick Wood (4-31) and two-wicket pair Stuart Tulk and Max Smith.