A FIVE-WICKET haul by Dan Goldstraw and a boundary-strewn first half-century of the season by Neal Parlane swept ECB Southern Electric Premier League champions BAT Sports to another win.

They beat Portsmouth at Southern Gardens in a totally one-sided affair which was effectively done and dusted by lunch.

A hapless-looking Portsmouth side limped off at 111-8, having been demoralised by Goldstraw's left-arm pace and the subsequent left-arm spin of veteran Terry Rawlins.

Portsmouth, who set the early pace in the SEPL this season, looked a pale shadow of the team that spanked BAT on Southsea seafront in May.

"When we are bad, we are awful," conceded Portsmouth team manager Barry Williams. "And we were dreadful in all aspects."

BAT, in contrast, now look up for the scrap which will come in mid-August when the top teams trade punches in a three-cornered fight for the Premier crown.

That's if South Wilts haven't established an unassailable lead by then!

Goldstraw, whose wicket-tally for the season now stands at 31, wrecked Portsmouth's top order with his new-ball burst.

Bowling from his favourite football ground end at Southern Gardens, he got bounce and movement, clean bowling Sam Lavery and Lee Savident either side of having Matt Scott caught at second slip with a ball which climbed on the one-time Hampshire Under-19 all-rounder.

The delivery that got Savident was a peach.

South African Carl Bradfield, who took 29 balls to get off the mark, played some crisp shots across the fast outfield, but at 50-4, when he teed-up a diving catch to Richard Kenway at mid-off, Portsmouth were as good as finished.

Michael Barnes (33) played some sweet shots and looked the only batsman really up for it as Portsmouth moved to 82 before Rawlins had Ben Thane and Warren Espey caught off successive balls.

Rawlins, who had made his Hampshire Over-50s debut the previous day, grabbed a third victim when Nigel Bungay stumped James Manning.

But, once Barnes fell at 104-8, the game was almost up for Portsmouth, whose token resistance ended when Goldstraw returned to rip through the tail and leave the visitors 117 all out.

Richard Cunnington hit back when he had Richard Kenway caught low down by Scott at first slip - it meant neither of the Kenway brothers had disturbed the scorers this weekend - but that was the only success Portsmouth achieved.

Damian Shirazi got himself in and watched with some relish as Parlane, who had mustered only 152 runs in his 11 previous knocks, at last relocated the middle of his bat.

Clearly constrained by a long-standing back injury, the New Zealander played several trademark shots off his legs and an exquisite extra-cover drive.

He appeared to be more patient than previously this season, but conceded after the match that: "When the bowlers put it in the slot, I hit it hard."

He described certain aspects of his 69 as "ugly" but there was no doubting the joy - and relief - on his face when he reached his first half-century of the season.

"All I said to myself was 'about time', but it is a bit of pressure off and I think everyone at BAT was pleased to see a 50 against my name," he said.

Shirazi played some crisp shots on his way to an unbeaten 40 before Parlane laid into the occasional spin of Ben Thane and took his personal score on to 69 before Portsmouth waved the proverbial white flag.