VENTNOR's bowlers sent down 69 wides as New Milton piled up a massive 261 before inflicting a thumping 182-run defeat on the Southern Electric Premier League newcomers at Steephill.
In all, the Islanders, whose team was barely recognisable from the side that swept through the Hampshire League, conceded 98 extras.
They were shot out for a meagre 79 on the way to their heaviest-ever league defeat.
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