Hampshire crashed out of the EGU County Championship, coming a disappointing sixth place in the 36-hole South Eastern Group qualifying round at John O'Gaunt.

Only Brockenhurst Manor pair Kevin Weeks and Martin Young played to form with Hampshire's team of six finishing 29 strokes behind Berks, Bucks & Oxon, who go through to the national finals at the end of September.

Hampshire scores: 142 K Weeks (Brockenhurst Manor) 70, 72.

147 M Young (Brockenhurst Manor) 74, 73.

148 R Henley (Stoneham) 72, 76.

149 A Mew (Stoneham) 77, 72; K Markwick (South Winchester) 75, 74.

154 D Henley (Stoneham) 78, 78.

Leaderboard (leading county to represent the South East Group in the finals): 1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 860; 2 Surrey 876; 3 Middlesex 877; 4 Hertfordshire 883; 5 Kent 886; 6 Hampshire 889; 7 Sussex 893; 8, Bedfordshire 898; 9 Suffolk 901; 10 Essex 902; 11 Norfolk 918.