There's no halting Tichborne Park's six-win march at the top of Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3.

The Alresford club are effectively 15 points clear at the top after beating lowly Andover II by six wickets.

Only Nick Dancer (58) put up much resistance as Andover were dismissed for 159 a target unbeaten Tichborne greedily polish off.

Martyn Cheyney (40) and Ed Primmer (29) began with an 82-run start.

But there is no respite for neighbours Sparsholt, who sank to a fourth straight defeat, losing by 14 runs to Gosport Borough.

Gosport, who were 125-7, rallied to 213 through Richard Edwards (40).

Francis Urquhart (38), Richard Carslake (30) and Tim Vokes (28) eased Sparsholt's reply to 110-3, but Simon Anderson (3-39) and Gareth Freeman (3-39) reduced them to 199 all out.

Fingernails at least unbitten ones are in short supply at Lapstone Park after Fair Oak's match against Hambledon went to the wire for the third week in succession.

The one-wicket win was Oaks' fifth in succession a far cry from last season's flirtation with the drop.

Hambledon recovered from 71-6 to post 168 Winchester City footballer Mat Jones hit 53no against Gary Sharma (3-21) and Shayne Freemantle (3-33).

Fair Oak were 29-4 Matt Hoggett (4-40) and Mackie Hobson (3-46) making inroads but Andy Sturman (37), Paul Malone (26) and Dave Illsley pulled things round.

Hambledon's bowlers sprayed 51 wides to give Chris de Mellow a nightmare behind the stumps but still had Oaks 161-9.

But last pair James Featherstone and Greg Stewart got Fair Oak home just!

Half-centuries by Andy Darnton (56) and Alistair Barrett (55) pointed Paultons towards a match winning 243-6 at Calmore Sports.

Queenslander Jamie Cooper (71) and Tony Richman (36) put bat to ball before Rob O'Brien (25) and John Robinson pushed Paultons into an unassailable position.

Calmore tumbled to 120 all out against Jamie Cooper (5-40) and Peter Lamb, left, (4-40).

Bashley (Rydal) II and New Milton are second and third respectively.

A 16-run win at high-flying Hartley Wintney lifted Bashley into second place.

New Milton piled up 322-5 before completing a 75-run victory over BAT Sports II at Southern Gardens.

Richard Knowles (76) and Neil Taylor (64 not out) underpinned Bashley's 268-6 (John Ward 39) at Hartley Wintney.

But the real hero was seasoned seam bowler John Whiting, who turned the match on its head with his second spell.

Dave Almond (63), Darren McBride (58) and Richard Norris (40) had steered Hartley Wintney into a powerful position at 212-4.

But Whiting's three-wicket return spell sent the last five HW wickets crashing for just five runs and the North Hants side to 252 all out.

All the top order scored runs for New Milton, with Ben Edgell scorer of a career-best 154 against Sparsholt last week leading the way with 81.

James Whitehurst (26), Ryan Bishop (42) and David Wheeler (40) all made their mark before Ryan Beck (56) and Iain Griffiths (48 not out) unleashed a pre-tea assault.

BAT plunged to 2-2, but rallied to 247-6, with Mark Daniels (62) and Terry Rawlins (69 not out) denying Milton's nine-man attack bowling bonus points.

Bournemouth II beat Burridge by 28 runs but admitted a facial injury suffered by Iain Brunnchweiler, the former Hampshire 2nd XI wicketkeeper, played a significant part in the result.

Brunnschweiler suffered lacerations and cheekbone bruising after being struck in the face while 'keeping.

"The St John's people patched him up and, after he'd been to hospital, Iain came back and batted at ten. Had he batted high up the order, as normal, Burridge might have won," conceded Bournemouth's Martin Miller.

Bournemouth were 87-6 against the left-arm spin of Andy Ford (3-42) and Nick Creal (2-36). But Jo Hall (54) launched the recovery and with teenage duo Imran Malik (33) and Ed Denham (29 not out) saw Bournemouth total 215-8.

Teenager Sean Terry (39) apart, Burridge frittered their wickets away, with Dan Jackson (3-35), Jo Hall (3-35) and Malik (2-39) cashing in. They were 105-7 before Brunnchweiler (28 not out) helped them to 187 all out.