James Hayward celebrated a second consecutive Southern Electric Premier Division ton as South Wilts posted a formidable 313 – without completing a victory over Totton & Eling.

Hayward, who hit his first hundred for some time against Bournemouth last week, struck 18 fours in his century.

He came to the crease with the defending champions already set fair at 176-3.

Steve Riddle (48) and Tom Cowley, with a lively 43, gave SW a 62-run liuft-off, which Ryan Burl (34) and Tom Morton (53) improved.

Darron Augustus (4-77) produced the best bowling return for Totton and then made 31 at the top of the innings.

But with Australian Will Bosisto still injured and leading run scorer James Taylor also absent, Totton’s batting order is relatively frail.

Nonetheless, Callum Holloway (30) and James Haggaty (31) got stuck in and took the Eels to 126-3.

It was largely down to Tom Arnold’s unbeaten 79 that Totton drew the match.

The emerging wicketkeeper/batsman made his maiden SPL half-century as Totton replied with 244-7, Steve Warner (4-40) and Rob Franklin (3-67) taking the bowling credits.

Lymington plunged a third successive defeat and a fifth in their last six matches as the Hampshire Academy beat them by three wickets at the Sports Ground.

The story was all too familiar – a below-par batting performance the catalyst for their downfall.

Lymington posted 197 all out – but such comparatively lofty heights were only reached due to a last-wicket stand of 42.

The Academy lost seven wickets before they overhauled the target, but the success of their mission was seldom in doubt.

Lymington lost openers Glyn Treagus and Australian Scott Henry cheaply, leaving Damian Edwards (40) to rebuild the innings.

Darren Cowley (26) and Matt Metcalfe (28) gave him a helping hand, but three-wickets each by Tom Barber (3-37) and Bradfield’s Miles Covers (3-39) saw 146-4 become 155-9.

It left debutant Kieran Moors (23) and Ed Freeman (17 not out) to add a precious 44 for the last wicket – and at least give Lymington’s bowlers something to aim at. Metcalfe (2-52) struck twice, but by then Wilf Marriott (56) had got the Academy’s reply up and running.

With Lewis McManus (31) alongside, he took the Young Royals to 111 before the pair fell to the off-spin of Treagus (2-57).

Julian Parvess (25) struck some timely middle-order blows, but skipper Michael Porter guided the Academy across the line and to a third win in six Time pennant outings.