AUSSIE Ben Ashkenazi took centre stage as Lymington inflicted a first defeat – by a 22-run margin – on Premier Division new boys Sarisbury Athletic at the Sports Ground.

Ashkenazi, a Melbourne-based right-arm medium-pacer who is with the Elite Cricket Academy at the Ageas Bowl, claimed five victims for a paltry 31 runs – four of them in his second spell - as Lymington toasted a second win.

Lymington were put into bat and, after an initial wobble at 57-4 (Ryan Covey 2-29), Darren Cowley (32) steadied the ship, doubling the total in a key partnership with an inspired Cameron Grierson (51).

Matt Metcalfe (29) weighed in with some useful runs before Grierson’s half-century guided the hosts to 192 all out.

Dan Goldstraw (3-34) moved to within one wicket of his 450th victim in Premier League cricket.

Sarisbury were early trouble at 6-2, as Metcalfe and Ashkenazi struck but Zimbabwean Ryan Burl proved a stubborn proposition and held the innings together with a fine 74 as partners frequented the other end.

Cowley’s three wicket spell – he took 3-52 – removed Sarisbury’s middle-order to leave the visitors’ 116-6.

Ricky Rawlins (30 not out) helped Burl steer Sarisbury to 152 before Ashkenazi returned to the attack by removing Burl and cutting through the tail to finish with 5-31.

Ashkenazi played regularly for Australia in the 2014 ICC Under-19 CWC in Dubai.

Sarisbury were 170 all out.