Hampshire’s Joe Gatting cracked 57 off just 38 balls as Burridge raced to their first Premier Division win of the season, beating Alton by five wickets at the Jubilee Ground.

Gatting hit three sixes and six fours in his no nonsense knock as Burridge sped past Alton’s 184-6 with 16 overs to spare.

With New Zealander Dewayne Bowden sidelined with broken foot for two months, Alton’s attack lacked penetration – and Burridge cashed in.

Joe Collings-Wells hit a run-a-ball 27 as Burridge made a 69-run start before Gatting departed at 104-2 for a quick-fire half-century.

Jamie Richards hit a watchful 27 not out as former Hampshire duo Lee Savident and Derek Kenway perished to the off-spin of Julian Ballinger (2-27) to leave the visitors a slightly uncertain 111-4.

But Richard Ankers made 23 not out to see Burridge across the line with plenty of time to spare – and then praised Gatting for his contribution.

“Joe was very positive on a tricky, slow wicket,' said Ankers.

“You can see he is a quality player who can get a lot of runs for us.

'It was important to get off the mark and must look to keep the momentum going.

“This was a solid professional team performance and I have to be pleased with it.”

Alton’s 184-6 centred around England Disability XI batsman Alex Hammond (43), Michael Heffernan (34) and Jack Myers (24), while Geoff Dods and Seth Jackson took two wickets each for Burridge.