Six-wicket win puts Bournemouth topBournemouth sit proudly at the top of the ECB Southern Electric Premier League after knocking Portsmouth off their top-table perch in a rain-affected affair at Chapel Gate.

They won by six wickets after Portsmouth's innings had been interrupted at the midway points and Bournemouth were left with the comparatively simply task of polishing off a target of 103 in 30 overs.

Portsmouth, whose innings became rain-ridden in the 22nd over, appeared to be well placed at 103-1.

"But that didn't do justice to the bowlers - particularly Rob Hodgson (2-17) and Martin Mixer (2-20) - who didn't give a thing away. They were magnificent," Miller said.

It took overnight leaders Portsmouth 35 overs before they put 100 runs on the board.

Eastern Province left-hand opener Carl Bradfield (71) got the lion's share of those runs - it was the South African's first double figure score in four knocks - and received useful support from Sam Lavery (35).

But when the Tasmanian Hodgson began to create inroads into the middle-order, Portsmouth's innings folded.

They sank from 149-4 to 171 all out, with Grant Mather (2-28) nipping out Bradfield and Lavery, and Naqeeb Ali Mohamed (3-50) celebrating his Bournemouth debut by cutting through the tail of his former club.

Portsmouth's 171 all out was cut to 102 - a target Bournemouth had to reach in 30 overs and did so with seven to spare.

They lost Nick Park early on, but moved into the comfort zone through Dan Jackson (29 not out) and Richard Scott (22).

Portsmouth hardly helped themselves by sending down 31 leg-side wides - many of them from Bradfield, which Hampshire Under-19 wicketkeeper Michael Barnes was unable to stop.

Bradfield did claim two wickets, including Mather, his old Port Elazabeth clubmate, but Bournemouth were on their way to the top of the table long before then.

Bashley (Rydal) lost by ten runs to BAT Sports after hitting 252 in reply to the Premier Division 1 champions' total of 266-3 at Southern Gardens.