Phil Ransley hit a boundary off the last ball to give improving Burridge a thrilling four-wicket win over Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 rivals Lymington at the Sports Ground.

Zimbabwe one-day international medium-pace bowler Gary Brent made his Burridge comeback, but played only a minor role, taking a modest 1-41 off 12 overs and being bowled for eight by Mike West, who celebrated his first 'international' wicket.

Lymington did well to take the match to its last ball as Burridge openers Dave Jackson (97) and Paul Friedrick (53) threatened to overhaul a 208-8 target on their own.

Burridge lost five wickets, including that of Brent, before Eugene Burzler began the decisive last over, from which the visitors needed five runs for victory.

They suffered a run out off the first ball and scored only one run off the next four deliveries - before Ransley immaculately drove the last ball of the day for four!

Lymington, who have lost five of their last six matches, were well served by Ian Young (54), while Ben Craft (28), Glyn Treagus (25), little Matt Malloy (28) and Burzler (22) all made starts before getting out.

St Cross Symondians remain 15 points ahead at the top of SPL2 after beating Sparsholt by five wickets at the Norman Edwards Ground.

Stuart Charman (5-27) and Richard Boote (2-21) destroyed Sparsholt's top order, with Ian Stuart (22) providing the only real resistance in a disappointing 99 all out.

But St Cross, who host Easton & Martyr Worthy at the Royal Green Jackets ground on Saturday, lost five wickets - three of them to Jez Lawson (3-43) - before Marc Rees guided them through a middle-order collapse.

Easton's top order folded - they were 69-5 at one stage - before Steve Green (36), Francis Gill (28) and Andy Birch (30) got to grips with things against Old Tauntonians & Romsey.

Raj Naik, Jeremy Ord (2-25) and Mukesh Morjaria put the screws on Easton before a breezy 32 from Ben Collins lifted the total on to 182-9.

OTs experienced few problems in polishing off the runs - Charles Forward (53), Naik (46) and Jodey Brown being assisted by some errant Easton bowling, which cost 35 wides.

Former Hampshire wicketkeeper Adrian Aymes hit 88 and in-form Paul Edwards an unbeaten 53 as Hursley Park cruised to a seven-wicket win over relegation-bound Purbrook at The Quarters.

Only Mike Hennesy (37) and Will Prozesky (31) put up much resistance as Ross Cambray (5-45) and Jez Edmunds (2-36) nailed Purbrook to 186-9.

It's looking odds-on Gosport will accompany Purbrook back to Division 3.

Adam Watkins (52) helped Gosport to 103-2, but a middle-order collapse, prompted by Keith Adams (4-43) - saw the Borough plunge to 127-8 before a century stand between Pete Robson (38) and Richard Edwards (45) swelled the total to 227-9.

Gary Hounsome (47) and Tom Clarke (35) pointed US to victory, but it needed the experience of Paul Barsby (42) to guide them past the winning post.