BROADSTONE skipper Steve Trembath immediately set his sights on derailing the Swanage juggernaut after his side had overcome some historic demons to crush Shillingstone on Saturday.

Trembath (3-30) led from the front at the hosts' Recreation Ground, snaring three cheap top-order wickets after Shillingstone had won the toss and opted to bat first on a boiling day.

The captain's devastating spell opened the floodgates, with Michael Angell (32) the lone home player to offer any resistance as his team crumbled to 97.

Angell was the penultimate man dismissed, bowled by Matt Spraggs, who cleaned up Olly Chaffey and Richard Upshall in similar style for remarkable figures of three for three.

Broadstone opener Luke Carter then marshalled his team's chase, finishing undefeated on 56 as the visitors sealed a comfortable seven-wicket victory.

Trembath told the Daily Echo: "It was a toss we wanted to win on a roasting day, but we lost it and were put into the field.

"We knew they had three or four good batsmen and it was essential to remove them early if we were going to restrict them to a gettable total. Then the rest of the team did their jobs brilliantly and Matt used all his experience to mop up the tail.

"We have traditionally struggled to chase lower scores and always seem to have a mini-collapse somewhere. But Luke has been in good form all season and it was great to see him still there at the end."

Swanage have won all seven of their Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League matches this season, an immaculate record that sees them hold a 25-point advantage over Broadstone at the summit.

But Trembath is intent on closing the gap when the league leaders visit The Delph in four days.

He added: "It is going extremely well this season. We have missed a few key players, which has cost us in a couple of games, but we are determined to put some real pressure on Swanage. It is a huge game and, if we were to beat them, it could really change things."

Elsewhere, Wimborne & Colehill ultimately paid a heavy price for Dorchester pair Dan Belt (56) and Will McKay's (72) 106-run opening stand.

Tom Caines (4-40) and Ben Ratcliffe (3-54) helped contain the visitors but the Minstermen shipped a staggering 44 extras to bump Dorchester up to an imposing 240 for nine.

Wimborne & Colehill's reply quickly hit the buffers, with George Bartlett trapped in front by James Dunham. Dunham promptly claimed another three wickets for a match-haul of four for 13 as the hosts slipped to 47 for five.

James Williamson hit a counter-attacking 62 but Wimborne & Colehill were eventually hustled out for 163 to lose by 77 runs.

Poole Town enjoyed a five-wicket success at Shroton, with Tom Robinson (36) and Lewis Marais (31*) combining in an 81-run stand to see their team home after the visitors had slipped to 10 for three in pursuit of their 101 target.