SIMON Beetham admitted to a slither of frustration after Lymington had earned a winning draw at Premier Division strugglers Sarisbury.

Ryan Scott's mighty 136 not out helped Lymo to 261 for six but Sarisbury totalled 181 for eight in reply, despite medium-pacer Matt Metcalfe's four for 71.

Skipper Beetham's major disappointment was the arrival of rainfall as Lymo attempted to dislodge tail-enders Dan Goldstraw and Josh Stuart-Hill.

Beetham told the Daily Echo: "We were happy with the result but I think we felt we should have won.

"It started to drizzle a bit when they had eight wickets down, so the umpires took the teams off and that killed our flow.

"We managed to get back on for two-and-a-bit overs but we couldn't get the last two wickets.

"I think had the rain not come we could have won. We had been picking up wickets quite quickly so momentum was in our favour.

"But once we went back out, they knew all they had to do was bat for two overs and they would get the draw.

"It was a shame but you play to how the umpires interpret the rules and you respect that."

  • Tom Andrews enjoyed a sensational day as Bashley stormed to a 197-run home win over Hampshire Academy.

The Darwin-born man, who helped Australia finish fourth at last year’s Under-19 World Cup, was in stunning form with bat and ball.

First he clouted 114 off 121 balls as Bashley made 296, with Chris Ridley’s 44 and Michael Porter’s 39 also proving useful.

Andrews, a left-arm spinner, then tormented the bewildered visitors further as he took seven for 26 inside 10 overs.

Only three Academy batsmen made double figures with Joe Weatherley top-scoring on 28.