Brad Neal produced a blistering new-ball spell to remove five of New Milton's top six batsmen and set up a crushing nine-wicket win for Basingstoke & North Hants over the Southern Premier Division One's bottom club at May's Bounty.
He took 5-24 and, with support from Matt Donaldson and latterly Dubs Wood, routed New Milton for 75 - a target Basingstoke polished off inside the 12th over.
The emphatic margin of victory enabled Basingstoke to stretch their lead over Andover to 19 points - the Lions pulling off a stunning three-wicket win of their own at Rowledge, but spilled points in the process.
New Milton were on their knees at 46-7 by the time Neal and Donaldson (3-32) had finished their respective spells.
Toby Edwards (31) struck two sixes and three fours in a short spell of Milton resistance, but having lifted the score to 73, the Green & Golds promptly lost their last three wickets for two runs, two of them to the spin of Dubs Wood (2-0).
With wet weather threatening, Basingstoke didn't waste time in polishing off the target and had 29 runs on the Bernie Harrison Memorial scoreboard by the time Wood was caught for 16.
Matt Deadman hit a six and five fours in his unbeaten 36, while Ash Neal beat the boundary rope three times in scoring his match clinching 18 not out.
He took 5-24 and, with support from Matt Donaldson and latterly Dubs Wood, routed New Milton for 75 - a target Basingstoke polished off inside the 12th over.
The emphatic margin of victory enabled Basingstoke to stretch their lead over Andover to 19 points - the Lions pulling off a stunning three-wicket win of their own at Rowledge, but spilled points in the process.
New Milton were on their knees at 46-7 by the time Neal and Donaldson (3-32) had finished their respective spells.
Toby Edwards (31) struck two sixes and three fours in a short spell of Milton resistance, but having lifted the score to 73, the Green & Golds promptly lost their last three wickets for two runs, two of them to the spin of Dubs Wood (2-0).
With wet weather threatening, Basingstoke didn't waste time in polishing off the target and had 29 runs on the Bernie Harrison Memorial scoreboard by the time Wood was caught for 16.
Matt Deadman hit a six and five fours in his unbeaten 36, while Ash Neal beat the boundary rope three times in scoring his match clinching 18 not out.