Free at last from the pressures of relegation, seventh placed Alton successfully defended 243-6 at Chapel Gate, where spin duo Ben Rolfs and Tom South combined to bowl Bournemouth out for 153.
Alton's tidy total owed much to Aarav Rajnikanth (41) and Rolfs (32), who took his season's tally on to 544 before he was one of three batters to fall in quick succession before teenagers Sam Ruffell (37) and Jude Wright added 52 runs. A late spree by Tom South (31*) and Mark Heffernan (25*) aw the Brewers to 243-6.
Alton were without seasoned South African seamer Bash Walters, but once South African Aiden Meyer (38) and Ben Rogers (28) departed (81-1) within one run of each other, they were on their way.
Rolfs, with 4-12 and an 18-wicket haul, and left-arm slow South (3-36) rolled them out for 153. It was Alton's fifth win.
Alton's tidy total owed much to Aarav Rajnikanth (41) and Rolfs (32), who took his season's tally on to 544 before he was one of three batters to fall in quick succession before teenagers Sam Ruffell (37) and Jude Wright added 52 runs. A late spree by Tom South (31*) and Mark Heffernan (25*) aw the Brewers to 243-6.
Alton were without seasoned South African seamer Bash Walters, but once South African Aiden Meyer (38) and Ben Rogers (28) departed (81-1) within one run of each other, they were on their way.
Rolfs, with 4-12 and an 18-wicket haul, and left-arm slow South (3-36) rolled them out for 153. It was Alton's fifth win.
