St Cross Symondians remain second in the ECB Southern Premier League, 15 points behind leaders Lymington, despite a 39-run loss to Alton, who have won all three 'time pennant' matches.
Scott Myers was influential as Alton posted 203 - they lost their last five wickets for only six runs - while a lower-order collapse (four wickets tumbling for two runs from 108-4) proved costly as St Cross stumbled in chasing down the target.
Hampshire's Felix Organ did his level best to keep St Cross afloat, opening the batting before being eighth man out at 110.
St Cross were eventually all out for 164 after a determined late recovery.
Teenager Ethan Van Der Linde and Ben Rolfs fell cheaply at the start of Alton's innings, but a pre-lunch partnership between Sam Ruffell (45) and Scott Myers (56) eased the Brewers into a promising position.
Myers went on to play an important role for Alton and was last out at 203, having enjoyed support from Fred Eglesden (42), Jude Wright (22) and Mark Heffernan.
Wilf La Fontain Jackson, back from Durham University, snapped up four dismissals behind the stumps, helping left-arm seamer Greg McKenzie finish with 5-25.
St Cross were without skipper Ed Ellis and Dom Kelly (called up by Hampshire v Worcestershire) but appeared to have sufficient powder in the keg to chase down the Alton score.
They began promisingly enough but 63-1 became 110-8, with spinner Dan Sumner (5-36) and Bash Walters (2-40) causing the damage.
Gareth Schreuder (26) hit out before Aussie Ewan Neilson (19) and Jimmy Hawkings (19) added 54, the latter hitting his wicket as St Cross were 164 all out.
Scott Myers was influential as Alton posted 203 - they lost their last five wickets for only six runs - while a lower-order collapse (four wickets tumbling for two runs from 108-4) proved costly as St Cross stumbled in chasing down the target.
Hampshire's Felix Organ did his level best to keep St Cross afloat, opening the batting before being eighth man out at 110.
St Cross were eventually all out for 164 after a determined late recovery.
Teenager Ethan Van Der Linde and Ben Rolfs fell cheaply at the start of Alton's innings, but a pre-lunch partnership between Sam Ruffell (45) and Scott Myers (56) eased the Brewers into a promising position.
Myers went on to play an important role for Alton and was last out at 203, having enjoyed support from Fred Eglesden (42), Jude Wright (22) and Mark Heffernan.
Wilf La Fontain Jackson, back from Durham University, snapped up four dismissals behind the stumps, helping left-arm seamer Greg McKenzie finish with 5-25.
St Cross were without skipper Ed Ellis and Dom Kelly (called up by Hampshire v Worcestershire) but appeared to have sufficient powder in the keg to chase down the Alton score.
They began promisingly enough but 63-1 became 110-8, with spinner Dan Sumner (5-36) and Bash Walters (2-40) causing the damage.
Gareth Schreuder (26) hit out before Aussie Ewan Neilson (19) and Jimmy Hawkings (19) added 54, the latter hitting his wicket as St Cross were 164 all out.
 Scott Myers key runs |  Freddie Egleston |
