Totton & Eling’s British Gas Southern League Division Two promotion dreams are in tatters.
They crashed to 20-6 before being bowled out for a dismal 80, chasing 163-7 by Trojans, who enhanced their survival hopes with an easy 83-run win.
Jamie Donaldson, with an immaculate spell of 3-7 off eight overs, and Faisal Rahim (3-22) did the damage before teenage spin all-rounder Ethan Taylor (36 not out) and Nigel Bungay gave the Totton reply an air of respectability.
Trojans 163-7 was based around Nigel le Bas, who made 79 before snapping up four catches.
Le Bas shared a century second wicket stand with Syed Mahmood (36).
Relegated Hambledon are now a massive 57 points adrift in bottom place after St Cross Symondians II beat them by 83 runs at the Green Jackets.
Matt Haworth (48), Jason Laney (40) and Robbie Hadfield (33) guided St Cross to 208-7, after which Hambledon were dismissed for 125, Harry Foyle taking 3-37.
They crashed to 20-6 before being bowled out for a dismal 80, chasing 163-7 by Trojans, who enhanced their survival hopes with an easy 83-run win.
Jamie Donaldson, with an immaculate spell of 3-7 off eight overs, and Faisal Rahim (3-22) did the damage before teenage spin all-rounder Ethan Taylor (36 not out) and Nigel Bungay gave the Totton reply an air of respectability.
Trojans 163-7 was based around Nigel le Bas, who made 79 before snapping up four catches.
Le Bas shared a century second wicket stand with Syed Mahmood (36).
Relegated Hambledon are now a massive 57 points adrift in bottom place after St Cross Symondians II beat them by 83 runs at the Green Jackets.
Matt Haworth (48), Jason Laney (40) and Robbie Hadfield (33) guided St Cross to 208-7, after which Hambledon were dismissed for 125, Harry Foyle taking 3-37.
