Sarisbury Athletic opener Ricky Rawlins hit a century, but was unable to prevent Hook & Newnham Basics from making it three British Gas Southern League Division 1 wins on the trot.

Hook ran out 83-run winners after four batsmen hit half-centuries in an impressive 299-8 total at the KGV.

Skipper Ben Thane (68) and Matt Love (21) set the foundation with 60 for the first wicket and then by the time Thane departed his side had reached 101.

Teenager Jack Robson (23) and Jordan Hobday (52) added 44 for the third wicket, but both were out in the space of four runs to leave Hook 169-4 (Jordan Wright 2-48).

Hook continued to pile on the runs, as Matt Buckingham (58) and Nick Willcock (67) shared a fifth wicket stand worth 122 to take the score to 291.

In a remarkable end to the innings, Sarisbury captain Matt Journeaux took four wickets in one over in his 5-52 as the Hook side tried to reach 300, but fell just one run short.

The Sarisbury reply got off to a poor start as Hobday (2-31) sent back both Sam Floyd and Journeaux.

Opener Ricky Rawlins was the star of the innings, as he scored 119 and at 168-4, the visitors had a faint chance of victory.

But spin twins Kevin Poulter (3-28) and Anik Divecha (3-33) got to work and after Divecha ended Rawlins’ innings Sarisbury soon slipped to 216 all out.