England Under-19 captain Joe Weatherley hit a century before his two Australian tour team-mates Mason Crane and Brad Taylor bowled the Hampshire Academy to a crushing 146-run victory over Bashley (Rydal) on the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground.

Weatherley hit 123, including 14 boundaries, as the county youngsters piled up 290-6 before Crane and Taylor shared eight of the wickets as Bashley tumbled to 144 all out.

It was the first score Weatherley had made on home soil since captaining England Under-19s on their Easter tour to Western Australia.

“It was great to spend some time out in the middle, something I haven't really done since returning from Australia,” he said.

“I started well and the fact we got off to a bit of a flier set the tone for the rest of the innings and I felt confident (we would win) from that point onwards really.”

Reflecting on his second Southern Electric Premier League century – he made an unbeaten 102 against Lymington last season – Weatherley said: “I hit down the ground quite well, which I was able to do on a typically flat Nursery Ground pitch.“

“Bashley only had two seamers (who went for a combined 119 runs in 15 overs) so it was mainly a case of rotating the strike against the spinners and hitting the odd boundary here and there.”

But it wasn’t a one-man show as Brad Taylor, relishing his promotion up the order, hit 61 and shared a 89-run partnership with Weatherley before Andy Gorvin hit a lively 37 to send the total soaring out of Bashley’s reach.

“Brad batted really nicely and made things a lot easier for me,” Weatherley said.

Bashley had batted poorly in losing their second match to Alton – and didn’t do much better this time around.

Only Michael Porter (44) made his mark as the innings subsided from 93-2 to 144 all out against the leg spin of Crane (4-44) and Taylor, who returned 4-16.

“Brad and Mase bowled as nicely as ever, and deserved their four wickets each,” Weatherley continued.

“It’s very easy as a captain when you've got two such high quality spinners to go to in the middle overs.”