Burridge, languishing in mid-table in mid-season, have clinched the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 title after a seventh straight win.

They beat Fair Oak by four wickets to finish above Tichborne Park, who claimed the runners-up spot after beating Easton & Martyr Worthy by an identical margin.

Overnight leaders Fair Oak dropped to fourth place after being dismissed for 123 by Burridge on a damp Lapstone Park surface.

Teenager Alex Gardner (3-37) claimed three of the initial four Fair Oak wickets for 55 (Ed Kemp 22).

Ian Hitchings (2-20) made two further inroads before left-arm spinner Andy Ford (4-17), turning the ball appreciably, ripped through the lower-order.

Burridge wobbled when opening pair Ricky Ankers and Chris Mepham were both dismissed for seven.

But Alex Styles, so effective since his switch from Gosport Borough, steadied the boat and pointed Burridge towards their title winning victory.

Hitchings (22), Iain Brunnschweiler and Neil Cunningham all played their part as Burridge, despite useful spells by Derek Manning and Gaurav Sharma, clinched a priceless four-wicket win.