THE wheels have well and truly spun off at South Wilts.

Instead of chasing Premier League and T20 trophies on all fronts South Wilts - for the first time in five years - will be reluctant onlookers as the silverware is handed out elsewhere.

A five-wicket defeat by Burridge, coupled with an eight-wicket trouncing by second tier Sarisbury Athletic, effectively ended the Lower Bemerton outfit's season three weeks from the end.

Burridge kept leaders Havant within their sights at the top of ECB Southern Premier League with a five-wicket win which ended any remote possibility South Wilts had of retaining their championship crown.

South Wilts will soon be calling in the removal men to empty their well stocked trophy cabinet.

Their season has fallen apart over the past two weekends, with title and both national and domestic T20 hopes dashed.

The Premier Division’s surprise packages ran amok with the new ball at Bemerton, where out-of-nick South Wilts lost half their side for 56 before James Hayward and James Hibberd launched a fightback.

Lean and lanky Nick McMurray (3-20) took three of the first four wickets as South Wilts fragile top order crumbled.

Hayward, in a splendid captain’s response, hit 89 (ten fours) and added 110 with Hibberd (33) before the impressive Sully White (3-27) removed them both.

Burridge didn’t do themselves any favours by conceding 41 extras, but a modest South Wilts total of 216-8 was always within their sights.

Dan Hewitt carried his bat for 88 as Burridge bagged the win points with nine overs to spare.

The former Hambledon captain struck a six and ten fours, enjoying a fruitful third-wicket stand with Geoff Dods (36) which effectively sealed South Wilts’ feat.

Hewitt happily batted on while Lee Savident blazed four sixes and four boundaries in a carefree 50 which took Burridge to the brink of victory.

Twenty-four hours later South Wilts' season was effectively over.

Hayward (58) hit a second consecutive half-century, but South Wilts' 136-6 was never likely to be enough as Sarisbury rampaged to an eight-wicket win with plenty of time to spare.

Openers Basil Akram (49) and Jack Lovett (41) blazed 89 in no time and by the time they were out, Sarisbury were already well on their way to the Ageas Bowl final.