PROMOTED Redlynch & Hale skipper Ian Tanner, pictured, has won the Hampshire Cricket League County Division 3 North batting prize.

His 558 runs, scored at an average of 55.8, helped Redlynch into a promoted third place and elevation into County 2 next summer.

Tanner’s run tally included a season’s best 94 not out against Hursley Park, 81 v Steeple Langford, and 79 against South Wilts, for whose junior ranks he represented.