MORE than 600 runs were scored for the loss of just eight wickets as Studland recorded a stunning victory over Henstridge in Sunday Division One of the Nationwide Sun Awnings Dorset League.

Put into bat, Henstridge lost a wicket at 29 but then Paul Travers (92) and Steve McCabe (127) soon got into their stride and smashed numerous lusty blows to the leg side boundary.

The pair put on 182 and although wickets fell in the later stages, the rate never dropped below six-an-over as the visitors amassed 300-7.

Undaunted by their opponents' huge total, Studland's openers Dave Rodbourne and Chris Powell gave them an excellent start.

The runs were flowing when Rodbourne pulled a leg muscle and had to retire hurt. This brought Chris's brother John to the wicket and they took the score to 223 before Chris was out for 63. Rodbourne returned and Chris Powell stayed as his runner.

This pair kept up the onslaught and Studland won without further loss with Rodbourne hitting an unbeaten 106 and Powell finishing with 92 not out.

Andrew Loader (51) and Phil Park (39) put on 90 for Cranborne's third wicket and Mark Manolini (30) and Dan Loader (27) kept up the pace taking their side to 219-7 with Leon Coade (3-37) the best of the bowlers.

Corfe Mullen stuttered to 65-6 against Manolini (3-37) before Neil Walpole (26) and Cooper Payne (38) took them to a respectable 160.

Colehill struggled against Jason Lapham (3-22) and Chris Hamblin (4-23) and were bowled out for 118 with skipper Nigel Woodruff (20) top scorer.

Kilmington and Stourton made even worse progress and slumped to 108 all out with Nick Ward making 22 not out as Richard Turner took 3-21.

Parley's early runs came from Bradley Stewart (47), Roger Tuddenham (25), Elliott Brookes (22) and Kelvin Sutherland (21) but then wickets fell to Alex White (5-69).

It was a ninth-wicket stand of 64 between Carl Brissett (48) and Gavin Oldbury (22no) which lifted them to 222. Blandford had no answer and were rolled over for just 47.

Kingston Lacy succumbed for the same miserly total when they visited Bournemouth and OBs who amassed 239-7 with Will Old (66), Alan Charles (25) and Chris Hanif (20) keeping the score moving before Joe Banfield smashed an unbeaten 63 off 50 deliveries.

Barry Park (4-58) was Lacy's main bowler but there were no batsmen worth mentioning as left-armer Russell Hawkes (12-4-13-5) had them out for 47 in the 25th over.

Parley played their first Premier Division match at Dean Park and it was marked by a fine century from Carl Brissett which set up their eight-wicket victory over Colehill.

Rob Ryan (49) and Ross Blandford (28) took Colehill to 129-2 but they slumped to 146-6 against James France (3-32) before Richard Lake (27no) and Nigel Woodruff (42) put on 74 for the seventh wicket as they reached 227-7.

Parley's openers Brissett (109 no) and Gavin Oldbury (73) shared in an opening stand of 179 and won off 42.5 overs.

Ben Skipworth (39) and Nick Williams (20) took Poole and Poole Old Grammarians to 64-1 but Peter Watts (3-53) reduced them to 86-5 before Dave Miller (51) and Ian Peters (51 no) put on 100 and lifted them to 216-7.

Broadstone's reply was based around John Powell (97) and, with good support from Simon White (35) and Rob Wallis (38 no), the home side won by four wickets despite Nick Heckford (9-1-16-4).

Top scorers in Weymouth's 225-9 were Dave Pearce (49), Siraag Abraham (43) and Ben Lawes (38) with Gavil Will (4-62) the main wicket-taker. Wimborne's response was never enough and with wickets falling to Simon Talbot (5-29), they were dismissed for 177 with David Guest (46), John Dover (30), Justin Perry (21) and Ben Ratcliffe (20) the main scorers.

Hamworthy Recreation openers Tim Wood (52) and 16-year-old Danny Walsh (29) put on 61 and then Richard Hatcliffe (38) took them to 209-7.

Portland Red Triangle collapsed to 35-6 against the opening attack of Cliff Moore (3-23) and Mike Fisher (2-25) but, with Dave Blackman making 47, they managed a respectable 114.

Wayfarers held their nerve to record a one-run victory over visitors Sherborne in Division One. Steady contributions from Mark Stacey (37), Andy Hughes (31), Mark Carroll (28) and Phil Williams (21) took Wayfarers to 174 off 44 overs as the last five wickets fell to Sherborne skipper Andrew Nurton (5-27).

Nurton (30) and Paul Gisborne (23) gave the visitors a platform and victory looked likely as Tom Waite (27) and Neil Jude (36) put on 48 for the sixth wicket. Sherborne lost crucial wickets and with six needed to win off the extra over, John Stoodley (2-37) held his nerve and bowled Jude with the last ball of the game, the visitors finishing on 173-8.

Swanage never recovered from a disastrous start at 6-4 as Les Elsworth (12-4-14-2) and Mike Brown (5-2-8-3) removed the top order. Wickets fell at regular intervals before they were all out for 97 off 40 overs.

Marnhull's openers Elsworth (61) and Andy Booth (24) put on 86 and they won by nine wickets off 37 overs.

Only opener Richard Turner (27) made an impression as West Moors were removed for 140 by Simon Jones (4-20) and Steve Rowe (3-43). Although wickets fell to Gary Bradley (4-38), Beaminster won by four wickets after a fifth-wicket stand of 79 between opener Richard Bugler (59 no) and John Watts (39).

Blandford were all out for 213 with Sunil Sawney (49), Matt Pike (45) and Alex White (27) the best batsmen and Mike Harper (4-30) and Jeremy Buxton (4-45) the best bowlers. Compton House were below par against Mike Peak (5-38) and Sawney (3-22) and, despite solid knocks from Simon Wildbur (41) and Paul Doubloon (28), they succumbed for 131.

Aaron Barker carried his bat for 80 in Ellingham's total of 111 against Wayfarers in Dorset Sunday League Division Two. The home side triumphed by five wickets thanks to the Staceys, Mark (43) and Pete (34).