Australian all-rounder Tim Bant marked his Aston Rowant debut with a five-wicket haul as they were held to a draw at Farnham Royal in Division 2 West.

Off-spinner Bant picked up 5-56 as Farnham Royal were bowled out for 225 after being put into bat.

It represented a fine fightback by Rowant after the home side stood at 120-1 at lunch.

But Farnham Royal, despite Warren Miller's 74, then collapsed with Bant and Paul Humphreys (4-50) doing the damage.

Rowant slipped to 35-2 in reply, before Chris Watling and Bant put together a partnership of 50.

But after they fell, Paul Plumridge (30no) and new boy Treve Brown (41no) settled for the draw at 165-4.

FARNHAM ROYAL

W Miller c Humphreys b Bant...74

D Simpson b Bant...42

N Rasheed c Eaton b Bant...26

J Khan c Morgan b Humphreys...0

K Santokie c Watling b Bant...4

K Sarwar b Humphries...28

I Bucknell run out...12

I Pulsford not out...5

R Stone b Humphreys...15

N Zaigham b Humphreys...4

A Nasim c Eaton b Bant...0

Extras...15

Total (all out, 56ovs)...225

Fall: 1-110, 2-143, 3-144, 4-149, 5-174, 6-188, 7-199, 8-217, 9-224.

Bowling: Needham 7-0-29-0, Walker 6-1-21-0, Foster 6-0-26-0, Humphreys 14-2-50-4, Watling 7-1-40-0, Bant 16-3-56-5.

ASTON ROWANT

C Watling c Khan b Stone...40

T Morgan c Bucknell b Nasim...10

C Eaton lbw Santokie...3

T Bant c Simpson b Zaigham...25

T Brown not out...41

P Plumridge not out...30

Extras...16

Total (4 wkts, 52ovs)...165

Fall: 1-30, 2-33, 3-86, 4-88.

Bowling: Santokie 15-1-51-1, Nasim 9-2-15-1, Khan 3-0-12-0, Zaigham 11-2-31-1, Stone 14-4-43-1.

Farnham Royal 10, Aston Rowant 10