Chris Benham's first century of the season enabled Hampshire to complete an FP Trophy double over Leicestershire in emphatic style at the Rose Bowl.

Benham hit 108 not out and shared in a limited overs club record sixth-wicket stand of 177 with his captain Nic Pothas.

Having beaten Leicestershire by four wickets last week in the same competition, Hampshire continued to heap more misery on their winless opponents, this time by 46 runs.

Pothas had earlier won the toss and must have been wondering if he had made the right decision to bat first as Hampshire tottered on 123 for five.

Among the dismissals was that of Sean Ervine, stranded out of his crease as spin bowler Carl Crowe deflected a straight drive from Benham into the stumps.

Nothing Leicestershire tried could part Benham and Pothas, not even a hamstring injury sustained by Pothas which forced him to bat with the aid of a runner for at least half of his innings.

Benham raced to his fourth century in limited overs matches from 96 balls and Pothas, already in a rich vein of good form, kept him company with a deserved half century.

At the close of Hampshire's innings 26-year-old Benham, once singled out by Shane Warne as a future captain of the side, had faced 103 balls in an innings which included six and eight fours.

Brave Pothas came in 57 not out as Hampshire ran up a formidable 300 for five in their 50 overs.

Leicestershire's New Zealand Test bowler Iain O'Brien finished with disappointing figures of no wicket for 67 and the most successful was Crowe who took two for 36 after dismissing Jimmy Adams and Liam Dawson during his 10-over allocation.

Leicestershire were never up with the need to score at six runs an over although openers Matthew Boyce and Hylton Ackerman put on a brisk 46 at the start of the innings before both were removed in consecutive overs from Dominic Cork and Billy Taylor.

Teenager James Taylor and Botha Dippenaar renewed Leicestershire hopes with a stand of 72 for the third wicket but by then the asking rate had risen to almost eight an over and Hampshire never relinquished their grip.

Taylor lifted spinner Dawson for six in a breezy 41 and Leicestershire captain Paul Nixon attempted to carry the fight to Hampshire with a defiant half century which ended when he sliced Ervine to Benham in the covers.

Leicester were all out for 254 in the last over despite gritty late order contributions from Wayne White, who made 27, and Crowe who made 20.

Billy Taylor was Hampshire's most successful bowler with the wickets of White, Crowe and Ackerman for figures of three for 46 while Ervine took three for 50.