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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2022 14:52:36 GMT
240all out one innings game it is then
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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2022 17:52:46 GMT
103-3 at close interestingly poised
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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2022 18:14:55 GMT
Club view
Left-arm fast bowler Barker is the equal leading wicket-taker in Division One so far this season with 20 scalps, with his five-for 67 adding to his impressive start to the campaign.
The Lancashire-born Barker helped Hampshire secure a nominal six-run first-innings advantage, with Salt and Bailey’s half-centuries keeping the visitors well in the match.
Nick Gubbins lead Hampshire’s evening lead builder, while James Anderson added two more wickets to his career tally – with Hampshire closing on 103 for three, the lead growing to 109.
The county champions tend to be the teams who take 20 wickets the easiest each match, and therefore have the best bowling attack. This is the main reason Hampshire and Lancashire are considered to be this year’s main challengers.
James Anderson, Hassan Ali and Tom Bailey vs Kyle Abbott, Muhammad Abbas and Keith Barker, or in terms of first class wickets 1,547 vs 1,515, back that up. Against other attacks the par on this pitch might be close to 350, rather than 250, such has been the relentlessness of accurate and skilful fast bowling.
The helpful morning conditions which had reduced Hampshire to 40 for five on the first morning returned to see Lancashire lose six wickets in little over an hour on day two. Nightwatchman Danny Lamb pushed forward to third slip, Josh Bohannon and Dane Vilas were undone by some extra bounce by Barker and George Balderson nicked behind having been done on the angle by Kyle Abbott.
Steven Croft attempted to cut with a flourish but instead nailed into the slip cordon and Rob Jones jerked behind – Lancashire 105 for seven, with all seven being caught behind the wicket. Hampshire’s lead would have been closer to three figures had Weatherley held onto misjudgements from Bailey and Salt when there were in single figures.
The duo put on 94 with risk-free cricket to as the ball started to age. Bailey dominated the offside with boundaries, while Salt milked either side of the wicket with intelligent running – half-centuries coming in 70 and 68 balls respectively.
The stand ended when Bailey strode forward to edge to third slip, but Hassan joined the tail-end fun to take the scores to almost parity with a smart 19 – with Barker eventually ending things by bowling Salt and having Hasan picking out long-on.
First time around, Anderson was forced to wait until his 18th delivery before taking Ian Holland’s outside edge. He needed half the deliveries to persuade Joe Weatherley to prod a wobble ball to Rob Jones’ safe hands at third slip. Holland followed soon after lbw to Hassan.
James Vince and Gubbins batted their way out of another sticky situation with their glorious shot-making, putting on 58 carefree runs before the former was adjudged leg before to Anderson – a decision that left Vince seething.
Gubbins, who survived a tight lbw appeal, was joined by Liam Dawson and the pair put on an unbeaten 33 under the floodlights before play finished five over short due to bad light.
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Post by lancsdes on Apr 30, 2022 8:38:44 GMT
Danny Lamb was a big contributor last year ; hope he regains form soon.
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Post by man in the stand on Apr 30, 2022 9:52:39 GMT
Could go either way though the forecast is for rain around lunchtime tomorrow.
Bailey's 59 runs justifies his selection over Mahmood though the verdict on Parkinson's omission is stiil open. Notable though that Hants haven't bowled a ball of spin yet. |
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Post by Admin on Apr 30, 2022 12:05:22 GMT
182-4
Spinner anybody?
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Post by Dave Towers on Apr 30, 2022 12:17:04 GMT
I was hoping for around 200 to chase; looks like it might be considerably more.
Compton, Gubbins, who will the next be to hold us up?
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Post by werneth on Apr 30, 2022 16:36:49 GMT
Watching Hampshire progress today, it's been difficult not to feel that Parkinson would have been more than useful – especially as Wells has had a couple of decent bowling stints in the match.
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Post by Admin on Apr 30, 2022 16:59:09 GMT
347 to win off 102 overs
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Post by chris on Apr 30, 2022 17:00:51 GMT
Lamb's bowling seems to have gone off...7 runs an over in the Gloucs game and 6 in this one. Balderson a bit expensive too. Need Salt to be like Gubbins....
Bailey, Wood, Blatherwick, Balderson + Lamb & Hurt rotating. |
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Post by Admin on May 1, 2022 7:07:41 GMT
Load of Gubbins the club's view
Left-handed batter Gubbins followed his innings rescuing 101 not out with 130 to give Hampshire a hefty lead on a pitch which had previously benefited the bowlers. He joined forces with Ben Brown, who scored a high-quality 72, to put on 144 for the fifth wicket.
The home side were eventually bowled out for 344, with Lancashire reaching nine in six wicketless overs by close.
This was a better day for batting. The skies were blue and the ball was already 36 overs old. The caveat being James Anderson and his relentless control. His first six-over spell of the day saw four maidens and Liam Dawson’s wicket. He eventually recorded three for 36.
Gubbins was largely anonymous in his slow run building, although burst into life with two eye-catching cover drives. The first punishing a rare piece of width offered by Anderson, the latter taking him to a 120-ball fifty.
Gubbins and Brown are two recent signings under-pinning Hampshire’s chase for a first title since 1974; hungry having been unwanted by previous counties but with the records of the finest county players. They grew the lead in a risk-free fashion, making the most of an unresponsive ageing ball, totting up 144 runs together in the lazy spring afternoon sun.
Gubbins’ big moment came when he pushed Hasan Ali through the covers, with his 218 delivery. For a second the emotion appeared to swell as he gently punched the air with his head bowed, tapped his bat on the floor three times before turning around and almost collapsing into a hug with Brown. Only then did he take off his helmet and raise his bat to the dressing room for the 13th ton of his first-class career.
Brown reached 72 before the second new ball pinned him plumb in front, with Felix Organ following him back shortly after when not offering a shot to George Balderson. The lead past 300 before Gubbins was finally dismissed after 231 runs and 515 deliveries in the match when Danny Lamb trapped him on the crease. Keith Barker chipped in with 40 before scything to cover, James Fuller was bowled and Muhammad Abbas holed out to long-on to complete the innings.
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Post by sillypoint on May 1, 2022 9:40:55 GMT
I was hoping for around 200 to chase; looks like it might be considerably more. Compton, Gubbins, who will the next be to hold us up? Interestingly they are both left-handers. Last year I posted this about Gubbins :- "I was surprised to see Gubbins join Hampshire on loan from Middlesex, which suggests he might be available. Always rated him and would like too see us try and sign him." Sadly for us, he's been making my point for me. Looks like a cloudy, bowler friendly day today so I'm not optimistic. I'd take a draw now. Our best chance might be a rain delay, and looking at the radar map, there may well be a delayed start. |
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Post by Dave Towers on May 1, 2022 12:15:47 GMT
Well 342 in the 4th innings seemed a fairly stiff task, but the morning session wiped out definitely rules out a Lancashire win.
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Post by man in the stand on May 1, 2022 12:37:58 GMT
A draw suits us....can't see us getting 342 even in a full days play. This was our first game against one of the stronger teams. who we only play once on the CC this season.
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Post by Admin on May 1, 2022 16:20:08 GMT
No play today
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