Hampshire vs Gloucestershire – County Championship Division 2 – Live Cricket Score and Update – Day 4
Valiant half centuries scored by Hampshire’s lower-order batsmen, Michael Bates and Chris Wood, went in vain as a clinical bowling performance from Will Gidman and his colleagues ensured that Gloucestershire county cricket club prevailed by 33 runs in a
thrilling County Championship Division Two match, played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton.
Chasing 290 to win from more than two sessions, the hosts kick-started their second innings in a tumultuous way. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Saxelby-c1572 on 11. Dawson was
soon followed back by opening partner Adams, who scored 13, the home skipper scooped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Dent-c1241.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Vince-c1657, but failed to convert it into a respectable partnership
as Saxelby struck twice in the five balls to send Vince and Ervine back to the pavilion.
Carberry’s soft dismissal left the hosts reeling at 72 for 6 and they appeared to go towards losing the match by a huge margin before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Bates-c1947 came to the crease. Scoring his highest score in the county championship, 87, the talented rookie wicketkeeper
demonstrated that he can bat and that too in pressure situations. Bates shared a 118-run partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Wood-c1254 for the seventh wicket and took the hosts to the verge of a draw.
However, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 attack kept their composure and bundled Hampshire out for 256 in the third last over of the final day, to hand the tourists an exhilarating 33-run win over the formidable Hawks. Gidman returned with figures of
4 for 66 in 22 overs, while Ian Saxelby and David Payne shared three wickets apiece, conceding 53 and 56 runs respectively.
Earlier, the tourists, after resuming on 129 for 5 could add only 45 runs to their overnight score, before being bundled out for 174 in their second innings.
The 33-run win against the formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 would definitely work as a tonic for the Gladiators for the remaining matches of the championship.
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