Lancashire rout http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 by 10 wickets
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The visitors were given a target of just seven runs, which they achieved easily without losing a single wicket.
Lancashire were put into bat by the hosts, as the wicket had some assistance for the bowlers in it.
There was some swing and seam movement off the wicket, but the batsmen were up to the task and batted brilliantly for their team, guiding them to a respectable total of 328 runs.
The start to the innings of the visitors was a dismal one, as they lost both openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Chilton-c1900, who got out
for seven.
However, Lancashire’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karl-Brown-c1771, played sensibly for his side and top scored the innings with 96 runs. He played 174 balls in his valiant knock and struck 14 fours. He deserved a century, but was unable to cope with the pressure of batting in
the nineties.
The lower-order of the visitors also played a crucial part in guiding the team’s total above 300. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Hogg-c1824, who batted at number nine, was the second highest run scorer for his team with 38 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 early.
In reply, the hosts were below par, as they were unable to cope with the bowling friendly conditions.
Although batting was much easier compared to the first innings, there was still some pace and swing off the pitch.
Hampshire’s opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Clive-Adams-c65556, top scored the innings with 35 runs. However, no other batsman was capable of taking a stand. As a result, the entire team was bowled out for just 133.
Hogg, who played a cameo innings for his team, was impressive with the ball, taking seven wickets in the innings.
Following on, Hampshire were unable to take a significant lead. They were all-out for 201 runs in their second outing and opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benny-Alexander-Cameron-Howell-c47751, was the top scorer in the innings, scoring 71 runs.
Middle-order batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Michael-Vince-c65940, scored 35 and 39 respectively, but failed to carry onto the start to their innings, whereas the lower-order collapsed completely.
Hogg completed his 10-wicket haul, picking up four wickets in the second innings and the target of eight runs was chased easily by the visitors, with Horton unbeaten on eight.
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