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Hampshire Endure Difficult Third Day Against Lancashire
Hampshire Endure Difficult Third Day Against Lancashire
Gareth Berg was the highlight for Hampshire as he claimed four wickets on day three at Emirates Old Trafford
Words: Press Association
Hampshire endured a difficut three sessions on the penultimate day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Having seen their batsmen compile a mammoth 595, thereby establishing a first-innings lead of 198, Lancashire's James Anderson then took three wickets and Kyle Jarvis one to reduce Hampshire to 50-5 at the close.
Dane Vilas, whose career-best 244 had played the major role in enabling his team to build a match-winning advantage, picked up from where he left off on day two.
The right-hander began the day on 76 and batted impressively alongside Ryan McLaren (107) who also reached three-figures, as the dup added 129 in the morning session.
The pair had extended their sixth-wicket partnership to 184 at lunch, thereby setting a new sixth-wicket record for Lancashire against Hampshire, eclipsing the 183 put on by Luke Sutton and Nathan Astle in 2006.
Gareth Berg (4-111), Brad Taylor (2-180) and Matt Salisbury (2-127) each claimed a wicket apiece in the afternoon session but Lancashire’s batsmen had built a first-innings lead of 124 by tea and still had two wickets in hand when the players came in with the home side on 519-8 and Vilas unbeaten on 194.
McLaren became the third Lancashire centurion shortly after the break but he was soon trapped LBW by Berg.
That ended McLaren’s 221-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Vilas and Hampshire enjoyed further success when Jordan Clark was LBW to Salisbury and Stephen Parry was caught at short leg by Jimmy Adams off the persevering Taylor.
Kyle Jarvis then fell to Berg and Vilas was the last man out, caught at short third man by Ervine off Salisbury.
Hampshire began their reply in less than ideal fashion as Jimmy Adams and Rille Rossouw departed for nought with successive deliveries and Kyle Jarvis bowled Michael Carberry.
Anderson soon had George Bailey LBW and the England seamer finished with figures of 8-4-5-3.
James Vince (29) and Sean Ervine (1*) tried to ensured that Lancashire made no further breakthroughs but Vince fell two overs from stumps for 29 when he drove McLaren to Rob Jones at short extra cover.
