Daily Highlights: Essex v Hampshire Men, Rothesay County Championship
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Following the news that all-rounder Felix Organ has signed a contract extension that sees him remain at The Ageas Bowl until at least the end of the 2024 season, fans can vote for their favourite performance by Organ from the 2022 season.
To vote, simply go to the free Hampshire Cricket App, available on iOS and Android devices, and top the poll on the home screen.
Option One: Century against Gloucestershire at The Ageas Bowl in 87-run win
In his first foray at the top of the order in 2022, Organ certainly made his mark as he scored his second First-Class century, and his first since 2019.
The young right-hander opened his boundary count with a flamboyant cover drive off Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir before he hooked Ryan Higgins for another boundary.
Former Hampshire seamer Ajeet Singh Dale then strayed onto Organ’s pads, and the ball was sent to the leg side boundary twice in an over.
After a couple of controlled edges through third man, Organ brought up his half-century with a drive on the up off Jared Warner, his first half-century of the year.
Organ then took a liking to Dom Goodman, first with a cover drive for four before a late cut to the deep third man boundary.
Three boundaries off Mohammad Amir followed, as did the hundred partnership with James Vince, before Organ capitalised on the part time spin of Graeme van Buuren as Hampshire surpassed 200.
On 99, facing up to Amir, Organ guided a short ball from the left armer down to deep third, roaring in delight as he came back for the second run.
Option Two: Quickfire 54 (38) in RLODC Semi-Final against Kent
Batting at number six, Organ walked out to bat with the score on 188-4 in the semi-final of the Royal London Cup against Kent.
The score soon became 192-5 and it was down to Organ and Toby Albert to hit some quickfire runs to get the home side to a competitive total.
Organ chipped Hamidullah Qadri down the ground to bring up his first boundary, before the all-rounder came down the track and slog swept the off spinner into the stands for six as the score moved into the 230s.
The next over, Organ gave himself some room and sliced Harry Podmore through backward point for four with a helicopter flourish before bringing up the fifty partnership with Albert the very next ball.
Organ then whipped the Kent pacer off his legs for another four, and followed it up with clean strike over midwicket off Grant Stewart for his second maximum.
The youngster then brought up his half-century by carving an almost yorker-length ball from Nathan Gilchrist over the point boundary for six.
Organ reached the milestone in just 37 deliveries but was out the very next ball looking to find the stands once again.
Option Three: 72 on final day win against Yorkshire at Scarborough
With a difficult chase on their hands, Hampshire knew that a win against Yorkshire would keep them well in the hunt in the title chase.
Organ and Holland made it to the end of day three unscathed, with nine runs on the board requiring a further 205 runs for victory of a tricky Scarborough pitch.
Three overs into the final day and Organ had his first boundary, as Jordan Thompson strayed down the leg side.
Two exquisite straight drives off Ben Coad followed, and the opening stand of fifty was brought up with an even better cover drive off Steven Patterson.
A sweep off Dom Bess brought up the Hampshire hundred, for no wicket at that, and the dressing room became more confident of victory.
Another sweep shot off the former England spinner brought Organ another half-century, before he drove through the covers against the spin, as Hampshire now only needed 80 runs to win.
He then cut Coad for four through backward point before a slog sweep off Bess which went all the way for six, before he was dismissed for 72.
Option Four: Highest First-Class score at Cheltenham on hottest day of the year
With both counties agreeing to curtail the opening day by 90 minutes due to the sheer heat, both sides wanted to make the most of the weather and bat first at Cheltenham College.
It was Hampshire, and Felix Organ in particular, who capitalised on the conditions, as the opener finished on 93* at the end of the shortened first day.
Organ struck two boundaries off Tom Price before back to back cover drives off Zak Chappell, with the half-century opening stand being brought up in the 15th over with another boundary off the loanee bowler.
Gloucestershire then turned to spin, but Organ pounced on anything short from Zafar Gohar, and brought up a fifty of his own with a pull shot off the left armer.
Although the boundaries dried up for Organ, much like the weather, he drove a full ball from Josh Shaw back down the ground before once again cutting away a couple of short balls from Gohar.
Three boundaries in an over off part-time spinner Ollie Price then followed, before a cover drive off Ryan Higgins to bring up the 200.
Early into the second day, Organ brought up his century with a clip off his legs, as Hampshire were on their way to a commanding total.
The opener carried on his merry way with a drive off Higgins, and soon surpasses his previous high score, eventually finishing on 118.
Vote for your favourite Felix Organ performance in the free Hampshire Cricket App, available on iOS and Android devices.
Voting closes at 4pm on Friday February, with the winning moment being announced at 5pm the same day.
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