Rain Frustrates Hampshire’s Search of Surrey Wickets

Hampshire’s bowlers were left frustrated after rain meant that only five overs were possible on day one of their Specsavers County Championship clash with Surrey at the The Ageas Bowl.

Kyle Abbott and Fidel Edwards searched for the breakthrough early in the opening session, but Rory Burns (9*) and Ryan Patel (7*) stood resolute at the crease.

They guided the visitors to 16-0 until bad light initially stopped play, before persistent rain set in to ensure an early lunch was taken at the earlier time of 12pm.

The damp weather continued into the afternoon, with the second session of the day completely washed out, forcing an early tea at 3pm.

There were promising signs when it was announced that play was due to resume at 4:15pm, with 29 overs remaining in the day, however, the rain returned shorlty after and the day's play was eventually abandoned at 4:30pm, with just five overs possible.

Play is scheduled to to get back underway at 10:30am on day two.