Vince Impresses As Hampshire Put In Efficient Day Two Performance

An impressive innings from James Vince (90) and a valuable knock from Tom Alsop (62) saw Hampshire dominate day two of their first-class friendly fixture against Cardiff MCCU at the The Ageas Bowl.

Vince looked in good touch on his way to a deserved half-century, with Alsop also timing the ball sweetly to help Hampshire total 271-6 in their second innings, after the side's bowling unit made quick work of Cardiff MCCU's lower order, dismissing them for just 98 earlier in the day. 

The visitors resumed day two on 59-6 and it wasn't long before Hampshire's bowlers made yet further in-roads as wickets for Asher Hart (3-17), Fidel Edwards (3-22) and Brad Wheal (3-32) saw the tail dismissed in the opening session.

The hosts then began their second-innings positively with Jimmy Adams (19) and Alsop taking Hampshire through to lunch unscathed at 47-0.

Whilst Adams departed following the interval, Alsop and Vince came together to build nicely with the former the first to reach his fifty, before a jaffa found his outside edge to see him depart.

However, Vince continued to rattle along - he regularly found the boundary with ease - bringing up his half-century with an exquisuite lofted drive over mid-on.

He'd taken his side to 229-4 before eventually falling just 10 short of what would have been a fine century, but a valuable innings from Lewis McManus (31) and an unbeaten 19* from Ryan Stevenson ensured Hampshire moved well beyond 250 in the evening session, closing the day with a lead of 462 heading into the final day.