Hampshire Bowl Their Way Back into the Match

Hamza Riazuddin has overnight bowling figures of 10-2-30-3

Match report from day three of Hampshire's LV= County Championship match against Gloucestershire at The Ageas Bowl

Hampshire v GLOUCESTERSHIRE
LV= County Championship
Day Three: Saturday 14 ApRIL 2012
The AGEAS Bowl

Summary: Gloucestershire lead Hampshire by 244 runs
with five wickets remaining in the second innings
Gloucestershire: 314 & 129-5
Hampshire: 199
Full Scorecard

Hampshire Team
Adams*, Dawson, Carberry, Katich, Vince, Ervine, Bates⁺, Riazuddin, Briggs, Wood, Balcombe

Gloucestershire Team
Dent, Coughtrie⁺, Housego, A Gidman, Marshall, Cockbain, W Gidman, Young, Fuller, Payne, Saxelby

Some excellent bowling saw Hampshire battle their way back into contention in this match on day three of this LV= County Championship against Gloucestershire at The Ageas Bowl.

After a rain-drenched morning, which saw start of play delayed until 3pm, Hampshire lost their last three wickets for the addition of 17 runs, ending 199 all out and 115 runs behind on the first innings.

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But then they hit back in dramatic fashion when, spearheaded by some aggressive bowling by Hamza Riazuddin (3-30), the hosts reduced Gloucestershire to 71-5 inside 24 overs.

Some middle-order stubbornness from Iain Cockbain (27*) and Will Gidman (25*) saw their side to 129-5 by close – a lead of 244 going into a final day in which all results are possible.

Words: Simon Vincent
Images: NJM Photographs

Catch Up

Preview:	Katich and Briggs in Gloucestershire Squad
Day One:	Balcombe Brace Gets Hampshire Up and Running
Day Two:	Balcombe Breaks Records as Kat Battles with the Bat