Liam Dawson’s persistence sees Hampshire conquer Somerset
Hampshire 308 (Dawson 115, Brook 5-56) and 330 for 3 dec (Gubbins 139*, Vince 63, Middleton 52) beat Somerset 137 (Barker 5-32) and 316 (Kohler-Cadmore 84, Dawson 4-85) by 185 runs
Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored a well-made 84, however Hampshire’s endurance was rewarded with their sixth LV=Insurance County Championship victory of the season.
Kohler-Cadmore and James Rew’s 107-run stand threatened to frustrate odds-on-favourites Hampshire, who had taken two early wickets. But Liam Dawson plugged away with 4 for 85 earlier than the second new ball opened the guests up as Hampshire gained by 185 runs earlier than tea, with 33 overs shy of survival.
Hampshire, whose title ambitions have been ended by Surrey’s victory the day past, took 21 factors to Somerset’s three – with either side solely battling for prize cash within the last month of the season.
Hampshire wanted eight wickets, Somerset a much less probably 400 runs on the ultimate day on the Ageas Bowl. Somerset have been rolled for 137 within the first innings, and when Sean Dickson – who had accomplished a half-century the earlier night – was castled by Mohammad Abbas to the eleventh ball of the day, it felt like a landslide victory was coming for the hosts.
Andy Umeed, who had performed his half within the 68-run stand with Dickson, edged a rising Abbas supply to second slip two overs later to make the lunch orders begin to really feel redundant. But Kohler-Cadmore and Rew bedded in and ate away on the overs.
Kohler-Cadmore was skittish and refused to err from his aggressive tendencies, with loads of performs and misses within the early a part of his innings thrilling the Hampshire cordon.
His lack of worry won’t have been the normal strategy to save a match for his crew, nevertheless it benefited each his facet and himself – along with his fourth half-century of the season coming in 67 deliveries. Rew took 16 balls to get off the mark and at numerous factors was three of 31 and 11 off 49 however by no means appeared slowed down or annoyed.
The pitch remained as gradual and flat because it had been throughout the match, with Dawson discovering some vital flip, and really occasional spit out the tough, nevertheless it was a lot too gradual to offer a stern take a look at. However, the left-arm spinner did break the 107-run alliance between Kohler-Cadmore and Rew.
Rew had retaken his place as the very best run-scorer in Division One, he now has 1,077 runs, however a drive away from his physique discovered an inside edge and was caught by wicketkeeper Ben Brown.
Kohler-Cadmore’s resistance ended on 84 with an excellent off-spinning supply from Tom Prest 5 overs earlier than the second new ball. It caught the sting of the tough broad of off stump to show again and bowl the slog-sweeping batter. It was the previous England under-19 captain’s maiden first-class wicket.
The second new ball pulled the rug out from below Somerset’s resolve. Lewis Gregory edged Kyle Abbott behind to the fourth ball with the brand new cherry. Neil Wagner was castled by the South African fast in his following over, earlier than Dawson bowled Jack Brooks and had Shoaib Bashir lbw to finish the victory.