Keith Barker five-for offers Hampshire higher hand in opposition to Somerset
Hampshire 308 (Dawson 115, Brook 5-56) and 45 for 0 lead Somerset 137 (Barker 5-32) by 216 runs
Keith Barker blew Somerset away along with his first LV=Insurance County Championship five-wicket haul of the season as Hampshire took management on day two on the Ageas Bowl. Left-arm seamer Barker had solely taken 14 wickets in his opening eight red-ball appearances of 2023 however after a fantastic Metro Bank One-Day Cup marketing campaign, roared again with 5 for 32 to see off Somerset for 137.
Andy Umeed scored 43, to observe up Jack Brooks’ first five-wicket haul of the season, however the guests’ hopes of victory took a hefty blow. Despite a 171-run lead, Hampshire batted once more and reached 45 with out loss in 23 watchful night overs to increase their result in 216.
After Sean Dickson had been brilliantly caught at third slip by James Vince off Barker within the third over, Tom Lammonby and Tom Abell bedded in for over an hour both aspect of lunch. The pair placed on 51, however Abell lbw to Barker sparked a collapse from 51 for 1 to 67 for five, from which they would not totally get better.
Barker has endured an underwhelming Championship marketing campaign, due partially to lacking matches after he fractured each his arms whereas batting within the early phases. His 10 wickets in six One-Day Cup matches have warmed him up for the season’s closing month.
The former Warwickshire fast took a heavy-handed Lammonby’s exterior edge earlier than pinning Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Division One’s main run scorer, heading into the spherical, James Rew prodded to quick leg off Liam Dawson, Lewis Gregory performed on to Mohammad Abbas, Ben Green edged Abbott behind and Neil Wagner was bowled
Umeed – contemporary from 613 One-Day Cup runs – had been in survival mode however as soon as the eighth wicket fell began to unleash. He reached 43 earlier than he missed an enormous swing and was stumped to provide Dawson 3 for 61. Barker had the ultimate phrase by having Shoaib Bashir lbw earlier than celebrating his 5 wickets along with his trademark one-arm raised celebrappeal.
Somerset gave up a 171-run first-innings deficit however James Vince elected in opposition to imposing the follow-on. Toby Albert and Fletcha Middleton bedded in, heeding century-maker Dawson’s recommendation to bat lengthy to attain runs. It made for a dull closing 23 overs of the day – throughout which Wagner tried a short-pitched onslaught on a pitch not suited to such a tactic, Hampshire closing on 45 with out loss.
Earlier, Brooks bolstered his spectacular Ageas Bowl document to 21 wickets at a mean of 16.85 in 4 matches with two morning wickets – as Hampshire added 26 to their in a single day rating to be bowled out for 308. Barker was caught off his inside edge earlier than Dawson was pinned by Brooks to finish his 115-run keep. Kyle Abbott swatted back-to-back boundaries to assemble a second batting bonus level however chipped to cowl.
Brooks returned 5 for 56 – his third five-wicket haul on the bottom – and first in 4 Championship appearances this season.