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Essex suffered a champ’s hangover as they collapsed at the Ageas Bowl and assisted Hampshire’s survival battle at the same time
George Bailey got Hampshire out of a hole – Getty Images
Essex 33 for 5 path Hampshire 254 (Bailey 89, Vince 60, Porter 4-53, Harmer 3-47) by 221 runs
Hampshire new-ball partners Kyle Abbott and Fidel Edwards offered Essex a champ’s hangover – as the Specsavers County Championship Division One winners suffered a batting collapse at the Ageas Bowl.
Previous Test quickly bowlers Abbott and Edwards shared 4 wickets for 23 to leave Essex on 33 for 5 over night after Hampshire had actually published 254 thanks to stylish fifties from James Vince and George Bailey.
Essex were verified as 2017’s victor recently having actually whipped Warwickshire however discovered the south coast. They will be acutely conscious that, with transfer positions so tight, they require to complete till the end out of courtesy to the other sides at the bottom end of the table.
Their reply began awfully as Nick Browne stopped working to get the speed of Abbott to fall in the 2nd over.
Varun Chopra was bowled by the South African 4 overs latter to provide the quick seamer his 50th top-notch wicket of the season.
Abbott’s opening partner Edwards signed up with the celebration in the following over to have Tom Westley lbw, as the visitors plunged to 12 for 3.
Dan Lawrence and Ravi Bopara steadied the ship by shutting out 8 overs, before the latter was bowled by Gareth Berg without playing a shot.
Essex sent nightwatchman Sam Cook to see out the staying 6 overs however he just handled 2 before he was bowled by Edwards – leaving his side 221 behind.
Previously, Essex’s wicket-taking duo Jamie Porter and Simon Harmer took their integrated tally for the season approximately 134 scalps, after captain Ryan 10 Doeschate bowled without a toss on an excellent bowling track at the Ageas Bowl.
The set’s wicket-taking capability has actually been among the primary factors behind Essex’s Division One victory.
It was Porter’s new-ball partner Cook who made the very first blow into Hampshire’s batting line -up as he struck Jimmy Adams in front in the 2nd over.
Porter wasn’t to be eclipsed for long as he had Joe Weatherley lbw to leave Hampshire having a hard time on 14 for 2.
Vince and Tom Alsop pertained to the host’s rescue with a punchy counterattacking stand worth 71 runs.
The collaboration ended when Alsop carried his arms at a straight shipment from Porter, with Vince finishing his 30th top-notch fifty in 65 balls not long after.
Vince left quickly after lunch when he feathered a back-foot drive behind off Cook.
Spinner Harmer then took centre phase to declare his 64th,
