County Championship: Mohammad Abbas retains Hampshire on high in opposition to Gloucestershire

Mohammad Abbas impressed with figures of 6-45 on day two at the Ageas Bowl

LV= County Championship Division One, Ageas Bowl (day two)

Hampshire 342: Organ 107, Vince 78; Van Buuren 3-53 & 28-4: Amir 3-22

Gloucestershire 179: Higgins 46; Abbas 6-45

Hampshire (6 pts) lead Gloucestershire (3 pts) by 191 runs

Scorecard

Hampshire paceman Mohammad Abbas claimed his first five-wicket haul of the County Championship season but Gloucestershire’s stunning evening session snatched the momentum from the home side at the Ageas Bowl.

The hosts had looked set for a first-innings lead in excess of 200 after Abbas ripped through the visitors with a textbook showcase of line and length bowling, finishing with figures of 6-45 after helping to reduce Gloucestershire to 124-9 in reply to Hampshire’s 342.

However, Ajeet Singh Dale and Jared Warner added 55 for the last wicket to reduce the deficit to 163.

And then Mohammad Amir produced a superb spell of 3-11, with Ryan Higgins also claiming a scalp, to leave…

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