Notts vs Hampshire, at Nottingham, , May 17 2010 - Cricket Photos

A contest that remained intriguingly in the balance throughout fittingly went the distance - or almost - before Hampshire pulled off a stunning victory with seven balls to spare, breaking their duck for the season after a dismal start and stopping Notting

If Nottinghamshire manage to extend their winning streak to five out of five at the top of Division One, they will be grateful that Alex Hales, a batsman with a talent for explosive hitting, chose this moment to demonstrate that he knows how to play with

In an intriguingly balanced match on a testing pitch, Hampshire have a platform from which they might just lift their spirits after a woefully poor beginning to the season with a win over the First Division leaders