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The tale of an utterly one-sided contest was summed up neatly by the reactions of the two dressing rooms when Middlesex finally finished Hampshire off

Just 17 overs of play were possible on the third day of Middlesex's Championship match with Hampshire at Merchant Taylor's School due to a combination of rain and bad light

After a performance as perfect as this - in which John Simpson became their third batsman to score a brilliant ton, and Tim Murtagh and Toby Roland-Jones shared nine Hampshire wickets - it is only rain that can deny Middlesex now

Dawid Malan and Adam Voges battled through the tough conditions to blossom into an outstanding match-establishing partnership