Hampshire face 413 run target on last day

It was an interesting days cricket at the Rose Bowl where Hampshire had made a decent start to their requirement to score 413 for victory in their final home Frizzell Championship match of the season.

There were useful contributions to the Worcestershire innings from Kadeer Ali and Vikram Solanki after they had lost two early wickets in the morning, including that of Graham Hick who fell lbw to the persistant Mascarenhas. The pair shared a 4th wicket stand of 136 to set up the declaration.

Setting off on their hugh task, Hampshire lost James Adams to Nantie Hayward, and after Simon Katich had passed his 1,000 run milestone in his first season with the county, he was run out.

Bad light took the players off early, but Hampshire will have to achieve something they have only done twice in their history and that is to score over 400 to win.