Hampshire 276 and 84 for five want an extra 85 runs to beat Nottinghamshire 235 and 209 (Haynes 59, Clarke 57, Organ 3-38, Abbott 3-41)
Hampshire’s alternative to notch a primary win of the season is within the stability after a fast-moving third day of their Vitality County Championship match at Trent Bridge left them with nonetheless a lot work to do.
Chasing a modest 169 to win, Hampshire ended the day nonetheless 85 runs away from their goal at 84 for five and doubtless a person quick until Tom Prest can bat with the injured shoulder that has stored him off the sphere since tea on day one.
Nottinghamshire had been bowled out for 209 of their second innings by tea, with veteran fast Kyle Abbott and offspinner Felix Organ taking three wickets every after Joe Clarke and Jack Haynes had made half-centuries.
However Hampshire then slumped to 44 for five as Dillon Pennington and Dane Paterson led a decided effort with the ball by the house facet earlier than Fletcha Middleton and James Fuller noticed out the ultimate overs to calm their nerves.
Nonetheless eight runs behind at 33 for 1 in a single day, Nottinghamshire stumbled into early bother because the sample of the primary two innings repeated itself.
In opposition to a ball that was solely 15 overs outdated, they misplaced wickets in every of Abbott’s opening three overs. Will Younger edged to wicketkeeper Ben Brown from a ball that lifted and left him, Ben Slater was pushed again in his crease to be leg earlier than and Tom Moores noticed his off stump uprooted by one angled in from broad by the veteran South African seamer.
At 44 for 4 – successfully 3 for 4 – Nottinghamshire had been in a troublesome spot that would have turned worse nonetheless had Clarke not been dropped on 17 at 65 for 4. It was Michael Neser at first slip – substitute for the injured Prest – whose palms let him down, a second such error of the match by the Australian and a fifth for Hampshire general.
Clarke punished the error by passing fifty for the fourth time this season as he and Haynes added 96 for the fifth wicket earlier than the previous was out for 57, gloving a catch to Brown after being tempted by a brief supply from Mohammad Abbas.
Haynes accomplished his half-century from 111 balls, however in opposition to the spin mixture of Liam Dawson and Organ on a three-day outdated pitch Nottinghamshire’s hopes of constructing a considerable lead unravelled.
Organ struck the primary blow as Haynes was caught at quick leg by way of an inside edge on to pad, selecting up a second when Lyndon James, making an attempt to assist one not far away, gave a straightforward catch to quick wonderful leg.
Dawson then claimed two in consecutive overs as Olly Stone’s paddle sweep looped up gently for James Vince to catch working throughout from slip earlier than Dillon Pennington was trapped leg earlier than. Organ wrapped issues up by having Calvin Harrison stumped, leaving Hampshire needing 169 to win.
With Nick Gubbins lacking the match on paternity depart and Prest unlikely to bat, it was by no means prone to be an easy activity in opposition to the Nottinghamshire assault, even with 127 overs at their disposal.
Realizing the efficiency of the brand new ball thus far on this contest, Hampshire made no try to hurry but nonetheless discovered themselves two down for 15 inside the primary 10 overs, thanks to 2 superlative catches.
Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed took the primary, plucking the ball out of the air one-handed at mid-on as Ali Orr mistimed his shot horribly in opposition to Pennington, who picked up his second wicket quickly afterwards.
This time Harrison produced the athleticism, utilizing each inch of his 6ft 4ins plus a completely prolonged proper arm to seize the ball a superb eight toes off the bottom. Organ, the person out, had aimed a moderately wild slash at a ball broad of off stump however was nonplussed nonetheless that it had not cleared the cordon.
It was sufficient for Nottinghamshire to sense a possibility and so they took full benefit of Hampshire’s frailty.
Skipper Vince, on whom a lot appeared to relaxation, fell for six, leg earlier than to a full supply from Paterson that he was making an attempt to work to leg, Dawson hit James straight into the palms of quick cowl and Brown misplaced his off stump to a swinging supply from Paterson, leaving Hampshire 44 for five and going through a battle for survival.
