County Championship: Hampshire shut in on essential win in opposition to Gloucestershire

Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane

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Mason Crane dismissed Gloucestershire openers Miles Hammond and George Scott in quick succession
LV= County Championship Group Two, College Ground, Cheltenham (day three):
Gloucestershire 229& 107-3: Scott 29; Crane 2-32
Hampshire 486-7 dec: Gubbins 137*, Weatherley 78, Holland 74; Higgins 3-92
Gloucestershire (2 pts) trail Hampshire (6 pts) by 150 runs
Scorecard

Nick Gubbins scored an unbeaten 137 before wickets from Mason Crane helped give Hampshire a chance of a crucial win over Gloucestershire.

Gubbins’ 10th first-class ton and his first since joining on loan from Middlesex helped Hampshire to 486-7 declared, a first-innings lead of 257.

Gloucestershire lost the wickets of Miles Hammond, George Scott and James Bracey to slip to 68-3.

Glenn Phillips and Tom Lace survived to stumps on 107-3, still 150 runs behind.

Just six points separated these two sides before the last round of this first phase of the County Championship.

A Hampshire win will see them join Group Two leaders Somerset in…

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