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County Championship Group Two, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester (day one): |
Hampshire 431-4: Vince 168*, Alsop 119; Wright 2-79 |
Leicestershire: Yet to bat |
Leicestershire 1 pt, Hampshire 5 pts |
Scorecard |
James Vince top scored with a classy 168 not out – while Tom Alsop also hit 119 – as Hampshire dominated day one against Leicestershire.
Vince’s 26th first-class hundred came from just 81 balls with 19 boundaries.
The England batsman joined Alsop in the middle with the visitors on 127-3 and the pair batted beautifully in a 224-run fourth-wicket stand.
Vince was then supported by Liam Dawson who raced to 51 off 68 deliveries as Hampshire closed on 431-4
Vince, who has already impressed this year in the shortest format of the game in the Australian Big Bash, batted with his trademark easy-on-the-eye style, sending out a clear message to the England selectors three years on from his last Test appearance.
The…
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