County Championship: James Vince’s unbeaten 168 and Tom Alsop’s 119 assist Hampshire dominate Leicestershire

James Vince with Tom Alsop

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James Vince finished on 168 not out from 167 deliveries with 27 fours and two sixes
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.

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