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Dawson Dazzles as Hampshire Seize Control on Day Two
Dawson Dazzles as Hampshire Seize Control on Day Two
Liam Dawson hit an exceptional century to help Hampshire gain the upper-hand against Yorkshire at the The Ageas Bowl
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson (140) hit a fantastic century as the home-side seized control on the second day of the LV= County Championship clash against Yorkshire at the The Ageas Bowl.
Dawson struck his highest score in four years to help Hampshire claim maximum batting bonus points on their way to 400-9 before skipper James Vince declared.
Two wickets for Ryan McLaren (2-22) and one each for Fidel Edwards (1-23) and Ryan Stevenson (2-20) then reduced the visitors to 82-4 before bad light brought play to an end.
After more adverse weather and multiple pitch inspections, play eventually got underway at 12:20pm with Dawson taking just two overs to reach his fifty.
Hampshire soon passed 250 and picked up their second batting bonus point in the 86th over with Dawson continued to add to his total - the right-hander well-supported by Sean Ervine (43) – as the former neared three-figures.
Dawson soon reached his deserved century shortly before the lunch break to leave Hampshire in a commanding position at the interval.
After the interval, both batsmen upped the pace to try and secure maximum batting points and despite Dawson falling just short of his 150, the foundations for kicking on had been well-laid.
Ryan McClaren (23) contributed with a quick-fire knock whilst Gareth Berg (27*) hit six fours in his nine ball unbeaten innings to see his side to 400 before the declaration was made.
Fidel Edwards struck almost immediately when Yorkshire’s reply got underway – England opener Adam Lyth (0) edging to a waiting slip cordon on just the second ball of the innings.
Gary Ballance (30) set about trying to steadily build a total for his side until Ryan Stevenson picked up his first home scalp to see him depart shortly after.
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale (3) was the next batsman but he fell cheaply for 3 as McLaren lured an edge and Jack Leaning (3) then fell shortly with Ervine taking a comfortable catch in the slips.
With 16 overs left in the day, the players left the field for bad light, and although they returned for another nine overs, no further wickets fell to set up an intriguing final two days of this penultimate four-day fixture.
