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Hampshire were defeated by 108 runs on the final day of Specsavers County Championship action against Essex
Hampshire fell to a difficult final day defeat against Essex as the visitors claimed victory by 108 runs in the penultimate Specsavers County Championship fixture of the season.
Hampshire, who had bowled Essex out for 76 in the first innings, were set 185 runs to win after dismissing Essex for 362 in their second-innings.
Hampshire’s pursuit got off to a difficult start as Sam Cook, who finished with his first five-wicket haul for Essex, and Jamie Porter combined to take the first six wickets as the hosts stumbled to 29-6 before Neil Wagner and Simon Harmer entered to attack to take two scalps apiece and dismiss Hampshire for 76.
Starting the day just 69 runs ahead, Essex saw skipper Ryan ten Doeschate departed just six balls into the day as Fidel Edwards (3-73) continued where he had left off on the previous evening by striking him on the pads.
Three balls into the next over Kyle Abbott (2-88) then produced a stunning in-swinging yorker to cartwheel night watchman Jamie Porter’s middle stump.
Ian Holland (1-33) grabbed the eighth Essex wicket by finding the edge of Simon Harmer’s dangling bat but James Foster and Neil Wagner then put on a useful 82-run stand.
New Zealander Wagner in particular swung his bat with gusto to find himself reaching an entertaining 44 – before one shot too many saw him caught on the mid-wicket boundary.
Foster was the last man to fall as he was dismissed LBW at the hands of Abbott – his eighth wicket of the match - as the home-side were all-out on the stroke of lunch.
Hampshire’s chasing effort began in testing conditions, and the home-side lost early wickets with Cook striking in his first over.
Cook continued to put the ball in promising areas and alongside Jamie Porter, the seam duo caused Hampshire to lose three wickets without score at 12-4.
Porter picked up his 70th scalp of the season, before Cook picked up his fourth of the innings with the total 29-6.
Off spinner Simon Harmer entered the attack in the 21st over and struck with his first delivery with a vicious soff-break before Wagner then grabbed two wickets.
With Ian Holland unbeaten on 16, Cook completed the innings as Fidel Edwards edged behind to see Essex seize the fourth-day victory.
