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Will Smith and Jimmy Adams scored a 191-run partnership on day one against Lancashire at the The Ageas Bowl
Will Smith and Jimmy Adams scored Hampshire's joint second-highest partnership for any wicket against Lancashire to help the home side post 257-1 on day one of their Specsavers County Championship match at the The Ageas Bowl.
Smith, Hampshire's captain, will enter day two unbeaten on 99 runs, after he and Adams compiled 191 runs in a finely crafted first wicket stand, ending an excellent opening day of batting alongside Tom Alsop (50*).
Alsop became the third Hants player to reach fifty during the final over of play, and will look to add further to an 85-run partnership with Smith when the pair return to the middle, firmly on top against Lancashire.
After Smith won the toss and elected to bat first against Lancashire, the Hampshire skipper and his opening partner, Adams, took full advantage of a favourable batting pitch and took the home side to 69-0 at lunch.
The experienced duo made a measured start on day one, and then began to open up with the bat at the end of a progressive morning session in which they had offered very few opportunities for the visiting bowlers.
Adams reached his fifty shortly after the break, having hit eight fours off 122 balls, as Hampshire surpassed 100 runs without loss.
Smith then brought up his fifty, off 147 balls, as the pair surpassed Hampshire’s highest opening stand of the season – a 160-run partnership between the two against Durham at Emirates Riverside in July.
Adams surpassed his highest first-class score of the season, but was caught at point immediately after, as Jordan Clark ended Hampshire’s highest opening stand against Lancashire at the The Ageas Bowl.
With big boots to fill, Tom Alsop started smartly and took Hampshire past 250 with Smith, who was unwavering after the dismissal of his opening partner.
Alsop reached his fifty with back-to-back boundaries in the final over of the day, moving his partnership with Smith onto 85 runs, and boosting Hampshire's handsome first innings score to 276-1 after an evening session which solidified Hampshire’s dominance over the visitors.
