How have Hampshire got four batting bonus points?

They were 210-7 with a statistically mediocre tail.

But with some brilliant batting, and pretty woeful bowling they have got there.

Brad Wheal clubs his fourth six to get the score over 400.

A delay in LE2.

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Mo Abbas has gone for another of his reverse sweeps.

Remember the first attempt was missed by a mile, the second was mistimed but this time he has nailed it for four.

A lesson to kids if your coach tells you not to play the reverse sweep.

"It's hilarious" laughs BBC Solent commentator Kevan James.

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Ryan Higgins is struggling a little with his rhythm here, delivering two no balls in the 25th over and three in all.

20 runs in the extras column to date.

Change of bowling now as Henry Brookes replaces Tom Helm at the Nursery End.

Graeme van Buuren tries to turn the ball away through the on side but the ball is stopped at mid wicket.

He'll get runs here though as he tucks into a full ball through mid wicket for four.

Mo Abbas had only scored nine runs so far in 2024.

His highest previous highest score for Hampshire, in 46 matches, was nine.

With a floaty full ball driven to mid off, he has doubled his tally for the campaign AND equalled his best for the county.

It is VERY quiet in the Kent field, and in the stands alike.

50 for Brad Whealpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 10 September

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Kent v Hampshire 387-9

A maiden first-class half-century for Brad Wheal.

It has taken 50 matches to come but what a moment for the fast bowler.

He reaches the milestone with a thick outside edge. That is very popular with the away dressing room, even if the celebration isn't exactly exuberant from Wheal.

He obviously picked up a couple of tricks in Edinburgh last week...he went for 51 in four overs and 39 in two overs for Scotland against Australia last week.

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Anderson Phillip replaces Tom Bailey from the Lumley End.

David Bedingham clips the third ball safely to backward square for a single to move on to 21.

Anderson switches to bowling round the wicket to the left-handed Alex Lees, who defends.

Title decider in the final game? Expect Yorkshire could have something to say about that...

A little respite for Gloucestershire after a demanding session of play as Ollie Price guides Toby Roland-Jones safely wide of the slip cordon through to third man for four.

The innings 100 comes in 22.3 overs.

Alex Lees hits Tom Bailey for four, driven on the front foot through cover and moves to 33 with four more in the next over, driving George Balderson beautifully down the ground.

Durham starting to look fairly settled after losing two wickets early on before lunch.

Lees stays in the crease to cut Bailey through cover point for four more, taking the third wicket partnership to David Bedingham to 50 in 72 balls.

Michael Pepper and Simon Harmer are the men at the crease for Essex at Chelmsford.

And they are peppering and harming the Nottinghamshire attack, stepping up the pace as they approach an inevitable fourth batting point.

A fifth is less likely but not completely out of the question if they start going really big.

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50 partnership between Wheal and Abbaspublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 10 September

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Kent v Hampshire 382-9

Brad Wheal averages 10.84 in first-class cricket, Mo Abbas averages 6.1.

Quite simply they should not be putting on 20, let alone 50 for a partnership.

It hasn't been too difficult for them either. Astonishing stuff.

Ollie Price ducks under a rare, looping slower ball from pace man Tom Helm to see out the 20th over.

Toby Roland-Jones is getting plenty of seam movement into Gloucestershire skipper Graeme van Buuren, who defends into the on side.

The third ball is inside-edged past leg stump and through fine leg for four.

Van Buuren is cramped for room as he half plays a cut shot at a ball that just bounces over the top edge.

This is a tough, tough watch for Gloucestershire.

for Ben Geddespublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 10 September

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Somerset 317 v Surrey 127-2

There was a lot of sneering yesterday at Surrey shipping in overseas players.

But it's one of their own leading their progress here after lunch.

Ben Geddes, playing just his seventh first-class match and first of the season, gets to fifty in 93 balls with six fours.

Just a second Championship fifty for the 23-year-old.