A reverse sweep throughout my school/college/club career – I suspect a step too far had I tried. It’s a remarkable skill when it works but boy does it look horrid when it fails – especially if the team is struggling. Still at least the fall of the seventh wicket brings in our last specialist batsman (and we’ve saved the follow-on!).
PS: Liam Dawson now has six wickets (nine down) for the first time in his Hampshire career (seven now!). He has one better analysis (7-51) but for Mountaineers (in Zimbabwe). It’s also the first time he has taken 10 wickets in any match.
In the three innings so far (to tea on Day Two) the top order wickets have fallen one every 3.8 overs, while the lower order wickets have fallen exactly one every 8 overs. ‘New ball pitch’?
I thought this may interest you Dave. There’s a couple more interesting tweets in the replies.
This poster was issued for a match to mark the (brief) reopening of the Broad Halfpenny ground at Hambledon in 1908. It was accorded first-class status. The Hambledon XI was almost entirely Hampshire players led by CB Fry pic.twitter.com/DJePktMvGE
— Historic Cricket Pictures (@PictureSporting) June 27, 2022
Very familiar with that Tom – a fascinating game – although CB Fry was not yet (quite) a Hampshire player. He played his final match for Sussex 10 days before this and his first for Hampshire at the start of the next season.
Hampshire Cricket History 
There’s a bit of rain about. Maybe it could go to the Oval for a day or three?
Comment by Dave Allen June 27, 2022 @ 1:09 pmIn the three innings so far (to tea on Day Two) the top order wickets have fallen one every 3.8 overs, while the lower order wickets have fallen exactly one every 8 overs. ‘New ball pitch’?
Comment by Dave Allen June 27, 2022 @ 3:43 pmI thought this may interest you Dave. There’s a couple more interesting tweets in the replies.
Very familiar with that Tom – a fascinating game – although CB Fry was not yet (quite) a Hampshire player. He played his final match for Sussex 10 days before this and his first for Hampshire at the start of the next season.
Comment by Dave Allen June 27, 2022 @ 5:38 pm