County Championship: Hampshire see off Essex despite Ravi Bopara century

April 8, 2019

Kyle Abbott took 5-77 as Hampshire secured an innings victory over Essex in Specsavers County Championship Division One.

Having been asked to follow on, Essex began day four on 132-4, needing another 230 just to make Hampshire bat again and, due to an injury to Adam Wheater, only five wickets remaining.

However, just one wicket went down before lunch as Ravi Bopara (107) led the rearguard action and reached his century late in the morning session at the Ageas Bowl.

The Essex No 5 put on 111 with Simon Harmer for the sixth wicket but when he edged Abbott behind, the end came quickly. Fidel Edwards (3-49) removed Harmer (62) and Abbott took the final two wickets to seal a win by an innings and 87 runs for Hampshire. SCORECARD

CC Division One table
CC Division Two table

In Division Two, Leicestershire chased down 230 for a seven-wicket victory over Sussex at Hove, with Paul Horton (61), Hasan Azad (59) and Mark Cosgrove (53no) scoring half-centuries.

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