Hampshire snatch vital victory to stay up
Hampshire secured their County Championship Division One status after completing a nail-biting 130-run victory over relegation-haunted Kent with just minutes to spare
Hampshire secured their County Championship Division One status after completing a nail-biting 130-run victory over relegation-haunted Kent with just minutes to spare
Hampshire secured their County Championship Division One status after completing a nail-biting 130-run victory over relegation-haunted Kent with just minutes to spare
Hampshire vastly improved their chances of remaining in the top flight of the LV= County Championship by extending their lead over Kent to 294 with four wickets intact going into the final day of this clash against their fellow strugglers
A late afternoon collapse that saw Kent lose three wickets for fourruns in the space of five balls allowed Hampshire to wrest theinitiative of this first division survival battle
Kent captain Rob Key praised the character of Sri Lankan Malinga Bandara after the under fire wrist-spinner bagged season's best figures of four for 42 to help skittle Hampshire for 204