Prolific Rew Steers Somerset Towards Win At Hampshire

Opener Toby Albert had retired wounded aft he had extended his knee erstwhile taking a speedy azygous connected nan 2nd evening, but his return was short-lived arsenic Gregory had him leg-before.

Ben Mayes was bowled done nan gross by Archie Vaughan, but Somerset wrestled backmost nan advantage pinch nan 2nd caller ball.

Vaughan tempted Liam Dawson into a loose limb broadside shot, earlier Gregory brought himself on, recovered bully activity and 4 much wickets.

Ben Brown was nan latest campaigner to break nan period curse, but was stopped connected 66 by an inswinger.

Kyle Abbott and Eddie Jack were besides bowled, earlier Sonny Baker was lbw – Gregory returning from a pectoral wounded that had ruled him retired of nan opening 2 rounds successful style.

This was his first five-wicket haul against Hampshire, contempt taking much wickets against nan force than immoderate different successful first-class matches.

In his six overs pinch nan 2nd caller ball, during which he swapped ends, he took 4 wickets for 5 runs, pinch wide figures of 5-42.

Vaughan saw nan 287 target arsenic 1 to attack, contempt location being plentifulness of clip near successful nan match. The opener sewage nan pursuit against Essex done and dusted successful speedy time, and struck six boundaries successful a 30 earlier taking connected a Baker short shot and losing for nan 2nd clip successful nan match.

Baker swapped ends and removed nan remainder of nan Somerset apical order. Josh Thomas was plumb successful beforehand and past Tom Lammonby hooked consecutive to heavy quadrate leg.

Not for nan first clip successful nan match, aliases nan season, Somerset looked to Rew and Tom Abell to build an important business – they erstwhile again answered pinch runs.

The brace put connected 87, aft 101 successful nan first innings, pinch Rew doing nan mostly of nan tally scoring.