Smith 99 spearheads Hampshire dominance

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Hampshire 276 for 1 (Smith 99*, Adams 88, Alsop 50*) v LancashireScorecard

Stand-in Hampshire captain Will Smith sits on 99 overnight, one short of his first Specsavers County Championship century of the season – as the Division One basement county enjoyed the best of the opening day against Lancashire at the Ageas Bowl.

Smith, taking the reins while James Vince turns out for England, eclipsing his previous best score of 67 this season, while partners Jimmy Adams and Tom Alsop posted half centuries.

Smith’s opening companion Adams scored his Championship-best score of 88 as part of a stand of 191, Hampshire’s highest partnership of the season, and the second greatest opening stand by any Hampshire team against Lancashire.

Smith and Adams took few risks in each of the opening two sessions of the day, after the former had won the toss and batted on a flat …

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