Hampshire v Durham ends in draw after rain
Vitality County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl (day four)
Hampshire 503 & 62-2: Vince 35*
Durham 432: Bedingham 144; Dawson 5-184
Hampshire (13 pts) draw with Durham (11 pts)
Felix Organ and James Vince put on 53 to take Hampshire out of a mini-collapse to complete a County Championship draw with Durham which had been inescapable since Friday.
Matthew Potts (2-19) reminded England of his skill by removing both Hampshire’s openers and added a small amount of jeopardy back into the match.
But Organ and Vince made it safe with risk-free blocking before bad light and rain brought about the inevitable result at 15:40 BST.
For three days this had the feeling of a certain draw, but for a short spell on Monday morning when Durham sensed an unlikely victory.
They lost their last two first-innings wickets – Callum Parkinson and Peter Siddle – either side of Ben Raine picking up his 19th first-class fifty in 95 balls.
It gave Hampshire a 71-run first-innings lead, but Potts shook off his indifferent early-season form to blast out Hampshire’s two openers.
Ali Orr (four) edged behind to Ollie Robinson in the third over and Fletcha Middleton (five) saw a delivery stay low and slip under his bat and into his stumps in the fifth.
But Organ and captain Vince settled things back into the groove of the previous three days, albeit with zero intent to score runs.
Organ took 30 balls to get off the mark before tickling off his hips for a boundary. He would end up with 18 off 99 balls, and Vince 35 from 108.
Hampshire are still winless after five matches in 2024 but picked up 13 points to Durham’s 11, while the visitors remain undefeated since their return to Division One.
Report supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network.
