[themaclad]

Mid afternoon it was 89 degrees F at Old Trafford and the game basically had ground to a halt with Hampshire turning down singles with the score well over 400, they were eventually all out for 450 with Roussow unbeaten on 120. In the morning Hampshire had batted with relative ease.
Onions claimed five wickets and bowled excellently in the blast furnace, Bailey bowled well also without luck.
Lancs lost three cheap wickets Hameed again leaving the ball pity really he was batting decently.
143-3 at the end Davies on 79 and Vilas have pulled things around still a long was behind but stillin the game at the momenet.