Alsop gone. Did not seem comfortable with a SR of 38. Hants 49-1 off 11.3
122-4. 28 overs. Dawson gone. Smith and McLaren there but it’s looking a lot harder with several of their bowlers being highly economical 
All four of our batsmen out lbw sweeping across the line.
ffs 
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All out 245, 6 runs short. Some very poor dismissals tonight.
At least they went down fighting, just.
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Fucking stupid game, anyway.
Roll on the footie season.
A Valient effort well done my son.
I take it from the defeat we did not qualify for the quarter finals ?
Correct, we had to win to qualify. With recent performances much better, we should have got to 250 ok, but Somerset were already top of the group and bowled extremely well.
is that effectively the cricket over for this season or can we still expect a great escape from relegation?
Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 8m8 minutes ago
Adams (77*) and Smith (65*) have now put on Hampshire’s highest @ CountyChamp opening stand of the season. Hants 166-0 (59.3 ov) v @ LancsCCC
Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 11m11 minutes ago
TEA, day one v @ LancsCCC: Hampshire 181-0, Adams (82*). Smith (70*) has his highest @ CountyChamp score of 2016. Two superb batting sessions!
Late lunch at the Ageas bowl (it’s currently 16:15)??
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Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 1m1 minute ago
It’s raining at @ TheAgeasBowl. Moments after the players return from lunch, they make a speedy exit
Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 3m3 minutes ago
Highest first-class score of the season for @ Jhkadams (87*)! Hampshire 188-0 after 66 overs against @ LancsCCC
Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 5m5 minutes ago
Adams (88) is caught at point by Croft, as Clark ends Hants’ highest opening partnership against @ LancsCCC on this ground. 191-1 (68.1 ov)
I think that was your fault!
More than likely, I am anathema to any sporting team I am interested in.
Hampshire Cricket @ hantscricket 2m2 minutes ago
200 up for Hampshire! Alsop (7*) has started smartly since joining Smith (77*) - Hants 203-1 (75 ov.) v @ LancsCCC
Attritional. I did a lot of reading.
Naturally they sped up in the last hour after I’d left.
I’m going to offer a dash of positivity…I reckon Hampshire could avoid relegation. 
There does seem to be a hint of improvement AND more importantly, the remaining fixtures include all of the teams just above them.
We might just see a repeat of last season.