Hampshire 419 (Dawson 141, Gubbins 120, de Caires 7-144) beat Middlesex 150 (Dawson 6 for 40) and 208 (Higgins 54, Dawson 6-90) by an innings and 61 runs
Liam Dawson accomplished the best LV= Insurance coverage County Championship efficiency of his profession by changing into solely the fourth Hampshire participant to attain a century and take 10 wickets in a match
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Dawson had scored 141 in Hampshire’s solely innings earlier than taking six for 40 and 6 for 90 in a unprecedented outing, because the hosts thrashed Middlesex by an innings and 61 runs inside three days.
His career-best match figures of 12 for 130 enters him into an unique Hampshire membership of Nineteenth-century gamers Arthur Ridley and Francis Lacey, and Charlie Llewellyn in 1901. Worcestershire’s Jack Shantry was the final to attain the feat within the Championship 9 years in the past.
The victory, which noticed Hampshire bowl Middlesex out for 150 and 208, retains them hanging on within the title race, and additional boosts Dawson’s Ashes credentials. It was Hampshire’s fourth victory of the season, as they took 21 factors away, whereas Middlesex seemed destined to drop into the relegation zone with their solitary level.
Kyle Abbott rattled by the Middlesex tail to complete the primary innings, with two excellent wickets falling inside 5 overs. Tom Helm shouldered his arms to a supply which swung then seamed into his off stump earlier than Josh de Caires was the sufferer of extra inwards motion because the ball thudded into his pads.
Middlesex, bowled out 269 behind, had been requested to comply with on, and are nonetheless with out a Championship centurion this 12 months.
Second time round they survived virtually 13 overs earlier than collapsing.
Dawson ended the primary innings with 6 for 40, his finest on the Ageas Bowl, bettering the 6 for 61 he had taken towards Northamptonshire within the earlier Championship match at dwelling. Having been launched within the twelfth over within the first innings, James Vince threw him the ball within the eleventh this time round earlier than hanging in his second to begin a 21-ball avalanche of wickets.
Dawson bookended the spell with Sam Robson edging to second slip and Mark Stoneman popping a reverse sweep off his glove to first slip.
In between, Keith Barker had Pieter Malan failing to…
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