Rain denied Hampshire Young Cricketers victory over Gloucestershire in the final warm up for the opening ECB Under-19 County Championship match against Sussex at the Rose Bowl.

Cove left-hander Neil Randall hit a century as Hampshire piled up 415-9 and then had Gloucestershire struggling at 224-7 when rain intervened.

Randall (107), Ian Hilsum (75), Paul Cass (65), Chris Benham (50) and Luke Merry (39) prospered in the Hampshire run glut.

Three promising players from Hampshire's Under-16 ranks - Paul Cass, Naqeeb Ali and David Wheeler - are set to make their Under-19 debuts in the two-day match against Sussex, which starts at the Rose Bowl tomorrow (Monday).

Hampshire (from) : Ian Hilsum (Ventnor)(Captain), Paul Cass (Calmore Sports), Martin Docis (Cove), Will Faulkner (Finchamptead), Luke Merry (Oxford), Ben Nolan (Portsmouth), Naqeeb (Portsmouth), Neil Randall (Cove), Damien Shirazi (BAT Sports), Steve Snell (Ventnor), Jimmy Tomlinson (South Wilts), David Wheeler (New Milton), Kevin Latouf (Flamingos).

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