James Hamblin took 4-55, and Irfan Shah 3-32, as Hampshire moved closer to clinching the ECB Second XI Trophy in the first days play against Warwickshire at Bournemouth.

With the county's second team needing just eight points from this fixture to confirm their place at the top of the pile, they picked up the maximum four bowling points in dismissing the opposition for 213.

Hamblin grabbed the first three wickets in an excellent opening burst, and when James Schofield induced a thin edge, Warwickshire were reeling at 46-4.

However, a good partnership by Jim Troughton (62) and Danny Dalton (52) took them up to 152, before Schofield returned to make the breakthrough, having Troughton well caught by Jason Laney at second slip.

The Midlanders last five wickets fell for 61 runs, as Shah bowled a good spell of probing off-spin, with the help of Simon Francis, who vitally trapped Dalton plumb in front, just after the batsman had passed his half-century.

Hampshire's response started very well, with Jason Laney and James Adams both looking in fine touch. The pair put on 51 in 11 overs, with Laney making 31. He was well caught low at mid-on, having looked set, and driving the ball particularly well. Adams and new partner Andy Sexton both put the bad balls away, and moved the score onto 70, but the former nicked a good delivery to first slip for 25.

Sexton and Lawrence Prittipaul took the tally over the hundred mark, but Prittipaul was out for 26 with just one over of the day remaining.

Hampshire were 110-3 at the close of play.

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