Low target may prove tricky for Hampshire
Pat Symes

Day 1 reports

• Sticky start for Middlesex after opting to bat
• Hampshire lose quick wickets after skittling Middlesex
• Seventeen wickets tumble in a day at the Rose Bowl

Day 2 reports

• Ames, Udal build Hampshire lead
• Strauss continues to waltz along nicely
• Strauss calls the tune at the Rose Bowl

Day 3 reports

• Low target may prove tricky for Hampshire
• Hampshire move closer to promotion