Worcestershire Seconds fought back with the experimental orange ball after a first innings collapse handed Hampshire Seconds a lead of 125 on day two of the four-day clash at the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground.
George Scrimshaw impressed with the new ball for the second time in the game and he ended the day with figures of 3-28 as Hampshire closed on 102-6 – an overall advantage of 227.
Hampshire had resumed in their first innings on 308-7 and spinner Ben Twohig took two of the last three wickets to fall as they were dismissed for 358 in 109 overs.
Twohig ended with 3-82 from 21 overs and there were two wickets apiece for Scrimshaw, Pat Brown and Billy Cox.
Worcestershire lost openers Ollie Westbury and Will Fraine but then Alexei Kervezee and Ross Whiteley opted for an aggressive approach in adding 108 in just 13 overs.
Kervezee made 58 off 50 balls with one six and nine fours and Whiteley a typically robust 65 from 53 deliveries with four sixes and seven fours.
But after reaching 157-2, Kervezee was caught at first slip off Andy Carter while Whiteley holed out to deep mid wicket off leg spinner Mason Crane.
Only Alex Milton (32) of the remaining batsmen reached double figures as the Seconds were bowled out for 233 in 52.4 overs.
When Hampshire batted for a second time, Scrimshaw helped to reduce them to 28-4.
DAY TWO
HAMPSHIRE SECONDS – FIRST INNINGS CONTINUED
(overnight 308-7)
Duggan c Dell b Brown 178
Assani lbw Twohig 15
McCoy not out 20
Carter c Whiteley b Twohig 7
Extras 27
Total (all out) 358 in 109 overs
FOW continued: 320, 344, 358.
BOWLING
Scrimshaw 26-5-73-2
Brown 20-2-81-2
Cox 17-2-41-2
Twohig 21-2-82-3
Kervezee 12-3-26-1
WORCESTERSHIRE SECONDS FIRST INNINGS
Westbury c Ellis b Golding 18
Fraine c Ellis b Crane 22
Kervezee c Goodwin b Carter 58
Whiteley c Hay b Crane 65
Hepburn lbw Carter 0
Milton lbw Carter 32
Dell lbw Hay 6
Malik c Ellis b Crane 5
Twohig b Carter 7
Cox not out 2
Scrimshaw b Carter 0
Extras 18
Total (all out) 233 in 52.4 overs
FOW: 37, 49, 157, `157, 175, 182, 195, 220, 231, 233
BOWLING: Carter 13.4-2-35-5, Crane 15-1-59-3, Golding 5-0-35-1,Hay 5-1-20-1
HAMPSHIRE SECOND INNINGS
Weatherley c Dell b Scrimshaw 8
Duggan c Fraine b Brown 8
Goodwin c Milton b Scrimshaw 4
Hay c Westbury b Twohig 37
Crane c Kervezee b Scrimshaw 3
McCoy c Milton b Cox 21
Golding not out 15
Ellis not out 3
Extras 3
Total (for 6 wickets) 102 in 26 overs
FOW: 12, 16, 20, 28, 68, 98
BOWLING
Scrimshaw 6-1-28-3
Brown 6-0-31-1
Twohig 7-1-28-1
Cox 3-1-5-1
Kervezee 4-1-8-0
