Hampshire v Gloucestershire: Scores & match report

Match scores (Ageas Bowl)

Hampshire won by 7 wickets  

Gloucestershire inns: 237 (49.2/50 overs. Taylor 63, Howell 38* Dent 36; Dawson 3-30, Crane 3-53, Berg 2-41, Abbott 2-46)

Hampshire inns: 239/3 (42.3/50 overs. Vince 89* Alsop 53: Taylor 1-52, Liddle 1-18)

Match report

Skipper James Vince hit an unbeaten 89 as Hampshire revived their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a seven-wicket win over Gloucestershire at the Ageas Bowl.

Half-centuries from opener Tom Alsop and Vince led a relatively straightforward chase, after spin duo Liam Dawson and Mason Crane each took three wickets.

The victory, which came with 45 balls to spare, handed Hampshire their second win of the competition following back-to-back defeats and saw Gloucestershire's quarter-final ambitions fade with a third loss in four outings.

Jimmy Adams and Alsop began Hampshire's reply at a great rate as they attempted to chase down a sub-par 237.

Just as the pair looked to be making a decisive contribution, Adams ran himself out for a quick-fire 36.

Vince was given a let-off when he skipped down the wicket on six but Phil Mustard missed a stumping.

Alsop brought up his fifty from 78 balls but departed two deliveries later on 53, edging behind attempting to cut Chris Liddle too close to his body.

George Bailey was also handed a life when we was shelled at mid-on by Liddle, but was out for 37 when he pulled Matt Taylor to brother Jack Taylor at midwicket - leaving 42 runs still to win after an 81-run stand.

That left Vince, who hit seven fours and two sixes in his 81-ball knock, and Dawson, who finished unbeaten on 21, to guide Hampshire to the win.

The hosts had looked in control of the game with the ball from the off - after Gloucestershire surprisingly elected to bat in overcast conditions.

Reece Topley opened with three successive maidens but it was new ball partner Kyle Abbott who made the first breakthrough when Michael Klinger feathered behind while attempting to leave on 17.

Mustard and Chris Dent then added a 55-run stand before the latter loosely reverse swept Dawson to Gareth Berg at short third-man on 36.

Ian Cockbain was bowled for 12 attempting to slog Dawson down the ground, the batsman taking a frustrated swipe at the stumps on his way off, before Graeme van Buuren skied the same bowler to Sean Ervine at mid-off on 10 as the left-arm spinner finished with three for 30.

Leg-spinner Crane had Mustard lbw on the sweep for 33 before Jack Taylor and Benny Howell put on 70 for the sixth wicket.

Jack Taylor eventually fell for 63 when he was leg-before to Berg while playing across the line.

The final five wickets fell for 32 runs - with Tom Smith caught behind reverse sweeping and Liam Norwell bowled - both by Crane, who ended with three for 53.

Berg and Abbott shared the final two scalps as Liddle and Matt Taylor both saw their stumps knocked back.