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Dawson’s five leaves Somerset wooden spoon
- Updated: July 29, 2016
Hampshire 181 for 3 (Alsop 85) beat Somerset 98 (Allenby 40, Dawson 5-17) by 83 runs Scorecard
Tom Alsop crashed his highest NatWest T20 Blast to help Hampshire thrash Somerset by 83 runs – to condemn the visitors to the South Group wooden spoon.
Alsop, on just his eighth Twenty20 appearance, timed and slapped his way to his first format half century.
Stand in captain Liam Dawson bagged his first Blast five-for with figures of five for 17 as Somerset’s chase never got going.
Alsop started as he meant to go on, after Liam Dawson won the toss and batted, stroking two boundaries through mid-wicket in the first over.
Hampshire, who were already resigned to playing youngster after long being knocked out, were further hindered when captain Sean Ervine was injured in the warm up and Adam Wheater was struck down by an illness.
Those absentees meant there was a place for teenager Jake Goodwin to make his senior debut, and he …
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