Petersen, Hameed lead strong reply on featherbed

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Lancashire 310 for 4 (Petersen 98, Hameed 89, Procter 54) trail Hampshire 548 for 6 decScorecard

Lancashire batsman Alviro Petersen missed out on his 42nd first-class century by two runs, but frustrated Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl along with his batting partners.

Haseeb Hameed and Luke Procter also collected fifties – with seven players reaching the milestone in the match, which is being played on a flat wicket.

Petersen appeared the most comfortable and free flowing of the milestone makers – on a pitch with few demons but tricky to score on when bowled straight. He offered just a single mistake in his innings, with substitute Joe Weatherley parrying a tricky attempt at backward point when the batsman was on 28.

Petersen moved to fifty in 83 …

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