Hants hit back to keep hopes alive

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NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Tom Moores of Nottinghamshire bats during the Specsavers County Championship Division One match between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire at Trent Bridge on April 05, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

By Neville Scott

Tom Moores flailed tired bowlers in the evening with 81, his first fifty of the season, to threaten just the chance of a remarkable upset but he became the first of five final men to fall in 90 minutes as Hampshire completed their fifth win of the season on the third day at Trent Bridge.
Challenged to make 411 in a theoretical maximum of 202 overs by their late declaration on Thursday, Nottinghamshire started the day with the neat equation before them of exactly 400 runs required and all 10 men standing.
In fact the more key early stat was supplied by the seamers: Mohamma...

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