TWENTY20 CUP, SOUTH DIVISION, The Rose Bowl:
Hampshire 191-6 beat Surrey 173-8 by 18 runs (Hampshire 2pts)

Lumb hit his first half century of this year's Twenty20 Cup

Michael Lumb set the tone as Hampshire ran up their biggest score of this year's Twenty20 Cup to keep their hopes of making the last eight alive.

Lumb hit 54 off 31 balls, supported by fellow opener Jimmy Adams (44), as Hampshire piled up what proved to be a match-winning 191-6 at The Rose Bowl.

Although Mark Ramprakash then hit 73 in 47 balls for Surrey, the visitors fell short on 173-8 to lose by 18 runs.

Hampshire now go level on four points with Surrey, having played a game less.

In front of another good 6,000 crowd, Surrey were never quite up with the run rate. But, even when they needed 41 from the last three overs, as long as veteran Ramprakash was batting, they held out hope.

After hitting two sixes and five fours, Ramprakash then finally holed out to backward square leg trying to sweep Billy Taylor.

And Surrey's challenge rapidly evaporated, with Chris Schofield bowled next ball and Dominic Cork having Mark Spriegel caught on the boundary in the last over.

Lumb and Adams each hit three sixes as they laid the Hampshire foundations in a dazzling opening stand of 92 in nine overs.

Both were run out by Jade Dernbach as Surrey applied the brakes, but Nic Pothas chipped in with a useful 24 not out near the end.

Hampshire batsman Jimmy Adams told BBC Radio Solent:

"We've batted poorly in our last two games, but we've done the business today.

"We won the toss on a great wicket and we know how to play at The Rose Bowl.

"It always helps to get off to a good start, and if you can create some early momentum the opposition can find it hard to turn things around."

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