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A brilliant innings from Derek Kenway inspired Hampshire to a crushing nine-wicket over Derbyshire.

Kenway had an untidy afternoon behind the stumps but made up for his errors by hammering an unbeaten 83 from 87 balls with two sixes and 10 fours.

Jason Laney also made 62 not out as Hampshire strengthened their challenge for promotion to Division One.

Derbyshire's total looked a competitive one on a grassy pitch until Kenway took the game by the scruff of the neck with an impressive display of clean hitting.

He came in after Neil Johnson had been trapped lbw to Paul Aldred for 23 to end an opening stand of 42.

Played fluently

Kenway survived a stumping chance off left-arm spinner Liam Wharton to reach 50 from only 51 balls.

He then dispatched Rob Bailey's first three balls to the midwicket boundary and even survived another stumping chance off Wharton on 78.

Laney was overshadowed but he also played fluently after blunting a good opening spell from Welch.

The home side had struggled against some testing bowling after rain delayed the start by 10 minutes.

Hampshire's Shaun Udal bowled an outstanding nine-over spell of off-spin that cost only 14 runs.

Michael Di Venuto made 42 but Derbyshire were struggling until Karl Krikken and Luke Sutton worked the ball around to share an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 84.

They took 38 from the last four overs but Kenway undid all their good work.