Glamorgan beat Hampshire for first win of season

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Utilita Bowl (day four)

Glamorgan 536-7 dec: Carlson 209, Ul Hassan 143; Prest 2-37

Hampshire 214 & 253: Brown 96; Crane 3-48, Van der Gugten 3-65

Glamorgan (23 pts) beat Hampshire (1 pt) by an innings and 69 runs

Match scorecard

Glamorgan completed a County Championship victory over Hampshire for the first time since 1991, and their first Division One win for 21 years, with an innings-and-68-run triumph on the final day at Utilita Bowl.

The Welsh county only needed five wickets to secure 23 points on the south coast, and did so with more than a session to spare, despite Ben Brown holding them up with a magnificent 96.

Glamorgan's most recent of only four Division One victories came against Gloucestershire in 2005 but the manner of this victory - in a game they dominated from the moment they lost the toss - demonstrated a side which look very much at home back in the top tier.

It was set up by Zain ul Hassan and Kiran Carlson's colossal 318-run partnership, before Timm van der Gugten and Mason Crane tore through Hampshire on a 15-wicket third day.

But they had to be patient as Brown stroked the ball around and eventually found team-mates to stick with him.

In a similar match against Worcestershire last season, Brown batted the entire day to save a draw for his side but Felix Organ was undone by Jamie McIlroy nipping one back to pin him leg-before less than 15 minutes into the day.

Scott Currie stuck around with Brown for over an hour before leg-spinner Mason Crane and had him lbw, and then Kyle Abbott caught, by a juggling first slip.

It took another half an hour after lunch before Codi Yusuf had his off-stump taken away by Ryan Hadley.

With only number 11 Sonny Baker left for company, Brown tried to bring up his century with a big drive but missed and Timm van der Gugten hit middle stump to confirm the win.

Hampshire remain rock bottom of the table, with three home defeats already - and they have not won at home in the Championship since the opening round of last season.