Skipper James Vince led from the entrance as Hampshire clinched runners-up spot in County Championship Division One with a five-wicket victory over third-placed Somerset at Taunton.
The house aspect added 120 to their in a single day second-innings rating of 60-4 earlier than being bowled out for 180, skipper Lewis Gregory top-scoring with 59 and Jack Leach making 33 not out, the pair sharing an eighth-wicket stand of 55.
Kyle Abbott completed with 5-37 from 18 overs.
Set 121 to win, Hampshire misplaced wickets to the primary two balls of their second innings, bowled by Gregory, who was denied a hat-trick when Kasey Aldridge spilled a low likelihood at second slip supplied by Vince.
It proved an costly miss as Vince went on to hit 54 and Liam Dawson 44 not out, serving to the guests to achieve their goal on the third afternoon from 27 overs.
Hampshire took 19 factors from the sport to ensure second place behind Surrey and Somerset solely three, having seen their concerted problem for all three trophies finish with out successful one in a desperately disappointing finish to the marketing campaign.
Report equipped by ECB Reporters’ Community.