James Vince put Hampshire ahead as the draw looms with Sussex at Rose Bowl
Hampshire (480) lead Sussex (438) by 42 runs
By Kate Laven at the Rose Bowl 6:52PM BST 06 May 2011
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James Vince is developing a taste for big innings and against Sussex on Friday, he filled his boots making 157 to put Hampshire ahead as the draw looms.
The Hampshire batsman has been compared to Michael Vaughan by connoisseurs such as Duncan Fletcher who coached him in 2009 and last year. This could be down as much to his strong self-belief and front footed poise as the tall upright stance and sticky up hair.
Hampshire coaches first came across him when he played for the Wiltshire U13s and while he was highly rated with all the shots in the book he was not regarded as a special talent until later when his natural athleticism, demonstrated during a three year stint with the Reading Football Academy, opened up opportunities for a career in professional sport.
He doesn't need to be told anything twice, says Hampshire Academy chief Tony Middleton and is diligent and patient in putting together all the pieces for a prized chance with England.
"He is like Danny Briggs in that he understands what is required and gets on with it. He has that extra ingredient that makes him special," Middleton said of the 20 year-old prospect.
Against Sussex, he got on with it without ceremony. He was ruthless with the loose balls dispatching 22 of them for four by the time his 150 came up as well as a six, swept over mid-wicket off Monty Panesar.
Having resumed on 15, he maintained his concentration until 5.30pm with only two lapses, one on 96 when Luke Wright appealed after striking him on the pad and again on 129 when he was dropped on the long on boundary by Panesar.
He batted for more than six hours before driving Naved Arif uppishly to mid on for 157, 23 runs off his best score made against Yorkshire at Scarborough last year.
Arif also bowled Dominic Cork for 50 and had Friedel de Wet caught behind which by the close meant six catches for Andrew Hodd though it was the third time in five innings that Sussex had conceded more than 450 as Hampshire finished ahead by 42 runs with just one rainy day remaining.
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