Hampshire YCs were in trouble at 132-6 against their Warwickshire counterparts when play was abandoned shortly after lunch on the opening day of the ECB Under-17 County Championship final at Arundel.
Put into bat in bowler friendly overcast conditions, Hampshire lost lead batsmen Ben Duggan and Felix Organ for ducks, both to the new ball bowling of George Panayi (3-21), who achieved considerable movement in the air and off the pitch.
Elijah Samuel (22) and Jake Goodwin (22) took the fight back to Warwickshire as Hampshire scored briskly - only to continue to lose wickets, primarily with batsmen being bowled in the trying conditions..
Josh McCoy (31) and Ben Caldera (28) both perished either side of lunch before rain ended play, with Warwickshire firmly in control.
Put into bat in bowler friendly overcast conditions, Hampshire lost lead batsmen Ben Duggan and Felix Organ for ducks, both to the new ball bowling of George Panayi (3-21), who achieved considerable movement in the air and off the pitch.
Elijah Samuel (22) and Jake Goodwin (22) took the fight back to Warwickshire as Hampshire scored briskly - only to continue to lose wickets, primarily with batsmen being bowled in the trying conditions..
Josh McCoy (31) and Ben Caldera (28) both perished either side of lunch before rain ended play, with Warwickshire firmly in control.
