Hose with 25 FC average hits run-a-ball county double ton
Worcestershire batter Adam Hose, whose first-class average hovered around 25, smashed a career-best 266 on day one of the County Championship match against Hampshire at Southampton. His 253-ball knock was studded with 31 fours and seven sixes as Worcestershire reached stumps at 456-3. The 266 is also the highest score by a visiting batter at the venue in first-class cricket.