Yorkshire have taken control of their County Championship relegation contest with Hampshire after setting the hosts 278 to win at Southampton. Hampshire ended day three on 106-3, needing 172 more runs, while Yorkshire require seven wickets; the result could significantly affect both sides’ prospects of avoiding relegation.

George Hill was central to Yorkshire’s position, following his first-innings 5-29 with a determined 37 and a 58-run ninth-wicket partnership with Dom Bess. Yorkshire added 301 in their second innings despite slow scoring conditions, while Hill, Ben Coad and Adam Lyth then removed Ali Orr, Nick Gubbins and Jake Lehmann before Toby Albert finished unbeaten on 36.