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On June 2, Sunday, Hampshire Hawks’ bowler Chris Wood displayed a brilliant stance of sportsmanship during the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast match against Kent at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The England pacer, who is plying his trade with the Hampshire side in the current T20 Blast season refused to run-out Matt Parkinson, video of which is going vial on the internet.
The incident unfolded in the final over of the first inning. Wood, who was re-introduced into the attack to bowl the final over on the back of an impressive figures of 1/12 from three overs, claimed his second wicket in Australian overseas player Xavier Bartlett. After Bartlett’s dismissal, Matt Parkinson took the crease. Although he opened his account with a single off Wood.
Nearing the conclusion of the inning, Evison attempted a drive down the ground in one of the final deliveries and during this time, he was struck on the body. Evison who collapsed in pain, he dropped his bat with Wood collecting the ball. In this process, Wood opted not to dismiss the tailender, earning accolades from the spectators for his brilliant gesture.
Watch Chris Wood’s true sportsmanship gesture in Vitality T20 Blast:
Speaking of the match, Kent had earlier won the toss and elected to bat first. On the back of skipper Sam Billings’ 30-ball 43 and a crucial knock from D Bell-Drummond’s bat (27-ball 42), the Kent posted 165/9 in their 20 overs. Hampshire Hawks’ bowlers in Chris Wood, James Fuller, Howell and Liam Dawson, all finished with two wickets each while John Turner got a wicket to his name.
The Hawks in return chased the total in 19.5 overs with Joe Weatherley finishing as the top-scorer with his 32-ball 49. Along with him, Ben McDermott, James Vince and James Fuller also played some crucial knocks in the side’s three-wicket win.
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