England candidate Michael Carberry was in the runs again at the Ageas Bowl today.

Particularly powerful in the Twenty20 competition but with a Championship century in his last match against Kent, Carberry fell six short of another.

His innings helped Hampshire, recovering from a poor start after being put in, finish on 261 for six from 85.1 overs when bad light brought a premature end.

Australian pace bowler Michael Hogan took two late wickets to enable Glamorgan to finish on equal terms. He dismissed Sean Ervine and nightwatchman Danny Briggs after Hampshire had threatened to carry on their recovery.

Former Western Australian Hogan finished the day with creditable figures of four for 66 and his victims also included the in-form Michael Carberry.

After the first hour had been lost to rain, Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace gambled on fielding first and with the wicket as troublesome early on as it often is, Hampshire were reduced to four for two.

Hogan soon had Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams edging behind and Liam Dawson also made just a single before being trapped by John Glover in the sixth.

Glamorgan successes became much rarer as the wicket eased.

Carberry and Neil McKenzie built a stand of 130 for the third wicket in 45 overs.

Left-arm spinner Dean Cosker removed McKenzie to a catch at the wicket at 134 before Hogan returned to the attack to have Carberry edging behind in sight of his 29th first-class century. Carberry hit 16 fours and always looked in control.

James Vince and Ervine then added another 90 in 20 overs for the fifth wicket, taking the score to 246.

Ervine, as belligerent as ever, hit Hogan for three fours in an over but at the start of the next, Hogan got his revenge thanks to a slip catch by Marcus North.

Briggs followed at 260 to Wallace’s fourth catch of the day but Vince was in imperious form, reaching his half-century just before the close at 51 not out from 98 balls.