The opening day wash-out might have been frustrating, but it was nothing compared to what Leicestershire's bowlers endured when play did get under way at Grace Road yesterday.
Tuesday's deluge of rain was replace by a torrent of runs as Hampshire, having been put in to bat in County's final game of the season, reached stumps on 362-2 in a position of complete control.
Both Liam Dawson and James Vince helped themselves to centuries in a third-wicket stand which had amassed 248 by the close, a record against Leicestershire.
Dawson had reached 136 with his team-mate 145 not out.
It was simply a case of opportunity passing by County's seamers and, it could be said, the writing appeared to be on the wall from the first over.
On winning the toss, Niall O'Brien, captaining the side, had decided to send the visitors in to bat on the greenest pitch Grace Road has seen this season. It looked a reasonable enough option but when Michael Thornely spilled a catch at first slip offered by Jimmy Adams from the final ball of Matthew Hoggard's opening over there was a sense of what was to come.
Hoggard, in his final game before he heads into retirement, was given a guard of honour by his team-mates at the start of play.
That was the high spot of his day as he sent down 20 overs without taking a wicket.
That had hardly seemed likely in the morning session when, to their credit, Hoggard and Alex Wyatt bowled well but without any fortune as the new ball consistently went past the outside edge. Ben Raine did have Adams caught behind by O'Brien in the 19th over with the total on 50, but that was the sum total of Leicestershire's morning success even if they did make Hampshire scrap for every run.
The afternoon and evening sessions were a completely different story. Shiv Thakor trapped Sean Terry lbw for 57 at 114, but Dawson and Vince simply took centre stage and dominated long passages of play.
They were assisted by a loss of discipline from the home attack, who too often strayed towards the onside and were punished repeatedly.
The fact that Hampshire found the boundary on 52 occasions is one of several less-than-palatable statistics.
The third-wicket pair added 141 runs from 32 overs between lunch and tea, Leicestershire simply unable to apply any degree of pressure.
Dawson was the first to reach his century going to three figures in the 77th over, Vince following him in the next over. There was the odd semblance of a chance but Hampshire's batsmen ground down the bowling to the extent that only O'Brien and Greg Smith did not have a turn with the ball.
The fact that Raine conceded four needless overthrows off the final delivery simply summed up a dismal affair.
