HAMPSHIRE new boy Andre Adams took the big wicket of his former teammate Alex Hales, before admitting: “It was a bit like kissing my sister!”

The 39 year-old spent eight seasons at Nottinghamshire before extending his county career with Hampshire.

After beginning the second day of his home debut by uprooting centurion Hales’ off stump, before finishing with 3-93, he admitted playing against his former teammates has been “a bit strange” - even for a player of his experience.

“It’s been a touch weird, you get a wicket and it’s a bit like kissing your sister!” he laughed, after Hampshire closed on 167-4 in reply to Notts’ 371. “But I was happy with my 30 overs with the exception of a few overs I bowled to Halesy.

“He played as well as I’ve ever seen him play.”

Hales (141), the country’s leading first-class run scorer, had added five to his overnight score when his off stump was uprooted as he attempted to play across the line in the sixth over of the day.

“That was a bonus, all our plans to stop him scoring were put to one side,” said Adams, who also found the outside edge of Will Gidman, who has replaced him at Trent Bridge, as Hampshire began the day by taking three wickets for 23 runs.

A last-wicket stand of 47 between Luke Wood and Jake Ball finally ended when the latter left a Liam Dawson delivery that hit the top of off stump.

Dawson, who is opening the batting regularly for the first time since Hampshire’s last season in division one four years ago, was bowled by a Vernon Philander beauty in the third over of the reply.

And 19 year-old Wood, a swift left-armer playing only his second first-class match, ended a 66-run stand between Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry (30) when Samit Patel dismissed the latter with a low catch at second slip.

Hampshire lost captain Adams (61) and James Vince (32) in the space of four overs. A diving catch by Chris Read broke their 58-run stand and Vince, having looked like he was returning to his fluent best, was run out after returning for an injudicious second.

Will Smith and Adam Wheater, who faced 30 balls for his five runs, shepherded Hampshire to the close with no further loss against a Notts attack minus Jake Ball (back).

Adams added: “It’s a very good wicket, a bit like Trent Bridge four or five years ago. Its pace is exceptional, although a little slower today.”

Meanwhile, Brad Wheal took 7-42 as 20 wickets fell on the first day of the Second XI's friendly against Middlesex at Radlett CC, where Hampshire were all out for 93 in reply to 136.