Nottinghamshire skipper Steven Mullaney became the first player to score a first-class century on the Isle of Wight since 1961 as he frustrated Hampshire at Newclose.

Mullaney dragged his side out of two collapses to reach his 14th first-class ton, despite surviving three drops, on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship Division One clash.

Former Hampshire talisman Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie had been the last to record three figures on the island, hitting 132 not out 58 years ago.

Mullaney’s 102 took Nottinghamshire to 239, a 71-run first innings deficit, before Hampshire closed on three for one.

After an overcast first day, the sun shone brightly to create an even more festival atmosphere - increased by a batch of partisan Australian students armed with an airhorn.

Hampshire were bowled out for 310 within the first hour of the day before Nottinghamshire stuttered in response.

Openers Ben Slater and Ben Duckett both departed within the first 10 overs, the former cutting onto his own stumps with the latter edging behind.

Chris Nash misjudged a pull shot to loop a simple catch to Sam Northeast at mid-on off Kyle Abbott, before the South African paceman bowled Joe Clarke.

Nottinghamshire were left staring at the follow-on target of 160 when Jake Libby was leg-before to Keith Barker as they slumped to 72-5.

The signs of a fightback were put in place by Mullaney and Tom Moores in an attractive 79-run partnership.

But Moores’ departure, caught behind while attempting to pull Fidel Edwards, sparked another mini-collapse.

Luke Fletcher was lbw to Barker and Stuart Broad yorked by Edwards as the visitors lost three wickets for eight runs.

That is when Mullaney took control, accompanied by Matt Carter, but not without some luck.

On 25 he picked out Joe Weatherley at first slip, on 49 he smacked the ball straight to Aneurin Donald at midwicket and then on 80 he nicked behind for a regulation keeper catch, but all three were shelled.

Carter did hit bit in a vital 80-run stand for the ninth wicket before he was lbw to Edwards - who ended with figures of three for 49, with Abbott and Barker also striking three times.

Mullaney then reached his magnificent century with another maximum before he top edged a caught an bowled back to Ian Holland.

Joe Weatherley was lbw to Fletcher in a tricky six-over period as Hampshire ended the day with a 74-run lead.

Earlier, Fletcher followed up his five-wicket haul against Essex with impressive figures of 4-79 - as Hampshire lost their last four wickets in 35 minutes.

Fletcher struck in the fourth over of the morning when Holland nicked behind, before Barker followed two balls later when a thicker edge found second slip.

Donald had appeared on course for a second championship half-century for Hampshire when he brilliantly swatted Fletcher to the boundary.

But from the other end Broad found a slight piece of the Welshman’s bat as he departed for 46, and Hampshire were bowled out for 310 when Edwards fended Fletcher to short cover.

Barker said: “I think they had the better conditions with the ball on day one so we’d have taken that at the start of the day. We just have to come back and scrap hard. 

"No-one means to drop catches, it is how you come back from them. If you sulk about them it becomes a very long day.  The ball got soft from 30 overs in, so to bowl them out in two-and-a-half sessions is great. 

"There’s still a result in this match. If we keep applying pressure we’re in with a very good chance.”