TOM Alsop dedicated his maiden Hampshire hundred to his parents after going one better than he did in the first Royal London One-Day Cup match.

The 20 year-old academy graduate from Wiltshire had to retire hurt with a chest infection when he was on 83 against Essex earlier this month.

But 24 hours after his 39-ball 50 against Gloucestershire at Bristol, he reached three figures for the first time - and then dedicated his 116 to his mum, Gaynor, and dad Phil.

“Hopefully there are more to come but this is for for them,” he said.

“I couldn’t wish for two better parents. They couldn’t be here tonight, my mum’s a nurse in Bath working long hours, but they’ve sacrificed so much of their time driving me here and back to Wiltshire endless times."

Alsop, who has a top score of 72 against Nottinghamshire last month from his three Championship matches this season, is averaging 124.5 in this season's RLODC.

He is relishing his role as a white-ball opener in place of the injured Michael Carberry.

 “At the start of the season I would have expected to make more of an impact in the four-day stuff," said the left-hander, who is Hampshire's youngest List A centurion against county opposition.

"The situation was perfect for me because I just had to bat through and rotate the strike.

“Ideally we’d have got to 300 but we knew 289 was a competitive total.

“And Bergy (Gareth Berg) was outstanding at the end with his death bowling.”