Chris Rushworth produced high-quality movement to slice up Hampshire's batting lineup for 97 - they were at one stage 35 for 9 - and set up Warwickshire's first victory at the Ageas Bowl since 2010
Southampton (final day of four): Hampshire 229 & 97, Warwickshire 410-8d - Warwickshire won by an innings and 84 runs
Chris Rushworth decimated Hampshire to send Warwickshire top of the LV=Insurance County Championship Division One table.
Fast bowler Rushworth, who arrived from Durham in the winter, claimed a devastating 7 for 38, with match figures of 10 for 76.
Rushworth produced high-quality movement to slice up Hampshire's batting lineup for 97 - they were at one stage 35 for 9 - and set up Warwickshire's first victory at the Ageas Bowl since 2010.
The only thing that held up the win was a solo rearguard from James Vince - who scored 52 not out, and put together a 62-run last wicket stand with Mohammad Abbas.
Only Middlesex seamer Tim Murtagh has taken more Championship wickets than Rushworth since 2010, but he had only claimed seven or more wickets in an innings three times before.
The hapless Felix Organ was lbw second ball – his average now tanking to 7 this season – to give Hampshire their 19th single-figure opening partnership in 32 innings since the start of last season.
Nick Gubbins showed intent with 21 off 29 balls, Hampshire clearly keen to wipe off their 181-run deficit and make the game safe.
But the former Middlesex batter nicked behind before Chris Woakes joined the party to trap Fletcha Middleton plumb in front.
The mitigation for the first half of Hampshire's collapse was a pitch that had spent a long time under covers, tied in with murky conditions with the lights on which helped swing bowling.
That excuse couldn't be given as the innings progressed, as the clouds blew away and blue skies appeared and the pitch returned to trend back towards the one which had become easier to bat on before the washed out day three.
Tom Prest dangled a bat to give Michael Burgess a sprawling catch and Ben Brown pushed one which bounced on him to first slip.
Liam Dawson scored an all-run four then lost his middle stump to a hooping in-swinger and Ian Holland was leg before when the ball stayed low.
Woakes struck with the second ball after lunch as Hampshire slumped to 34 for 8, as James Fuller edged off the shoulder of his bat to first slip.
Rushworth has history at the Ageas Bowl. In 2015 he took a hat-trick across three overs and had a useful average of 14.
He returned from the interval to notch his 10th wicket of the match, Kyle Abbott edging behind as Hampshire lost eight wickets for just nine runs.
Captain James Vince, who scored an unbeaten 75 in the first innings, had watched aghast at his team's capitulation. He proved it was possible to survive and score runs.
He blocked with grit, while occasionally angrily slapping through the covers or swatting a pull to the boundary. His half-century came in 83 balls as he totted up 53.6 per cent of his team's second innings runs.
At the other end, Abbas claimed his first runs of 2023 and marched past his previous Hampshire best of eight.
The fact Abbas faced more balls (48) than only Vince summed up how badly his teammates had failed - the Pakistani was eventually extracted when he wildly swung down the wicket to be stumped.
Earlier, Warwickshire declared on 410 for 8, having added 46 runs in just under 40 minutes – with Abbas taking all three wickets to fall.
Ed Barnard only added four runs having been stuck on 91 for over 40 hours due to Saturday's rain. He returned to the dressing room having been caught behind attempting to turn the ball into the leg side.
Chris Woakes drove to mid off and Michael Burgess fell off 88 when he edged behind, as Warwickshire scored quickly and gave themselves plenty of time to bowl out Hampshire.
It proved plenty of time having seen off the hosts at 3.05pm.
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