Somerset batter Sean Dickson scored 77 not out as his side drew with Hampshire in the County Championship. Sean Dickson, Tom Abell, and the weather quelled any chances of a final day route to a positive result in either direction – with a total of 175 overs, or around five sessions, lost in the match....
Nick Gubbins continued where he left off at the Kia Oval as his unbeaten 58 put Hampshire in the box seat of their County Championship match with Somerset. Top-order batter Gubbins struck a century against Surrey in the previous round to save a draw, having scored 43 in the first innings. He played the anchor...
Kyle Abbott continued his impressive career record against Somerset as Hampshire made the most of little play on day one of their County Championship fixture. Abbott added two wickets to take his tally to 71 scalps versus Somerset, with 40 of them coming at an average of 12 at Utilita Bowl. Fellow fast bowlers James...
Dom Sibley became the 20th Surrey player to score a century in each innings of a first-class match as Surrey set up a winning position against Hampshire on day three of the County Championship match at the Kia Oval. Jamie Smith’s 84 from 113 balls provided the most eye-catching strokeplay as Surrey moved from their...
At 118-6 Hampshire were looking at a sizeable first innings deficit, but Prest and New Zealander Brett Hampton played positively, the latter caressing a wide, full ball from Kemar Roach to the extra cover fence. A 50-stand was in the offing when Hampton fell for 26 made at more than a run a ball, Pope...
Surrey opener Dom Sibley carried his bat for the sixth time in his career and made an unbeaten century to rescue the champions against Hampshire on day one of their County Championship match at The Oval. The 29-year-old was unbeaten on 100 when Surrey were bowled out for 253 after being put in. Hampshire lost...
Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry says she is “really excited about the opportunity” to play for Hampshire this summer and that she spoke with former coach Charlotte Edwards about the move. The 34-year-old signed on Thursday as an overseas player for the Hawks in the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast. She will join up with the squad...
Australia international Ellyse Perry has signed as an overseas player for Hampshire in the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast. The 34-year-old all-rounder has won two World Cups, six ICC Women’s World Twenty20 championships and a Commonwealth Games gold medal with Australia. Perry is a two-time winner of the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, awarded to the best...
Lancashire have signed Hampshire and England fast bowler John Turner on a 14-day loan deal. The 24-year-old will go straight into the squad for the County Championship match at Northamptonshire on Friday. He made his England One-Day international debut in the tour of West Indies in November. Turner will provide cover with veteran James Anderson...
Hampshire have appointed former Essex batter Paul Prichard as interim head coach of their women’s side following the departure of Charlotte Edwards. Edwards took the role last November, after a successful stint with Southern Vipers, but left last week to replace Jon Lewis as head coach of England. Prichard joined the coaching staff at Utilita...
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson says that his side need to be “realistic with expectations” this season despite getting off to a winning start in the County Championship. Bowler Mohammad Abbas left the county in February and star batter James Vince announced his decision to only feature in white ball competitions, leaving them with a younger...
The Ben Brown era as Hampshire captain began with a five-wicket County Championship win over newly-promoted Yorkshire. Brown took over from James Vince – who had led the side to a second-placed finish last season – as skipper but was given an anxious 148-run victory chase in his opening game. Yorkshire had been behind the...
Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow led from the front to rally his side on day two of their County Championship clash with Hampshire. Bairstow struck 56 in an innings which mixed good fortune and international level shot-making, as he and Adam Lyth put on 105 to turn the first-innings deficit into a 61-run lead by close....
South African Abbott got the wickets flowing when he pinned Adam Lyth lbw, before New Zealander Hampton found Fin Bean slashing to point with his fifth delivery since becoming a late replacement for the injured Jack Edwards. James Wharton was undone by some nip off the pitch from Brad Wheal to edge to third slip,...
Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker says he makes “no apologies” for being ambitious as he prepares to kick-start his county career. The 22-year-old joined at the end of last season from Somerset and featured for his new club over the winter in the Guyana Global Super League. Baker has only played one first-class game to...