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Liam Dawson made his Test debut against India in Chennai New England Test captain Joe Root has announced that Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson will face South Africa in the first Investec Test at Lord’s. Dawson made his Test debut against India in Chennai and has got the nod ahead of Middlesex seamer Toby Roland-Jones. Root,…
The 37-year-old returns to the Ageas Bowl for a third spell Former Pakistan international Shahid Afridi will return to Hampshire for a third spell after signing for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast. The 37-year-old, who had spells at the Ageas Bowl in 2011 and 2016, will be available to Hampshire for the full campaign. Afridi,…
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Joe Weatherley Hampshire batsman Joe Weatherley has joined Kent on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old, a former England Under-19 captain, has made nine first-team appearances across the three formats but has yet to establish himself in the side. Hampshire have also handed him a new two-year deal and he will return to the Ageas Bowl…
The left-arm seamer has struggled with injuries since leaving Essex Reece Topley has signed a contract extension with Hampshire that will see the left-arm seamer remain with the south coast county until at least the end of the 2018 season. Topley endured a first season to forget at the Ageas Bowl, having switched from Essex…
Kyle Abbott in action for South Africa Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw have effectively ended their international careers with South Africa after signing for Hampshire. Twenty-nine-year-old fast bowler Abbott has joined the county on a four-year Kolpak deal after talks with Cricket South Africa (CSA) failed to convince him to continue playing with the Proteas….
James Tomlinson Hampshire left-arm seamer James Tomlinson has announced his retirement from professional cricket. The 34-year-old has ended a 14-year career that saw him take 419 wickets in all formats since making his Hampshire debut in 2002. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2008 County Championship Division One season, with 67. In a statement…
Alex Lees at bat for Yorkshire Yorkshire guaranteed their place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals after a 14-run win at Northamptonshire, who did enough to earn a home tie in the knockout stages. Alex Lees (59) and Jack Leaning (64) both registered half-centuries and shared a stand of exactly 100 in just 8.3 overs as…
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Colin Ingram Colin Ingram starred with bat and ball as Glamorgan qualified for the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast with a seven-wicket win over Somerset in Cardiff. The South African turned in career-best bowling figures of three for 20 as the visitors were dismissed for 152, before hitting 54 from 37 balls in the reply…
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Brad Wheal kept his cool with the ball to lead Hampshire to victory Hampshire moved off the bottom of the T20 Blast south group by edging past Sussex by one run as Brad Wheal won his last-over duel with veteran New Zealander Ross Taylor. Sussex looked set to go beyond their opponents’ 134 for nine,…
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Liam Dawson hit 76 not out for Hampshire Liam Dawson produced a fine all-round display as Hampshire ended a difficult day with a 25-run win against Glamorgan in the NatWest T20 Blast. Hours after the county confirmed that batsman Michael Carberry had been diagnosed with cancer, Dawson scored 76 runs with the bat before taking…
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