Match Preview: Essex v Hampshire Hawks Men, Vitality Blast
Hawks Men travel to Chelmsford for their final Vitality Blast group match, with the team all but confirmed to finish in the top four
Hampshire fans have voted the final over of the 2012 T20 final aginst Yorkshire as their favourite Chris Wood performance through the years.
With Yorkshire needing 14 runs off the last over, and David Miller on 70*, Hampshire turned to Wood to take the ball.
His first ball was to Tim Bresnan who's swing took the ball high into the air and was caught be Sean Ervine to give Hampshire a crucial wicket.
Three singles followed as Wood's bowling saw the boudaries dry up for Yorkshire.
He then took back-to-back wickets with the final two balls – bowling Rich Pyrah first up, before Azeem Rafiq was caught at mid-off – to secure a 10-run win and the T20 title for his side.
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