Hampshire Are National Disability Champions!

Hampshire's disability cricketers regained the national cup at a cloudy Wolverhampton Cricket Club, a trophy they last held in 2012.

Captain Alex Hammond (3 for 27), who had ripped through the Salopian upper order, collected the trophy from Mike Gatting, ECB's Cricket Partnerships Ambassador.

The national disability championship was suspended in 2013 to enable counties to focus on developing their grassroots programmes and increase player numbers.

All seemed well set on last year's resumption with this year's final opponents Shropshire 53 for 5, but the semi-final was rained off and defeat followed in a bowl out.

Adam James' unbeaten 33 was the top score as Hampshire were set a target of 114, but victory was far from certain at 59 for 5 as the Rigby brothers Callum (2 for 10) and Shaun (3 for 22) bowled well on a sticky track.

It was left to Hartley Wintney's Ben Hyde (37), a product of Fair Oak Cricket Club where he still coaches, and paralympic champion Corie Mapp (21 not out) to see Hampshire over the line by 3 wickets.

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Disability Cricket in Hampshire

BACD (British Association for Cricketers with Disabilities)