Match Preview: Hampshire v Yorkshire - Specsavers County Championship

Hampshire are back in Specsavers County Championship action this week as Yorkshire visit the The Ageas Bowl for a day/night pink ball contest, beginning on Wednesday (20^th June).

Hampshire Squad:

A 14-man squad has been named for this week’s home fixture, with new loan signing Ollie Rayner included after arriving at the The Ageas Bowl from Middlesex for the next two four-day fixtures.

Sam Northeast is in line to make his first County Championship appearance since April after recovering from a finger fracture, whilst Tom Alsop could also return after a hamstring injury prevented him playing in Monday’s Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final victory.

Young spinners Mason Crane and Brad Taylor are both absent due to injury and all-rounder Liam Dawson is unavailable due to his England Lions commitments.

The Opposition:

Yorkshire have had a mixed four-day campaign so far with two victories, two losses and a draw coming from their five matches so far.

Steven Patterson’s side will be without England quintet, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett once again on Wednesday, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Matthew Fisher also unavailable after receiving England Lions call ups.

Did You Know?

• James Vince struck a superb 147 when Hampshire last played Yorkshire in a first-class fixture back in April 2017.
• Hampshire are unbeaten in the last four first-class matches against Yorkshire.

Full Hampshire Squad:

Coverage:

Match updates will be available via the Hampshire Cricket social media channels, whilst ball-by-ball coverage and match highlights will be available at ageasbowl.com/cricket.

There will be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk.

Weather Forecast:

Please follow the link for the latest weather forecast for The Ageas Bowl: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcp185f25

Tickets:

Tickets for all four days of Hampshire’s match against Yorkshire at the The Ageas Bowl can be purchased online via the link below, over the phone on 0844 847 1863, or by visiting the The Ageas Bowl’s Ticketing & Membership Office via normal working hours.