Match Preview: Durham v Hampshire - LV= County Championship

Hampshire will be seeking a second consecutive win in the 2015 LV= County Championship campaign when they face Durham in the four-day fixture beginning on Tuesday.

After a commanding victory over a strong Warwickshire side in their last fixture, James Vince’s side will be hoping that a similar performance will help them climb out of the bottom two places in the competition’s Division One.

Hampshire Squad:

Hampshire have announced a 14-man squad for the LV= County Championship fixture.

All-rounder Sean Ervine returns to play his first four-day game since June following his recovery from a finger injury, whilst new signings Ryan Mclaren and Ryan Stevenson are also included and could make their Hampshire debuts if selected in the final eleven.

The Opposition:

Durham’s 2015 LV= County Championship campaign has been one of mixed fortunes so far, with Paul Collingwood’s side currently fifth in the Division One standings.

The hosts suffered a difficult 71-run defeat in their last fixture against Middlesex, and with any title ambitions now all but ended with three games remaining, they will still be looking to finish the campaign in positive fashion.

Did You Know?

• Hampshire are unbeaten in five of the last seven away four-day fixtures against Durham.
• The last time a first-class fixture was played between these two sides at Durham, Hampshire first-team coach Dale Benkenstein featured for the hosts alongside now Hampshire top-order batsman Will Smith.

Full Hampshire Squad:

Michael Carberry, Jimmy Adams, Will Smith, James Vince, Sean Ervine, Joe Gatting, Adam Wheater, Liam Dawson, Gareth Berg, Mason Crane, Fidel Edwards, James Tomlinson, Ryan Stevenson, Ryan McLaren.

Coverage:

Live text commentary will be available via the Hampshire Cricket Twitter and Facebook pages. A feed to these will also be available on this page.

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

Weather Forecast:

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