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Match Preview: Essex v Hampshire - NatWest T20 Blast
Match Preview: Essex v Hampshire - NatWest T20 Blast
Squad news ahead of Friday's NatWest T20 Blast match against Essex at Chelmsford
Hampshire will be looking to bounce back following last Friday’s loss to Sussex when they travel to Chelmsford to face Essex Eagles on Friday.
James Vince’s side currently sit second in the NatWest T20 Blast South Division having won five of their eight matches so far in the competition, and a victory could see them move to the top of the table, with group-leaders Kent not in action having played a game more.
Hampshire Squad:
Hampshire will be without all-rounder Sean Ervine, who is unavailable due to a fractured finger sustained during Monday’s LV= County Championship match against Somerset.
Joe Gatting is added to the 13-man squad in place of Ervine, with the remainder unchanged from the previous fixture.
The Opposition:
Essex have enjoyed a reasonably positive T20 campaign so far this season, and they currently sit in third place in the South Group having won five of their ten fixtures played.
Ravi Bopara will likely be a danger-man having not featured at the The Ageas Bowl in the reverse fixture earlier this season – the all-rounder currently has impressive averages of more than 43 with the bat and 17 with the ball in this year's T20 Blast competition.
Did You Know?
Yasir Arafat has taken more wickets in T20 matches against Essex than any other opponent faced in his 203-match domestic career.
Hampshire have an outstanding T20 record against Essex and are unbeaten against the hosts since June 2011, winning six out of eight games, with the other two fixtures lost to rain.
Batsman Jimmy Adams scored his fastest NatWest T20 Blast fifty when Hampshire beat Essex by 17 runs at the The Ageas Bowl earlier this season.
What The Team Say:
Hampshire all-rounder Gareth Berg: ‘Thursday’s at Lords was a really good win for us. Whilst it was disappointing not to be able to carry that on on Friday, we’re confident that we can go to Chelmsford on Friday and put in another good performance to hopefully get a positive result.'
Hampshire Squad:
James Vince (c), Michael Carberry, Jimmy Adams, Owais Shah, Liam Dawson, Joe Gatting, Will Smith, Adam Wheater, Gareth Berg, Danny Briggs, Yasir Arafat, Jackson Bird, Chris Wood.
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 also be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk
