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Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Men v Glamorgan, Vitality Blast
Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Men v Glamorgan, Vitality Blast
Hawks Men face Glamorgan as they look to continue their quest for a spot inside the top four as the Vitality Blast group stage enters its final few matches
Hampshire Hawks Men v Glamorgan
Vitality Blast
Thursday 10th July (7pm start)
Utilita Bowl
Hawks Men return to Utilita Bowl as they face Glamorgan having played Middlesex at Merchant Taylor’s School last night, where they got over the line in a high-scoring thriller.
James Fuller’s unbeaten 43 from 26 balls took the Hawks to their fifth win from 11 games as they now sit in fourth place, ahead of Sussex Sharks and Kent Spitfires by net run rate.
The Hawks need to win all their remaining games to give them the best chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Glamorgan currently sit in third place, two points ahead of the Hawks.
The Welsh outfit beat Kent Spitfires in their last outing on Sunday by six wickets 8.2 overs to spare.
Andy Gorvin’s 4-17 and Ned Leonard’s 4-26 helped restrict the Spitfires to just 118-9 from their 20 overs before captain Kiran Carlson’s 34 (19) and 24 (14) from Colin Ingram led the hosts to victory.
Hampshire Squad
Hawks Men have named a 15-player squad for their home match against Glamorgan.
Pace bowler Chris Wood, the Hawks’ all-time leading T20 wicket taker, comes back into the squad having been rested for their trip to Merchant Taylor’s School.
Unfortunately, Chris Lynn is removed from the squad as he recovers from a hamstring injury he picked up on his debut for the club against Sussex Sharks.
Hampshire Hawks Men
James Vince Captain (14)
Benny Howell (7)
Toby Albert † (15)
Eddie Jack (91)
Sonny Baker (95)
Dom Kelly (16)
Hilton Cartwright (35)
Ali Orr † (27)
Scott Currie (44)
Tom Prest (24)
Liam Dawson (8)
Joe Weatherley (5)
James Fuller (26)
Chris Wood (25)
Glamorgan
Captain: Kiran Carlson
Overseas Players: Colin Ingram (South Africa, full competition), Hayden Kerr (Australia, full competition)
Finals day appearances: Two (2004, 2017)
Titles: None
2024 finish: Sixth (South Group)
2025 leading run scorer: Kiran Carlson (256)
2025 leading wicket-taker: Mason Crane (17)
Key winter moves: Glamorgan’s biggest miss for the T20 campaign this season will be Marnus Labuschagne. The all-action Australian joined for a couple of Rothesay County Championship matches, but international duties mean he’s not available for the Blast. But Glammy have made a smart move to bring in Aussie all-rounder Hayden Kerr who has been a mainstay with the Sydney Sixers and offers flexibility in the batting as well as a left-arm option.
The big question: Can interim head coach Richard Dawson bring his Midas Touch in white-ball cricket to Glamorgan? He led Gloucestershire to 50-over success in his first season across the Severn Bridge and the club reached the knockout stages of the Blast in four of his finals five seasons. He coached England U19s to a World Cup final and was on the England staff when the men’s team won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Wildcard watch: Mason Crane is currently the only Glamorgan player in a The Hundred squad where he’ll continue to work with Dawson at Welsh Fire. Ben Kellaway will have eyes on him after his breakout white-ball campaign in 2023 and enters the tournament with solid red-ball form which could propel the ambidextrous 21-year-old’s hopes.
Final thought: After securing a white-ball title last year when winning the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, Glamorgan will feel as though they underperformed in the Vitality Blast. They did show their quality in the final group game with a record-breaking win over eventual runners-up Somerset by 120 runs. They have players who will push at the door with Alex Horton, a potential replacement for veteran wicket-keeper Chris Cooke, and all-rounders Tom Bevan and Dan Douthwaite ensuring plenty of selection headaches.
Head-to-Head
Hampshire Hawks Men’s record in Vitality Blast matches v Glamorgan:
Played
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result/Abandoned
19
11
0
7
2
Last five meetings:
June 13 2024 | Sophia Gardens | Match abandoned without a ball bowled
June 30 2023 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire Hawks won by 21 runs (DLS method)
June 10 2022 | Sophia Gardens | Hampshire Hawks won by nine runs
July 18 2021 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire Hawks won by six wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
August 30 2019 | Sophia Gardens | Glamorgan won by 28 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks Men’s Vitality Blast match against Glamorgan are available here.
Gates open at 5:30pm.
Coverage
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
