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Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks, Vitality Blast
A 14-player squad has been named as the Hawks' take on Sussex in the first 'el clasicoast' of the 2023 Vitality Blast
Hawks v Sussex Sharks Vitality Blast Saturday 3rd June (7pm Start) The Ageas Bowl
Sussex are the next visitors to The Ageas Bowl in the first 'el clasicoast' of the season.
In this fixture last season, Hampshire were victorious by 22 runs with James Vince and Ben McDermott hitting a monsterous 124 run opening partnership.
The Hawks were successful in both 'el clasicoast' fixtures in 2022, winning at Hove by five wickets.
Hampshire Squad
An unchanged 14-player squad has been named for the Hawks’ Vitality Blast clash with Sussex.
Captain James Vince followed up becoming the Vitality Blast's highest ever run scorer after his 88* on Wednesday night against Surrey with a magnificent 103 against Essex on Friday night.
Liam Dawson comes into the fixture in great form having taken six wickets in his last two matches.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Toby Albert (15)
Mason Crane (32)
Scott Currie (44)
Liam Dawson (8)
Nathan Ellis (72)
James Fuller (26)
Ben McDermott (28)
Tom Prest (24)
John Turner (6)
Joe Weatherley (5)
Ross Whiteley (4)
Chris Wood (25)
Aneurin Donald (12)
Sussex
2022 Season In Numbers
7th in the South Group
Leading run scorer: Tom Alsop (318)
Leading wicket taker: Tymal Mills (15)
Head-to-Head
Hampshire’s record in Vitality Blast v Sussex
P: 33, W: 18, L: 14, NR: 6
Last 5 meetings:
July 3rd 2022 | Hove | South Group | Hampshire won by five wickets
June 4th 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by 22 runs
July 16th 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by six wickets
June 12th 2021 | Hove | South Group | Sussex won by nine wickets
September 10th 2020 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Susex won by 13 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks are available via the link below, while they’ll also be available on the gate on Saturday.
To access match tickets bought online and get into The Ageas Bowl on Saturday, fans will need to have downloaded the free Hampshire Cricket App.
Information on how to download the App and access match tickets – as well as how to forward them onto family and friends – can be found in our Visitor Guide, available via the link below.
Vistitor Guide
For information on what to expect at The Ageas Bowl during Saturday’s match please check out our Visitor Guide, available below.
The match will be shown live on Sky so there will be no live stream available, however both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.ageasbowl.com/cricket will host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
Hampshire's clutch duo Ben Mayes (highest run-scorer) and Manny Lumsden (highest wicket-taker) have been named in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Team of the Tournament, selected by Ian Bishop, Lydia Greenway, Andy Flower and Telford Vice
The 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup gets underway on 7 February, with Pakistan facing the Netherlands in the opening fixture. The tournament will be hosted across India and Sri Lanka, with the final set to take place on 8 March.