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Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks v Essex Eagles, Vitality Blast
Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks v Essex Eagles, Vitality Blast
A 15-player Hawks squad has been named for the visit of Essex Eagles to The Ageas Bowl on Thursday
Hawks v Essex Eagles Vitality Blast (South Group) Thursday 9th June (7pm Start) The Ageas Bowl
Hampshire Hawks welcome Essex Eagles to The Ageas Bowl in the Vitality Blast on Thursday.
The two sides met at Chelmsford at the end of May as the Eagles recorded an eight-wicket victory.
Since then, Simon Harmer’s side have won one of three and currently sit third in the South Group.
The Hawks will be looking for a third successive win, after beating Sussex Sharks and Middlesex in their previous two T20 outings.
Hampshire Squad
The Hawks have named an unchanged 15-player squad for the match, following their nine-wicket win over Middlesex at Radlett
Skipper James Vince and overseas batter Ben McDermott put on a 132-run opening partnership against Middlesex last time out, breaking their own record for biggest opening stand for Hampshire in T20s that they had previously set against Sussex Sharks in ‘el clasicoast’ just three days earlier.
Liam Dawson also impressed with figures of 3-14 in Tuesday’s victory.
Nathan Ellis missed out at Radlett with a slight knock but could return against Essex.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Mason Crane (32)
Scott Currie (44)
Aneurin Donald (12)
Liam Dawson (8)
Nathan Ellis (72)
James Fuller (26)
Ian Holland (22)
Ben McDermott (28)
Tom Prest (24)
Joe Weatherley (5)
Brad Wheal (58)
Ross Whiteley (4)
Chris Wood (25)
Toby Albert (15)
Essex Eagles
2022 Season In Numbers
3rd in South Group
Form (most recent first): WALWL
Leading run scorer: Matt Critchley - 179
Leading wicket taker: Simon Harmer/Matt Critchley - 6
Head-to-Head
Hampshire’s record in Vitality Blast v Essex Eagles
P: 36, W: 15, T: 3, L: 14, NR: 4
Last 5 meetings:
May 31 2022 | Chelmsford | South Group | Essex won by eight wickets
July 16 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group| Hampshire won by 18 runs
June 11 2021 | Chelmsford | South Group | Hampshire won by 13 runs
September 16 2020 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Essex won by 54 runs
September 1 2020 | Chelmsford | South Group | Hampshire won by 5 wickets
Tickets
Tickets for the Hawks’ next T20 fixture against Essex are available via the link below, while they’ll also be available on the gate on Thursday.
To access match tickets bought online and get into The Ageas Bowl on Thursday, 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.
Visitor Guide
For information on what to expect at The Ageas Bowl during the match on Thursday – including the best food and drink in English cricket – please check out our Visitor Guide, available below.
The match will also be The Ageas Bowl’s biggest ever schools takeover, with schools across Hampshire and surrounding areas attending.
Coverage
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.ageasbowl.com/cricket.
Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.ageasbowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
