Hampshire Hawks v Surrey
Vitality Blast (Double Header)
Tuesday 17th June
Gates open – 2pm
Women’s match – 3pm start
Men’s match – 7pm start
Utilita Bowl
Hampshire Hawks host their second double header of the summer as Surrey visit Utilita Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.
Hawks Women fell 14 runs shy of victory in their previous outing against Birmingham Bears, despite Daisy Gibb’s triple wicket over where she dismissed Meg Austin and Laura Harris in consecutive balls before Charis Pavely was bowled on the fourth.
Hawks Men completed a dramatic tied match on DLS against Middlesex on Friday, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius making an instant impact in his first match, making 44* from just 22 deliveries. In the six-over-a-side game, Chris Wood kicked things off with a maiden before Scott Currie prevented the Seaxes from scoring the 13 runs they needed to win, with a scrambled bye off the final ball to ensure the points would be shared.
Surrey’s women secured a five-wicket win over Essex on Sunday with three wickets each for seamer Tash Farrant and Australian all-rounder Grace Harris, whose 17-ball 31 helped the Three Feathers to their target of 148 along with Kira Chathli’s 40.
The south London side’s men’s team also won their last outing – a thrilling four-wicket win over Kent at the Kia Oval. Chris Jordan was the hero as he claimed Surrey-best figures of 4-10 from four overs before smashing the final ball to the boundary rope to seal victory after Jason Roy’s 56 from 30 deliveries.
Hampshire Hawks Squads
Hampshire Hawks Women
Hampshire Hawks Women have named a 14-player squad for their Vitality Blast match against Surrey, which includes the return of England internationals Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith following the West Indies series.
Ella McCaughan rests following a hamstring injury sustained in the previous fixture with Freya Davies rested for this fixture.
| Georgia Adams Captain (1) |
Freya Kemp (6) |
Rhianna Southby † (17) |
| Lauren Bell (63) |
Charli Knott (88) |
Megan Sturge † (3) |
| Maia Bouchier (14) |
Ava Lee (33) |
Mary Taylor (9) |
| Naomi Dattani (10) |
Abi Norgrove (12) |
Poppy Tulloch (24) |
| Daisy Gibb (15) |
Linsey Smith (50) |
Bex Tyson (35) |
Hampshire Hawks Men
Hampshire Hawks Men have named a 15-player squad for their battle with the Three Feathers.
The squad remains unchanged from Hawks Men's previous fixture, a tied match against Middlesex.
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James Vince Captain (14)
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James Fuller (26)
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius † (80)
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Toby Albert † (15)
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Benny Howell (7)
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John Turner (6)
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Dewald Brevis (17)
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Eddie Jack
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Joe Weatherley (5)
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Scott Currie (44)
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Ali Orr † (27)
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Brad Wheal (58)
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Liam Dawson (8)
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Tom Prest (24)
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Chris Wood (25)
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The Opposition
Surrey Women
Captain: Bryony Smith
Overseas players: Grace Harris (Australia, available from June 5 until the end of competition)
Key winter moves: The big arrivals over the close season are England international Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Australian Grace Harris, both free-scoring batters who fit the profile of a side renowned for aggressive run-making. Alice Monaghan also comes in from Hampshire to offer options with both bat and ball.
The big question: How will they fit all the batters in? An already strong line-up now includes Harris and Wyatt-Hodge, the former possessing a higher strike rate (155) in international T20 than any batter achieved domestically in the format last year. Bowling stocks, be that seam or spin are hardly light either, even with skipper Smith and vice-captain Tash Farrant currently battling injuries.
Wildcard watch: Emma Jones. The all-rounder, a student of veterinary surgery at Cambridge, has had three separate contracts with The Hundred franchises, but been held back by injury. Trent Rockets have kept faith for 2025 when Jones’ height with the ball and long levers with the bat may mean that faith is rewarded.
Final thought: Under the guise of the South East Stars, the bulk of this group made Finals Day in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in three of the four years it was contested. Only Sophia Dunkley and Alice Davidson-Richards will miss the start of the competition on England duty while rival sides are harder hit. Smith’s leadership and powerplay hitting will be missed if her current muscle injury persists, but this squad has depth and should be contenders regardless.
Surrey Men
Captain: Sam Curran
Overseas players: Mitchell Santner (New Zealand, first eight matches), Nathan Smith (New Zealand, full competition)
Finals Day appearances: Nine (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023, 2024)
Titles: One (2003)
2024 finish: Semi-finals
2024 leading run-scorer: Jamie Smith (285)
2024 leading wicket-taker: Tom Curran (16)
Key winter moves: New Zealand’s white-ball captain, Mitchell Santner, makes his Surrey debut and is available for the first eight group games plus the knock-out stages in September if the team – now captained by Sam Curran, who has succeeded Chris Jordan – qualify for a third consecutive Finals Day tilt at the title. Left-arm spinner Santner’s fellow Kiwi, all-rounder Nathan Smith, has already impressed in the Rothesay County Championship as the club’s other new overseas signing this season.
The big question: As ever, and especially after a second successive semi-final exit against Somerset, who beat them by 24 runs in 2023 and then by six wickets last year, Surrey are desperate to jettison the tag of only winning the T20 Cup once before – the inaugural tournament under Adam Hollioake’s captaincy in 2003. There have now been eight unsuccessful Finals Day appearances since that triumph.
Wildcard watch: Dom Sibley. England’s erstwhile 22-times capped Test opener reinvented himself in last season’s Vitality Blast by unveiling some previously unseen strokes – including an extraordinary reverse-scoop for six in his quarter-final winning 67 not out against Durham. Sibley scored 269 runs in 11 matches at the top of the order, at the highly creditable strike rate of 133.83.
Final thought: Surrey are used to it by now – 24 players appeared in last summer’s Blast campaign – but juggling their resources around international call-ups means another big test of the squad’s envied depth. A major plus, however, is Sam Curran’s availability throughout the group stages. Surrey’s new T20 captain, at present surplus to England’s white-ball requirements, played only five Blast innings last year but smashed 13 sixes while scoring 237 runs at a strike rate above 150.
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks Vitality Blast double header match against Surrey at Utilita Bowl are available here.
Gates will open at 2pm.
Coverage
Both matches will be televised on Sky Sports and there will be no live stream. BBC Radio Solent will be providing ball-by-ball commentary of both matches, available to listen on the BBC Sport website and app.
A live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match at www.utilitabowl.com/news.
Weather Forecast
Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for Utilita Bowl: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2634447.
