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Match Preview: Hampshire Men v Nottinghamshire, Rothesay County Championship
Match Preview: Hampshire Men v Nottinghamshire, Rothesay County Championship
Hampshire Men return to County Championship action against second-placed Nottinghamshire in the third of the Kookaburra ball fixtures
Hampshire Men v Nottinghamshire
Rothesay County Championship
Tuesday 22nd July-Friday 26th July (11am start)
Utilita Bowl
Hampshire Men return to County Championship action against Nottinghamshire at Utilita Bowl tomorrow.
Ben Brown’s side completed a hard-fought draw in their previous fixture, with Brown making his second century as captain to ensure the Rose and Crown batted out the final day to avoid a heavy innings defeat to Worcestershire.
Nottinghamshire also drew their last match, against Somerset at Taunton.
Former Hampshire man Mohammad Abbas claimed 3-59 in the first innings before centuries from Ben Slater (124) and Jack Haynes (157) saw the visitors to a total of 509.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore then struck an unbeaten 147 to make sure the points were shared.
The last outing between Hampshire and Nottinghamshire was not a successful one for the Rose and Crown.
At Trent Bridge, the hosts made 333 with Kyle Abbott picking up another First-Class five-for before going on to smash 67 from 51 balls.
Hampshire were defeated by 366 runs after being bowled out for 116 on the third day.
Hampshire Squad
Hampshire have named a 12-player squad for their County Championship match against Nottinghamshire at Utilita Bowl.
Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma rejoins the squad after the conclusion of the Vitality Blast and Joe Weatherley is also added to the squad, with Toby Albert returning.
All-rounder Liam Dawson has linked up with the England men’s Test team as they take on India in the fourth Test match at Old Trafford on Wednesday, with Felix Organ coming back in to the squad.
Pace bowler John Turner has unfortunately suffered a stress fracture and will be out for the remainer of the season.
Brad Wheal remains injured with the aim of returning to action for the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Full Hampshire squad
Ben Brown Captain† (10)
Eddie Jack (91)
Kyle Abbott (87)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Toby Albert † (15)
Felix Organ (3)
Sonny Baker (95)
Tom Prest (24)
James Fuller (26)
Tilak Varma (72)
Nick Gubbins (31)
Joe Weatherley (5)
Nottinghamshire
Captain: Haseeb Hameed
Head Coach: Peter Moores
2024 finish: Eighth
2025 highest run-scorer: Haseeb Hameed (848)
2025 highest wicket-taker: Brett Hutton (27)
Key winter moves: South African seamer Dane Paterson’s move to Middlesex after 180 wickets in four seasons at Trent Bridge came as a surprise, although international cricket may now limit his availability. Australia’s 24-year-old pacy all-rounder Fergus O’Neill (four matches in April) and Pakistan quick Mohammad Abbas (six rounds, in May and September) arrive as overseas bowlers. Conor McKerr from Surrey further boosts the seam stock. South African wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne can offer significant middle-order runs.
What we’re looking forward to seeing: Remember Josh Tongue? Some 20 months after his move from Worcestershire to Trent Bridge was announced, the 27-year-old pace bowler is at last ready to make his Nottinghamshire debut after a torrid time with injuries that has restricted him to just 12 first-class matches since June 2021. As a contracted England player, his workload will be controlled but at least three appearances in the first block of Rothesay County Championship fixtures is on the cards.
Player to watch: After he burst on the scene with 22 wickets in four matches at the end of last season, Nottinghamshire accept it will be hard to keep record-breaking 17-year-old off-spinner Farhan Ahmed out of their line-up irrespective of the need to manage his physical development. Even with talented leggie Calvin Harrison and quality left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White offering competition, Farhan is in pole position to be the side’s No 1 choice as specialist slow bowler.
Final thought: After looking more like relegation candidates than title prospects since returning to Division One two seasons ago, Nottinghamshire are sensibly not setting their ambitions higher than finishing in the top half of the table in 2025. Although they have a decent hand of bowlers, more is needed from the batters, particularly the middle order, and particularly in the first innings, where they have fallen notably short.
Head-to-Head
Hampshire Men’s record in County Championship matches v Nottinghamshire:
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Abandoned
148
43
41
64
0
Last five meetings:
May 9-11 2025 | Trent Bridge | Nottinghamshire won by 366 runs
May 17-20 2024 | Trent Bridge | Hampshire won by five wickets
July 19-22 2023 | Trent Bridge | Hampshire won by 116 runs
April 6-9 2023 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by eight wickets
September 12-15 2021 | Utilita Bowl | Hampshire won by 122 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Men’s County Championship match against Nottinghamshire are available here.
Gates open at 10am each day.
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.
