Match Preview: Hampshire Men v Nottinghamshire, Metro Bank One Day Cup

Hampshire Men v Nottinghamshire

Metro Bank One Day Cup

Wednesday 20th August (11am start)

Utilita Bowl

Gubbins’ side are in a strong position holding 2nd in the group, whilst Notts slip into 4th, both having played 5 games.

Our bowlers took charge on Sunday, bowling Surrey out for 160. Fuller was the pick of the pack taking 4-34, alongside Neal’s 3-33. An explosive innings of 87 runs off 60 balls from the skipper (Gubbins) helped us chase down the total in 19 overs to win by 9 wickets and make it a compelling victory against Surrey.

Notts also had an emphatic 7 wicket victory over Glamorgan with Jack Haynes scoring a powerful 124 runs off 103 balls with two half centuries to support from Slater and Hameed, so will come into this battle feeling confident.

Gubbins is having a season to remember as current leading run scorer in the competition overall (412 runs). Andrew Neal is our leading wicket taker (9 wickets) having made his Hampshire debut this summer. 

Hampshire Squad

Hampshire have named a 14-player squad for this Metro Bank One Day game against Notts at Utilita Bowl.

Gubbins continues to captain the side while Ben Brown is added to the squad for the first time in the Metro Bank competiton this summer.

Full Hampshire Men squad

Nottinghamshire

Captain: Haseeb Hameed

2024 Position: Fourth (Group B)

2024 Most Runs: Ben Slater (398)

2024 Most Wickets: Rob Lord (11)

Why they can win the competition: The Outlaws lacked consistency last year but with confidence high after a good season with the red ball they have enough quality - especially in the batting - to mount a challenge, even if call-ups to The Hundred will test the depth of their bowling resources, with the likes of Rob Lord and James Hayes hoping for the opportunity to impress.

Player to watch: Opener Ben Slater is a batter opponents always hope to see the back of early, given an apparent penchant for List A cricket. His 68 appearances in the format have yielded more than 3,000 runs at a remarkable average of 52.75. A career-best 164 in a win over Surrey at Guildford last year took his List A centuries tally to eight. 

Young gun: The outstanding batter in Nottinghamshire’s Second XI this season with close to 700 runs, 18-year-old right-hander Sam Seecharan is highly thought of at Trent Bridge and after making his senior debut in the last of the Outlaws’ Vitality Blast fixtures is likely to be given a chance to shine in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign.

Final thought: The One-Day Cup sees Notts stalwart Paul Franks take on the role of head coach, with Peter Moores joining up with Trent Rockets for The Hundred. Franks - 20 years a Nottinghamshire player - has been assistant head coach since 2017, helping the county win the Blast (twice), the One-Day Cup and promotion to Division One in the Rothesay County Championship in that time. This is his first opportunity to lead the county to a senior title in his own right.

Head-to-Head

Hampshire Men’s record in the List A matches v Nottinghamshire

Last five meetings:

• 11th Aug 2023 I The John Fretwell Sporting Complex I Hampshire won by 91 runs
• 17th July 2012 I Trent Bridge I Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
• 31st May 2012 I Utilita Bowl I Nottinghamshire won by 12 runs
• 16th May 2010 I Trent Bridge I Nottinghamshire won by 12 runs
• 2nd May 2010 I Utilita Bowl I Nottinghamshire won by 35 runs

Tickets

Tickets for Hampshire Men’s One Day Cup match against Notts are available here.

Coverage

A live stream will be available for the match at https://www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

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