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A 13-player squad has been named for Hampshire's opening LV= Insurance County Championship fixture of the 2022 season against Somerset
Hampshire v Somerset LV= Insurance County Championship (Division One) Thursday 7th April - Sunday 10th April 2022 (11am Start) The Ageas Bowl
Hampshire welcome Somerset to The Ageas Bowl for the first LV= Insurance County Championship fixture of the 2022 campaign this week.
James Vince’s side narrowly missed out on their first title since 1973 last year and will be looking to start off strongly as they attempt to go one better in 2022.
Hampshire Squad
A 13-man squad has been named for this week’s season-opening fixture.
The squad is largely similar to that which contested the final pre-season friendly against Loughborough UCCE, with the much-anticipated return of Mohammad Abbas – who comes in for Scott Currie – the only change.
The seamer re-joins fellow overseas star Kyle Abbott and Keith Barker in leading the side’s bowling attack.
Ben Brown is in line to make a full debut for Hampshire after joining from south coast rivals Sussex.
There are also spots for Felix Organ and James Fuller who both impressed during pre-season friendlies.
James Vince will miss the second and third sessions on day one to attend his father-in-law’s funeral and will re-join the game from the start of day two.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Kyle Abbott (87)
Mohammad Abbas (38)
Felix Organ (3)
Ben Brown (10)
Joe Weatherley (5)
Keith Barker (13)
Brad Wheal (58)
Nick Gubbins (31)
James Fuller (26)
Ian Holland (22)
Mason Crane (32)
Liam Dawson (8)
Somerset
2021 Season In Numbers
6th in Division 1
Leading run scorer: Tom Abell – 711
Leading wicket taker: Craig Overton - 42
Head-to-Head
Hampshire's record in County Championship v Somerset
P: 204, W: 67, L: 52, D: 85, A: 3
Last 5 meetings:
June 03 – 06 2021 | Taunton | Match Drawn
May 06 – 09 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | Somerset won by 10 wickets
September 16 – 18 2019 | The Ageas Bowl | Hampshire won by 136 runs
June 30 – July 03 2019 | Taunton | Somerset won by 313 runs
September 10 – 11 2018 | The Ageas Bowl | Hampshire won by 6 wickets
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire’s curtain-raiser against Somerset are available via the link below, while they’ll also be available on the gate each day from 9:30am.
The Matchday Ticket Office will be located opposite the turnstiles for this fixture (as opposed to at the top of the hill).
Shane Warne Tribute
Hampshire will be paying tribute to former Club captain Shane Warne during the lunchbreak on day one.
2022 Hampshire Members and those in attendance will be invited onto the pitch at the start of the lunchbreak on Thursday to join Club staff to watch a short video charting Shane’s time at Hampshire before joining a minute’s applause to mark the huge impact he had on the Club.
Those wishing to join the tribute on the pitch – which will start by 1:10pm – will be able to access the outfield via the gates at the base of Blocks C & D and Blocks E & F (at the foot of the Shane Warne Stand) with stewards on hand to direct Members as soon as the lunch break starts.
An accessible pitch entrance will be available via the Groundstaff Tunnel and those fans wishing to make use of this will should pass in and out of the East Gate. Fans wishing to use the accessible pitch entrance are encouraged to reach the Groundstaff Tunnel at 1pm ready to enter the pitch as play finishes for lunch.
Updates will be provided via the PA on should inclement weather affect the tribute or its timing.
Moment of Reflection
A moment of reflection – to mark a number of events that have happened during the off-season – is being co-ordinated by the ECB at the start of the LV= Insurance County Championship season.
Both Hampshire’s and Somerset’s players will come together on the boundary ahead of the match’s 11am start on Thursday to stand for a 30 seconds’ silence.
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.
