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Match Preview: Hampshire v Warwickshire, Vitality CC
Match Preview: Hampshire v Warwickshire, Vitality CC
A 12-player Hampshire squad has been named for their Vitality County Championship match against Warwickshire at Utilita Bowl
Hampshire v Warwickshire Vitality County Championship (Division One) Friday 19th April – Monday 22nd April 2024 (11am Start) Utilita Bowl
Hampshire will once again be in Vitality County Championship action at Utilita Bowl this week, welcoming Warwickshire.
In the match against Lancashire last week, James Vince's side picked up 12 points after securing a draw.
Meanwhile, Warwickshire have drawn both of their opening games, but currently sit second having picked up a total of 12 bonus points.
The two sides last met in May last season when the visitors recorded an innings victory.
Hampshire Squad
Hampshire have named an unchanged 12-player squad for the match against Warwickshire.
Four players scored half centuries in Hampshire's draw with Lancashire, including Nick Gubbins who scored one in each innings. Liam Dawson, who was another to score over fifty in the match, also took four wickets.
Brad Wheal has gone on loan to Glamorgan for their game against Northamptonshire but can still be made available up until the toss if needed for Hampshire.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Muhammad Abbas (38)
Kyle Abbott (87)
Ben Brown (10)
Liam Dawson (8)
James Fuller (26)
Nick Gubbins (31)
Ian Holland (22)
Fletcha Middleton (19)
Ali Orr (27)
Tom Prest (24)
Brad Wheal (58)
Warwickshire
Squad: Alex Davies (c), Hassan Ali, Ed Barnard, Chris Benjamin, Jacob Bethell, Danny Briggs, Michael Burgess (+), Olly Hannon-Dalby, Craig Miles, Dan Mousley, Will Rhodes, Che Simmons, Rob Yates
Opening matches with newly promoted sides Worcestershire and Durham represented an interesting start to the season for Warwickshire. Though both ended in draws, there have been some promising performances already for the Birmingham based side. Three players made scores over 150 in their draw with Durham, including 256 from their new captain Alex Davies.
Davies, who took over from Will Rhodes as captain, leads a side with a lot of quality. Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Chris Rushworth both took over 50 wickets in last year's County Championship and lead a highly-skilled seam-attack. Meanwhile, the performances of Rob Yates, Ed Barnard, Davies and Rhodes will be vital at the top of the order. Youngsters Dan Mousley and Jacob Bethell are also ones to keep an eye on.
2023 Season In Numbers
4th in Division One
Leading run scorer: Sam Hain (706)
Leading wicket taker: Oliver Hannon-Dalby (54)
Head-to-Head
Hampshire's record in County Championship v Warwickshire
P: 166, W: 47, L: 52, D:67, A: 3
Last 5 meetings:
May 4 – 7 2023 | The Ageas Bowl | Warwickshire won by an innings and 84 runs
September 26 – 29 2022 | Edgbaston | Warwickshire won by five runs
July 11 – 14 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | Hampshire won by eight wickets
September 5 – 8 2021 | Edgbaston | Hampshire won by 60 runs
July 6 – 9 2019 | The Ageas Bowl | Match Drawn
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire’s home match against Warwickshire are available via the link below, while they’ll also be available on the gate each day from 9:30am.
In 2024, Utilita Bowl will be offering free entry after tea for every day of each home Vitality County Championship match.
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.utilitabowl.com/cricket.
Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.utilitabowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
