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Match Preview: Nottinghampshire v Hampshire - Specsavers County Championship
Match Preview: Nottinghampshire v Hampshire - Specsavers County Championship
A 13-man squad has been named for this week’s away fixture at Trent Bridge
The fourth round of Specsavers County Championship action sees Hampshire visit Trent Bridge this week to take on table-topping Nottinghamshire.
Hampshire Squad:
A 13-man squad has been named for this week’s away fixture, with the final XI that featured in last week’s draw against Essex at the The Ageas Bowl the likely starting XI once again.
Top-order batsman Sam Northeast suffered a finger injury during training last week and will be unavailable, whilst Mason Crane and Ian Holland also remain side-lined due to injury.
The Opposition:
Nottinghamshire sealed their return to the County Championship top flight last season after gaining promotion with a second-place finish in Division Two, and Steve Mullaney’s side have started their campaign strongly again this year, with two wins in three contests to sit top of the table.
Following the retirement of county stalwart Chris Read in 2017, Mullaney was installed as skipper and with some high-level seamers at his disposal, including England’s Stuart Broad and Jake Ball, they’ve run-through teams’ top orders – highlighted no more so than last week’s innings victory against Worcestershire.
Did You Know?
Jimmy Adams’s best score for Hampshire, an unbeaten 262, came against Notts back in 2006. Hampshire declared on 572-3 after Adams had spent nearly ten hours in the middle. The match was drawn
Hampshire are unbeaten in the last five County Championship fixtures against Nottinghamshire
What The Team Say:
Hampshire Director of Cricket, Giles White said: “It’s been an interesting start with lots of weather around but we go to Trent Bridge having played some good cricket along the way so far – hopefully we can get the right result up there this week.
“I think we’re two teams that know each other well, and we’ve got good memories of Trent Bridge with important wins there in recent years. For us we’re nicely balanced so it’s about working as a team with both bat and ball, and if we can produce with everyone contributing, then hopefully we’ll put in that performance.
Coverage:
Match updates will be available via the Hampshire Cricket social media channels, whilst ball-by-ball coverage and match highlights will be available at ageasbowl.com/cricket.
There will be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk.
