Dawson Included In England Squads For Sri Lanka Tour And Provisional T20 World Cup
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson has been selected for England's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and the provisional squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Read the latest instalment of our 'On This Day' series with contributions from Hampshire Cricket historian Dave Allen.
Hampshire Royals v Yorkshire Carnegie, Twenty20 Cup Final, 25th August 2012
Ten years ago today, Hampshire Royals won the Twenty20 Cup against Yorkshire Carnegie at Sophia Gardens.
Having defeated Somerset in the semi-final earlier in the day, Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat in the final.
Jimmy Adams (43) and James Vince (36) high scored as the Royals reached 150/6 from their 20 overs.
A clinical bowling display followed with all five Hampshire bowlers amongst the wickets, including three in the final over from Chris Wood.
Although David Miller scored an impressive 72 not out, Yorkshire fell ten runs short as Hampshire went on to lift the trophy.
Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson has been selected for England's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka and the provisional squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
For one glorious summer, Chris Tremlett stood tallest when it mattered most, and the Ashes came home.