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.
Jimmy Adams (144), James Vince (104) & George Bailey (161) - Surrey v Hampshire, County Championship, 3rd July 2017
By Dave Allen
Hampshire - on this day in 2017 - travelled to the Kia Oval to face Surrey in the County Championship, before the competition took a mid-season mini-break to make way for the T20 Blast.
James Vince won the toss, elected to bat and it proved a shrewd decision.
Before day one was through both Vince (104) and Adams (144) had passed centuries and George Bailey (161) was well on the way to his.
Hampshire eventually declared at 648-7 with Ervine (83) and Holland (58*) also contributing.
Surrey made 483 all-out in reply and the match eventually finished a draw with Surrey 166-3 when following on.
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.