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A 15-player Hampshire Hawks squad has been named for the 2023 Vitality Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston
Hawks v Essex Vitality Blast- Semi-Final Saturday 15th July (11am Start) Edgbaston
Hampshire Hawks travel to Edgbaston for their record tenth Vitality Blast Finals Day and will take on Essex in the first semi-final.
It is their third consecutive trip to Finals Day and they will look to become the first side to ever win back-to-back title after their 2022 triumph.
Somerset and Surrey contest the day’s other semi-final (2:30pm), before the Final is scheduled to take place at 6:45pm.
The Hawks are the current champions after their dramatic win over Lancashire Lightning in 2022 and they will take confidence from their five-wicket quarter-final victory over Worcestershire Rapids.
Essex, who last won the competition in 2019, defeated Birmingham Bears to book their place in the last four.
It will be the third meeting between the two sides this season, after a James Vince ton inspired the Hawks to victory at Chelmsford and a tense final over triumph for the home side at The Ageas Bowl.
Hampshire Squad
A 15-player Hawks squad has been named for Vitality Blast Finals Day.
The quarter-final victory over Worcestershire Rapids saw Nathan Ellis record his T20 career best figures of 4-6.
Ben McDermott missed out against the Rapids due to a back spasm. Ben Brown has been added to the squad for Aneurin Donald who has a broken finger.
Skipper James Vince currently leads the competition in runs scored with 657.
Full Hampshire Squad
James Vince (14) Captain
Toby Albert (15)
Ben Brown (10)
Mason Crane (32)
Scott Currie (44)
Liam Dawson (8)
Nathan Ellis (72)
James Fuller (26)
Benny Howell (7)
Ben McDermott (28)
Tom Prest (24)
John Turner (6)
Joe Weatherley (5)
Ross Whiteley (4)
Chris Wood (25)
Essex
2023 Season In Numbers
4th in the South Group – beat Birmingham Bears in QF
Form (most recent first): WWLLL
Leading run scorer: Michael Pepper (391)
Leading wicket taker: Daniel Sams (23)
Somerset
2023 Season In Numbers
1st in the South Group – beat Nottinghamshire Outlaws in QF
Form (most recent first): WWWWW
Leading run scorer: Will Smeed (493)
Leading wicket taker: Ben Green (27)
Surrey
2023 Season In Numbers
3rd in the South Group – beat Lancashire Lightning in QF
Form (most recent first): WLLLW
Leading run scorer: Laurie Evans (563)
Leading wicket taker: Sunil Narine (20)
Head-to-Heads
Record in Vitality Blast v Essex
P: 39, W: 18, T: 3, L: 14, NR: 4, A: 4
Last 5 meetings:
June 23 2023 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by four wickets
June 2 2023 | The Cloud County Ground | South Group | Hampshire won by 118 runs
June 9 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by 32 runs
May 31 2022 | The Cloud County Ground | South Group | Essex won by eight wickets
July 16 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group| Hampshire won by 18 runs
Record in Vitality Blast v Somerset
P: 26, W: 10, T: 1, L: 15, A: 3
Last 5 meetings:
June 7 2023 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by five runs
May 24 2023 | The Cooper Associates County Ground | South Group | Somerset won by eight wickets
July 16 2022 | Edgbaston | Semi-Final | Hampshire won by 37 runs
June 23 2022 | The Cooper Associates County Ground | South Group | Hampshire won by 14 runs
May 30 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Somerset won by four wickets
Record in Vitality Blast v Surrey
P: 29, W: 12, L: 17, A: 5
Last 5 meetings:
June 18 2023 | The Kia Oval | Hampshire won by nine wickets
May 31 2023 | The Ageas Bowl | Surrey won by six wickets
June 19 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Surrey won by four wickets
June 2 2022 | The Kia Oval | South Group | Surrey won by 72 runs
June 30 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Surrey won by 20 runs
Tickets
General admission tickets for the 2023 Vitality Blast Finals Day are now sold out. Premium tickets and hospitality packages are still available. Find more information by clicking here.
Coverage
Vitality Blast Finals Day will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10:30am on Saturday.
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.
