Visitor Guide: Hampshire v Somerset, Vitality Blast

Hampshire v Somerset

Friday 9th August, Vitality Blast

Gates Open - 5:30pm | Match Start - 7pm | Live Music - 9:45pm

Tickets

Tickets are available to purchase via the The Ageas Bowl’s online ticketing website, over the phone on 0844 847 1863 or in person at The Ageas Bowl Ticket Office (Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm).

Tickets are only available at the advance rate listed above until 23:59pm on Thursday (8th August) - after this point, tickets will only be available at the On The Day rate.

All seating is unreserved.

Phone: 0844 847 1863

Those with tickets for the abandoned Sussex Sharks Vitality Blast match (Friday 19th July) can exchange their tickets for tickets to the Somerset match (Friday 9th August).

To do so, simply complete the form emailed to the lead ticket purchaser and select the Somerset exchange option and the tickets will then be left for collection on Friday.

Alternatively, you can bring your tickets to the Matchday Ticket Office and exchange them in person on the day.

Brand New Matchday App

Get the ultimate matchday tool for T20 matchdays at the The Ageas Bowl with the brand-new Hampshire Cricket App, free to download across Apple and Android.

The App is free to download on both Apple and Android and you can do so by following the links below. There’s also a guide to aligning your eticketing account within the App and accessing your Vitality Blast tickets on your device for ticketless entry on Friday.

If you haven’t already downloaded the App and set up a Fanscore account you’ll need to do this to access your tickets – please find instructions as to how to do so below.

Once you’ve set up a Fanscore account and accessed your tickets on the App you’ll be able to forward on any tickets you’ve bought for friends and family to them. Once they accept the ticket it will then disappear from your wallet.

Instructions on how to forward (and receive) tickets are available in the Step by Step Guide above.

Diabetes Screenings

Fans of all ages and genders attending Hampshire's T20 against Somerset this Friday at the The Ageas Bowl are offered the opportunity to have a free health screening to test for diabetes, held in conjunction with University Hospital Southampton.

Attendees wanting to be screened will be offered the opportunity to give a finger prick blood sample to measure HbA1c, which is a marker of how much sugar (glucose) has been in the blood over the last two to three months. This will highlight whether or not a person is at risk of type 2 diabetes or likely to have it.

This follows a successful trial at St Mary's Stadium where more than 100 football supporters tested prior to kick off when Southampton FC took on Cardiff City in February.

Screenings will be carried out by clinicians from UHS, Solent NHS Trust and the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation taking place within the Hambledon Suite at the The Ageas Bowl from gates opening (5.30pm) on Friday.

Free Entertainment & Activities

Friday's on-field action will be complemented by a number of free to use activations:

The majority of these activations will be located on the Hilltop Terrace.

The post-match live music - courtesy of Davey Jones' Locker - will take place outside the Ticket Office, starting immediately upon the completion of play.

Getting Here & Parking

There is a chance the roads around The Ageas Bowl will be busy on Friday. 

In an attempt to alleviate any congestion, car parks will be open from 5pm. 

Please note that pre-booked parking is closed for Friday's fixture, however Park & Walk on Botley Road will be available on the day.

Opening & Closing Times

Gates will open at 5.30pm, with Hampshire v Somerset to commence at 7pm and scheduled to finish at 9.45pm. 

The Arlott Atrium is open to all spectators in 2019, whilst the Derek Shackleton Bar will remain a reserved area for Hampshire Members. 

The Matchday Ticket Office (located at top of hill), will be open from 2pm until 30 minutes after the close or abandonment of play. 

The Ageas Bowl shop will be open from 5.30pm until the close or abandonment of play.

Food and Drink

Food will be available to purchase around the ground from gates opening, with a host of new concessions available to try.

Food and drink will also be available to purchase within the Arlott Atrium, in the Rod Bransgrove Pavilion from Gates opening on Friday.

BEEFY’S, the The Ageas Bowl’s Sir Ian Botham-inspired restaurant & bar (located within Hilton Southampton – The Ageas Bowl) is serving dinner and drinks from 5pm. To book a table or for more information, please contact the team on 02382 027097, via beefys@ageasbowl.com or online (via the link below).

Following Friday's fixture, the Hilton Southampton – The Ageas Bowl's Lakeview Bar - located on the Upper Ground Floor - will be hosting a post-match after-party with a live DJ set and cash bar available.

Attendees will be able to access the Lakeview Bar via the main Hilton Entrance outside of the ground or via the BEEFY'S Restaurant entrance within the ground at the Hilton end of the stadium.

Alcohol will be served around the ground from 5.30pm, with bars closing roughly 30 minutes after the end of play. 

Please note, no alcohol can be brought into the ground and only alcohol purchased on site may be consumed. 

The Ageas Bowl operates a strict ‘Challenge 25’ alcohol policy and as such anyone deemed to look Under 25 will be asked to provide photographic proof of age, prior to being served. 

Club Shop

The Club Shop will have stock of Hampshire's 2019 Vitality Blast shirt and training kit, programmes and scorecards.

Weather

Please click here to view the latest weather forecast for Southampton.

If you are unsure on the latest situation with the weather at the ground, you can call our Match Day Information Line (recorded message) on 023 8047 2002 (option 1). 

Programmes & Scorecards

Programmes and scorecards will be available from the Club Shop, priced at £3 and 50p respectively.

In addition, programme and scorecard sellers will be located inside the West Gate and next to the Ticket & Membership Office within the ground.

Additional Information

Cash can be withdrawn from the ATM located in the Arlott Atrium although we encourage spectators to bring cash with them where possible.

All of the new concession stands will be accepting contactless payments during Friday's match.

Water fountains will be available to use at the end of both the Shane Warne and Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie stands.