Hampshire County Cricket Club

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Hampshire County Cricket Club
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Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Hampshire. Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations, principally the Hambledon Club, always had first-class status and the same applied to the county club when it was founded in 1863. Because of poor performances for several seasons until 1885, Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895, since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.[2] Hampshire originally played at the Antelope Ground, Southampton until 1885 when they relocated to the County Ground, Southampton until 2000, before moving to the purpose-built Rose Bowl in West End, which is in the Borough of Eastleigh. The club has twice won the County Championship, in the 1961 and 1973 seasons.

Hampshire played their first

Friends Life t20 and ECB 40 in 2012, but it wasn't until 2014 before they were promoted to the first division again. They narrowly avoided relegation in 2015 before being relegated again in 2016, only to be reprieved after Durham
were relegated after taking ECB sanctions to secure their future.

Phil Mead is the club's leading run-scorer with 48,892 runs in 700 matches for Hampshire between 1905 and 1936. Fast bowler Derek Shackleton took 2,669 wickets in 583 first-class matches between 1948 and 1969 which remains a club record. Alec Kennedy, whose career lasted from 1907 to 1936, was the first player to score 10,000 runs and take 1,000 wickets for Hampshire. Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie was both Hampshire last amateur captain and first professional captain.

Honours

See also: List of the competitive honours won by county cricket clubs in England and Wales
Dominic Cork (left) and Sean Ervine hold aloft the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy

First XI honours

Second XI honours

  • Second XI Championship (6) – 1967, 1971, 1981, 1995, 2001, 2019
  • Second XI Trophy (1) – 2003, 2008

History

Earliest cricket

See also: History of cricket to 1725

A poem written in

St. Catherine's Hill. If authentic, this is the earliest known mention of cricket in Hampshire. But, with the sport having originated in Saxon or Norman times on the Weald, it is likely to have reached what is now modern Hampshire long before 1647. In 1680, lines written in an old Bible invite "All you that do delight in Cricket, come to Marden, pitch your wickets". Marden is in Sussex, north of Chichester, and close to Hambledon, which is just across the county boundary in Hampshire. Hampshire is used in a team name for the first time in August 1729, when a combined Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex XI played against Kent
.

Hambledon and after

Broadhalfpenny Down, the original ground of the Hambledon Club
For information about Hampshire county teams before the formation of Hampshire County Cricket Club, see Hampshire county cricket teams.

The origin of the legendary

David Harris. Following the demise of the Hambledon Club towards the end of the 18th century, Hampshire continued to be recognised as a first-class team into the nineteenth century but, after the 1828 season, they had long spells without any first-class matches until the county club was founded in 1864. The county played some first-class fixtures during 1842 to 1845 and one match versus MCC
in 1861 but was otherwise outside cricket's mainstream through 1829 to 1863.

Origin of club

James Southerton, who played in the first ever Test match

Hampshire County Cricket Club was founded on 12 August 1863[4] and played its first first-class match against Sussex at the Antelope Ground, Southampton on 7 and 8 July 1864. Sussex won by 10 wickets with James Lillywhite claiming ten wickets in the match for 80 runs, including his 100th career wicket.[5] Hampshire was recognised as a first-class team from 1864 to 1885. In 1886, Hampshire lost its status after years of difficult circumstances and poor results. The team did play against Surrey and Sussex in 1886 but the matches were considered minor standard. Hampshire recovered first-class status from the beginning of the 1895 County Championship season when the team was invited to join the now official County Championship. They finished the season in tenth place, sixteen points behind winners Surrey.[6]

20th century

C.B. Fry, who represented Hampshire between 1909 and 1921

Between 1900 and 1905, Hampshire were almost continuously struggling as their key officer-batsmen,

Boer War. The club finished last or equal last in 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905, failing to win a single game in the first of those seasons; however in 1901, with the temporary acquisition of Captain Greig from India and the qualification of Charlie Llewellyn, Hampshire won as many games as it lost. From 1906 onwards, with the qualification of Phil Mead, Jack Newman and later George Brown
, Hampshire became a much more competitive side, though not until 1910 did they win as many games as they lost in a season.

The period from 1912 to 1926, though they never got near County Championship honours, was to be the most successful for a long time in Hampshire's history: in those eleven seasons they won 98 and lost 96 of 292 games – only once otherwise until 1954 did they win more games than they lost.[7] Mead, Brown, Kennedy and Newman were in the prime during this period, and they had the services of Lord Tennyson who captained the side from 1919 to 1932 as well as captaining the England team in three Tests, and the occasional aid of many other amateurs including the great C. B. Fry, who averaged an amazing 102 in seven games during 1912. In 1922, Hampshire won one of the most remarkable victories in County Championship history when, they defeated Warwickshire by 155 runs after having followed on when dismissed for just 15. They scored 521 after being invited to bat again, set Warwickshire 314 to win and bowled them out for 158. Brown, with 172, and Livsey who scored 110* at number 10, were the heroes.[8]

From 1927, Hampshire declined severely as their stalwart professionals declined and the level of amateur support fell off alarmingly. Only in 1932 and 1948 did they finish above tenth until 1955. With Stuart Boyes and Lofty Herman not fully adequate replacements as bowling mainstays for Kennedy and Newman, the bowling was never strong, and the batting generally uncertain especially when Mead declined from 1929 onwards. In 1937 Dick Moore set the individual scoring record for Hampshire against Warwickshire at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. His 316 took just 380 minutes and contained 43 fours and three sixes.[9] After World War II, Derek Shackleton became an outstanding bowling mainstay well backed up by Victor Cannings, but not until 1955 did these two have enough support to rise the fortunes of the club. In 1955 Hampshire finished as high as third with Shackleton taking 160 wickets and Cannings and Peter Sainsbury around 100, with Roy Marshall was one of the few exciting batsmen of the time.

The following years were mixed: a rise to second in 1958 with Malcolm Heath replacing Cannings as Shackleton's partner was followed by two disappointing years before Hampshire won the 1961 County Championship, their first ever County Championship success, finishing the season with 268 points, 18 ahead of Yorkshire. Hampshire won 19 of their 32 matches, losing only seven matches all season.[10] The club were led by Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie with Marshall scoring the most runs for the club with 2,455. Derek Shackleton took the most wickets for the club with 153, and Butch White’s tearaway speed was equally dangerous in a dry summer.

Again, however, Hampshire were disappointing until

Sir Michael Hopkins had led the then part-time voluntary committee running the club to lose control of the budget.[18]

21st century

Former captain Dimitri Mascarenhas

In 2000 Australian great

2012 Friends Life t20[33] – their 2nd Twenty20 title, and the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 where a final ball dot ball from Kabir Ali led to Hampshire winning as a result of losing less wickets than opponents Warwickshire.[34] Club legend Dimitri Mascarenhas
played in both finals but retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Former captain Jimmy Adams batting against Sussex in the final of the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy at Lord's. Adams scored 19,723 runs in all formats for Hampshire.

However, despite constant success in limited overs cricket the county continued to struggle in First class cricket leading to coach Giles White moving into a Director of Cricket position and Dale Benkenstein being appointed the new coach at the beginning of 2014. He brought instant success as Hampshire won promotion as champions to the County Championship First Division with victory over Glamorgan on 23 September 2014. The 2015 season was reasonable successful with Hampshire qualifying for a record 6th successive Twenty20 Finals Day, however their First class performances at the beginning of the season were poor leading to Adams' resignation as captain. James Vince took over as captain, having already become List A and T20 captain previously, and led a revival as Hampshire won four of their last five games, meaning that Hampshire completed the 'Great Escape' as victory over Nottinghamshire in their final games thanks to 10 wickets from West Indian Fidel Edwards, and Yorkshire's victory over Sussex meant that Sussex and Worcestershire were relegated to Division Two with Hampshire staying up.

In the winter of 2015 Hampshire completed the signing of

Royal London One-Day Cup. Their championship season was much the same as in 2015, again making a slow start, but they gave themselves too much to do and were relegated back to Division Two after defeat against Durham on 23 September 2016. However, on 3 October 2016 Hampshire were given a reprieve as Durham were relegated to Division Two after taking up a financial package from the ECB to help with their finances, with their relegation and a points deduction being the fine for taking this agreement.[36] Coach Dale Benkenstein departed as coach for 'Personal Reasons' in mid-July and was replaced by Craig White originally in a caretaker role, before taking over as full-time first team coach in November. At the end of the season, long serving seamer James Tomlinson retired having been with Hampshire since 2002 and making over 150 appearances in all formats for Hampshire. The Winter of 2017 saw Hampshire draw criticism over the signings of Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw on Kolpak deals, with these players giving up international cricket to represent Hampshire.[37] On the field Hampshire again had a mixed season in first class cricket, avoiding relegation for the 3rd season in a row by drawing against already relegated Warwickshire meaning relegation for Middlesex, with Kolpak Abbott taking 60 wickets across the First-class season. In List A cricket Hampshire again missed out on the knockout stages. However Hampshire performed better in Twenty20 cricket, qualifying for their 7th Finals Day in 8 years, although they lost in the semi-final to eventual winners Nottinghamshire. They also recorded their highest Twenty20 score in their quarter-final victory over Derbyshire scoring 249–8, with Pakistan overseas player Shahid Afridi
scoring a century.

2018 saw improved performances in first-class cricket as Hampshire secured their Division One status before the final day for the first time since promotion in 2014. Kolpak stars

2018 Royal London One-Day Cup, with a century in the final at Lord's by Rilee Rossouw. Hampshire though performed poorly in Twenty20 cricket finishing 2nd bottom of the South group. Overseas player Mujeeb Ur Rahman though became the first Afghan to play for Hampshire, and the first player to be born in the 21st century to play for Hampshire. Long time players Jimmy Adams and Sean Ervine though retired at the end of the 2018 season having amassed more than 35,000 runs in all formats between them for Hampshire, while coach Craig White also departed after two seasons as head coach, and was replaced by South African Adrian Birrell
in December.

2019 again saw strong performance in first-class cricket as Hampshire finished 3rd in the County Championship, their highest finish in over 10 years. Kyle Abbott once again was leading wicket taker, while also taking the best Hampshire bowling figures in a match when he took 17/86 against Somerset in September.

2019 Royal London One-Day Cup final, however this year they were defeated in the final by Somerset. There was though success for Hampshire academy graduates James Vince and Liam Dawson as they were part of England's victorious World Cup winning side. Hampshire, though, again failed to progress from the group in T20 cricket. The following 2020 season was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic with only a shortened localised red ball tournament and T20 played. Hampshire, missing a large number of players to injury, international selection and travel restrictions, struggled winning just two red ball and two white ball games. A large number of young academy players though made their debuts while James Fuller took a hat-trick in a first-class game against Surrey, while overseas player Shaheen Afridi took four wickets in four balls in the final T20 match of the season against Middlesex. West Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards announced his departure during the season due to not being able to travel due to the restrictions around COVID-19 and the impending change to the Kolpak ruling, after taking over 200 wickets in all formats. 2021 saw a return to the traditional County Championship, although in a differing format, with Hampshire missing out on their first County Championship title since 1973 following a loss to Lancashire in the final match of the season. In Twenty20 cricket, Hampshire made Finals Day following a dramatic 2 run win over Nottinghamshire in the quarter-final, but lost to Somerset in the semi-finals. Hampshire's List A side was depleted due to The Hundred competition being played alongside the One Day Cup competition. With Hampshire missing 7 players to The Hundred, they missed out on the playoffs, although a number of young players were given the opportunity to play. Individually, Keith Barker won Hampshire's Players Player of the Year, while fellow bowler, overseas international Mohammad Abbas
picked up a hat-trick in the County Championship against Middlesex.

Players

Current squad
No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Joe Weatherley*  England (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
14 James Vince* ‡  England (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Club Captain
15 Toby Albert  England (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
19 Fletcha Middleton  England (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
27 Ali Orr  England (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm medium
31 Nick Gubbins*  England (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
3 Felix Organ  England (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
7 Benny Howell  England (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium White ball contract
8 Liam Dawson* ‡  England (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
13 Keith Barker*  England (1986-10-21) 21 October 1986 (age 37) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
22 Ian Holland* ‡  United States (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK Passport
24 Tom Prest  England (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break
26 James Fuller*  England (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
— Michael Neser ‡  Australia (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
9
Joseph Eckland
  England (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 19) Right-handed —
10 Ben Brown*  England (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
28 Ben McDermott ‡  Australia (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player (T20 only)
Bowlers
6 John Turner  South Africa (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport;
England development contract
25 Chris Wood*  England (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium White ball contract
32 Mason Crane* ‡  England (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break On loan at Glamorgan
38 Mohammad Abbas* ‡  Pakistan (1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
44 Scott Currie ‡  Scotland (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium On loan at Leicestershire
58 Brad Wheal* ‡  Scotland (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium On loan at Glamorgan
87 Kyle Abbott* ‡  South Africa (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player
— Naveen-ul-Haq ‡  Afghanistan (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player (T20 only)
  • Squad information correct as of 1 October 2023[38]

Current & former players

Further information: List of Hampshire County Cricket Club players

International players

Captains

Staff

Records

For more details on this topic, see List of Hampshire County Cricket Club first-class cricket records, List of Hampshire County Cricket Club List A cricket records, List of Hampshire County Cricket Club Twenty20 cricket records.

Results summary

For more details on this topic, see Hampshire County Cricket Club record by opponent.

Grounds

The Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl, seen before redevelopment started in 2009
Further information: Rose Bowl (cricket ground)

Hampshire play the majority of their home matches at The Rose Bowl. One reason for building the new Rose Bowl ground was to attract international cricket to the south coast of England. The old

Friends Provident t20 finals day, in which history was created when Hampshire became the first team to win the tournament at their home ground as they defeated Somerset in dramatic scenes off the last ball of the match.[40] In 2011, England played their first Test match at the Rose Bowl during their series with Sri Lanka
.

The ends are called the Pavilion End and the Northern End.

Other grounds

For a complete list of grounds used by Hampshire, see List of Hampshire County Cricket Club grounds.

See also

  • Lists of Hampshire County Cricket Club players

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