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Alex Hales sets up Nottinghamshires emphatic win against hampshire
Notts (180-7) bt hampshire (145-7) by 35 runs Challenge of scoring at 10 an over proved way beyond hampshire in shortened [detalii...]
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hampshire toil away against Essex at the Rose Bowl
hampshire (298-7) v Essex Bottom-of-the-table hampshire spent another hot day at the crease seeping energy for a modest [detalii...]
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Matt Walkers 99 for Essex sets up close final day against hampshire
hampshire (300 & 35-6) lead Essex (284) by 251 runs Essex scrapped hard to revive chances of a result against [detalii...]
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Charl Willoughby injects some life into hampshire draw with Somerset
hampshire (512 & 37-2) drew with Somerset (524) hampshire were relieved to follow four straight defeats in the championship with a stabilising [detalii...]
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Michael Carberry averts hampshire collapse with another century
Notts (3-0) trail hampshire (300) by 297 runs Michael Carberrys third first-class century for hampshire this season confirmed shows players growing [detalii...]
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hampshire on the brink as Neil Carter strikes for Warwickshire
hampshire (283 & 104-5) lead Warwicks (382) by 5 runs A burst of three for nine in 12 balls from Neil Carter has put Warwickshire well on the way to victory against [detalii...]
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James Vince guides hampshire to victory over Warwickshire in Twenty20 last eight
hampshire (154-5) beat Warwickshire (153-5) by 5 wkts James Vince guided hampshire home with one ball to spare with an unbeaten 66 from 52 [detalii...]
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Phil Mustard helps Durham to comprehensive defeat of hampshire
Durham (264-6) bt hampshire (115) by 149 runs Phil Mustard ensured Durhams limited-overs campaign began with a comfortable victory over [detalii...]
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Record hampshire stand leaves champions Durham in a sorry state
hampshire (373-5) v Durham hampshire batsmen Michael Carberry and Michael Lumb put on 314 together in a record-breaking day against [detalii...]
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hampshire take control as Dominic Cork keeps Essex in check
hampshire (300) lead Essex (209-7) by 91 runs Dominic Cork shows value to hampshire with the ball after making 55 of their total of [detalii...]
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Danish Kaneria is set to play for Essex against hampshire at the Rose Bowl
Pakistan leg-spinner to face hampshire while ECB considers his appeal against decision to suspend his [detalii...]
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Middlesex thrash hampshire to keep race for Friends Provident t20 quarter-final place alive
Middlesex (100-2) by hampshire (99) by 8 wkts Middlesex moved level with hampshire in the race for the last remaining t20 quarter-final place after thrashing the [detalii...]
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hampshire in advanced talks with Brett Lee
Brett Lee looks poised to follow in the footsteps of Shane Warne and play for [detalii...]
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Newman rockets to Cup pole at New hampshire
Ryan Newman was the last car out and the fastest on the track, turning a lap of 135.002 mph to win the pole at New hampshire Motor [detalii...]
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Yorkshire secure a bore draw against hampshire
Yorks (415 & 292-5) drew with Hants (351-9 dec &12-0) Visitors settle for a draw after setting hampshire to win was 357 off 22 [detalii...]
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hampshire in quarter-finals after Neil McKenzies boundary blitz
Hants (195-5) beat Sussex (150) by 45 runs hampshire pip Surrey and Middlesex to a place in the quarter-finals on [detalii...]
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hampshire beat Somerset in last-ball nailbiter to win Twenty20 final at Rose Bowl
hampshire claim first T20 final with team effort after beating Somerset by virtue of losing fewer [detalii...]
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Michael Carberrys two centuries for hampshire come out in the wash
hampshire (421-5 dec & 203-5) drew with Durham (320-7 dec) Michael Carberry scored his second century of the match but rain prevented a positive [detalii...]
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Cautious Jimmy Adams edges hampshire ahead against Nottinghamshire
Hants (305) lead Notts (270) by 35 runs Jimmy Adams and Chris Benham combined for a third-wicket stand of 115 to put hampshire on [detalii...]
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Pietersen set to leave hampshire
England batsman to exit county at end of season hampshire is a great club and I wish them well for the futureKevin Pietersen has announced that he will leave hampshire at the end of the season. The 29-year-old England batsman, who lives in London, wants to spend more time with his wife, Jessica, and their first child.Pietersen appeared for the county for the first time in two years in their Friends Provident t20 clash with Surrey on Sunday, but he will not renew his contract at the Rose Bowl.Pietersen said: "I have not had much opportunity to play for hampshire but I want to thank the players, staff, chairman and fans, for the support I have had during my time at the Rose Bowl. hampshire is a great club and I wish them well for the future."The hampshire chairman, Rod Bransgrove, said: "Given Englands critical dependence on KP in all forms of cricket, we have not seen anything like as much of him as we would have liked over the past six years."He remains, however, a fantastic player and we wish him continued success wherever he plays and, in particular, we wish him, Jessica and Dylan every happiness."Kevin PietersenhampshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Tom Smith and Gareth Cross secure draw for Lancashire against hampshire
Lancashire (283 &351-6dec) drew with hampshire (369) Lancashire pair score centuries at the Rose Bowl to keep undeafed County Championship record in [detalii...]
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Jimmy Adams monumental effort goes to waste as Lancashire beat hampshire
Lancs (398 & 171-7) bt Hants (160 & 405) by 3 wkts hampshire opener produces longest innings of the summer but cant stop Lancashire [detalii...]
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Jimmy Adams again shows off his own brand of northern grit for hampshire
Hants (160 & 275-5) lead Lancs (398) by 37 runs Jimmy Adams reaffirmed his appetite for Roses bowling as he inspired an obdurate rearguard action by the hampshire [detalii...]
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Michael Carberry boosts England chances as hampshire take control against Somerset
hampshire (217-5) v Somerset Opener may have written off his England chances, but a knock of 71 shows his enduring [detalii...]
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Chris Woakes gives Warwickshire the edge over hampshire
hampshire (283 & 3-0) trail Warwickshire (382) by 96 runs Chris Woakes superb century transforms this contest in dramatic fashion at [detalii...]
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Newman takes pole position for New hampshire
Ryan Newman has won the pole at New hampshire Motor Speedway and Tony Stewart was second to give Stewart-Haas Racing a front-row [detalii...]
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Robert Key out for three weeks as Kent well beaten by hampshire
hampshire (553-7 dec) bt Kent (251 & 191) by an innings & 111 runs: Kent captain had to leave the field with a broken finger and four hours his side had [detalii...]
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Friends Provident T20: Jimmy Adamss hard work pays off for hampshire
hampshire (201-2) bt Surrey (191-9) by 10 runs Kevin Pietersen returned to irritate Surrey and inspire his lesser trumpeted team-mate, Jimmy Adams, to greater [detalii...]
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Nottinghamshires Mark Wagh piles on the agony for hapless hampshire
Nottinghamshire (329 & 246-5) bt hampshire (300 & 273) by 5 wkts Mark Wagh notches up the 30th first-class hundred of his career to guide Notts to [detalii...]
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Durham learn to cope without Steve Harmison as victory beckons against hampshire
hampshire (345 & 174-5) lead Durham (384) by 135 runs Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison will miss his sides next two games due to back [detalii...]
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul stands firm to rescue Lancashire against hampshire
Lancashire (262-8) v hampshire Shivnarine Chanderpaul saves Lancashire from embarrassment with an innings of [detalii...]
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Simon Jones wants success at hampshire
Simon Jones wants the best for hampshire - as well as himself - following his change of [detalii...]
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hampshire rescued by Nic Pothas and Sean Ervine
hampshire 281-7 v Somerset Nic Pothas and Sean Ervine wrested the initiative in a gritty sixth-wicket stand of 158 in 40 [detalii...]
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Neil McKenzie guides hampshire to first win
Hants (305 & 281-8) bt Notts (270 & 305) by 2 wkts Neil McKenzie shows he still has the adhesive qualities to help hampshire to [detalii...]
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Dominic Cork steals the show to help hampshire take control against Kent
Kent (251) lead hampshire (51-2) by 200 runs Dominic Cork eclipsed the youngsters to steal show at the Rose [detalii...]
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Kevin Pietersen to leave hampshire
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he will leave hampshire at the end of the [detalii...]
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Kevin Pietersen to leave hampshire
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that he will leave hampshire at the end of the [detalii...]
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hampshire captain Nic Pothas left to rue late declaration in draw with Essex at Rose Bowl
hampshire (300 & 311-7 dec) drew with Essex (284 & 99-6) Rain furstrates hampshires push for victory at the Rose [detalii...]
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hampshire seek assurance over Twenty20 deal with Rajasthan Royals
Rod Bransgrove, the hampshire chairman, is to seek assurances about the the countys deal with Rajasthan [detalii...]
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Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth turns heat on hampshire
Yorkshire 300-3 v hampshire Opener Adam Lyth scores third hundred of [detalii...]
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Steven Mullaney shows his all-round talent to lead Nottinghamshires fightback
Notts (274-7) trail hampshire (300) by 26 runs Steven Mullaney hit an unbeaten 72 to lead a Nottinghamshires fightback against hampshire at the Rose [detalii...]
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Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson makes late charge to win at New hampshire
Jimmie Johnson surged past Kurt Busch with three laps left to win the Sprint Cup race at New hampshire Motor [detalii...]
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Sean Ervine stays at hampshire after Zimbabwe World Cup about-turn
Sean Ervine has shunned the chance to play for Zimbabwe at the World Cup and opted to continue his hampshire [detalii...]
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Sean Ervine hits unbeaten 237 as hampshire take control against Somerset
Somerset (104-2) trail Hants (512) by 408 runs Sean Ervine hits an unbeaten 237, the highest score by a hampshire No [detalii...]
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Steve Mullaney misses out on century after leading Notts recovery against hampshire
Hants (23-1) trail Notts (270) by 247 runs Steve Mullaney missed out on a second championship century against hampshire in a fortnight when he was out for 97 after leading a Notts [detalii...]
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Dominic Cork signs new one-year contract with hampshire
39-year-old to spend a third season at the Rose Bowl I still feel able to do a job for hampshireThe veteran all-rounder Dominic Cork has signed a new one-year contract with hampshire. The 39-year-old captained the Royals to this years Friends Provident Twenty20 title and has now committed himself for a further season - the 21st of his professional career and his third with the county."After such a fantastic season it was just a matter of time before I committed myself to another year at the Rose Bowl," Cork said."I was immensely proud to win the T20 and to captain the team generally for the second half of last season. Thankfully, I still feel able to do a job for hampshire and so Im delighted to be coming back and I look forward to hopefully winning a few more trophies next year."The hampshire manager, Giles White, added: "Dominic had an exceptional season and was a huge part of the teams success in 2010. I am delighted that he signed for another year."hampshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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hampshire batsman Michael Lumb will miss Twenty20 finals day with a broken foot
Somerset (412) drew with hampshire (284 & 224-4 dec) Michael Lumb will miss Twenty20 finals day after breaking his [detalii...]
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hampshire owner Rod Bransgrove warns of desperate state of county cricket
hampshire owner Rod Bransgrove has warned about the desperate state of county [detalii...]
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Dwayne Bravo can't help Essex as hampshire reach Twenty20 final at Rose Bowl
Dwayne Bravo cant help Essex as hampshire reach Twenty20 final for the first time at The Rose [detalii...]
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hampshire keep distance from Royals
Royals IPL expulsion will not affect hampshire Partnership agreement remains unsignedhampshire insisted today that they will not become embroiled in potential financial or legal problems if the Indian board succeeds in its attempts to expel Rajasthan Royals from the Indian Premier League because of alleged ownership issues.Rajasthan Royals trumpeted the arrival of "the worlds first global sporting franchise" when they announced their intentions in February to share players and profits and brand themselves with three other clubs worldwide, including hampshire.But the grandiose plans, which have so far been slow to come to fruition, could collapse if the Board of Control for Cricket in India succeeds in its intention to expel Rajasthan from the IPL, a decision which seems bound to lead to extensive and costly legal action.hampshire insisted today, however, that the final agreement has yet to be signed with Rajasthan Royals, which might leave them free to watch developments before deciding how to proceed.hampshires chief executive, Rod Bransgrove, issued the following statement. "hampshire Cricket would like to make it clear that the club is aware of the matter and in communication with the Rajasthan Royals."The club has not yet signed final documentation in relation to the proposed commercial partnership with the Rajasthan Royals and is monitoring developments closely. There have been significant investigations since we made the announcement of our intentions eight months ago. We retain an open mind and our own due diligence has, to date, been satisfactory."hampshire Cricket still hopes that the matter will be resolved in a satisfactory manner in order that the commercial partnership may proceed."However, hampshire Cricket will ensure, before signing any final documentation with the Rajasthan Royals, that the club emerges from the deal with a clean sheet."Sean Morris, who resigned as the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers Association to become the chief executive of Rajasthan Royals, had envisaged a four-team Royals Twenty20 tournament at Lords last summer. That idea was stillborn because of opposition from the England and Wales Cricket Board as it would have clashed with its own programme.hampshireIPLCricketDavid Hopps guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Kevin Pietersen given short shrift as hampshire snub England request
County refuse to play batsman who has said he will quit club hampshire chairman says decision was straightforwardhampshire have defied Englands plans to give Kevin Pietersen match practice by refusing to select a player who has already stated his intention to quit the county. England wanted Pietersen to prepare for next weeks Trent Bridge Test against Pakistan with a knock in hampshires Clydesdale Bank Pro40 match against Kent on Sunday but the county has snubbed the request.Pietersen has announced that he plans to leave hampshire at the end of the season and that, as far as hampshire are concerned, is that. The county has announced that "the hampshire team ethic is best served by maintaining a consistent policy for team selection which takes account of commitment to both club and country. Kevin Pietersen has announced his intention to play elsewhere and hampshire Cricket feels it must devote its energies to the continuing development of other England aspirants."hampshire say that "the decision is fully acknowledged and understood" by Andy Flower, Englands coach and that "the decision is no reflection on Kevin Pietersen, whom the club regards very highly; merely a recognition that circumstances have moved on."They could not have told him to bugger off more politely. Perhaps an emergency loan deal might be in order.hampshires chairman, Rod Bransgrove, a man who knows his own mind, said: "I would like to express my thanks to Andy Flower for agreeing to this sensible decision and wish him, Kevin and the rest of the England team the best for their forthcoming internationals."The simple issue is that Kevin has already said he doesnt want to play for us any more and it is not really fair on the other guys."It was relatively straightforward. We discussed it with Andy [Flower] and he was good about it. What is important for a club is to create a team ethic and have people who are committed to the club and playing for their country."Once someone has said he doesnt want to play for you any more it is quite difficult to find a good reason to say: In that case lets drop another player and play KP. For me that didnt seem fair and Andy felt that was a sound argument.""We have some excellent England aspirants here at hampshire, including batsmen Michael Carberry, Jimmy Adams, Michael Lumb, Liam Dawson and James Vince. Whilst at different stages of their development, each of them have provided recent evidence of their ability to progress to represent England. It is our wish and responsibility to give them every possible opportunity to fulfil that potential."Kevin PietersenhampshireEngland Cricket TeamCricketDavid Hopps guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Warwickshire 393; hampshire 57-0 (day two) | County Championship
Warwickshire 393; hampshire 57-0Warwickshire are still in the driving seat in the race for the County Championship title but it is one of those heated seats and it is getting oppressively hot for them. After dominating the first day they ended the second in a less advanced position than they would have liked.Some unnecessarily cautious batting and a heavy burst of rain, which stole 49 minutes from the day, meant that the shadows were long by the time hampshire went in to bat with an hours play remaining; they closed on 57 without loss.The Warwickshire bowlers believe there is something in this wicket and that it will deteriorate. They may well be right but so far it is playing as well as it did for Englands ODIone-day international batsmen last week. And if it does break up they do not enjoy Lancashires spin options.Warwickshire have been aiming to play "route one cricket" recently, by which they mean scoring heavily and then bowling out the opposition twice. But their method is not as direct as it could be.They had batted ponderously on Monday evening and when they resumed on Tuesday, on 296 for three after 96 overs, they had a further 14 overs to score the 54 runs they needed for a fourth batting point and with a lineup as tailless as a Manx cat. They made no attempt to get there and were on 335 at the 110-overs stage, very similar to the 338 they scored against Nottinghamshire during the bonus points overs last week.Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been admirable since joining Warwickshire and his 171 was the cornerstone of his sides innings. But the 64 he scored here occupied 40 overs.To add to the mix hampshire have been presented with an improbable escape route from relegation, following Worcestershires collapse to a sub-300 total against Durham.All hampshire have to do now is take maximum batting points here and win the match. Fanciful? Very probably. But hampshire do have a chance of winning this match because Warwickshire need to win to take the title. Throw in a bit more rain and we could have some desperate deal-making come Thursday afternoon.In the morning Jim Troughton hit the four to give Warwickshire their third batting point but then he was out and Tim Ambrose and Rikki Clarke also fell cheaply. It was left to Chris Woakes (62) and Chris Metters (30) to take Warwickshire close to their 500-run target.When Woakes was out, his championship average against hampshire plummeted dramatically from 438 to a mere 219. Danny Briggs became the first hampshire bowler to dismiss him - Woakes was run out in his only previous dismissal by the club.County Championship 2011 Division OnehampshireWarwickshireCounty Championship Division OneCricketPaul Weaver guardian.co.uk © 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Kevin Pietersen needs a hit, hampshire need a team. This mess needs sorting out
Club v country row lies at the heart of batsmans [detalii...]
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Somersets Charl Willoughby inspires hampshire to collapse on wet day
hampshire lose last five wickets for 32 runs Worcestershires Daryl Mitchell hits another centuryRain allowed only 21 overs at Taunton and hampshire may have preferred to stay indoors as they collapsed from 252 for five to 284 all out. Somersets Charl Willoughby was the chief destroyer with four for 80 on a day that did not see play commence until 5pm.Somerset closed on 16 for one from the seven overs they faced, having lost the key wicket of their skipper Marcus Trescothick for seven.After a frustrating day during which the covers were removed on several occasions only to be quickly replaced again, hampshire started brightly enough as Sean Ervine and Dan Christian scored at more than four an over until Willoughby secured Somersets second bowling point by bowling Christian off an inside edge.Willoughby struck again four balls later to bowl Michael Bates for two.Ervine nearly played on to Alfonso Thomas and two balls later top-edged a short ball to Jos Buttler at square leg two short of his half century. Thomas then sent James Tomlinson back first ball, leg-before, but missed the hat-trick as Willoughby had Dominic Cork caught at long off in the next over.In Division Two Worcestershires Daryl Mitchell struck a third consecutive century to lead a fightback against Glamorgan at Colwyn Bay. By the close Worcestershire were 281 for six, trailing by 88 with Mitchell unbeaten on 136 having batted for nearly five hours.The days play at Guildford between Surrey and Sussex was washed out.CricketSomersethampshireCounty Championship Division OneWorcestershireGlamorganCounty Championship Division TwoDave Middleton guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Shahid Afridi shows hampshire what he can do with five-wicket blitz
Pakistan all-rounder helps new club to T20 win hampshire 139-7; Gloucestershire 123Shahid Afridi celebrated his home debut for hampshire by taking five wickets in a 16-run Friends Life t20 victory over Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl.The former Pakistan captain, freed to play after resolving his dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board, finished with figures of five for 20 as the holders hampshire went joint top of the South Group with Sussex after recording their sixth win this season.In a rain-affected match, hampshire made 139 for seven and Gloucestershire, chasing a revised target of 124 from 17 overs, fell short.In hampshires innings, Afridi, whose debut against Essex on Thursday coincided with the defending champions first t20 loss of the season, managed to score only five before he was caught off the bowling of the visitors acting captain, Kane Williamson.But when Gloucestershire began their pursuit of a target of seven runs an over, they were soon in trouble against the pacy spin of Afridi.Gloucestershire had reached 54 for two when Afridi struck for the first time, bowling Ian Cockbain for 24, an innings that included four boundaries.Afridi struck again in his next over when he lured Chris Taylor from his crease to give Nic Pothas a stumping, and he then bowled Will Gidman for seven.But Afridi made his most crucial contribution when he came on for the 15th over of the innings, with Gloucestershire still requiring another 27 for victory.With his fourth delivery, Afridi bowled Richard Coughtrie with a quicker delivery, and then two balls later induced Ian Saxelby to sky a catch to Neil McKenzie at third man.Gloucestershires hopes depended on their stand-in skipper, Williamson, who had made 50 from 42 deliveries when he was ninth out to Sean Ervine in the penultimate over.Williamson had struck six fours before lifting a catch to Imran Tahir, who clutched it at the second attempt.Muttiah Muralitharan was last out three balls from the end of the match, bowled by Dominic Cork to ensure hampshires victory.In the hampshire innings, opener Jimmy Adams was top scorer with 47 before he was bowled by Muralitharan, who returned later to trap McKenzie for eight on his way to economic figures of two for 15 from his four-over allocation.hampshire were in trouble at 97 for six after Afridi had perished to a catch at long-on, but the seventh-wicket pair of Pothas and Dimitri Mascarenhas ensured a competitive total with a stand of 40 from 21 balls.CricketTwenty20Friends Life t20hampshireGloucestershire guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Michael Lumb signs three-year contract with Nottinghamshire
31-year-old to leave hampshire at end of season Its a challenge and one Im looking forward toThe England batsman Michael Lumb has signed a three-year contract with Nottinghamshire after announcing he will leave hampshire at the end of the season.The 31-year-old has been ruled out for the remainder of the domestic season through injury but will join Nottinghamshire following stints with Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash league and Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.The Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell said: "Were delighted that Michael has agreed to join us and the meetings that weve had with him have been very constructive in terms of our respective ambitions and the role he sees himself playing in fulfilling them."We have been in the market for a proven batsman and we believe that he has the pedigree and the drive to improve our standing in all formats."Lumb has a first-class average of 34.51 and has featured in eight Twenty20 Internationals for England."Ive enjoyed five great seasons with hampshire and it has been a real pleasure to have won two limited-overs trophies," he said."However, I feel that now is the right time to make a fresh start at a new club and Im pleased to be offered the opportunity to play for Nottinghamshire. Its a challenge and one Im looking forward to."NottinghamshirehampshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Somerset 145-7, hampshire 146-3 | Friends Life t20 match report
Somerset 145-7 (20 overs), hampshire 146-3 (18.3 overs) hampshire won by seven wicketsOne of the biggest psychological challenges for sportsmen is overwriting uncomfortable memories, so this Twenty20 curtain-raiser was an important one for Somerset. They faced the team who beat them on the last ball in the Twenty20 final last year.At least Marcus Trescothicks side were given the boost of hampshire being without Shahid Afridi, after the Pakistan Cricket Board revoked his permission to play following the alla€‘rounders retirement from internationals and criticism of the PCB. But hampshire did not need him. Dimitri Mascarenhas was tight and tenacious with the ball, restricting Somerset to a modest total, and then the top order made light of that target. Add Afridi and hampshire would be a formidable proposition.Afridi has asked the PCB to allow him to play for hampshire. The 31-year-old had his Pakistan central contract suspended after saying that he would consider returning to play for his country if a new board replaced the current "disrespectful" one. He has pleaded guilty to disciplinary charges. hampshire said in a statement: "We ... continue to urge the PCB to rethink this matter, and we are keen to have Shahid playing for the Royals at some point in the season."Somerset, without the injured Craig Kieswetter, won the toss and batted. Trescothick, however, looked ill at ease and he was dismissed for two when he edged Mascarenhas to second slip, where Neil McKenzie took the catch at the second attempt. Peter Trego and the all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe looked more assured, beginning in typically aggressive fashion. Mascarenhas, though, bowled Van der Merwe and forced a thin edge from James Hildreth to have Somerset 37 for three from 5.1 overs.Nick Compton steadied the innings with Trego as they put on a 63-run stand. Trego reached a 30-ball 50 in the 12th over but he and Compton, who made 37 from 40, were both caught impressively by James Vince as they tried to hit Dominic Cork over the top.When Somerset bowled, Alfonso Thomas made a disappointing start, allowing Michael Lumb to cut loose. hampshires other opener, James Adams, soon joined in with some powerful hitting of his own.Having taken 42 runs from the first five overs, hampshires required run rate dropped below seven. They accelerated, aided by some sloppy fielding, and their progress was only interrupted when Lumb fell on 53, caught after failing to middle a hook, and Adams went for 39, bowled while trying to sweep Murali Karthik. The middle order then steered hampshire home.Mascarenhas said: "Im definitely not going to be resting for the Twenty20 games. Id love to think I could play again for England. This was a massive game, only the second win weve had this season."Friends Life t20hampshireSomersetTwenty20CricketArindam Rej guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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hampshire 154-6, Durham 99 | Friends Provident t20 quarter-final match report
hampshire 154-6; Durham 99 hampshire won by 55 runshampshire will head to Twenty20 finals day this month confident of defending their title after a resounding defeat of Durham in front of an 11,900 full house in their quarter-final. A 55a€‘run win was the perfect 40th birthday present for their captain, Dominic Cork, although the lefta€‘arm spinner Danny Briggs will doubtless have enjoyed celebrating career-best figures of five for 19.For once hampshire did not require a stellar contribution from Shahid Afridi. The Pakistan all-rounder was run out without facing after Scott Borthwicks turn and direct hit from the second ball of the innings. It was the ideal start for Durham and two more run-outs were testament to the underdogs tenacity in the field but in the other facets they were outplayed.So they ought to have been, considering the teams qualification records. hampshire remained unbeaten at home and won 11 games, Durham squeezed into the quarter-finals with six wins, fewer than six of the teams in the south.The difference was emphasised by the spin attacks. The game was played on the same pitch used for the Sri Lanka Test in June which has been played on twice subsequently. hampshires spin trio of Afridi, Imran Tahir and Briggs, with 45 wickets between them in the group stages, were licking their lips when they saw Durhams Ian Blackwell, who is not a renowned tweaker of the ball, turning it square.hampshires innings was transformed by the South African Neil McKenzie, who mixed power with adroit placement to make 56 from 44 balls, including four fours and two sixes. A stand of 47 from 29 balls with Sean Ervine helped to take hampshire to 154 for six, a total they seemed capable of defending from the moment the slow left-armer Briggs removed the dangerous Phil Mustard with his third ball.The 20-year-old struck two crucial blows in the 10th over, bowling the South African David Miller through the gate and luring Ben Stokes, who had played well for his 28, fatally down the pitch. When Dale Benkenstein slogged to long-off in Briggss next over Durham knew their fate.Friends Life t20hampshireDurhamTwenty20Cricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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The Ashes 2010: Michael Carberry ruled out of England development squad
hampshire batsman will not travel to Australia after being advised by doctors not to take long-haul [detalii...]
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Michael Carberry makes Durham suffer without Steve Harmison and Graham Onions
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James Vince propels hampshire past Warwickshire
hampshire secure victory with one ball to spare Briggs takes three wickets to restrict home sideJames Vince guided hampshire to their first Friends Provident t20 finals day with a nerveless unbeaten 66 which secured a five-wicket win over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.hampshire had only reached the quarter-finals before and did not progress beyond the group stage when they last hosted finals day two years ago.But they will be attending their own party at the Rose Bowl on August 14 thanks to Vinces effort which chased down Warwickshires 153 for five and sealed a jittery win with one ball to spare. Warwickshires defeat was their sixth in a t20 quarter-final in seven seasons.hampshire had been criticised for refusing to play Kevin Pietersen in Sundays CB40 win at Canterbury even though England had made him available for selection.Vince and slow left-armer Danny Briggs were two of the youngsters hampshire said they wanted to give opportunities to and they responded well here with slow left-armer Briggs pegging back Warwickshire.Briggs took three for 29 in his four overs to take his seasons tally to 27, the most by a slow bowler in the competition.Vince anchored hampshires chase with a well-paced innings, his second half century of the season, after Jimmy Adams had miscued to third man having become the first batsman to score 600 runs in a Twenty20 campaign.Vince reached his half century from just 37 balls and finished with five fours and two sixes from 52 balls.hampshire stumbled close to the line when Michael Carberry was run out by Rikki Clarke and they managed only three from the penultimate over bowled by Neil Carter. But Vince and Daniel Christian managed to scramble the five runs they needed off Keith Barkers last over to snatch victory.Warwickshire were indebted to an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 58 from 45 balls between Tim Ambrose and Clarke to revive the innings after 19-year-old Briggs had sparked a mid-order collapse.Briggs struck with his first ball when the dangerous Barker was bowled advancing down the pitch and he then held a couple back to have Darren Maddy taken at long on and Ian Westwood at mid-off.Briggs, an England Under-19 international, took three for 29 in his four overs but Ambrose and Clarke applied themselves sensibly to ensure that Warwickshire posted a competitive total.It was solid rather than spectacular but Clarke pulled Christian for six, his only boundary in a 19-ball 27, and Ambrose worked the ball around intelligently for 31 from 29 balls.Friends Provident t20hampshireWarwickshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Michael Lumb cements England credentials with call-up to Performance Squad
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Warwickshire inch closer to safety as light goes out at hampshire
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Youth investment pays off for hampshire at Rose Bowl
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Durham bowler Steve Harmison out of action with cracked wrist
Harmison set to miss next three Championship matches 32-year-old was hurt during draw with hampshireThe Durham bowler Steve Harmison is set to miss the next three Championship matches after suffering a cracked wrist.The injury occurred when the 32-year-old was struck by a shot from a team-mate during the draw with hampshire.The coach Geoff Cook told the BBC: "Stephen, at the non-strikers end, was hit by a drive from Phil Mustard. Hes going to be two or three weeks before he can play again."The injury coincided with opening the batsman Mark Stoneman breaking his hand in fielding practice ahead of the second days play against hampshire.DurhamCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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McKenzie steers hampshire to victory
Nottinghamshire 270 & 315; hampshire 305 & 281-8 hampshire won by two wicketshampshire pulled off their first win of the season in any form of cricket and what an enthralling win it was. Bottom beat top, victory was scrambled by two wickets with seven balls to spare and few entirely believed that hampshire would pull it off until they did.hampshires hero was Neil McKenzie, that most obdurate of South African batsmen, who might have become the first century-maker to win a match this season without ever getting out of first gear were it not for his sudden lurch into fourth for a confidently flicked six over square leg off Andre Adams to take hampshire to victory.hampshire have overhauled Kent at the bottom of the table; Notts remain top, but they have already played four matches at home and their rivals will fancy they can be caught.McKenzies unbeaten 115 spanned 97.5 overs and was a redoubtable effort. When hampshire lost their eighth wicket at 225, they needed 56. McKenzie blocked, refusing singles to deep-set fields as he protected the Sri Lankan Rangana Herath, and recomputerised a low-risk course for victory. Notts captain, Chris Read, who briefly stirred McKenzies interest by setting attacking fields, soon realised as he picked off the occasional bad ball that he needed no encouragement.The shot that brought McKenzie his hundred encapsulated his innings, a boundary cannily steered to third man off Darren Pattinson. Nearly half his runs came behind square on a foxy final-day pitch that rewarded the diligence of batters and bowlers alike.Liam Dawson, reinvented as an opening batsman, took initial charge of hampshires reconnaissance, his 21 taking 81 balls before he fell at first slip. Such conservatism was understandable - hampshire had 99 overs to make 281 - and McKenzie, whose strokelessness for South Africa has at times driven England to distraction but who had not got a championship 50 before this match, took up his cue.This win lightened a depressing hampshire season. They had lost all their championship matches apart from a draw at home to Somerset on a lifeless Rose Bowl pitch designed to steady the season. They have also lost all their one-day matches. A wonderful cricket stadium is growing in the Hamble Valley, but developing a team to grace it is taking time.Notts had already beaten hampshire at the Rose Bowl and when Adams swung one back to bowl Chris Benham and Paul France had James Vince caught at the wicket with a ball that seamed and bounced, hampshire were under pressure at 138 for four.Samit Patel then bowled an excellent holding spell of slow left-arm ( 15-7-23-1) either side of tea. The wicket of the dangerous Sean Ervine, lbw in the first over after tea, was a bonus. Notts took the second new ball at 213 for five with hampshire still 68 short of victory.The new ball should have brought immediate dividends. Nic Pothas edged Pattinson, but first Neil Edwards at second slip and then Ally Brown at first slip juggled and failed to hold. The score had not advanced when Pattinson had Pothas caught at slip, Edwards this time hanging on, in his next over. Dominic Corks attempted song-and-dance act ended to a stretching catch by Alex Hales (6ft 5ins) tight to the rope at deep square leg. A hampshire win looked unlikely, but McKenzie by then had a taste for it.County Championship Division OneNottinghamshirehampshireCricketDavid Hopps guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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t20 Finals Day: hampshire v Somerset - live! | Paul Coupar
Hit F5 to refresh or turn on the automatic widget below. Email thoughts, opinions and Duckworth Lewis predictions to pcouparhotmail.com6.53pm: In true understated Twenty20 style the match ball for the final has just arrived - via Royal Navy parachute. The skies look much bluer, the pitch itself is now uncovered and a 7.15 start could yet be on the cards.Preamble Good evening all. Paul Coupar here, welcoming you to our coverage of the climax of this years t20, where we hope the angry clouds and heavy rain move away from the Rose Bowl long enough for us to see the final, where the home side hampshire should meet the favourites Somerset. Somerset have won both their t20 meetings with hampshire so far this season - and fairly comfortably so. Currently the groundstaff are in the middle in blue souwesters, glistening with rain. The covers are just coming off, but a start at the scheduled 7.15pm seems unlikely. Somerset look outstanding. In this afternoons rain-reduced semi-final they beat Nottinghamshire, a side featuring five players who appeared in Mays England-Australia World T20 final. The semi was swung by what must be the catch of the season - a do-or-die leap at long-on by West Indies Kieron Pollard just before the rain butted in. Without the catch preventing a six it would have been Nottinghamshire - not Somerset - who went through on the Duckworth/Lewis method.hampshire squeaked past Essex earlier today, reaching their target of 158 with six wickets and four balls left. No Kevin Pietersen of course for them, after they spurned a player who wants to leave at the end of the season, despite him being released by England and the county being hit by injuries. All of which suggests Mr Pietersen is not the most popular man at the Rose Bowl right now.Friends Provident t20CrickethampshireSomerset guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Pietersen to be denied a last hurrah
Pietersen released for Friends Provident t20 finals day hampshire unlikely to pick batsman, who is leaving county The chances of Kevin Pietersen making one last appearance for hampshire at the Friends Provident t20 finals day on Saturday appear slim after the county said it was unlikely to change its stance despite the England and Wales Cricket Board making the national teams No4 available.Once Pietersen said he was breaking his hampshire contract, the chairman and chief executive, Rod Bransgrove, repeatedly ruled the county would prefer to stand by those who wanted to play for the club and today the first XI manager, Giles White, said he saw no reason for a U-turn.Earlier, the ECB had made Pietersen, Alastair Cook of Essex and Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann of Nottinghamshire available to their counties for finals day at the Rose Bowl, the hampshire headquarters. Bransgrove is away but White said: "This is first Ive heard, but I suggest there will be no change in our policy."All four will rejoin England on Sunday ahead of next weeks third Test at The Oval. Whether Pietersen will be joined in camp by another hampshire batsman, Michael Carberry, was the subject of increasing speculation today when the selector James Whitaker was spotted at Taunton.Carberry is the first to dismiss talk of a return to the England colours, but his weight of runs this summer - seven first-class centuries and an average well into the 60s - is mentioned every time Cook goes cheaply. When the England opener failed again at Edgbaston Carberry was in the middle, riding a wave which had included centuries in both innings of his most recent championship game.Then the 29-year-old had said he was hurt but not surprised at hearing nothing from England since his single Test in Bangladesh last winter. He came close to ruling himself out: "Im not thinking about England. I think that ship has sailed."When Carberry eased himself through a difficult opening passage and into the seventies here against Somerset, it looked as though he was doing everything possible to be at The Oval. There were two elegant fours through the covers to end the early Somerset stranglehold and a pulled six. The best of the lot, an inch-perfect late cut, took hampshire past 100 but after reaching fifty in 99 balls Carberrys batting met its match in the former Indian Test spinner Murali Kartik. With Carberry on 71, Kartik switched ends. The first ball moved into the left-hander for a huge lbw appeal. The second was an arm ball, Craig Kieswetter held the catch and the hampshire innings fell away from 160 for one.Kevin PietersenhampshireTwenty20England Cricket TeamCricketFriends Provident t20Mike Averis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Adil Rashid prepares to turn the screw on hampshire
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Lancashire move to Liverpool will not be plain sailing for batsmen
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Warwickshire handed tough group draw in defence of Clydesdale Bank 40 trophy
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Notts get delayed start to 2011 season
Defending champions given first week of season off View the full 2011 fixture list hereNottinghamshire will wait until 14 April to begin the defence of their County Championship title after being given a week off in the opening round of fixtures for the 2011 season.Mick Newells side will fly out to Abu Dhabi for the long-standing curtain-raiser to the season against an MCC XI, which begins on 27 March, but will not be in action again until they take on hampshire at Trent Bridge more than two weeks later.Three Division One games will have taken place by that time, with Worcestershire hosting Yorkshire, Lancashire taking on Sussex and Durham making the long trip to hampshire in the opening set of games.The latter three games will begin on 8 April, with Division Two champions Sussexs trip to Lancashire staged at one of the Red Rose countys out-grounds as they spend the season redeveloping their Old Trafford home.Kent and Essex, relegated from Division One last season, meet at Chelmsford in the highlight of the opening day in the second tier. Surrey face Northamptonshire, Leicestershire host Glamorgan and Gloucestershire take on Derbyshire.The Championship campaign will run on until the final set of fixtures starting on 12 September.The Clydesdale Bank 40 begins on 24 April, with the defending champions Warwickshire travelling to hampshire in a live televised game for the pick of the 10 fixtures. The same competition provides the first floodlit action of the season as Glamorgan host Essex on 6 May. Lords hosts the tournament final on 17 September, the last match of the domestic season.hampshire take on Somerset in a repeat of last years Friends Provident t20 as the new seasons competition begins at the Rose Bowl on 1 June. Both sides will hope to return to finals day, which this season takes place on 27 August at Edgbaston.County Championship Division OneNottinghamshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Adams stars as hampshire beat Surrey
hampshire 201-2; Surrey 191-9. hampshire win by 10 runsThe hampshire faithful may have turned up expecting much from a rare sighting of Kevin Pietersen but they left muttering about the explosive century scored by a local 29-year-old who had spent the previous day playing in the hampshire leagues.Yesterday Jimmy Adams was bowled out cheaply by the chauffeur of hampshires benefactor, Rod Bransgrove. Today, before taking an acrobatic catch to settle the match, he needed just 64 balls to become the second hampshire batsman to score a Twenty20 century. He batted through the innings, including the 13 minutes and 10 balls that Englands best batsman lasted before skewing an extravagant drive to be caught on the deep mid-off boundary.Adams, who was born in Winchester and who made his hampshire debut eight years ago, could have gone the same way. He had cleared the boundary four times before, in attempting to go to three figures with a fifth, he miscued and was caught on the ropes. However, the umpire, Richard Illingworth, had signalled a no ball and the resultant single was enough to earn a mid-wicket hug from Sean Ervine, who contributed 54 to their unbroken third-wicket stand of 144.hampshire passed their best score in the competition this season and Adams soared past his previous best innings, of 68 not out, building on the 61 he made last week when hampshire squandered his good work to be bowled out for 97 by Somerset.The last time Pietersen played a game of Twenty20, he hit Australia all over Barbados, putting on 111 with Craig Kieswetter to make England world champions. Pietersens 47 in that match was enough to confirm him as player of the championship and he must have flown home expecting some time with his new family and a chance to put his feet up between the Bangladesh Tests and the one-day internationals against Australia which start here a week on Tuesday.That, however, was before the marketing men at Lords put pressure on Andy Flower to make his main players available for some county action. The England team director responded by saying he understood the counties plight - "I feel for them when we pull [players] out of county games" - before telling Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Paul Collingwood they could play twice while allowing hampshire their only sighting of Pietersen in Twenty20 action - or any other action, for that matter - since he played against Middlesex in June 2008.If that was designed to put bums on seats, it failed - the gate was about average for Twenty20 here this year. But in cricketing terms the day was a considerable success, especially with Mark Ramprakash keeping Surrey in the match until Adams completed his remarkable day with a diving catch at square leg. Ramprakash was gone for 61 with four overs left and the game was effectively over, even though Surrey got to within 10 runs.Pietersen left the Rose Bowl with a couple of sore hands and some damaged pride. It was not until a few minutes before he went into bat that hampshire found a shirt that fitted and had his name across the shoulders. There was also an over of off-spin which went for 14.His innings started with a snorting bouncer from Chris Tremlett, a long-time team-mate at hampshire before the former England fast bowler switched to Surrey in the close season. That accounted for the damage to Pietersens left hand. The damage to the right came from a misfield early in Surreys run chase, after that 13-minute innings had brought 15 runs and three blistering boundaries, leading to Tremlett being removed from the attack with figures of one for 23 from three overs. The wicket was that of another England Twenty20 hero, Michael Lumb.Lumb got hampshire off to a flier before handing the baton to Pietersen. Once he had gone, at 57 for two, there was plenty of work for Adams to do.Friends Provident t20hampshireSurreyCricketMike Averis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Pietersen confirms hampshire exit
Kevin Pietersen to leave hampshire at seasons end Middlesex and Surrey linked with England batsmanEver since Kevin Pietersen observed during his only appearance of the season for hampshire last Sunday that "geographically it just doesnt work - I live in Chelsea", his official confirmation today that he would leave hampshire at the end of the season was only a matter of time.Pietersens determination to play in London automatically limits his choice to Surrey and Middlesex. Surrey have the flash and the cash but Middlesex have been rumoured since March to be interested in Pietersen. Angus Fraser, Middlesexs managing director of cricket, was playing coy last night. "Youd be a fool not to think about it," he said.If both negotiations failed, then Pietersen would be in a pickle. There is talk of him going freelance and abandoning county cricket altogether but it would be a foolish move and one that he is not thought to be considering seriously.Although there is nothing in the regulations that insists Pietersen has a county contract, Englands coach, Andy Flower, would expect him to maintain that link. It is still regarded as vital that England players have a county to play for when England deem that they need the practice; no matter that Pietersen has not played a championship match at the Rose Bowl since he made his Test debut in 2005 or that his Friends Provident t20 match on Sunday at the Rose Bowl was his first for hampshire in two years.Rod Bransgrove, hampshires chairman, has gradually become hardened to an inevitable parting of the ways. "Given the international schedule we have to adhere to and the England managements policy of withdrawing players from county cricket in favour of rest and recuperation, we havent seen as much of KP as we would have liked over the past six years," he said. "The ECBs policy of releasing players for their counties is quite opaque and I dont understand it."Bransgrove is also peeved that England have withdrawn Pieterson from a hampshire Q&A on the eve of the NatWest Series ODI against Australia next Tuesday. "It was 45 minutes and one of the few occasions he was staying locally," he said.Pietersens move is important not for where he might go - if he does join Middlesex, under current arrangements he will barely play for them - as much as what it says about the state of English cricket.Bransgroves frustration with Pietersens unavailability for t20 cricket is one that all counties would share about their leading internationals. The ECB has relaunched t20 but has been unable to include its top players in it. The public, which spots these things, has responded with suspicion. That will become a central point at issue when the counties again debate the future structure of the game."The ECB have also shown no commitment to the competition," Bransgrove said. "Our international player was only available for one game. We really need to grasp the opportunity of t20, but its almost gone now."Of more immediate concern for hampshire is that Kabir Ali, who has the best strike rate in the county game, will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.Kevin PietersenhampshireCricketDavid Hopps guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Vince pushes Hants past Warwickshire
Warwickshire 153-5; hampshire 154-5 hampshire won by five wicketsWarwickshire maintained their unhappy history of never having won a Twenty20 quartera€‘final, losing tonight by five wickets but with a ball to spare to hampshire, the first team to go through to finals day and on their own ground in 18 days.Since being runnersa€‘up in 2003, when there were no quarter finals, Warwickshire have now lost at the first knock-out stage six times, tonights game ending a run of six wins which made Warwickshire top dogs after the pool stage in the North Group while hampshire had to win the last of their pool games to qualify.However, set a rate 7.65 an over, hampshire were on target until two wobbly overs at the death. Jimmy Adams, top scorer in the competition this season, got them off to a decent start, Abdul Razzaq, brought in specifically to get hampshire to their first finals day, kept up the momentum with 33 off 26 balls, and James Vince, a product of the hampshire academy, saw them home with a mature 66 when batting looked far from easy on a pitch with life.Adams set the tone, cutting Neil Carter second ball, before twice pulling Chris Woakes. Seventeen came from the England Lions mediuma€‘pacers second over and the fall of Adams only brought Vince to the wicket. The 19-year-old, who is rated by the former England coach and now hampshire consultant, Duncan Fletcher, settled in with a four through the cover but was initially content to play second fiddle to Razzaq. As the 30-year-old has something like 260 limiteda€‘overs internationals and close on 6,000 runs behind him, you could see why.Razaaq just cleared longa€‘on with a sweetly timed six, before Vince replied by pulling over the squarea€‘leg boundary for one of his own. His halfa€‘century came up from 37 balls, including five other boundaries. Vince looked to have got hampshire more or less there in the 16th over when a second six into the building site left them needing 18 from 18 deliveries.However, a run out, a couple of interventions from the video umpire and an attack of nerves took the game into the final over with five needed. A dot ball and a leg bye preceded a mis-field and a scampered two and one was needed from two with Vince on strike. He pushed the winning run and barely had time to leap in celebration before his captain, Dominic Cork, was telling the world: "Mark my words, he will play for England."Earlier Warwickshire had mis-hit and mistimed their way to a below-par 153. The top scorer Darren Maddy made 44 from 31 balls, mixing edged boundaries with scampered singles and twos, plus a couple of delightful sixes. The first, a flick off his legs, flew deep over backward square leg, but was followed by an over from Chris Wood in which Maddy took four from the first ball and missed the next five.His second six flew back over the bowlers head, but trying to repeat the shot he merely found long on - giving another 19-year-old, Danny Briggs, one of his three wickets caught in the deep.That and a minor clatter of wickets - 87 for two became 95 for five in three overs - dragged the run rate back from close on nine an over, when Maddy and Keith Barker were together, until Tim Ambrose and Rikki Clarke added 58 from 45 deliveries for the sixth wicket.Friends Provident t20WarwickshirehampshireTwenty20Mike Averis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Danica sputters in return to NASCAR
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Dartmouth Beats Back Buckeyes
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KP not too fussed about scoring high
Pietersen unbothered about poor form in one-day internationals England batsman could turn out for hampshire this monthKevin Pietersen insists he is not worried about his recent poor form for England, although he has failed to pass 50 in his last 17 one-day international innings.Pietersen, who burst onto the international scene with a flurry of big scores in 2005, last got a half-century in November 2008, when he scored 111 not out as captain against India in Cuttack.That has prompted some within in the game, including the former England batsman Graham Thorpe, to question the South African-born stars place in the side.Pietersen was left out of the squad which beat Bangladesh 2-1 recently in order to rest and recover from a minor thigh injury. The 30-year-old, who recently became a father for the first time, has shrugged off suggestions that he will not be able to bounce back from his recent poor performances.He said: "Im not worried about my form. It happens to every single player. Its difficult when you play all three forms of the game to just keep on going and going and going. I dont know if theres a big score for me around the corner. If it happens it happens. Im not too fussed. Im not losing any sleep over it ."This rest has come at a really good time to try and get myself sorted. I have absolutely loved the time off. I have a brand new child at home and spending time with him has been priceless. The injury is fine. Theres no problem with that whatsoever. I will be fit and raring to go for the Pakistan series."Pietersen will now spend another week resting before resuming training ahead of Englands four-Test series against Pakistan, which begins at Trent Bridge on July 29. He could return to his current county, hampshire, in a bid to get some match practice before the first Test."If hampshire have a couple of games then I could turn out for them," he said. "Ill have to have a look at the fixtures first but Id love to. I love playing for hampshire. Its a great day out and they are a great bunch of guys down there."Pietersen is expected to join either Surrey or Middlesex when his contract at hampshire expires at the end of the season. "I actually havent got a clue where Ill be next season. I dont deal with that kind of thing, my agent does," Pietersen said. "Im definitely looking at a London club because I live in London, I do all my training in London, I do all my rehab in London. But its the last thing Im worried about at the moment."Kevin PietersenEngland Cricket TeamhampshireCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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hampshire spark row with England after snubbing Kevin Pietersen for 40-over game
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Jos Buttler brightens Somersets day with maiden century
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Durhams Stephen Harmison hits out as rain curtails days play
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Somerset 204; hampshire 480-4 | County Championship match report
Somerset 204; hampshire 480-4 Hants lead by 276 runs with six first-innings wickets in handWhile Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry were rewriting the hampshire record book with a stand of 373 at a sun-drenched Taunton, events elsewhere pushed their club closer to Division Two. Worcestershires massacre of Lancashire at New Road means that even if hampshire win this game they will be 19 points adrift of third-from-bottom place and safety, with only two matches left.No one can accuse the men from the Rose Bowl of going down without a fight. Having won two of their previous three championship fixtures, they have dominated from the start against Somerset, whose own title aspirations faded with every ball as Adams and Carberry built remorselessly on a second-wicket partnership that was already worth 123 when the second day began.By lunch it had been extended to 225 and by tea to 372, eclipsing hampshires previous best second-wicket stand of 321, compiled by George Brown and Edward Barrett against Gloucestershire at Southampton in 1920. Both batsmen needed fortune in the morning session as the ball went past the outside edge frequently. At one point after beating Adams, the acting Somerset captain Alfonso Thomas carefully switched the bails on the stumps at the bowlers end in an effort to change his luck.No such superstition was going to worry the hampshire pair. Both reached their centuries before lunch, Carberry off 189 balls with 20 fours, and Adams in the final over before the break off 212 deliveries, with 16 boundaries.They went on to dominate the afternoon session as Somerset wilted in the heat. When Carberry, on 182, edged the fourth ball after tea from Steve Kirby and Jos Buttler, back from England Twenty20 duty, took the catch, the irrepressible pace bowler celebrated as if the game had been won.Buttlers brilliant one-handed diving effort to dismiss Neil McKenzie was all the more creditable because the young Somerset wicketkeeper had only arrived back from Old Trafford in the early hours of the morning.James Vince soon followed and hampshire strangely missed out on a fifth batting point, reaching 395 for four at the end of the 110th over. Perhaps, after all, they are resigned to their fate.Nothing was going to stop Adams registering the second double century of his career. He reached it with a top-edged six off Craig Meschede, having faced 388 balls and hit 29 fours.County Championship 2011 Division OneSomersethampshireCounty Championship Division OneCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Newman wins N.H. Cup race for first win of 2011
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hampshire's Royal link a case of bad timing
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County cricket - live!
The days play from around the grounds. Click here to see live scores and county cricket video highlights can be perused here10.30am Those remaining fixtures in full:Nottinghamshire: Aug 24-27 v Lancashire (h); Aug 31-Sept 3 v Durham (a); Sept 7-10 v Yorkshire (h); Sept 13-16 v Lancashire (a)Somerset: Aug 24-27 v Durham (h); Sept 7-10 v Lancashire (h); Sept 13-16 v Durham (a)Yorkshire: Aug 23-26 v hampshire (h); Sept 7-10 v Nottinghamshire (h); Sept 13-16 v Kent (h)10.15am Morning. Another week in the County Championship begins here. A reminder of the standings at the top of the First Division:1 Nottinghamshire P12 176pts2 Somerset P13 172pts3 Yorkshire P13 170ptsFrom tomorrow we will be at Nottinghamshire v Lancashire and Somerset v Durham but todays only action is at Scarborough where Yorkshire host hampshire. So Myles Hodgson will be there to bring us the seaside latest.CricketCounty Championship Division OneCounty Championship Division Two guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Phillip Hughes joins hampshire in quest for Ashes place
Opener hopes to force way back into Australian side Four-match spell comes after shoulder surgeryPhillip Hughes, the Australian opening batsman, is hoping a four-match stint with hampshire will help him regain a place in the Test team ahead of the Ashes series.The 21-year-old left-hander was ruled out of the drawn series against Pakistan in England last month after surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder.Hughes burst on to the international scene with two hundreds in his second Test, against South Africa in March last year, but was dropped after two Tests of the subsequent Ashes series in England. He is now a backup to the regular openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson."I am fully fit and just need time in the middle," Hughes said. "It has been frustrating to watch my mates play on TV."Australia Cricket TeamhampshireAshesCricket guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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James Adams late riposte helps hampshire fight back against Yorkshire
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Warwickshire bowlers make inroads before weather frustrates survival hopes
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hampshire-Essex | County Championship match report
hampshire 300 and 311-7dec, Essex 284 and 99-6 Match drawnIf hampshire are relegated this season they should look back on this day and shake their heads in embarrassment. A combination of events prevented them forcing the win that would have lifted them off the bottom of Division One, with the weather arguably the most important of those, bringing play to a close with a maximum of 24 overs remaining. But many others would suggest the stand-in captain Nic Pothas was far too cautious in the timing of his declaration.On a pitch where the ball never really came on to the bat, with neither team proving able to consistently exceed a run rate of three an over, and on which an increasing number of deliveries were keeping low, hampshire used up almost 19 overs in extending their lead from 251 overnight to 327 before Pothas finally decided he had enough. Required to score at close to four and a half runs an over, Essex lost both openers almost immediately.Tom Westley was bowled by James Tomlinson, Jaik Mickelburgh by Dominic Cork, and again, both deliveries stayed low. Matt Walker edged David Balcombe to second slip, and when two balls later Ryan ten Doeschate was leg before on the back foot to the same bowler, Essex were 16 for four. Ravi Boparas classy half-century was ended two balls after tea by a Danny Briggs delivery which barely rose above ankle height, but by the time James Foster was caught at third slip off Sean Ervine the rain was already beginning to fall.Even so, Pothas, who is deputising for the injured Dimitri Mascarenhas, was entirely unrepentant. "Theres nothing you can do about rain," he said. "The timing of the declaration wasnt difficult. We had what we wanted them to chase in our heads, and you never play for the weather."If wed tried to go any harder [in the morning] we could have lost a couple of wickets and come unstuck. Maybe if wed caught all our catches in their first innings things might have been different, but Ive got more regrets about a few decisions that might have gone our way."County Championship Division OnehampshireEssexCricketRichard Rae guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Carberry makes Test pitch at hampshire
hampshire 300; Nottinghamshire 6-0Michael Carberry dreams of opening for England when hampshire stage their inaugural Test during Sri Lankas visit next summer. He will have to wait a while to discover whether that ambition will be realised but he can already claim to have made a hundred on the Rose Bowls Test pitch.As hampshire opened their proposed Test surface to the scrutiny of the ECB, Carberry spent all but 10 overs of the day scrutinising it. It looked in good order but it took Carberry to prove it. He struck 132, finally out when he pulled Paul Franks to deep square. No other hampshire batsman reached fifty.If you want to prove that your Test pitch is reliable, this hampshire side is not designed for purpose. They began bottom of Division One, with defeats in all three games so far, and, if they lose this one, it would represent their worst run in the championship since 1906, a year when no one ever envisaged an international ground in the Meon Valley and most interest centred around a Roman villa found in Lippen Wood.The thought of another Roman villa being discovered behind the Rose Bowl would give hampshires chairman, Rod Bransgrove, sleepless nights. The ground will open two new stands when Australia visit for a one-day international in June and, once the opposition of a few hoteliers to a new hotel development on the M23 side of the ground has been repelled, a spanking 25,000-seat stadium will be completed. County finances may be under strain after the ECB-inspired rush for development but at least English cricket has got some improved grounds to show for it; Greece only has a few dodgy villas and retirement pensions at 53.Two pitch inspectors, Mike Denness and David Hughes, and the ECBs pitches consultant, Chris Wood, were on reconnaisance. Carberry, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong this year, would have preferred a selector but his impression was favourable. This was his third first-class hundred of the season, unblemished, although he moved through the nineties in less polished fashion than he might have wished.This was not the day for Notts bowlers to contend with a Test-quality surface. Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann are absent with England on Twenty20 duty, while Andre Adams and Luke Fletcher both succumbed to minor injuries. Charlie Shreck, summoned from the seconds, looked rather lumbering but got away with it.James Vinces bright 39 marked him down as a promising talent and it needed an umpires consultation for Sean Ervine to depart for a catch at first slip. But Notts, low on resources, would have settled for this.County Championship Division OnehampshireNottinghamshireCricketDavid Hopps guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Neil Carter swings it Warwickshires way
Warwicks (45-1) trail Hants (283) by 238 runs. Neil Carter's left-arm swing that caused hampshire most trouble as he claimed second straight five-wicket [detalii...]
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hampshire 195-5, Sussex 150 | Friends Provident t20 match report
hampshire 195-5, Sussex 150 hampshire won by 45 runshampshire today tampered with the boundaries of good taste in Twenty20 cricket to secure the final knockout place available in the South Group. Quite simply, they reduced the playing area at the Rose Bowl as far as they dared to gain a tactical advantage over the current champions, Sussex.It worked. hampshire won a one-sided contest and will go to Taunton for a quartera€‘final against Somerset. Sussex also qualify, but after leading the group for most of the competition they have surrendered home advantage and will visit Chelmsford, where Essex today lost a heated encounter with Middlesex. All three teams hunting the final qualification spot - hampshire, Surrey and Middlesex - won. hampshire went through on a better run rate.After suffering at the hands of the Middlesex spinners on Friday night, hampshire shrunk the straight boundaries and glued the surface of the wicket. Initially it was hard to say whether their plan would succeed. Sussex reduced their quota of spinners, dropping Will Beer for James Kirtleys medium pace, but hampshire made a sticky start, slipping to 24 for two and 68 for three when it seemed the boundaries might not have been shrunk far enough.With a remarkable piece of clear thinking and gymnastic catching, Luke Wright dismissed the countrys leading Twenty20 batsman, Jimmy Adams, taking the ball inside the boundary, throwing it up as he overbalanced over the rope and reclaiming it as he stepped back on to the field of play.However, that was when Michael Carberry, batting down the order, joined Neil McKenzie in a partnership that would be worth 65 from 41 balls, Carberry hitting two sixes in his 36. McKenzie played the holding role until a second piece of sharp fielding forced his acceleration. Matt Prior, not having one of his better days keeping wicket, scooted out to point to collect and, off balance, threw the wicket down with Carberry stranded.In the previous four overs 51 had been added and McKenzie, along with Sean Ervine, kept the foot down. The South African passed 50 off his 44th delivery, then took 17 from Wrights final over of the innings to finish with 67 from 49 balls while Ervine indulged in some big hitting of his own, taking 32 from 12 deliveries.On the slow, low wicket of Friday, hampshire had managed just a dozen boundaries and three sixes. On todays postage-stamp field there were 27 boundaries, eight of them sixes. An asking rate of close on 10 was always beyond Sussex. They had brief hope while Dwayne Smith was clubbing 28 off 14 balls, but the holders, who started with eight wins in nine games, have lost six of their last seven.Middlesex beat Essex by 11 runs and Surrey wiped out the divisions whipping boys, Gloucestershire, but neither side improved their run rate enough to unsettle hampshire, even though Surrey won at Bristol with eight overs to spare. Gloucestershires 147 looked pretty abject once Rory Hamilton-Brown and Steve Davies hit 112 in a 51-ball opening partnership. However, Surrey had needed to win in 9.2 overs if they were to progress.The run rate was also an issue at Chelmsford. The other was a confrontation between David Warner and Maurice Chambers which led to the umpire Martin Bodenham stepping in. Warner settled the Middlesex innings with 37 from 20 balls including a six and six fours - five of which came from successive deliveries from Chambers, leading to the heated exchange between the Australian batsman and the 22-year-old bowler.Friends Provident t20hampshireSussexTwenty20CricketMike Averis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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James Hildreth and Zander de Bruyn give Somerset hope against hampshire
Somerset (392-7) lead Hants (284) by 108 runs Somerset pair put on 155 for fifth wicket at Taunton to create chance of exciting final [detalii...]
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Ian Blackwell tilts the balance for champions Durham
Durham (284-5) trail hampshire (345) by 61 runs Blackwell comes to the rescue of the champions with a typically forceful innings of [detalii...]
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Stewart wins again; takes points lead in Chase
Tony Stewart made it 2 for 2 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, pulling ahead when Clint Bowyer ran of gas with two laps left to win at New hampshire Motor Speedway on [detalii...]
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Trescothick ton hurts hampshire
hampshire 285; Somerset 405-5Marcus Trescothick hit the 44th first-class century of his career. It was not one of his most scintillating innings and by his high standards it was not that memorable either, but it was very timely.Upon arrival at the Rose Bowl, Trescothick had scored 48 runs in four Championship innings. Even worse, his side, made favourites before a ball was bowled this season, had been floundering. They had lost their first two Championship matches - to Warwickshire and Lancashire - by an innings inside three days. They cannot lose this match by an innings, even if taking another 10 wickets to win on a docile surface will be some challenge.Someone had to stop the bleeding and Trescothick took it upon himself to do it. It was a masterclass of sorts, if a low-key one. He gave a polished demonstration of how to play yourself back into form after a decidedly dodgy patch. For the first three or four hours there was barely a trademark Trescothick clump to be seen. He watched the ball on to his bat, patting it away, his priority to occupy the crease for a very long time rather than pepper the boundary boards, which are not too distant to one side of the pitch.For much of the morning his timing was a little awry, but his concentration never wavered - he bided his time and as the hampshire bowlers grew more weary, the magic returned. His century took him 189 with 14 fours and a top-edged six over long leg. Thereafter he started to hit the ball harder and further. hampshire seemed to think they had him caught behind on 132 but by the close he was 193 not out and Somersets lead was 120.The youngsters could only flicker around him. In the morning, Arul Suppiah was caught behind when lunging at the lively David Griffiths and Nick Compton missed a fine delivery from Sean Ervine. James Hildreth looked secure until he gave a sharp return to Friedel de Wet. Maybe he was disconcerted by De Wets run-up, which contains two peculiar leaps. Craig Kieswetter also impressed, forthright yet controlled while hitting 58, before he was also caught and bowled by De Wet. It would be no surprise if Kieswetter returned to England colours for their white-ball cricket this summer.For hampshire, the 19-year-old left-arm spinner Danny Briggs did most of the work. He bowled for much of the afternoon into a stiff breeze and on a pitch that was not encouraging much turn. He stuck to his task, never overawed by the massive presence of Trescothick. Eventually Briggs was rewarded with a wicket, that of the 18-year-old Alex Barrow, who was playing his maiden first-class innings. Barrow batted for 53 minutes with Trescothick so he had a treasured glimpse of what it is all about.County Championship Division OnehampshireSomersetCricketVic Marks guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Steve James: England Ashes hero Simon Jones swings back to his best form
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Middlesex flop again at hands of unfamiliar foe
Middlesex slump at Lords to lose their fourth game in a row Somerset and Essex play out draw in TauntonThe gloom in the capital has not lifted, neither in Downing Street nor St Johns Wood. Middlesex inevitably retained their 100% record in the Championship. They have now lost all four of their games by substantial margins.It is getting serious. They are being skittled by bowlers who are recognised only by the most ardent of fans. At Lords Gloucestershires Gemaal Hussain, a much-travelled seamer, took five second-innings wickets, which gave him eight in the match.There is no sign of any more cavalry on the horizon. Owais Shah was back for this game, but Eoin Morgan will be a while returning. Moreover they travel to Hove next week against the other Division Two side with a 100% record, Sussex, who have won all their games. It would be quite a turn up if Middlesex were to prevail there.At Taunton there was some sunshine, some rain and a few runs and wickets but nothing of real significance. Marcus Trescothick and Arul Suppiah had a glorified net in the evening. Somerset and Essex were happy to pick up as many bonus points as possible. Both sides took 10 points from the game, which was enough for Somerset to climb off the bottom of the table provided Warwickshire defeated hampshire.There Chris Woakes had a fine match, polishing off the hampshire tail this morning, finishing the game with six wickets and a century to his name. hampshire offered little resistance but there were regular, nervous glances at the sky from the home side as the rain fell around Edgbaston. There were agonising delays when hampshire were nine wickets down and when Warwickshire required just 29 more runs to win. In the end Ian Bell and Ian Westwood steered them home by an eight-wicket margin.There was also a late finish at Northampton, where a buoyant Derbyshire side were held to a draw by Northamptonshires last pair Paul Harrison and Jack Brooks who defied the visitors for the last 35 minutes.At the moment the big London clubs can only look on with envy at the early success of the team that John Morris has cobbled together at Derby - and with relief that there is no relegation from the second division.County Championship Division OneCounty Championship Division TwoCricketVic Marks guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]
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Johnson takes New hampshire; Stewart second
LOUDON, N.H. -- Jimmie Johnson notched his fifth victory of the season, passing Kurt Busch with a lap and a half to go to win the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon. Tony Stewart was [detalii...]
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Lancashire discipline leaves Dominic Corks hampshire in disarray | County Championship match report
Lancashire 328 & 8-0; hampshire 133 & 201 Lancashire win by 10 wicketsIf there is a word that sums up what Lancashire are all about this season, it is discipline. So said their stand-in captain, Mark Chilton, after a side that many considered possible relegation candidates this season completed a fifth victory in six matches to extend their lead at the top of the County Championship."We have a small squad of 16 or 17, but every player is making a contribution," Chilton said. Kyle Hogg, who took four wickets for seven runs to finish off hampshire and give him a match return of 11 for 59, was a case in point."For Kyle to come in and bowl that well on his first championship appearance of the season speaks volumes for the quality we have in the group," Chilton said. "But its not just good luck, weve been working towards it for a long time. From the time we got together in December, [the coach] Peter Moores has been extremely efficient, especially with the bowlers. Every ball has been monitored and weve worked incredibly hard on being consistent and disciplined."On a pitch offering the seam bowlers every assistance, and against a hampshire batting line-up devoid of confidence, those qualities were all that were needed to get the job done. In fact the match was probably won on the first day, when the hampshire captain Dominic Cork put Lancashire in. It was the right decision, but stubborn and brave batting, particularly by Karl Brown and later on by the tail, coupled with poor bowling, enabled Lancashire to post a first innings score at least 100 runs higher than it should have been."That was probably the key, Browns 96 was the best innings Ive seen for a long time," Chilton said. "After that it was a case of bowling to plans, putting it in the right place, keeping the runs down and taking the chances when they came."All of which Lancashire did with the sort of unfussy competence which bodes well for their chances of maintaining their bid to win a first outright title for 77 years. The match against Durham, which starts on Sunday, will be another vital test."Theyre a form team, but with the quality of cricket were producing well try to put them under pressure," Chilton said. "Sewing this match up early gives us another day-and-a-half to prepare, and for the bowlers to do their regeneration work with the physios, and that will be a big help."hampshire, by contrast, are in disarray, and it was surprising to see captain Cork, having declined to comment, driving away within 15 minutes of the match ending."It has been a very tough start and the boys have not clicked so far as a group," their cricket manager, Giles White, said."We have to reassess and go from there. We have not performed for long periods, but we have players coming back for T20 so Michael Lumb and Imran Tahir are ready to play, Liam Dawson will be back and Shahid Afridi arrives on Sunday so they will all add sunshine to the group because it is a pretty sad place at the moment."LancashirehampshireCricketRichard Rae guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]