Hampshire CCC 2025

[Lighthouse]

Bad light stops play, so that should be it. I don’t think we were ever chasing down that total but that’s a phenomenal effort from Gubbins, Albert and Prest today to but out the unlikeliest of draws.

[Window Cleaner]

Match ended bad bad light with Hants 300/5. Still a good draw. Good batting from Gubbins, Albert and Prest. A win might have just been possible if we'd been

able to up the rate a bit and no bad light but a draw is a good result for us, leaving Surrey still without a win.

Edited April 14 by Window Cleaner

[Gloucester Saint]

Top effort from the lads today, Fletcha in blunting a newish ball and then hundred from Gubbins and Albert playing himself into form.

[Andrew Watson]

Delighted to be proved wrong,a really fantastic effort from all the batsmen.

[Weston Saint]

We now know the reason Keith Barker has not featured for 9 Months

Club Statement: Keith Barker | Utilita Bowl

I was told last year his contract had been renewed but it had not been reported to the media.  Be good to have him back

[Dark Munster]

Ludicrous suspension given the circumstances.

[Window Cleaner]

6 hours ago, Dark Munster said:

Ludicrous suspension given the circumstances.

Depends really. I don't know the real circumstances so I couldn't say. Anyway relatively good news because today we look to be a bowler short at least.

Hampton isn't a Barker substitute.

[Weston Saint]

49 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

Depends really. I don't know the real circumstances so I couldn't say. Anyway relatively good news because today we look to be a bowler short at least.

Hampton isn't a Barker substitute.

Oh I don't know, 94/6 looks pretty good to me. Agree though, Hampton does not look a Div 1 allrounder so far. He was a late choice though after Edwards injury 

[Lighthouse]

I went to make a sandwich at 93/3. 😂

[Dark Munster]

16 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I went to make a sandwich at 93/3. 😂

Go make another one please. 

[Window Cleaner]

25 minutes ago, Weston Saint said:

Oh I don't know, 94/6 looks pretty good to me. Agree though, Hampton does not look a Div 1 allrounder so far. He was a late choice though after Edwards injury 

Well yes, when i wrote that we we're getting manhandled so to say by Lamonby and Vaughan, including a lot of leg side stuff to the left hander. As a lefty myself I found it much easier to score down the leg side, something about how we "cackhanders" situate ourselves in space or some scientific stuff like that. And the principal culprit was Hampton.

[John B]

1 minute ago, Window Cleaner said:

Well yes, when i wrote that we we're getting manhandled so to say by Lamonby and Vaughan, including a lot of leg side stuff to the left hander. As a lefty myself I found it much easier to score down the leg side, something about how we "cackhanders" situate ourselves in space or some scientific stuff like that. And the principal culprit was Hampton.

I have a young brother who is sixteen years younger than me and my dad and I both right handers made him into a successful lefthander because of the amount of balls you get on their leg stump.

He still plays today for Berkshire over Sixties

 

 

[Window Cleaner]

Need to finish them off now because these are free runs that we're giving them.

[Gloucester Saint]

19 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

Need to finish them off now because these are free runs that we're giving them.

Shorter, quicker, in at the ribs. Line and length isn’t working where conditions are drying out.

[Window Cleaner]

6 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Shorter, quicker, in at the ribs. Line and length isn’t working where conditions are drying out.

We'd probably know that if the commentary girls were a bit less dopey. Normally they're ok but on of this morning's sounds a bit clueless. 

[Lighthouse]

I know Hampton was a late, short notice replacement but when an overseas player looks less dangerous and more expensive than Brad Wheal, you’ve not quite got it right. I’m not sure what the plan is for when he departs and Barker returns, we’re probably still light a decent batter.

[Picard]

3 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

I know Hampton was a late, short notice replacement but when an overseas player looks less dangerous and more expensive than Brad Wheal, you’ve not quite got it right. I’m not sure what the plan is for when he departs and Barker returns, we’re probably still light a decent batter.

Dewalt Brevis who has signed for the T20 also has an option to play in the Championship though they haven't said when that would be.

[Gloucester Saint]

4 minutes ago, Picard said:

Dewalt Brevis who has signed for the T20 also has an option to play in the Championship though they haven't said when that would be.

Leggie all-rounder - interesting. Whether that’s more of a Liam Livingstone or Will Jacks all-round I guess we will find out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewald_Brevis

With Brett Hampton, my concern was that he’d reached 33 with no international honours in a country when the national team has had a great few years but the talent pool quite small https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Hampton

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, Picard said:

Dewalt Brevis who has signed for the T20 also has an option to play in the Championship though they haven't said when that would be.

Interetingly, I saw a couple of days ago that he had signed for CSK in the IPL, presumably as a replacement for the injured Gaikwad, so we should get a decent look at him, if he gets a game.

[Picard]

4 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

Interetingly, I saw a couple of days ago that he had signed for CSK in the IPL, presumably as a replacement for the injured Gaikwad, so we should get a decent look at him, if he gets a game.

Up till last week he was playing in the SA 4 day championship (for Titans) where he was the second highest scorer.

[Window Cleaner]

So Hants all out for 336, 152 ahead. Bit of a collapse after a good start to the morning. Ball looks to be moving about a bit. Some hitting from Abbott, Wheal and eventually Brown took us to a reasonable total and 2 batting bonus points. Now we'll have to hope to get some Somerset wickets quickly because I don't think the weather forecast is great for tomorrow, might have changed since i looked though.

[Window Cleaner]

Our bowling doesn't look anywhere as near as incisive as later stage of our innings  Somerset's .

Wec have to find another bowler if Baker is going to be called up by England.

[Picard]

They haven't even dared let Hampton bowl in the second innings. Can you drop an overseas player from the team?

[Window Cleaner]

Don't expect much cricket today, weather looks pretty awful. That will be a 13 point draw then.

[Lighthouse]

So basically everyone got a draw out of the weekend apart from Essex beating Worcs. Spare a thought for Notts, bowling the Brummies out for 93 on their own ground, posting 367 in reply and still not getting a win.

[John B]

England cricket trio Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith and Sophie Ecclestone have been named among Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year, the prestigious annual prize awarded to top performers in the English summer.

County stars Liam Dawson and Dan Worrall complete the five-strong list, an honour bestowed in the almanack since 1889 and which cricketers can only win once in their career.

[Weston Saint]

Hampshire players who have achieved this award

1900: RM Poore; 1911: CB Llewellyn; 1912: CP Mead; 1914: LH Tennyson; 1933: AS Kennedy; 1959: RE Marshall & D Shackleton; 1969: BA Richards; 1974: PJ Sainsbury; 1975: AME Roberts; 1977: CG Greenidge; 1983: TE Jesty & MD Marshall; 1984: CL Smith; 1990: RA Smith; 2006: KP Pietersen; 2025: LA Dawson.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, Weston Saint said:

Hampshire players who have achieved this award

1900: RM Poore; 1911: CB Llewellyn; 1912: CP Mead; 1914: LH Tennyson; 1933: AS Kennedy; 1959: RE Marshall & D Shackleton; 1969: BA Richards; 1974: PJ Sainsbury; 1975: AME Roberts; 1977: CG Greenidge; 1983: TE Jesty & MD Marshall; 1984: CL Smith; 1990: RA Smith; 2006: KP Pietersen; 2025: LA Dawson.

Some elite company Liam is in there. Congratulations to him.

PS - my first set of golf clubs were originally Peter Sainsbury’s. I bet that he used them more effectively than me!

[John B]

3 hours ago, Weston Saint said:

Hampshire players who have achieved this award

1900: RM Poore; 1911: CB Llewellyn; 1912: CP Mead; 1914: LH Tennyson; 1933: AS Kennedy; 1959: RE Marshall & D Shackleton; 1969: BA Richards; 1974: PJ Sainsbury; 1975: AME Roberts; 1977: CG Greenidge; 1983: TE Jesty & MD Marshall; 1984: CL Smith; 1990: RA Smith; 2006: KP Pietersen; 2025: LA Dawson.

But only two Hampshire born

 

Very luckly to have seen 1959: RE Marshall & D Shackleton; 1969: BA Richards; 1974: PJ Sainsbury; 1975: AME Roberts; 1977: CG Greenidge; 1983: TE Jesty & MD Marshall; 1984: CL Smith; 1990: RA Smith; 2006: KP Pietersen; 2025: LA Dawson.

 

With Barry Anderson and Malcolm Marshall the best

 

Greenidge Richards R E Marshall RA Smith Pietersen Jesty Aymes Sainsbury M D Marshall Roberts Shackleton would be hell of a team

 

 

 

 

[Dman]

On 20/04/2025 at 17:03, Picard said:

They haven't even dared let Hampton bowl in the second innings. Can you drop an overseas player from the team?

He's really not any good is he. When is that Aussie fit and ready to go? Not that i'm convinced he's going to be any better! 

[Gloucester Saint]

On 20/04/2025 at 17:03, Picard said:

They haven't even dared let Hampton bowl in the second innings. Can you drop an overseas player from the team?

I remember Lancs didn’t pick Steve Elworthy of SA for a Lords final so does happen.

Edited April 23 by Gloucester Saint

[badgerx16]

Hants women get a tied result against Warwickshire in the first women's one day cup game.

[John B]

On 20/04/2025 at 17:03, Picard said:

They haven't even dared let Hampton bowl in the second innings. Can you drop an overseas player from the team?

He bowled 5 overs for 20 in the second innings and is having problems adjusting to the Duke Ball

[Picard]

With current tensions between India and Pakistan I wonder if Vince and others will be hanging around till the end of the PSL.

[Lighthouse]

7 hours ago, Picard said:

With current tensions between India and Pakistan I wonder if Vince and others will be hanging around till the end of the PSL.

For a second there my brain registered that as 'Vance', I thought the last thing that situation needs is him sticking his oar in.

[Lighthouse]

Brevis top scored for Chennai today with 42 off 25.

[Window Cleaner]

On 25/04/2025 at 18:40, Lighthouse said:

Brevis top scored for Chennai today with 42 off 25.

Doesn't help us though. We'll see when he gets here. Three teams won in the latest round of games so we've slid down the table a bit. Notts looking fairly impressive, perhaps they've just played poor teams.

As for Hampton, well he hasn't convinced me as of yet, doesn't look able to offer anything that we don't have already with Kellly or Jack.

What's the wicketkeeper situation for the T20, is one of the recruits a wicky or will that be Brown, who's not really a short format player ?.

 

[Lighthouse]

2 hours ago, Window Cleaner said:

Doesn't help us though. We'll see when he gets here. Three teams won in the latest round of games so we've slid down the table a bit. Notts looking fairly impressive, perhaps they've just played poor teams.

As for Hampton, well he hasn't convinced me as of yet, doesn't look able to offer anything that we don't have already with Kellly or Jack.

What's the wicketkeeper situation for the T20, is one of the recruits a wicky or will that be Brown, who's not really a short format player ?.

 

I didn’t say it helped us but if he performs well in the IPL then he should more than hold his own against the likes of Middlesex and Glamorgan.

[Picard]

12 hours ago, Window Cleaner said:

Doesn't help us though. We'll see when he gets here. Three teams won in the latest round of games so we've slid down the table a bit. Notts looking fairly impressive, perhaps they've just played poor teams.

As for Hampton, well he hasn't convinced me as of yet, doesn't look able to offer anything that we don't have already with Kellly or Jack.

What's the wicketkeeper situation for the T20, is one of the recruits a wicky or will that be Brown, who's not really a short format player ?.

 

Pretorius is a wicket keeper according to various articles.