Well I was one of many to be premature in calling out Hants fate. I’m no great fan of County Cricket, but after two weekends of Cup Final defeats I’m delighted to read Saints fans enjoying something! Oh bugger. Saints are about to play. That’s everyone ****ed then!
See, it's never over all you doom & gloom merchants, I always had confidence! Never in doubt that we'd stay up. In all honesty I was amazed when I got back from my walkies on the Common and asked my master to put the TV on and check the score for me.
During our match with Surrey, when lots of wickets fell relatively cheaply (OK, our second innings was awful), it occurred to me that the ECB might give us another points deduction, for another 'poor' pitch. So, although we think we're safe and still playing in Div 1 next season, the ECB might still have other ideas. Unlikely, I know, but nothing is ever simple or clear-cut with Hampshire
There wasn't much wrong with the pitch, it was a result that was down to Hampshire incompetence and a Surrey secret weapon. With the Durham collapse, perhaps there are questions about that Yorkshire pitch?
Simple! Deduct Yorkshire 30 points! In reality, Durham took Hampshire's awful batting to another level.
Our friend Varma has just won the Asia Cup for India, vs Pakistan. He's averaging over 50 in t20s for India.
Chris Woakes has retired from international Cricket . Great player , great servant . Good luck for the future Chris and Thank You .
Wish he could join Middlesex!! Good time to bow out, leaving behind a good legacy of great service, wonderful team player and a fine example of a sportsperson for future generations.
For the second year running, a Hampshire player has been named County Championship MVP. Last year Liam Dawson, this year Kyle Abbott. Dawson had a monster year in 2024 so that was no surprise. While Kyle had a great season, I am somewhat surprised he's been named 2025 MVP. Hameed would have been my choice, a run machine this year for the newly crowned champions. Although it could be claimed Kyle has kept us up virtually on his own so his value to us was immense.
