Hampshire CCC 2026

[Gloucester Saint]

4 hours ago, Picard said:

John Turner interview

Unfortunately behind a pay wall and I'm not subscribed. But going by the introduction the news doesn't seem too good.

White ball career beckons - at best 

 

[Toadhall Saint]

Looking forward to today! Hopefully 3/3 with Middlesex playing last night so us being a day fresher. I’d CV like to see Vince get a few after the last couple of “knocks”.

[Window Cleaner]

6 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Looking forward to today! Hopefully 3/3 with Middlesex playing last night so us being a day fresher. I’d CV like to see Vince get a few after the last couple of “knocks”.

Outground bash against a side that doesn't often shine in T20. Might make 220-240 (or not).

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Looking forward to today! Hopefully 3/3 with Middlesex playing last night so us being a day fresher. I’d CV like to see Vince get a few after the last couple of “knocks”.

If Albert, Dawse (in Friday form), Stubbs and or Cartwright get established, there could be regular sixes hit.

[Window Cleaner]

Middlesex are absolutely rubbish. Probably only need to make 100 or so.

[Lighthouse]

It didn’t really cost us anything but f**k me, that ‘run out’ was one of the worst bits of umpiring I’ve ever seen. The batter might as well have been at the ice cream van he was that far out.

[Gloucester Saint]

Decent start at 10 an over, can’t see that total causing us undue issues. Should be finished early and get down the M3.

[Toadhall Saint]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Decent start at 10 an over, can’t see that total causing us undue issues. Should be finished early and get down the M3.

Probably back around now 😀. Simple day at the office. On to Tuesday now for Sussex (who Middlesex beat yesterday at hove).

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said:

Probably back around now 😀. Simple day at the office. On to Tuesday now for Sussex (who Middlesex beat yesterday at hove).

Surrey lost heavily to Kent, their batting failed badly. I watched Warks v Northants (latter won after a marvellous 115 no from former Hants overseas batter Lynn). Surrey were undone by Jake Lintott who took 4 wickets for very few runs (ex-Hants and Brave, bowls Chinaman eg left arm leggie). Warks let him go, have brought in Pakistan mystery spinner Usman Tariq and blooded a youngster but are also on a terrible run having lost the ability to take wickets in the middle overs.  

[Lighthouse]

It’s a shame Tuesdays forecast is guaranteed rain, as Sussex really are nothing to write home about.

[Window Cleaner]

12 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Surrey lost heavily to Kent, their batting failed badly. I watched Warks v Northants (latter won after a marvellous 115 no from former Hants overseas batter Lynn). Surrey were undone by Jake Lintott who took 4 wickets for very few runs (ex-Hants and Brave, bowls Chinaman eg left arm leggie). Warks let him go, have brought in Pakistan mystery spinner Usman Tariq and blooded a youngster but are also on a terrible run having lost the ability to take wickets in the middle overs.  

As I said on Friday, Surrey don't look at all impressive in this format this season.

[Gloucester Saint]

8 hours ago, Window Cleaner said:

As I said on Friday, Surrey don't look at all impressive in this format this season.

Their line up does but the scores don’t. Sibley has far more shots than he used to have, and if he batted through at just over a run a ball others could slog around him. But not using him in the Blast so far.

[Picard]

On 31/05/2026 at 23:15, Lighthouse said:

It’s a shame Tuesdays forecast is guaranteed rain, as Sussex really are nothing to write home about.

Looks like rain might stop before the evening is over. Might get a few overs in

[Lighthouse]

Not rained for a couple of hours now, with a fair bit of direct sunshine to help dry the pitch and not much of anything heading this way on the radar. Hopefully we get our full 40 overs in and don’t end up getting screwed by DLS in some way.

[Window Cleaner]

Game started, batting first, Albert out first over I think.

[Window Cleaner]

Uh oh ..

[ecuk268]

3 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

Game started, batting first, Albert out first over I think.

Vince gone.

10 for 2

[Gloucester Saint]

51/4 off 8. We bat deep though. 

[Gloucester Saint]

135/5 with 4 to go. Dawson 52 no. 10 an over the aim = 175. Could be competitive. 

[Window Cleaner]

If we do not stop bowling short we may well lose.

[Gloucester Saint]

41 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

If we do not stop bowling short we may well lose.

Should be ok from here, Wood decent, Manny slightly short, Currie and Fuller crap, Dawse very good, on for MOTM with his 50.

[ecuk268]

All out for 144.

[Lighthouse]

Well, if you showed me the two power play scores and asked me who was going to win, I’d have lost money. After their openers fell they had nothing. If we hadn’t dropped their tenth wicket partnership a couple of times, they could’ve been done for even less.

[Picard]

Albert has renewed his contract for two more years. 

I think Prest is also in last year of his contract - not so sure it will be renewed.

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, Picard said:

Albert has renewed his contract for two more years. 

I think Prest is also in last year of his contract - not so sure it will be renewed.

Albert is a talent worth persevering with.

Tom Prest is incredibly frustrating - at least was getting starts earlier in this season but not even getting those in white ball. Had plenty of opportunities too. Might get one year on squad wages which might be the kick up the backside he needs. Or start again at one of the smaller East Midlands counties. 

[John B]

9 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Albert is a talent worth persevering with.

Tom Prest is incredibly frustrating - at least was getting starts earlier in this season but not even getting those in white ball. Had plenty of opportunities too. Might get one year on squad wages which might be the kick up the backside he needs. Or start again at one of the smaller East Midlands counties. 

When we get relegated having Prest in Div 2 would be good

[Gloucester Saint]

7 minutes ago, John B said:

When we get relegated having Prest in Div 2 would be good

Tom Prest is an interesting case. He’s a bit loose outside 5th stump at times, as Vince and Zak Crawley were at test level. But his technique overall is quite compact and he has the shots as he showed when he first broke into the One Day Cup side a few years ago with aplomb.

I can only comment on what I see, someone at the club must know why he’s plateaued then gone backwards. Early season in red ball the start 30s and 40s were there, then he’d find a really daft way to get out. Few of the dismissals were genuinely good balls unlike some of the ones Gubbins and Dawson got.

Now he’s not even getting those in T20 and it’s a cruel format if he gets stuck in a rut.

Sports psychologist may be another option 1-1. Rod said in pre-season that the club felt he was on the ‘Bethell fast track’ a couple of years ago and they were hoping Domingo might understand better how to get him out of a stagnation and signs of what indeed have proved to be a decline.

I wouldn’t release him but offer a contract with a few levels/markers within it to help get the momentum back.