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Surrey Beat Hampshire by 69 Runs in Vitality Blast Clash
Surrey Beat Hampshire by 69 Runs in Vitality Blast Clash originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Surrey secured a 69-run victory over Hampshire in their Vitality Blast South Group encounter held in Southampton on June 17, 2025. Advertisement Batting first, Surrey posted 193 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs. Dom Sibley anchored the innings with a composed 70 off 46 balls, earning him the Player of the Match award. Will Jacks contributed a quick 41 from 24 deliveries, helping to set up a strong total. Hampshire's Scott Currie was the most effective bowler for the home side, finishing with 2 for 36 in four overs, while Benny Howell picked up 1 for 24 from three overs. In response, Hampshire were bowled out for 124 in 17.5 overs, falling well short of the 194-run target. Lhuan-dre Pretorius top-scored with 28 from 19 balls, and Joe Weatherley added 27 off 19, but the rest of the batting lineup struggled under pressure. Nathan Smith led Surrey's bowling attack with figures of 3 for 18 in 2.5 overs, including the final wicket of John Turner, who was caught by Chris Jordan for 4. Jordan also took 2 for 17 from his full four overs. Mitchell Santner and Reece Topley each claimed two wickets as well. Advertisement "They got an above-par score. It is tricky when you are chasing a big total, and then you lose three wickets in a row at the back end of the powerplay. The new guys have to take chances, and the run rate is increasing. When it reaches beyond 12 runs an over, it becomes difficult," Adi Birrell, Hampshire head coach said. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Dominant Surrey thump Hampshire in T20 Blast
Surrey's Dom Sibley made 70 from 46 balls, having made 83 runs combined in his opening five innings of the T20 Blast campaign [Getty Images] Surrey cruised to a sixth straight T20 Blast win at Hampshire Hawks to pick up a precious victory in the top-four battle in the South Group. Dom Sibley and Will Jacks gave the visitors a blistering start with a stand of 74 from 45 balls, and Sibley made 70 before a swashbuckling 38 from skipper Sam Curran helped them post 193-6. Advertisement Needing to complete the second-highest T20 chase at Southampton, the Hawks were stifled by Surrey's star-studded bowling attack and crumbled to 124 all out in the 18th over. The 69-run win took Surrey up to third in the South Group table, with the Hawks two places and two points behind. After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 balls. In-form Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling James Vince after scoring seven from 13 balls, having amassed 258 in his previous five knocks. Advertisement With his side 96-2 in the 12th over, Sibley got back to work and brought up his half-century from 32 balls but after adding 42 from 27 balls with Curran, he eventually fell for 70 off 46 balls to a diving catch from James Fuller at mid-on after toe-ending one off Scott Currie (2-36). Curran and Laurie Evans added 34 from the next 13 deliveries before Curran skied Fuller to Vince to depart for a 20-ball 38 with two overs remaining. Evans was caught by Dewald Brevis off Currie in the final over for 19 off 10 balls, and the visitors closed on 193-6 with Tom Curran run out off the final ball for 10. Lhuan-dre Pretorius clipped Sam Curran off his pads for a six from the third ball of Hampshire's reply and showcased his power with 14 off Reece Topley's first over on his return to the Surrey side. Advertisement However, the South African fell in tame fashion in the fourth over, trying a reverse sweep only to top-edge to Topley (2-24) off Jacks for 28 from 19 balls. Hawks skipper Vince (9) followed him in the following over, looping Topley to Chris Jordan at mid-on, and Toby Albert inside-edged Nathan Smith behind to Evans as the hosts were 45-3 at the end of the powerplay. Brevis welcomed Kiwi spinner Mitch Santner with two sixes in three balls, but the game looked up when he holed out to Smith in the deep off Jordan to depart for 16 from 10 balls with 120 runs still needed from 11 overs. Jordan (2-17) picked up his second wicket when Joe Weatherley's promising knock ended as he pulled one to Ollie Sykes on 27, while Fuller (11) looped Santner to Jacks, and Liam Dawson (1) chipped Topley to Curran to leave the Hawks 98-7 in the 14th over. Advertisement Santner bowled Chris Wood (3) to end with 2-36, and Smith had Benny Howell (10) caught by Roy and John Turner (4) hole out to Jordan to finish with figures of 3-18 as the Hawks were bundled out with 13 balls to spare. Wednesday's fixtures North Group Worcestershire v Durham (17:30 BST) South Group Kent v Gloucestershire (18:30) Surrey v Sussex (18:30)
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Dominant Surrey thump Hampshire in T20 Blast
Surrey cruised to a sixth straight T20 Blast win at Hampshire Hawks to pick up a precious victory in the top-four battle in the South Sibley and Will Jacks gave the visitors a blistering start with a stand of 74 from 45 balls, and Sibley made 70 before a swashbuckling 38 from skipper Sam Curran helped them post to complete the second-highest T20 chase at Southampton, the Hawks were stifled by Surrey's star-studded bowling attack and crumbled to 124 all out in the 18th 69-run win took Surrey up to third in the South Group table, with the Hawks two places and two points behind. After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling James Vince after scoring seven from 13 balls, having amassed 258 in his previous five his side 96-2 in the 12th over, Sibley got back to work and brought up his half-century from 32 balls but after adding 42 from 27 balls with Curran, he eventually fell for 70 off 46 balls to a diving catch from James Fuller at mid-on after toe-ending one off Scott Currie (2-36).Curran and Laurie Evans added 34 from the next 13 deliveries before Curran skied Fuller to Vince to depart for a 20-ball 38 with two overs was caught by Dewald Brevis off Currie in the final over for 19 off 10 balls, and the visitors closed on 193-6 with Tom Curran run out off the final ball for Pretorius clipped Sam Curran off his pads for a six from the third ball of Hampshire's reply and showcased his power with 14 off Reece Topley's first over on his return to the Surrey the South African fell in tame fashion in the fourth over, trying a reverse sweep only to top-edge to Topley (2-24) off Jacks for 28 from 19 skipper Vince (9) followed him in the following over, looping Topley to Chris Jordan at mid-on, and Toby Albert inside-edged Nathan Smith behind to Evans as the hosts were 45-3 at the end of the welcomed Kiwi spinner Mitch Santner with two sixes in three balls, but the game looked up when he holed out to Smith in the deep off Jordan to depart for 16 from 10 balls with 120 runs still needed from 11 (2-17) picked up his second wicket when Joe Weatherley's promising knock ended as he pulled one to Ollie Sykes on 27, while Fuller (11) looped Santner to Jacks, and Liam Dawson (1) chipped Topley to Curran to leave the Hawks 98-7 in the 14th bowled Chris Wood (3) to end with 2-36, and Smith had Benny Howell (10) caught by Roy and John Turner (4) hole out to Jordan to finish with figures of 3-18 as the Hawks were bundled out with 13 balls to spare. Wednesday's fixtures North GroupWorcestershire v Durham (17:30 BST)South Group Kent v Gloucestershire (18:30)Surrey v Sussex (18:30)
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21-05-2025
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Tortured Zak Crawley's prolonged poor form leaves England with a decision to make
These are times of greed and gluttony for County Championship batters. Contrary to popular perception, April can be a great month for run-making, the pitches slow, low and not yet hardened by the summer sun; bowlers likewise still working up to full fitness and ferocity. We are but three weeks into the Championship season but already the draw has begun to dominate; it is a reflection of a flawed scoring system that Leicestershire topped the Division Two table ahead of two-win Kent after the opening couple of weeks but also evidence of the batting points on offer for those willing to gorge on some Lent runs. A scan of the centurions so far in the English summer reveals a varied bunch, particularly at the top of the order. Dom Sibley, perhaps a more complete player than when he earned his international caps, has prevented Surrey's title defence enduring an early derailment; Alex Lees, another who looks better for time out of the Test side rather than it, again looks in good touch for Durham, even if young partner Ben McKinney is rapidly bludgeoning his way into the England selectors' sights. Rob Yates and Tom Haines may not yet be in contention for higher honours but are the top-performing professionals any county would desire. Among the other century-making openers are two more makeshift options in Leicestershire's Rehan Ahmed and Essex's Paul Walter – anatomically contrasting, each has thrived in fulfilling a new brief away from their usual lower middle-order habitat. Yet there is one opener not yet having taken his place at the feast – and the problem for England is that he is their incumbent. One could have forgiven Zak Crawley for taking the Lord's name in vain after his first-innings dismissal against Gloucestershire on Easter weekend, the Kent batter caught behind via first slip's shin after Cameron Green had seemingly shelled a sitter. Chaos... but vitally the ball stays up! — Gloucestershire Cricket 🏆 (@Gloscricket) April 19, 2025 Another early exit nonetheless improved the 27-year-old's average in the first dig this summer from 0.50 to 0.67, scores of one, nought and one an illustration of the harsh realities of the top order. A buccaneering 58 to set up an outstanding fourth-innings run chase of 316 against Middlesex was a better representation of his talent, and it was pleasing to see Crawley back that up with a half-century that proved vital in Kent hanging on for a draw against Gloucestershire. But the overall picture remains troubling. We have been here before with a player of glorious gifts as yet unable to fulfil his obvious talent, of course, but even for a batter prone to feats of famine this is a prolonged tough spell. Before that second innings at Canterbury on Easter Monday, he had batted 23 times for 292 runs across formats returning from a finger injury against Pakistan in October, a horror tour of New Zealand followed by a wretched SA20 stint that saw him end his winter out of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape side. It is far from an ideal start for a year that could define both this England regime and Crawley himself. For this is no longer an inexperienced individual. Only eight Englishman have opened the innings more often than the tall Kent batter has in his 53 Tests. Displaying the differences between two cricketing cultures, Crawley has played only about 30 fewer first-class games than Virat Kohli, Test cricket's 19th-leading run-scorer. Crawley remains the great England enigma, a mystery wrapped in a riddle of contradictions and questions. The national team's faith has so far been justified by one exceptional Ashes, when he roughed up one of cricket's great seam attacks, and the fleeting, intoxicating highs in between. Yet when one would expect a domineering dasher coming into his prime to dominate – like in these early weeks – he cannot. The Crawley culture wars have long since been fought and one would not anticipate an alteration in England's approach towards an establishment figure. He is not alone in having received the management's backing based more on potential than proof, and 10 Tests against India and Australia are the sort of challenges to which he has shown the ability to rise. A strummed 77 at Sydney was a rare bright moment in England's dark last trip Down Under – one would fancy a good player of bounce and pace to go well again later this year, and he remains a perfect foil to the contrasting Ben Duckett. But there is a looming logjam at the top of the order without an obvious solution. The breakthrough performances of Jacob Bethell in New Zealand have put pressure, perhaps, on the place of vice-captain Ollie Pope, who still looks a better fit in the middle order than at No 3, given Jamie Smith is sure to return with the wicketkeeping gloves after his paternity leave. Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Stokes are irreplaceable. A squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge from 22 May is expected soon. Luke Wright, England selector, suggested last week that Bethell, yet to feature at the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Royal Challengers Bangalore, will not be called back from his bench-warming to feature, perhaps leaving him still on the outside looking in when the five-match engagement against India begins. Yet Crawley should not feel totally secure of his place. McKinney is clearly a coming force, well-liked by England and beginning to show the ability to both absorb and transfer pressure. Taller even than the lanky Crawley, there are shades of Marcus Trescothick in his stroke-making; it may be that he is called up to the squad for that Zimbabwe game. Beyond that? For the first time in a long while, England seem blessed with top-order options – and if Crawley's poor form continues, they will have a decision to make.
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21-04-2025
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Tortured Zak Crawley's prolonged poor form leaves England with a decision to make
These are times of greed and gluttony for County Championship batters. Contrary to popular perception, April can be a great month for run-making, the pitches slow, low and not yet hardened by the summer sun; bowlers likewise still working up to full fitness and ferocity. We are but three weeks into the Championship season but already the draw has begun to dominate; it is a reflection of a flawed scoring system that Leicestershire topped the Division Two table ahead of two-win Kent after the opening couple of weeks but also evidence of the batting points on offer for those willing to gorge on some Lent runs. A scan of the centurions so far in the English summer reveals a varied bunch, particularly at the top of the order. Dom Sibley, perhaps a more complete player than when he earned his international caps, has prevented Surrey's title defence enduring an early derailment; Alex Lees, another who looks better for time out of the Test side rather than it, again looks in good touch for Durham, even if young partner Ben McKinney is rapidly bludgeoning his way into the England selectors' sights. Rob Yates and Tom Haines may not yet be in contention for higher honours but are the top-performing professionals any county would desire. Among the other century-making openers are two more makeshift options in Leicestershire's Rehan Ahmed and Essex's Paul Walter – anatomically contrasting, each has thrived in fulfilling a new brief away from their usual lower middle-order habitat. Yet there is one opener not yet having taken his place at the feast – and the problem for England is that he is their incumbent. One could have forgiven Zak Crawley for taking the Lord's name in vain after his first-innings dismissal against Gloucestershire on Easter weekend, the Kent batter caught behind via first slip's shin after Cameron Green had seemingly shelled a sitter. Another early exit nonetheless improved the 27-year-old's average in the first dig this summer from 0.50 to 0.67, scores of one, nought and one an illustration of the harsh realities of the top order. A buccaneering 58 to set up an outstanding fourth-innings run chase of 316 against Middlesex was a better representation of his talent, but even then Crawley was dropped on none. As if to hammer home how Crawley's struggles contrast with much of the rest of the country, opening partner Ben Compton is averaging nearly 100 thus far. We have been here before with a player of glorious gifts as yet unable to fulfil his obvious talent, of course, but even for a batter prone to feats of famine this is a prolonged tough spell. Since returning from a finger injury against Pakistan in October, he has batted 23 times for 292 runs across formats, a horror tour of New Zealand followed by a wretched SA20 stint that saw him end his winter out of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape side. It is far from an ideal start for a year that could define both this England regime and Crawley himself. For this is no longer an inexperienced individual. Only eight Englishman have opened the innings more often than the tall Kent batter has in his 53 Tests. Displaying the differences between two cricketing cultures, Crawley has played only about 30 fewer first-class games than Virat Kohli, Test cricket's 19th-leading run-scorer. Crawley remains the great England enigma, a mystery wrapped in a riddle of contradictions and questions. The national team's faith has so far been justified by one exceptional Ashes, when he roughed up one of cricket's great seam attacks, and the fleeting, intoxicating highs in between. Yet when one would expect a domineering dasher coming into his prime to dominate – like in these early weeks – he cannot. The Crawley culture wars have long since been fought and one would not anticipate an alteration in England's approach towards an establishment figure. He is not alone in having received the management's backing based more on potential than proof, and 10 Tests against India and Australia are the sort of challenges to which he has shown the ability to rise. A strummed 77 at Sydney was a rare bright moment in England's dark last trip Down Under – one would fancy a good player of bounce and pace to go well again later this year, and he remains a perfect foil to the contrasting Ben Duckett. But there is a looming logjam at the top of the order without an obvious solution. The breakthrough performances of Jacob Bethell in New Zealand have put pressure, perhaps, on the place of vice-captain Ollie Pope, who still looks a better fit in the middle order than at No 3, given Jamie Smith is sure to return with the wicketkeeping gloves after his paternity leave. Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Stokes are irreplaceable. A squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge from 22 May is expected soon. Luke Wright, England selector, suggested last week that Bethell, yet to feature at the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Royal Challengers Bangalore, will not be called back from his bench-warming to feature, perhaps leaving him still on the outside looking in when the five-match engagement against India begins. Yet Crawley should not feel totally secure of his place. McKinney is clearly a coming force, well-liked by England and beginning to show the ability to both absorb and transfer pressure. Taller even than the lanky Crawley, there are shades of Marcus Trescothick in his stroke-making; it may be that he is called up to the squad for that Zimbabwe game. Beyond that? For the first time in a long while, England seem blessed with top-order options – and if Crawley's poor form continues, they will have a decision to make.
