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BBC News
29-05-2025
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'It's good to be back' - Vince on Hampshire return
Hampshire batter James Vince said that it is "good to be back" as he prepares to lead the Hawks into this summer's T20 Blast. The county's T20 captain announced earlier this year that he would not play red-ball cricket in 2025. He and his family moved to Dubai after attacks on his family home last summer when intruders damaged windows and vehicles in the early hours of multiple mornings."This time last year there was a lot of uncertainty for us as a family," Vince told BBC South Today. "We left here in October not quite knowing what we were going to do, and after a look around we found the kids a school and they are happy, so far so good."It's pretty hot over there at the minute but it's nice to be able to come back over here, catch-up with friends, and be able to play for Hampshire."I don't have the stresses and worries that we had last year. I'm not quite sure what the future will hold but so far the family are good." For the first time in well over a decade Vince will not be a part of Hampshire's County Championship campaign - the competition in which the 34-year-old has been the team's leading run-scorer for the past four his debut in 2009, Vince has scored nearly 12,500 first-class runs for Hampshire at an average of over has played 13 Tests, 25 one-day internationals, and 17 T20 internationals, but last appeared for England in March returns on Friday for the Hawks' opening T20 game against Essex at the Utilita Bowl, and has said that he will also play in The Hundred. "It was a little bit strange watching the guys start the season without me," Vince added."But now it's been good to be back and I'm really excited for the next couple of months where we can hopefully have some fun and play some good cricket on the way."Thankfully, my family and I are happy with the new life over there [in Dubai] and it's nice to be back now for a few months." Hampshire are the joint-most successful men's domestic side in T20 history, having won the competition three will be hoping to help push the side to this season's finals day, after missing out last year. "It was a little bit disappointing last year to not make finals day," he said."But the goal is to always finish the group stage and still be in the hat. We've had some pretty amazing days over the years and this year we want to be in the mix for finals day."It would be good to get off to a good start, hopefully we can get a good crowd in and entertain them, winning for those guys is the priority."
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25-05-2025
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Carson spins Sussex to win over Hampshire
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl (day three) Hampshire 154 & 165: Dawson 48, Middleton 32; Carson 5-26 Sussex 297: Simpson 106*, Hudson-Prentice 74; Turner 3-54 & 23-1 Sussex (20 pts) beat Hampshire (3 pts) by nine wickets Match scorecard Jack Carson's five-wicket haul wrapped up a simple three-day victory for Sussex as they won on the road for the first time in the County Championship this season. Off spinner Carson found turn, bounce and a bagful of Hampshire wickets as he ripped through three of the four remaining batters to pick up 5-26 – his best of the campaign. Hampshire were bowled out for 165, and despite Oli Carter falling, Tom Haines and Tom Alsop easily knocked off the 23 runs needed to take them past the winning line before lunch. Sussex's third win of their return to Division One came with 20 points, to keep tabs on the leading title contenders. Hampshire began the day trailing by 29 runs, they had only whittled that down to 15 before Brad Wheal turned Carson around the corner to leg slip. There was a mini-flash point when James Fuller and bowler Nathan McAndrew collided during a single. Liam Dawson was not impressed, although the umpires calmed things quickly. Dawson took the hosts into a slender lead, his two accompanied by a huge cheer, but just 10 runs later he tried to ride Carson's turn, but tickled behind to John Simpson. Dawson had been the main hope for Hampshire to test Sussex, but his exit for 48 saw Kyle Abbott edge to slip three balls later. Henry Crocombe put Hampshire out of their misery when John Turner prodded a short ball to short leg. Dawson managed to get Carter's edge but it was a rare moment of joy as Sussex ticked off the runs in under 15 minutes. It was a particularly revered victory for the visitors, with strike bowler Ollie Robinson rested with an ankle injury and overseas opener Daniel Hughes absent awaiting the birth of his first child. Captain John Simpson had noted his side had "punched above expectation" so far this season. They leapfrogged Hampshire with the win, and also kept in touching distance of the title pacesetters. Simpson's third century of the season, in a 173-run stand with Fynn Hudson-Prentice, was the difference in the match, while Crocombe's first appearance of the season was a huge success – four explosive wickets in the first innings were followed by a tidy 2-44 in the second. For Hampshire, it was their first home defeat in the Championship since July 2023, with this only their fourth loss at Utilita Bowl since April 2019. Although this fixture was the first between the two south coast counties in a decade, Sussex have still only lost once on this ground in 10 red ball outings – 20 years ago. Hampshire have endured a rollercoaster trio of matches heading into the T20 Blast portion of the season. A dismal performance against Nottinghamshire was followed by a sensational victory at Edgbaston, which reignited excitement of a potential title charge, only for a seven session mauling. Their six batting bonus points in the first block is only better than bottom-side Worcestershire, with only Ben Brown of the regulars to average over 40. Only he and Nick Gubbins have recorded centuries. They did not get a batting point in this match, and only took three points from a dire week. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Sport
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Carson spins Sussex to win over Hampshire
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl (day three)Hampshire 154 & 165: Dawson 48, Middleton 32; Carson 5-26Sussex 297: Simpson 106*, Hudson-Prentice 74; Turner 3-54 & 23-1Sussex (20 pts) beat Hampshire (3 pts) by nine wicketsMatch scorecard Jack Carson's five-wicket haul wrapped up a simple three-day victory for Sussex as they won on the road for the first time in the County Championship this spinner Carson found turn, bounce and a bagful of Hampshire wickets as he ripped through three of the four remaining batters to pick up 5-26 – his best of the were bowled out for 165, and despite Oli Carter falling, Tom Haines and Tom Alsop easily knocked off the 23 runs needed to take them past the winning line before third win of their return to Division One came with 20 points, to keep tabs on the leading title contenders. Hampshire began the day trailing by 29 runs, they had only whittled that down to 15 before Brad Wheal turned Carson around the corner to leg was a mini-flash point when James Fuller and bowler Nathan McAndrew collided during a single. Liam Dawson was not impressed, although the umpires calmed things took the hosts into a slender lead, his two accompanied by a huge cheer, but just 10 runs later he tried to ride Carson's turn, but tickled behind to John had been the main hope for Hampshire to test Sussex, but his exit for 48 saw Kyle Abbott edge to slip three balls Crocombe put Hampshire out of their misery when John Turner prodded a short ball to short managed to get Carter's edge but it was a rare moment of joy as Sussex ticked off the runs in under 15 was a particularly revered victory for the visitors, with strike bowler Ollie Robinson rested with an ankle injury and overseas opener Daniel Hughes absent awaiting the birth of his first John Simpson had noted his side had "punched above expectation" so far this season. They leapfrogged Hampshire with the win, and also kept in touching distance of the title pacesetters. Simpson's third century of the season, in a 173-run stand with Fynn Hudson-Prentice, was the difference in the match, while Crocombe's first appearance of the season was a huge success – four explosive wickets in the first innings were followed by a tidy 2-44 in the Hampshire, it was their first home defeat in the Championship since July 2023, with this only their fourth loss at Utilita Bowl since April this fixture was the first between the two south coast counties in a decade, Sussex have still only lost once on this ground in 10 red ball outings – 20 years have endured a rollercoaster trio of matches heading into the T20 Blast portion of the season.A dismal performance against Nottinghamshire was followed by a sensational victory at Edgbaston, which reignited excitement of a potential title charge, only for a seven session six batting bonus points in the first block is only better than bottom-side Worcestershire, with only Ben Brown of the regulars to average over 40. Only he and Nick Gubbins have recorded did not get a batting point in this match, and only took three points from a dire Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
