At Edgbaston, Austin looked on course for her second century in three innings for the Bears before she offered a return catch to Jess Woolston six runs short. But Em Arlott’s 44 from just 19 balls and Brooke Halliday, with 37, made sure the momentum was never badly lost as the home side reached 269-9,
Hampshire women’s captain Georgia Adams has signed a new two-year deal that will keep her at the Utilita Bowl until 2028. The 32-year-old started playing for the Southern Vipers in 2016, winning six trophies. Adams has also won The Hundred with Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave, and Trent Rockets, and Australia’s WBBL with Adelaide Strikers in
“The stress fracture, which has sidelined me for over a year, as well as my injury record, naturally made me think of my future both as a cricketer and away from the game, and subsequently, I decided now was the right time to pursue my next challenge.” Turner made his debut for Hampshire in 2021,
Hampshire recalled Eddie Jack and Lumsden, both unused in The Hundred franchise tournament, while Glamorgan gave a debut to 17-year-old Harry Wallace, son of former club captain Mark, and brought back Ingram for his first tournament game since the 2024 final win. Home skipper Nick Gubbins chose to bat, but he and Ali Orr went
Indian all-rounder Ashutosh Sharma has joined last year’s losing finalists Hampshire for this season’s One-Day Cup. Sharma, 27, scored 564 runs in three seasons in the IPL for Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, at an average of 29.68 and a strike rate of 169. He holds the record for the fastest T20 half-century by an
Hampshire also broke a record with the ball when Sonny Baker became the first man in Blast history to take a five-wicket haul in an innings on finals day. The Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricting the Steelbacks to 169 as they previously seemed likely to post a big score. But