Glamorgan travel to Hampshire for penultimate Blast encounter

30 Jun 2023 | Cricket

Limited Overs Head Coach Mark Alleyne has named a 14-man squad for tonight's trip to Hampshire in the Vitality Blast.

Colin Ingram returns to the squad after recovering from an achilles injury which saw him miss the last three T20 fixtures. Ingram's return means that short-term signing Cameron Fletcher has now left the Club.

Tom Bevan comes into the T20 squad for the first time this season. He has missed the majority of the campaign with a shoulder injury but made his first appearance in the County Championship against Sussex this week. Callum Taylor drops out of the squad.

It was a disappointing run of games for the Welsh county before the break in Blast fixtures last week, having lost their last three games in the T20 competition.

Glamorgan now sit sixth in the South Group, and whilst qualification is still mathematically possible, it is highly unlikely that Alleyne's squad will make it into the top four.

Their opponents Hampshire currently occupy third position in the group and are in a strong position to qualify for the Quarter-Finals with two games remaining.

The Hawks won in a crunch match against Essex Eagles last time out as they recorded their highest-ever Vitality Blast chase to win by 4 wickets.

View from the Camp - Sam Northeast

"They're a good side, filled with good players like every side in this competition is.

"We relish the challenge, playing under the lights with what we expect to be a big crowd in Southampton and hopefully we can come away with the win.

"This campaign hasn't gone the way we would've liked. Injuries haven't helped, but we'll look to do ourselves justice in these last couple of games and come away with two big wins to reflect a bit more positively on the campaign as a whole.

Head-to-Head - Hampshire Hawks vs Glamorgan

3 July 2015 - Glamorgan won by 23 runs.
14 July 2016 - Hampshire won by 25 runs.
10 Aug 2017 - Hampshire won by 8 wickets.
6 July 2018 - Glamorgan won by 63 runs.
2 Aug 2019 - Hampshire won by 41 runs.
18 July 2021 - Hampshire won by 6 wickets.

Glamorgan lost in 2021 as Hampshire, seeking qualification for the knockout stages raced to a six-wicket win inside 13 overs. Glamorgan were also beaten in a low-scoring game in 2019 after their spinners had restricted Hampshire to 128-7, but Liam Dawson (3/11) and Mason Crane (3/22) dismissed the Welsh county for 87. It had been a similar story at The Ageas Bowl in 2017 in another match dominated by the slow bowlers. Leg-spinner Crane claimed 3/21 for the home side before James Vince made a cultured 60 as his side strolled to victory by eight wickets.

Glamorgan won the match in 2015 after a sublime 77 from Jacques Rudolph plus a disciplined performance by their bowlers in restricting the powerful Hampshire line-up to just 158-8 as Glamorgan won by 23 runs. There had also been a fine all-round team effort in 2014, with a haul of 3/32 by Will Owen helping Glamorgan to secure a 10-run victory.

How to watch

Thanks to our friends at Surrey, a live stream will be in operation, and you can watch on the Glamorgan website via the match centre.

There will also be commentary available online via the BBC with Nick Webb and colleagues.

The match will also be covered on our social media channels, with updates, highlights, and reports throughout the game.

 

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