Star players in Hampshire’s recent Championship history
Hampshire lift the curtain on a new County Championship campaign against Durham at Chester-le-Street tomorrow.
Here, The News looks back to the county’s last 10 full first-class campaigns – not including the Coviddecimated 2020 season which was reduced to just five games.
2013
Position: 4th (Division 2, W 4D9L3–171pts)
Champions: Lancashire (238 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 1,101 @ 61.16; Liam Dawson, 1,031 @ 49.09; Jimmy Adams, 833 @ 39.66
Highest score:
Jimmy Adams, 219* v Worcestershire @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: James Tomlinson, 53 @ 24.16; Danny Briggs, 22 @ 36.27; David Balcombe, 22 @ 50.04 Best bowling: Matt Coles,
6-71 v Essex @ Ageas Bowl
2014
Position: 1st (Division 2, W 7 D8L1–240pts
Most runs: James Vince, 1,525 @ 61.00; Jimmy Adams, 1,215 @ 43.39; Will Smith, 1,187 @ 51.60
Highest score: James Vince, 240 v Essex @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: James Tomlinson, 47 @ 25.85;
Matt Coles, 41 @ 28.41; Kyle Abbott, 36 @ 20.33
Best bowling: James Tomlinson, 6-48 v Glamorgan @ Cardiff
2015
Position: 7th(W4D6L6– 163 pts)
Champions: Yorkshire (286 pts)
Most runs: Michael Carberry, 1,129 @ 38.93; Will Smith, 859 @ 34.36; Jimmy Adams, 760 @ 27.14
Highest score: Liam Dawson, 140 v Yorkshire @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: Fidel Edwards, 45 @ 20.88; Gareth Berg, 42 @ 28.11; Liam Dawson, 22 @ 38.63
Best bowling: Fidel Edwards, 6-88 v Notts @ Trent Bridge
2016
Position: 8th (W 2 D 10 L 4 – 155 pts)
Champions: Middlesex (230 pts)
Most runs: Sean Ervine, 1,050 @ 61.76; Jimmy Adams, 897 @ 35.88; Ryan McLaren, 832 @ 55.46
Highest score: Will Smith, 210 v Lancashire @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: Ryan McLaren, 32 @ 38.81; Mason Crane, 31 @ 45.45; Brad Wheal, 20 @ 36.00
Best bowling: Brad Wheal, 6-51 v Notts @ Trent Bridge
2017
Position: 5th(W3D8L3– 148 pts)
Champions: Essex (248 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 626 @ 32.94; Sean Ervine, 572 @ 28.60; Gareth Berg, 568 @ 31.55
Highest score: Sean Ervine, 203 v Warwickshire @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: Kyle Abbott, 60 @ 18.20; Gareth Berg, 37 @ 26.67; Liam Dawson, 31 @ 26.09
Best bowling: Kyle
Abbott, 7-41 v Yorkshire @ Headingley
2018
Position: 5th(W4D5L5– 144 pts)
Champions: Surrey (254 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 962 @ 40.08; Jimmy Adams, 582 @ 24.25; Hashim Amla, 492 (only 9 innings) @ 54.66
Highest score: James Vince, 201* v Somerset @ Taunton Most wickets: Fidel Edwards, 54 @ 26.72; Kyle Abbott, 51 @ 23.17; Dale Steyn, 20 @ 19.10
Best bowling: Kyle Abbott, 6-39 v Worcestershire @ Worcester
2019
Position: 3rd(W5D6L3– 176 pts)
Champions: Essex (228 pts) Most runs: Sam Northeast, 969 @ 51.00; Rilee Roussow, 595 @ 37.18; Liam Dawson, 561 @ 51.00
Highest score: Aneurin Donald, 173 v Warwickshire @ Ageas Bowl
Most wickets: Kyle Abbott, 71 @ 15.73; Fidel Edwards, 48 @ 25.83; Keith Barker, 37 @ 26.59
Best bowling: Kyle Abbott, 9-40 v Somerset @ Ageas Bowl
2021
Position: 2nd in Group 2 (W4D4L2)–then4thin Division 1 (W 2 D 1 L 1 – 61.5 pts)
Champions: Warwickshire (Division 1 title winners, 77 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 816 @ 40.80; Ian Holland, 766 @ 33.30; Tom Alsop, 564 @ 25.63
Highest score: 231 v Leicestershire @ Leicester
Most wickets: Kyle Abbott, 46 @ 21.65; Mo Abbas, 41 @ 15.87; Keith Barker, 41 @ 18.41
Best bowling: Keith Barker, 7-46 v Notts @ Ageas Bowl
2022
Position: 3rd(W9D1L4–224 pts)
Champions: Surrey (250 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 839 @ 38.13; Nick Gubbins, 754 @ 35.90; Felix Organ, 726 @ 31.56
Highest score: Liam Dawson, 171 v Kent @ Canterbury
Most wickets: Kyle Abbott, 58 @ 19.98; Keith Barker, 52 @ 22.38; Mo Abbas, 50 @ 17.62 Best bowling: Liam Dawson, 7-58 v Essex @ Chelmsford
2023
Position: 3rd(W8D4L2– pts 192)
Champions: Surrey (216 pts)
Most runs: James Vince, 1,007 @ 47.95; Nick Gubbins, 969 @ 46.14; Liam Dawson, 840 @ 40.00
Highest score: James Vince, 186 v Northants @ Northampton
Most wickets: Mo Abbas, 53 @ 20.05; Liam Dawson, 49 @ 20.00; Keith Barker, 44 @ 21.77.
Best Bowling: James
Fuller, 6-37 v Northants @ Northampton