Everything You Need to Know About Finals Day at The Rose Bowl

Hampshire squad info, opposition profiles and ticket and travel information... find out more here!

Hampshire Royals
Friends Provident t20 Finals Day
Saturday 14th August 2010 (11.30 start)
The Rose Bowl

Hampshire stick with the squad that has got them to Friends Provident t20 Finals Day for Saturday’s climax. That means probable starts for those that beat the Warwickshire Bears in the quarter-finals, with the possibility of Simon Jones playing if required.

Notable absentees include Kevin Pietersen and Michael Lumb, with the latter being injured in Hampshire’s game against Somerset earlier in the week. Pietersen will not play, despite being made available by England, as the decision has been made to retain consistency in team selection.

Captain, Dominic Cork and all-rounders, Sean Ervine and Dan Christian also picked up knocks against Somerset but coaching staff are hopeful they will be involved.

Youngsters Hamza Riazzudin, Liam Dawson and Chris Benham are all included in the 14-man squad to potentially step in if necessary.

Hampshire Squad:

4  Jimmy Adams 5  Abdul Razzaq 7  Sean Ervine 8  Liam Dawson 10 Simon Jones 12  Dominic Cork 14  James Vince

15  Michael Carberry 16  Michael Bates 19  Danny Briggs 20  Chris Benham 25  Chris Wood 27  Neil McKenzie 28  Dan Christian

 

The Oppositions:

Standing in Hampshire’s way in the day’s opening match are Essex Eagles, who have West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo and England batsman Alastair Cook in their ranks.

Hampshire met the Eagles in the Group Stages, coming out on the wrong side of a result both times. Ravi Bopara has been the scourge of Hampshire so far this season. In both matches that he’s been available for – both at The Rose Bowl – his batting has frustrated Giles' team. The England star scored a career-best 94 in the t20 group match and put up a superb defensive batting performance to earn Essex a draw in a rain-affected County Championship match.

In the second Semi-Final, which starts at 1500hrs, the Somerset Sabres take on the Nottinghamshire Outlaws. The Sabres were beaten finalists last year, while Notts have also endured the heartbreak of finishing runners-up, in 2006. Two England bowlers with experience of that Trent Bridge final, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, are also available to Notts this time.

A tight bowling display from the Outlaws in this year’s quarter-final helped them to a 13-run win that ended Sussex’s hopes of retaining the trophy.

Craig Kieswetter’s timely return to form helped Somerset beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks to book their trip to the south coast, and Somerset are further boosted by the return of destructive West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who played such a key role in their dominance of the South Group.

Abdul Razzaq - Hampshire's t20 signing

Tickets and Travel

A few restricted-view seats are still available by calling the Rose Bowl free phone ticket line 0800 197 4404.

THERE IS NO PARKING AT OR NEAR THE ROSE BOWL SITE UNLESS YOU HAVE PRE-BOOKED.

There will be free bus services provided from local rail stations as well as a park-and-walk facility near to the ground.

All information can be found by clicking on the following document: 

Finals Day Travel Info

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