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Hampshire confident despite construction delays

Oct 4, 2013: Work on the development of Hampshire's Ageas Bowl ground, including the construction of a hotel and media centre, has been halted after the contractor went into administration

County news

County ins and outs 2014

Oct 3, 2013: ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on the movement between counties ahead of the 2014 season

County news

Smith candidate for Hampshire captaincy

Oct 1, 2013: Will Smith could take over the Hampshire captaincy after signing a two-year deal at the Ageas Bowl following his controversial release by county champions Durham.

County news

Hampshire secure Coles on three-year deal

Sep 27, 2013: Matt Coles, the England Lions fast bowler, has agreed a three-year contract with Hampshire, the county where he spent the last month of the season on loan

Hampshire v Essex, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Coles ensures Essex end with a whimper

Sep 26, 2013: Matt Coles finished with match figures of 10 for 154 as Hampshire crushed Essex by an innings and 31 runs soon after lunch on the third day at the Ageas Bowl

Hampshire v Essex, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Essex bid ends in bafflement

Sep 25, 2013: Essex's funny season produced one final baffling episode as they meekly surrendered their chance of promotion at the Ageas Bowl

Hampshire v Essex, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Carberry backs up Ashes call with runs

Sep 24, 2013: Michael Carberry's selection for the Ashes tour was greeted with a few suspicions but as the last of the summer wine was opened at the Ageas Bowl he again demonstrated why he is a solid selection

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 4th day

Leicestershire thumped on Hoggard farewell

Sep 18, 2013: Leicestershire crashed to a 180-run defeat against Hampshire at Grace Road as the curtain came down on their miserable Championship Division Two campaign

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 2nd day

Vince, Dawson give Hoggard tough farewell

Sep 18, 2013: Liam Dawson and James Vince both hit unbeaten centuries as Hampshire took a stranglehold on their game against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 4th day

Cox enjoys enjoyable day in draw

Sep 14, 2013: Ben Cox responded to a vote of confidence with a career-best performance for Worcestershire in the draw with Hampshire at New Road.

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 3rd day

Tomlinson a handful before the rain

Sep 13, 2013: Hampshire made the most of the 90 minutes of play possible on the third day of their rain-interrupted Division Two meeting with Worcestershire

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 1st day

Coles displays talent with bat and ball

Sep 12, 2013: Loan signing Matt Coles showcased his talent with both bat and ball as Hampshire put pressure on Worcestershire at New Road.

Worcestershire v Hampshire, New Road, 1st day

Vince profits after Moeen miss

Sep 11, 2013: James Vince's third LV= County Championship century of the season saw Hampshire put themselves in a promising position on a rain-shortened first day New Road.

Hampshire v Glamorgan, YB40 semi-final, Ageas Bowl

Glamorgan reach final on Allenby exploits

Sep 7, 2013: Jim Allenby scored an unbeaten 74 to give Glamorgan a fighting chance after Hampshire's bowlers had begun well in Dimitri Mascarenhas final home match

Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Match survives despite absent scorer

Sep 6, 2013: The ECB, had it decided to stick rigidly to the Laws of the game, could have ordered the umpires to bring this match to a close and to re-start this contest on the same pitch after one of the scorers was taken ill

Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Double for Adams but game drifts

Sep 5, 2013: Jimmy Adams, 71 not out overnight, finished with the second double-century of this match as Hampshire batted their way past Northants first-innings score

Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Adams hits back for golden generation

Sep 4, 2013: Hampshire's 1973 Championship winning side admired the current crop of county cricketers as Rob Keogh made a double-century and Jimmy Adams reminded the locals of another famous left-hander that once played for the county

Hampshire v Northamptonshire, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Keogh steers Northants away from trouble

Sep 3, 2013: For Northamptonshire, and more specifically Rob Keogh, this was quite a day. Invited to bat by Hampshire, they collapsed to 32 for 4 before Keogh, their 21-year-old middle order batsman, eked out a maiden century

Lancashire v Hampshire, Southport, 4th day

Wheater and Coles provide final-day value

Aug 31, 2013: A magnificently enterprising 191-run eighth wicket partnership between Adam Wheater and Matt Coles kept Lancashire waiting until mid-afternoon for victory

Lancashire v Hampshire, Southport, 3rd day

Local lads help Lancashire prosper

Aug 30, 2013: Lancashire closed in on victory after declaring their second innings 495 runs ahead and then removing seven Hampshire batsmen before the close