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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Home side lose four second-innings wickets to lead by just 67, despite fightback with ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/417100/417157.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1537172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-sonny-baker-marks-test-call-with-five-for-but-hampshire-still-in-trouble-1537172 Sun, 17 May 2026 17:45:46 GMT Abbott battles with four wickets but Essex hunt down 178-run target with one ball of day to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398900/398936.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-critchleys-unbeaten-90-condemns-hampshire-to-three-day-loss-1536164 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:05:38 GMT Hampshire bounce back from opening-round loss to Essex with emphatic win at Headingley 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https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1531461.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-abbott-baker-skittle-yorkshire-as-hampshire-cement-dominance-1531461 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:37:50 GMT Unbroken stand worth 152 lifts Essex, who also became the first county to substitute a player for injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398900/398936.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530305.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530305.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-critchley-allison-steer-essex-after-early-abbott-strikes-1530305 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:19:01 GMT Teenage spinner strikes with ball before adding unbeaten fifty on day Surrey surrender their title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406800/406855.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-ralphie-albert-shines-on-debut-to-sharpen-hampshire-relegation-fears-1504489 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:31:51 GMT Notts on verge of Championship as hosts do their utmost to stay in Division One https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/406700/406788.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1504311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-surrey-surrender-title-hopes-as-hampshire-dominate-13-wicket-day-1504311 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:15:13 GMT India white-ball star goes to stumps on 98 not out with Essex's total set to be comfortably overhauled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363400/363495.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1491479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1491479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-tilak-varma-shines-on-hampshire-debut-to-give-visitors-upper-hand-1491479 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:20:17 GMT Warwickshire fall short in fourth innings as visitors wrap up three-day success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/400700/400767.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1486354.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1486354.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-james-fuller-five-for-seals-revitalising-hampshire-win-1486354 Sun, 18 May 2025 17:21:03 GMT Warwickshire fight back with the ball but face deep fourth-innings chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/399400/399439.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1486178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1486178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-kyle-abbott-takes-command-as-hampshire-tighten-grip-1486178 Sat, 17 May 2025 18:25:41 GMT Hampshire come unstuck against Pakistan stalwart as Division One leaders take grip on proceedings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/400500/400509.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-abbas-turns-screw-on-former-team-mates-with-debut-notts-five-for-1485586 Sat, 10 May 2025 18:18:18 GMT Kyle Abbott takes five wickets but 20-year-old lifts hosts to competitive 333 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/400400/400492.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1485496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-freddie-mccann-makes-the-difference-with-superb-century-1485496 Sat, 10 May 2025 13:20:37 GMT James Rew's rain-affected first day as county captain ends with team six-down for 94 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/399400/399439.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1481813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1481813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-kyle-abbott-maintains-somerset-stranglehold-to-give-hampshire-first-day-honours-1481813 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:47:56 GMT Hampshire worthy of rewards as defending champs' stutter carries into second round https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/399000/399099.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1480683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1480683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-dom-sibley-century-as-surrey-stumble-against-hampshire-1480683 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:31:18 GMT Opening-day collapse hands Hampshire control as new era begins at the Utilita Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398700/398771.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-bairstow-brings-his-fire-to-captaincy-but-yorkshire-crash-and-burn-1479650 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:33:04 GMT Somerset's disappointing end to season ends in five-wicket defeat at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/388100/388155.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-kyle-abbott-james-vince-lead-the-way-as-hampshire-secure-second-place-finish-1452921 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:47:32 GMT After his four first-innings wickets, Abbott claims 3 for 11 as Somerset slump https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363700/363767.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-kyle-abbott-wreaks-more-havoc-on-somerset-to-put-hampshire-in-control-1452918 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:53:54 GMT Kohler-Cadmore makes fifty as home side bowled out for 136 but Hampshire slip to 62 for 5 in reply https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/388000/388052.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452772.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452772.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-abbott-dawson-make-mark-before-leach-hits-back-for-somerset-1452772 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:05:07 GMT Worcestershire succumb in an hour's play on final morning as hosts eye runners-up finish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/381400/381435.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1451855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-kyle-abbott-makes-quick-work-of-worcestershire-as-hampshire-climb-to-second-1451855 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:47:06 GMT Ben Compton and Tawanda Muyeye reach close unscathed after Hampshire enforce follow-on 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/metro-bank-one-day-cup-harry-finch-digs-deep-for-kent-to-thwart-the-kyle-abbott-show-1445571 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:43:32 GMT Fast bowler's five-for followed by batting grind as Foakes back spasm adds to visitors' woes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/381400/381435.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-kyle-abbott-sets-hampshire-record-as-pace-setters-surrey-stumble-1435159 Fri, 24 May 2024 17:23:39 GMT Teenager Shoaib Bashir claims three wickets before Hampshire slip in follow-on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363800/363831.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-somerset-tighten-grip-despite-late-resistance-from-felix-organ-kyle-abbott-1386985 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:31:26 GMT Kasey Aldridge contributes half-century to unbeaten sixth-wicket stand of 116 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/363700/363768.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1386711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-james-rew-leads-somerset-rebuild-after-kyle-abbott-wrecks-top-order-1386711 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:47:14 GMT Hampshire trail by just six runs without having lost a wicket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307700/307750.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1374879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1374879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-county-championship-james-fuller-five-for-reduces-kent-to-95-all-out-against-hampshire-1374879 Thu, 11 May 2023 19:02:24 GMT Abbas, Abbott apply finishing touches to humiliating three-day loss at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/358600/358659.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-james-fuller-fills-his-boots-for-hampshire-to-leave-northamptonshire-empty-handed-1370602 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:36:21 GMT New in-house commentary team can't put a positive spin on bleak day at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/358500/358552.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-james-vinces-186-warms-the-cockles-but-northants-feel-the-chill-of-irrelevance-1370427 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 09:26:47 GMT Middleton, Gubbins make swift work of run-chase as victory is sealed by eight wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357600/357656.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1367784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-hampshire-lay-out-title-ambitions-with-three-day-crushing-of-nottinghamshire-1367784 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:25:54 GMT Quinn takes six in fast-forwarded contest, but Kent leave door ajar with second-innings slump https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/340100/340117.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1335723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1335723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-hampshire-routed-for-57-as-title-hopes-fade-on-crazy-23-wicket-day-1335723 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:07:12 GMT Gay shows his class with 74 but Northants remain 72 runs behind three wickets down following on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345500/345597.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-kyle-abbott-keith-barker-put-hampshire-on-track-for-top-spot-1333390 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:18:04 GMT Northamptonshire battle in first innings after explosive lower-order batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345400/345480.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1332778.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1332778.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-aneurin-donald-kyle-abbott-power-hampshire-to-full-bonus-points-as-surrey-pursuit-hots-up-1332778 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:10:04 GMT South African seamer is the leading wicket-taker in Division One of the Championship this season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343000/343031.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327787.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1327787.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-news-kyle-abbott-extends-hampshire-stay-with-new-contract-1327787 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:13:55 GMT Tattersall, Lyth fifties ensure Yorkshire survive another day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343000/343031.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326404.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326404.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-kyle-abbott-three-wickets-in-13-balls-makes-it-game-on-at-scarborough-1326404 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:46:10 GMT Hosts respond to seeing their side dismissed for 159 by reducing visitors to 72 for 6 at one stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338300/338300.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-yorkshire-bowlers-rip-into-hampshire-batting-1326279 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:22:56 GMT Diminished Scarborough attendance underlines task at hand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343200/343206.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1326186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-yorkshire-lower-order-recovery-cannot-heal-club-self-inflicted-wounds-1326186 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:29:58 GMT Hampshire hot on Surrey's tail despite Miles Hammond's efforts on dramatic final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343000/343037.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-kyle-abbott-hat-trick-and-six-for-seal-hampshire-win-in-cheltenham-sprint-finish-1325801 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:23:12 GMT Hannon-Dalby hits back in evening session to leave contest in the balance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341700/341757.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1324137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-kyle-abbott-derails-warwickshire-after-dom-sibley-shines-with-sprightly-fifty-1324137 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:26:06 GMT This is his first role as head coach after having previously served as consultant for SA and Lions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/259400/259438.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/excited-nervous-and-have-all-these-emotions-popping-up--jp-duminy-on-boland-coaching-gig-1320122 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:50:00 GMT Hosts rolled aside for 211 with Overton's 44 providing late resistance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339600/339650.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-kyle-abbott-makes-somerset-rue-first-use-as-hampshire-surge-to-ascendancy-1315747 Fri, 20 May 2022 08:55:44 GMT Ben Compton, Jordan Cox score half-centuries but Kent fail to get out of jail on final day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338400/338433.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1312194.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1312194.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-kyle-abbott-claims-five-as-hampshire-secure-hard-fought-victory-at-kent-1312194 Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:10:44 GMT Pair stage club-record fifth-wicket stand of 273 before Kyle Abbott stifles Kent response https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/338300/338381.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1312078.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1312078.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-liam-dawson-ben-brown-centuries-put-big-win-in-hampshires-grasp-1312078 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 17:26:17 GMT Hosts win with 61 balls to spare, thanks to half-centuries from Nick Gubbins, Tom Alsop https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289400/289498.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2021-kyle-abbott-inspired-hampshire-cruise-to-victory-over-worcestershire-1272081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Visitors avoid follow-on by one run, then decline chance to chase 150 in 21 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321600/321656.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-hampshires-innings-forfeit-fails-to-tempt-leicestershire-after-kyle-abbott-six-for-1263848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another abject batting display condemns hosts to thumping loss despite rain delays https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321400/321460.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-keith-barker-kyle-abbott-too-good-for-flatlining-middlesex-as-hampshire-surge-to-victory-1263215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire still trail by 41 with seven wickets down as contest gathers pace https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321400/321451.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263177.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263177.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-middlesex-seamers-rally-to-rock-hampshire-after-familiar-tale-of-batting-woe-1263177 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Handscomb's woeful form continues with first-ball duck after late-afternoon start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294900/294972.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263074.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263074.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-kyle-abbott-exposes-middlesexs-shaky-foundations-on-rain-hit-day-1263074 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla, Vernon Philander and Wayne Parnell have all been named in the Western Province squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277249.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/post-kolpak-era-duanne-olivier-hardus-viljoen-kyle-abbott-stiaan-van-zyl-and-simon-harmer-back-in-sa-domestic-cricket-1259987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler is eligible again thanks to Brexit, but will return to Hampshire in 2021 and 2022 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/314800/314838.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1246834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1246834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/kyle-abbott-proteas-recall-not-in-my-immediate-view-despite-return-to-south-african-cricket-1246834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South African seamer returns to domestic set-up four years after moving to county cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/300100/300188.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1246628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1246628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/kyle-abbott-signs-for-titans-as-post-kolpak-era-begins-1246628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Some franchise owners described the tournament's organisation as "chaotic" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/312200/312275.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1239433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lpl-2020-slc-confident-of-lpl-starting-on-time-despite-more-teething-issues-1239433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire seamer will return as overseas player in 2021 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307200/307279.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Edwards among several Kolpaks unable to reach UK due to pandemic https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307000/307011.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228168 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler cites interference in 2015 World Cup semi-final as biggest regret after calling time on career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265500/265539.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1216301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1216301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1216301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Kolpak deals set to be nullified at the end of the year, South Africa could have many new (old) players to choose from https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/300100/300188.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215613.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215613.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1215613 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT But for Kolpaks and injury, South Africa could and should have fought fire with fire at the Wanderers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/299700/299722.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1214387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1214387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Seamer's three-year deal rules out any possibility of an international comeback https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292000/292011.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Abbott continues his wicket-taking form with three poles of his own as Hampshire race ahead in battle for third place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295100/295140.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201692.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201692.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201692 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abbott follows first-innings 9-40 with 8-46 to deliver Hampshire a 136-run win over Somerset https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/294900/294972.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abbott runs through Somerset with 9 for 40 before James Vince's unbeaten century builds lead for Hants https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292000/292011.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Hildreth ton leads the way for Somerset as Abbott takes 6 for 84 to bowl hosts out for 408 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276100/276198.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1191936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1191936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1191936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 162 in the maiden first-class innings at their outground in former mining country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268200/268296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1188134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1188134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1188134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No stranger to the big stage, former South Africa bowler believes defending champions Hampshire have the edge on Royal London Cup rivals Somerset https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289400/289498.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185218.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1185218.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1185218 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abbott and Edwards shared 15 wickets in the match as Essex were comfortably beaten by an innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1180369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1180369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1180369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Albie Morkel's 12-ball 26 on a sluggish surface helped Heat nudge ahead of the DLS par score; Abbott set it up with a four-for https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253200/253235.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1166296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1166296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1166296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A rare clash between Marcus Trescothick and Dale Steyn was a memorable sub-plot as Somerset slid to a two-day defeat at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159175.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159175.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159175 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the dramatic tie at Taunton, Somerset's batting folded again but their bowlers kept them in the contest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278600/278654.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Abbott registered his best bowling figures of the season as Hampshire completed a 114-run victory over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268200/268296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158520.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158520.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1158520 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A hat-trick for the South African pace bowler Kyle Abbott as evening sunshine flooded across Worcester all but settled the battle of the bottom two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1158450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Abbott posted analysis of 4 for 36 with Hampshire taking the last six Nottinghamshire wickets before lunch at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1156379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire had control for large parts of the day, but a 133-run eighth-wicket stand between Liam Dawson and Kyle Abbott turned the tables https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277200/277227.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1156022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Promoted Worcestershire have been hard to break at the Ageas Bowl and Hampshire needed Kyle Abbott's ability not just with the ball but also with the bat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275000/275084.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty wickets fell in a day to show how impressive Dom Sibley's unbeaten 92 was with Hampshire left with a tough task to stay in Division One unless Middlesex help them out https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268400/268460.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268200/268296.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A list of signings and trades between BPL teams https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266200/266228.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1108759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1108759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1108759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The final day of this game began with Hampshire's batsmen hoping that the weather might save them only to find the Mancunian climate contributing to their slow doom. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264600/264645.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1105318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1105318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1105318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Very many other cricketers have possessed a similar cast of mind, of course, but few achieve their goal with quite the gleeful devil evinced by Alex Davies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264700/264702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1104870 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie Porter and Matt Quinn shared five Hampshire wickets in 17 balls of carnage in overcast evening conditions on the second day of Essex's Specsavers County Championship match at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263300/263308.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1098642.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1098642.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1098642 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gareth Berg might just have played one of the finest all-round hands in Hampshire's recent history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251700/251769.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1093953.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1093953.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1093953 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Voges and the Middlesex tail showed the stuff of champions as they defied Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/244100/244173.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1092963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Carberry and Rilee Rossouw agonisingly missed out on centuries but Hampshire remained in control against Middlesex at the Ageas Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261100/261147.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1092646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two days into Gary Ballance's reign as Yorkshire captain and a sense of bonhomie has pervaded Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261100/261147.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1091189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Abbott's international career has been effectively ended following the second Test against Sri Lanka after talks with Cricket South Africa failed to dissuade him from accepting a Kolpak deal with Hampshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256900/256961.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1075682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1075682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1075682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire believe they are on the verge of securing the services of Kyle Abbott as a Kolpak registration despite his recent success at international level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256700/256779.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1075163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1075163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1075163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa made full use of the second new ball to rip through Sri Lanka's last five wickets and complete a 206-run win in Port Elizabeth, an hour and 10 minutes into day five https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256700/256779.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1074695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1074695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1074695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though he has been in good form, and seems set to be part of the South African Test side for a sustained period of time, Kyle Abbott feels he can't relax just yet https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255000/255037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1073870.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1073870.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1073870 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have identified the first and last hours as the time when the pink ball is at its most dangerous https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255500/255535.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1068764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1068764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1068764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Usman Khawaja batted throughout the second day in Adelaide to give Australia a 48-run lead at the close of play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255500/255511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1068283.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1068283.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1068283 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Abbott took a six-wicket haul to skittle the hosts for 161 and seal South Africa's third consecutive series win in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255000/255027.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1066310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1066310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1066310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn's absence from the Hobart Test will mean an inclusion for either Kyle Abbott or Morne Morkel, with Abbott seemingly the more likely candidate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254600/254694.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1065181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1065181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1065181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kyle Abbott, who led South Africa to a 4-0 lead with a four-wicket haul in his first appearance for the side in four months, has said it is "tough" not being a regular member of the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253200/253225.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1061065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1061065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1061065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Facing a side resting three first-choice bowlers in a dead rubber, Steven Smith's Australia were shot out for 167 as South Africa romped to a six-wicket win and a 4-0 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253200/253235.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1060964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1060964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1060964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Morris held his nerve to deny MS Dhoni at the death and give South Africa a four-run win in their warm-up match in Mumbai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/236500/236545.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/982025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/982025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-982025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The imminent return of Dale Steyn means Kyle Abbott cannot feel assured of his place in South Africa's T20 starting XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234800/234867.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2015-16/content/story/977853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2015-16/content/story/977853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-977853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa saved their strongest statement for last - a crushing win in Johannesburg - and with these two sides meeting again early in the World T20 it could yet have even greater significance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234800/234875.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/975081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/975081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-975081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The South African squad have overcome being thrown to the wolves after they came back from 2-0 down in their ODI series against England to win 3-2, so now, they are diving with the sharks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234200/234273.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/973183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/973183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-973183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the bigger picture, a bilateral one-day series success may not have great long-term consequences but South Africa's comeback to win "three finals" against England was a significant milestone https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234200/234247.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/973017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/973017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-973017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the ODI series against England as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/225500/225575.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/965699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/965699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-965699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the Test series against England due to the ankle injury he sustained in India while Dale Steyn is only rated 50-50 for the third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/229900/229903.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/958869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/958869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-958869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT