Shoaib Akhtar, probably the fastest bowler in the world game today, has been offered a one-year contract to become Hampshire's overseas player, following the suspension of Australian spinner Shane Warne last month.

Hampshire will continue to fully support Shane Warne, despite the Australian test leg-spinner being unable to fulfil the first year of his contract with the county in 2003 - subject to an appeal on the twelve month ban dished out to him on

The double-winning league champions of 1998 and 1999, Hungerford, were the main casualties of Southern Electric Premier League's accreditation process, which found the Berkshire club guilty of the non-provision of colts cricket at their club

Former Otago batsman Mark Parker has been named as New Zealand's first confirmed victim of the Bali bombing atrocity, that killed nearly 200 people over the weekend

Hampshire Cricket have announced that opening batsman Jason Laney, off-spinner Irfan Shah and seamer James Schofield will not be offered new contracts with the county for 2003

Robin Smith will lead out the Hampshire side for the last time this Sunday, as he takes his place for only the second time this season in a Norwich Union League Division Two game, when the Northamptonshire Steelbacks visit the Rose Bowl

Former Hampshire and England opening batsman Paul Terry has been unveiled as the county's new first XI manager, following the sacking of Jimmy Cook midway through last season.

Derek Kenway has reversed his verbal decision to leave the county, being prepared to battle to regain his place in the first XI next season

Hampshire Cricket have today announced that Shane Warne has signed a two-year contract to return to the club he played for in 2000 as one of their overseas players for 2003, and will in the process become captain, replacing Robin Smith who has

After playing themselves into a promising position, Hampshire allowed Surrey a less-than-deserved first innings lead of 91, as the home side lost their last four wickets for 13 runs at the close of the second day's play at the Rose Bowl.

Hampshire clawed their way back into their final Frizzell County Championship Division One match of the season by taking three wickets in the final session and pinning the champions-elect Surrey to 348-7 at the close.

The loss of a wicket just before heavy rain brought an early close to the second day typified the day for Hampshire, as they face an almost impossible task of overturning Sussex's mammoth first innings total at Hove and in turn, their slim hopes of

Now that the 2002 Southern Electric Premier League has been successfully concluded it is time to look back on your thoughts in our season-long running polls on who you thought would scoop the three divisional titles

An inspired century from skipper Will Kendall allowed the Hawks to leapfrog the Crusaders in the Norwich Union League Division Two basement battle, as he led the home side to a 24-run victory.

Injuries to paceman Alan Mullally and wicket-keeper Nic Pothas sees Hampshire go into their Norwich Union League Division Two match with Middlesex with their youngest side yet

Hampshire welcome back John Crawley for the first time in a Frizzell County Championship match for nearly six weeks, as they face a massively important Rose Bowl clash against fellow relegation threatened Yorkshire, starting on Tuesday (August 27)

Surrey took just 24 minutes to wrap up the innings and 60 run victory over Hampshire to further their claims to the Frizzell County Championship title and relegate the visitors back to the bottom three

A rearguard from Dimitri Mascarenhas and the lower order kept table-toppers Surrey from securing victory as Hampshire battled against an innings defeat on the third day of the Frizzell County Championship match at The Oval

With the season now at an end, and thoughts of the cold winter ahead, the Annual Statistical Survey publication is now available

A disciplined bowling display and a positive response to the task of chasing a challenging target saw Hampshire close requiring just 97 more runs to secure a much-required Frizzell County Championship victory over fellow strugglers Somerset.