Tom Burrows

Hampshire concluded their pre-season friendly action at Canterbury by amassing a mammoth 480-8 in their 90 overs, in response to Kent's 393 the previous day.

Hampshire take 12 to Canterbury for the Easter friendlies against Kent.

Hampshire's young Academy side will have a pennant to proudly display in the Rose Bowl trophy cabinet after shattering BAT Sports four-year old unbeaten record in all-day `time' cricket.

The Hampshire Academy pulled off arguably their best win since they joined the Premier set when they beat Havant, the defending champions, by 70 runs on a strip that favoured the spin bowlers the longer the match went on.

Calmore Sports captain Tom Pegler refuses to believe that all is lost in the Totton club's bid for ECB Southern Electric Premier League survival, even after a crushing 138-run defeat against the Hampshire Academy at the Rose Bowl.

A spirited resistance from the Hampshire tail was not enough to keep Yorkshire from victory at the Rose Bowl and send the home county deeper into the relegation mire with just two games remaining.