Kieron Pollard cleared of serious injury

Dominic Cork has expressed his disappointment at not being able to take Hampshire to the Champions League in South Africa after leading them to the Friends Provident t20 title

Following Hampshire's final-ball victory against Somerset in the Friends Provident t20 final, Dominic Cork said the performance would have proved the club's critics wrong

Dominic Cork admitted he was considering his future in the game after captaining a young Hampshire side to the Friends Provident t20 title

Hampshire held their nerve to secure a gripping six-wicket victory and book their spot in the Friends Provident t20 final on their home ground.

One moment of fielding brilliance from Kieron Pollard turned Somerset from losers to winners and put them into the Friends Provident t20 final by three runs

Hampshire secured the Friends Provident t20 in extraordinary style by losing fewer wickets than Somerset after scores finished level after a crazy final two overs that turned a comfortable chase into a mad scramble across the line

Oompa-Loompas, stormtroopers, bananas, bobsledders and McEnroe fans, all watched the Twenty20 final at Rose Bowl

The days of overseas players in English domestic cricket forming lasting links with their county and become part of the club's fabric are long gone