Hampshire County Cricket Club (HCCC) is a first-class cricket club based in the south of England. When playing in the English one-day league they play under the name Hampshire Hawks. Their home ground is the Rose Bowl, which is located on the outskirts of Southampton. They moved to the newly-built Rose Bowl in 2001 after they left the County Ground, Southampton, which had been their home since 1885. Logo of Hampshire County Cricket Club, taken off website. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, involving either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... Cricket is a team sport played between two groups of eleven players each. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For other uses of Rose Bowl, see Rose Bowl. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

History

Hampshire first played first-class cricket in 1864, and first competed in the County Championship in 1895, the sixth year in which the Championship was held. They were winners in 1961 and 1973. They also won the NatWest Trophy (now the C&G Trophy in 1991, the now-defunct Benson&Hedges Cup in 1988 and 1992, and the Sunday League in 1975, 1978 and 1986. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Players

Shane Warne is the current captain of Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Their current captain is Australian Test bowler, Shane Warne. File links The following pages link to this file: Shane Warne Categories: Images with unknown source ... File links The following pages link to this file: Shane Warne Categories: Images with unknown source ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... It has been suggested that Test status be merged into this article or section. ... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ...

Famous players include England cricket captains CB Fry, David Gower and Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson; West Indian great Gordon Greenidge; Barry Richards of South Africa; commentator and broadcaster Mark Nicholas; and recent England Test caps John Crawley and Robin Smith. This is a list of cricketers who have captained the English cricket team for at least one Test match. ... Charles Burgess Fry (born 25 April 1872 in Croydon, died 7 September 1956 in Hampstead) was an English sportsman. ... David Ivon Gower (born April 1, 1957) is a famous cricketer, former captain of the England side. ... The Right Honourable Sir Lionel Hallam Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson (7 November 1889-6 June 1951) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire and England. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. ... Barry Richards (born July 21 1945) was one of South Africas finest ever cricketers and arguably the greatest opening batsman produced by his country. ... Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas (born 29 September 1957 in Westminster, London) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement. ... Robin Arnold Smith (born 13 September 1963, Durban, South Africa) was a cricketer for Hampshire and England. ...

The Rose Bowl

One reason for building the new Rose Bowl ground was to attract international cricket to the south coast of England. England has traditionally had six grounds where Test and ODI cricket has been played: The Oval, Lord's, Trent Bridge, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Headingley. Durham was the first of the other centres to put forward a claim for international status, building the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, which has played host to Test matches between England and Zimbabwe in 2003, and England and Bangladesh in 2005. For the shape, see oval. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... A view towards the new William Clarke stand during a Test match, August 2003 Trent Bridge is a Test cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Headingley is also the name of a city in Manitoba, Canada. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Chester-le-Street is a market town in County Durham, England with a history going back to Roman times. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Amongst this competitive background, as part of a four year staging agreement the Rose Bowl hosted a one-day international between South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2003. It was scheduled to play host to a one-dayer between the West Indies and New Zealand in 2004, but this was called off because of rain. A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Rose Bowl was also selected as one of three venues to host five matches in the ICC Champions Trophy in September 2004, along with The Oval and Edgbaston. Five fixtures were played there. It hosted England's first twenty20 International, played against Australia in 2005. Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The ground is also used occasionally for concerts, most recently hosting Oasis in July 2005. A concert is a live performance, especially musical, for the benefit of an audience. ... The bands nucleus - The Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam Oasis are a British rock band, originally formed in Manchester. ...

External link

• Official website