Dave Allen

@fredfertang @CricketWebNet @hantscricket Thank you Martin - You can order from me via email: davehccc@gmail.com - £10 including p&p or wait for early season games and events - I'll have plenty.

A new publication from Hampshire Cricket Heritage looks at the county's numerous connections with men of the cloth @CricketWebNet @davea60s @hantscricket cricketweb.net/books/ordained…

@RVICricketStats It equals the earliest Championship start ever for Hampshire

Hampshire’s first game of 2024 - away at Durham in early April 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

@solentsport Liam's third 100 of the season beating his previous best of two in 2011

@solentsport (keep the secret for now!) Hants highest 5th wicket v Essex is only 165 (Dawson & Northeast in 2019)

The most famous Essex cricketing/footballer? Sir Geoff Hurst (one match v Lancashire at Liverpool in 1962, scored 0 & 0*)

@solentsport I can't find that message now - did I get it wrong? Should say Harmer has bowled 530 OVERS (not wickets) this year and I think he's the only Div One bowler with 400+ overs

@solentsport Simon Harmer starting today having bowled around 530 wickets already and I 'THINK" he's the only Div 1 bowler to have bowled even 400 (Mo Abbas 383 now)

@solentsport I guess you know you're very quiet post-tea?

@solentsport Hampshire are currently 3rd. Against the other four Top 5 teams this year: played 4 lost 4 (with these last two to go). Against the Bottom 5 teams: Played 8, Won 6, Drawn 2.

@solentsport Hampshire's 18th opening partnership in the 2023 Championship and the third of 50+ (107 v Kent & 51 v Northants). Nine have been in single figures.

@solentsport Hampshire have had four Y players - Yasir Arafat plus three 'English' surnames - but never X or Z. We've had four Qs.

@solentsport Ingleby might have been playing but Desmond Eagar was captain

@solentsport If (IF) Essex reach 293-5 it will be a new 6th wkt record for them v Hants (beats Trevor Bailey & Barry KNight)

@solentsport Swindells only the second centurion in 10 Finals against Hampshire (Nick Knight 118 in 2005). This is already the 3rd highest total v Hampshire in a Final (next 269 by Kent who lost in 2018)

@solentsport This is now the 2nd highest partnership for any wicket in a List A Final v Hants. The highest will be if Leics reach 212-6.

@solentsport And this is now Leics highest-ever 7th wkt partnership v Hants in List A beating their record set in the game at the Ageas Bowl a few weeks ago.

@solentsport Hampshire's 10th List A Final and this is the highest 7th wicket partnership in a Final against Hampshire (Sussex 60 in 2009)

@solentsport I'm listening to the Final only on BBC Radio at the moment - it's a shame that while everyone else is clear, Kev is speaking with his head in a bucket! I think he explained why Wheal is not playing but I couldn't hear him.

@solentsport In 1991 you (KDJ) were in the Hampshire side that beat Warwicks in a semi-final at Edgbaston by nine wickets

@solentsport In 2005 we lost to Warwicks at Stratford by 10 wkts in just two days. We finished the season runners-up to Notts.