Hampshire will play five group-stage matches in the new Bob Willis Trophy behind-closed-doors in the South Group, facing Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. The two group winners with the most points will go on to contest a five-day final.
They begin their campaign against Sussex, travelling to Hove in the opening round of fixtures on Saturday 1st August, before facing Middlesex at Radlett on Saturday 8th August.
Hampshire, who will utilise Arundel Castle for their two home fixtures, will host Surrey on Saturday 15th August, before then welcoming Essex to the venue for the penultimate South group fixture of the campaign starting on Saturday 22nd August.
Kent will be Hampshire’s opponent for the final group fixture which gets underway on Sunday 6th September, with the competition’s five-day final scheduled to begin on Wednesday 30th September.
Fixtures in the Bob Willis Trophy will be played behind-closed-doors, however fans will be able to follow all of Hampshire’s matches courtesy of live streams.
The domestic competitions will be staged under strict health and safety protocols with the Bob Willis Trophy also set to feature ECB Board-approved changes to playing conditions to help ensure the wellbeing of players, most significantly fast bowlers, following the long lay-off due to COVID-19.
HAMPSHIRE’S FIXTURES
Sussex v Hampshire, Hove, Sat 1st–Tues 4th August
Middlesex v Hampshire, Radlett, Sat 8th–Tues 11th August
Hampshire v Surrey, Arundel Castle, Sat 15th- Tues 18th August
Hampshire v Essex, Arundel Castle, Sat 22nd–Tues 25th August
Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, Sat 6th–Tues 9th September
Bob Willis Trophy groups:
NORTH: Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire.
CENTRAL: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire.
SOUTH: Essex, Kent, Hampshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex.
They begin their campaign against Sussex, travelling to Hove in the opening round of fixtures on Saturday 1st August, before facing Middlesex at Radlett on Saturday 8th August.
Hampshire, who will utilise Arundel Castle for their two home fixtures, will host Surrey on Saturday 15th August, before then welcoming Essex to the venue for the penultimate South group fixture of the campaign starting on Saturday 22nd August.
Kent will be Hampshire’s opponent for the final group fixture which gets underway on Sunday 6th September, with the competition’s five-day final scheduled to begin on Wednesday 30th September.
Fixtures in the Bob Willis Trophy will be played behind-closed-doors, however fans will be able to follow all of Hampshire’s matches courtesy of live streams.
The domestic competitions will be staged under strict health and safety protocols with the Bob Willis Trophy also set to feature ECB Board-approved changes to playing conditions to help ensure the wellbeing of players, most significantly fast bowlers, following the long lay-off due to COVID-19.
HAMPSHIRE’S FIXTURES
Sussex v Hampshire, Hove, Sat 1st–Tues 4th August
Middlesex v Hampshire, Radlett, Sat 8th–Tues 11th August
Hampshire v Surrey, Arundel Castle, Sat 15th- Tues 18th August
Hampshire v Essex, Arundel Castle, Sat 22nd–Tues 25th August
Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, Sat 6th–Tues 9th September
Bob Willis Trophy groups:
NORTH: Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire.
CENTRAL: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire.
SOUTH: Essex, Kent, Hampshire, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex.
