Hampshire have an extra 600 tickets available for the t20 finals at The Rose Bowl on Sunday August 14.

The day marks the first appearance for the Hampshire Royals at Finals Day, having only ever reached the quarter finals back in 2004.

The bumper day of cricket will play out the two semi-finals, and the final, of the Friends Provident t20 competition. 

The 20-over matches, will have the Royals taking on the Essex Eagles and the Nottinghamshire Outlaws playing Somerset, the winners...

Hampshire cricket club have suffered a blow with the news that skipper Dimi Mascarenhas has been ruled out for the rest of the season through injury.

And to compound matters for the Rose Bowl outfit, vice captain Nick Pothas will also miss the remainder of the campaign.

South African Pothas developed a cartilage defect in his right knee and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines will undergoing rehabilitation to be fit for the 2011 season.

Mascarenhas meanwhile has not responded to...

Basingstoke and North Hants cricket club were forced to settle for a draw after failing to see off High Wycombe II in their Thames Valley Division One clash on Saturday July 24.

Needing just one wicket with five overs remaining, ‘Stoke were unable to break the stoic Wycombe tail making it two games without a win for Russell Droy’s side.

‘Stoke batted first and were guilt of a sloppy start and at one stage were languishing on 19-3 and in need of some brawn to beef up their...