Match Preview: Hampshire v Warwickshire - LV= County Championship 

Hampshire will be hoping that their impressive Royal London One-Day Cup form will stand them in good stead as they seek a second win of the 2015 LV= County Championship campaign, upon returning to the The Ageas Bowl to face Warwickshire beginning on Friday.

The two teams line-up against each-other for the second time in three days, and following an impressive showing in Wednesday’s 50-over win, James Vince will be wanting his side to transfer their limited-overs success into similar efforts in the four-day competition.

Hampshire Squad:

Hampshire name a 13-man squad for the fixture and Fidel Edwards makes his LV=CC return after last featuring in the last four-day victory against Sussex back in June.

Adam Wheater returns once again after being unavailable against Durham whilst spinner Danny Briggs is also included.

The Opposition:

Warwickshire have enjoyed an impressive LV= County Championship campaign so far in 2015, with the visitors still currently possessing title hopes as they sit in second place in Division One. 

Varun Chopra, who took over the captaincy this season, will lead his side once again and is likely to be the man to watch for Warwickshire after hitting an unbeaten century when the two side’s met in the reverse four-day fixture back in April.

Did You Know?

• Michael Carberry averages an excellent 55.40 with the bat in all first-class fixtures against Warwickshire
• Hampshire are unbeaten in the last five competitive matches in all formats against Warwickshire.

Full Hampshire Squad:

Michael Carberry, Jimmy Adams, Liam Dawson, James Vince (c), Will Smith, Adam Wheater, Joe Gatting, Gareth Berg, Jackson Bird, James Tomlinson, Mason Crane, Danny Briggs, Fidel Edwards.

What The Team Say:

First Team Coach Dale Benkenstein: ‘It’s the business end of the season and for us to stay up in the Championship is huge but that’s where we want to be. It’s been a really tough season and we’ve been very up and down and consistent but we’re hanging in and we’re still there.

‘I feel like the team are still together and we’ve got a fight on our hands come Friday against Warwickshire who are a fantastic outfit.’

Coverage:

Live text commentary will be available via the Hampshire Cricket Twitter and Facebook pages. A feed to these will also be available on this page.

There will be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk  

Additional Information:

The Royal London One-Day Cup will be on-show in the Arlott Atrium between 10:30am-12:30pm. Members and fans will have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the trophy during this time. Please note a valid ticket for the fixture will be required to gain entry to the ground.

Scorecards will be available from the club shop and the Arlott Atrium for 50p.

Weather Forecast:

Please click here to view the latest weather forecast for the The Ageas Bowl.

Tickets:

Tickets for all four days of this match are available to purchase via our online ticketing website, over the phone on 0844 847 1863, or in person at the The Ageas Bowl Ticketing and Membership Office via normal working hours or Match Day ticket office on match days.