MATCH CENTRE: Surrey v Hampshire, Vitality CC
View the latest scorecard from Hampshire's 2024 Vitality County Championship match against Surrey at The Kia Oval
The opening day of the Specsavers County Championship Division One clash between reigning champions Middlesex and third-placed Hampshire was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to unfit playing conditions at Uxbridge Cricket Club.
Heavy rain on Monday evening ran down the slope at the Park Road sports complex and crept under the covers and sheets leaving umpires Graham Lloyd and Russell Evans with little option but to call things off after their second inspection at 11am.
Groundstaff had used heat lamps and a 'Supersopper' from the early hours in a bid to improve conditions but their efforts proved useless in the face of sodden conditions and heavy waterlogging.
View the latest scorecard from Hampshire's 2024 Vitality County Championship match against Surrey at The Kia Oval
A 13-player Hampshire squad will travel to The Kia Oval to take on Surrey in the Vitality County Championship
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