Preview: Bears v Hampshire Hawks, Vitality Blast

Preview: Bears v Derbyshire Falcons, Vitality Blast

Bears welcome Hampshire Hawks to Edgbaston in a first home Vitality Blast quarter-final since 2015.

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2022-07-06T20:17:16.000Z

Where and when

Edgbaston Stadium, Thursday 7 July, 6.30pm.

Tickets are available for only £10 when purchased before midnight on Wednesday, £15 on the day. 12 to 15-year-olds £1 and under 12s are free. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.edgbaston.com.

Bears bowler Danny Briggs said...

"I am sure the supporters will be as vocal as ever. It really is amazing to have support like that behind you which is why we were so determined to get a home quarter-final."

Recent form

Bears: WLWWLHampshire: WWLWW

Head-to-head

Played 1, Bears 0, Hawks 1

Blast from the past

In the sides' only previous T20 meeting, in a quarter-final in 2010, Hampshire won by five wickets after the Bears were restricted to 153 mainly by the excellence of Danny Briggs (three for 29).

Who's hot?

Adam Hose. Last six Blast scores are 88*, 20, 83*, 110*, 20, 50.

Look out for

James Vince. Capable of winning a match on his own as Somerset discovered two weeks ago when he smashed 129 from 62 balls (nine fours, ten sixes).

On the brink

Victory will take the Bears to Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday 16 July for the first time since 2017.

Bears squad

Carlos Brathwaite (C)Chris BenjaminDanny BriggsHenry BrookesAlex Davies (WK)Sam HainAdam HoseJake LintottCraig Miles Dan MousleyWill RhodesPaul Stirling Olly Stone Rob Yates

How to follow

Fans can follow the match live in our new-look Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free to watch Live Stream.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match day comments and thoughts to matchday@edgbaston.com, and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.

Next up

Finals Day, Saturday 16 July at Edgbaston. Will the Bears be there?