Hampshire Hawks 2026 Squad, Results & Blast Stats

Hampshire Hawks are Hampshire Cricket's men's T20 side. The county uses the Hawks identity in the Vitality Blast while also competing as Hampshire in the County Championship and One-Day Cup.

The Hawks topped the 2026 South Group with eight wins, four losses, 32 points and a +0.283 net run rate. They beat Essex by 75 runs in the quarter-final and Nottinghamshire by 27 runs in the semi-final before Northamptonshire won the final by 14 runs.

Joe Weatherley led Hampshire with 591 runs at 53.73, James Vince followed with 511 and produced the team's highest score of 125. Scott Currie took 26 wickets, Sonny Baker 21 and Liam Dawson combined 184 runs with nine wickets.

GMR Global completed its 100% acquisition of Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings in June 2026. Hampshire and GMR's 49% interest in Southern Brave sit within the same wider group, but the two teams' competitions and records remain separate.

The redesigned 2026 Blast gave every county 12 group matches. Hampshire finished those games 8–4, won the South Group on 32 points and earned a home quarter-final under the competition's seeding rules.

The 75-run quarter-final win over Essex, 27-run Finals Day semi-final win over Notts Outlaws and 14-run final defeat to Northamptonshire add three knockout results. That produces the complete 15-match record of ten wins and five losses.

Knockout results do not change the group table. Hampshire therefore remain first in the South on 32 points even though the page also records a runners-up finish and three later matches.

The binding 2026 playing conditions award four points for a win, two for a tie or no result and none for a loss. Hampshire's eight group wins therefore produced the 32 points shown in the final ECB table.

An ECB public explainer says two points for a win, but that line conflicts with both the playing conditions and completed table. This page follows the regulations and final table rather than halving Hampshire's published total.

Ten fixtures came from home-and-away games against the other five South teams. An away loss to Central & West side Somerset and a home win over North side Yorkshire were the two cross-group fixtures; both still counted in Hampshire's South Group record.

Yes. Hampshire beat Notts Outlaws in the second semi-final at Edgbaston on 18 July, then returned for the final against Northamptonshire later that day. Finals Day schedules both semi-finals and the final at one venue.

The Hawks posted 187/3 and dismissed Notts for 160, then chased 170 in the final and were bowled out for 155. Sonny Baker's 5/21 in the final was Hampshire's best bowling return even though Northamptonshire won by 14 runs.

These are two separate scorecards and results, not one combined event entry. Counting only Finals Day as a single fixture would incorrectly reduce Hampshire's campaign from 15 matches to 14.

No. The final scorecard lists an 11-player Hampshire side and seven additional names, creating the 18-name group used on this page. Only the XI appeared in that match.

A substitute or reserve listing confirms selection context, not an appearance, contract duration or continuous season availability. Earlier club match previews also changed in size as overseas players arrived and England or Lions commitments affected availability.

The squad table therefore labels the group by its final match-sheet scope. Individual appearance totals must come from completed scorecards or statistics, not from presence in this 18-name list.

No. Hampshire Hawks are Hampshire Cricket's T20 Blast identity; Southern Brave are a separate Hundred franchise. They share Utilita Bowl and wider ownership links, but have different competitions, squads and records.

GMR completed a 49% Southern Brave acquisition in July 2025 and completed 100% ownership of Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings in June 2026. That timing does not transfer Brave results to Hampshire or retroactively place Hampshire's 2010, 2012 and 2022 T20 titles under full GMR ownership.

Utilita Bowl staged Hampshire's six home group matches and home quarter-final in this campaign. Its role as Southern Brave's base and an international venue is broader venue context, not evidence that those other matches belong in the Hawks record.