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County Championship day one: Surrey v Hampshire – live

The Guardian Sport Sunday 07 June 2026, 09:16 UTC By Tanya Aldred 1 min read
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Live county cricket updates from 11am UK timeYou can email Tanya | Sign up for The RecapGood morning and welcome to The Oval. Hampshire have arrived for a rogue one-off match, out of step with the rest of the Championship, which restarts properly on Friday, and tickled into place because of fixture congestion. The two teams play keepy-uppy at opposite ends of the ground, the groundstaff hammer a pitch and brush dust into a wheelbarrow and someone bats in the nets to a coach with a dog thrower.

Good morning and welcome to The Oval. Hampshire have arrived for a rogue one-off match, out of step with the rest of the Championship, which restarts properly on Friday, and tickled into place because of fixture congestion.

The two teams play keepy-uppy at opposite ends of the ground, the groundstaff hammer a pitch and brush dust into a wheelbarrow and someone bats in the nets to a coach with a dog thrower.

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