By Charlie Talbot-Smith
Div 1: Hampshire
IF you had offered Hampshire some silverware and first Division survival before last season began – they would have bitten your hand off.
But now, having ended a six-year wait for a trophy at Lord’s and with some canny recruitment on and off the field, ambition will be stretched a little higher in 2019. Adrian Birrell – who famously guided Ireland to the Super 8s back in the 2007 World Cup – has taken over from Craig White and has made the smart move of bringing in Alfonso Thomas and the recently retired Jimmy Adams as his ...
