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Joe Weatherley re-wrote the record books at Edgbaston yesterday, but Hampshire still fell at the final hurdle after an extraordinary day of cricket.

Hampshire's T20 Blast campaign is only one game old but already the pressure is on.

The Hawk expects a surprising name in the squad for the opening T20 Blast clash of the season against Somerset - and given Hampshire's currently bowling stocks in white ball cricket, it's possible he could force his way into the starting line-up for the opener.

We see it play out, season after season, regardless of the sport and the characters involved. A team start losing, people call for heads to roll, social media is awash with those who believe they could do a better job. Coaches and players are pulled apart and recruitment is criticised. The question at Hampshire, though, is what's really going on?

Hampshire fell agonisingly short of a win against Somerset on Monday, but one senior figure in the Utilita Bowl crowd would have left Southampton convinced he had witnessed something significant.

Toby Albert finished this season's Vitality T20 as the leading runscorer in the competition - now he's hoping a winter of adventure can leave him perfectly placed to score heavily across red and white ball cricket next summer.

Dropping into Division Two can be costly in every sense as this rundown of County Championship prize money reveals.

Felix Organ's backs-to-the-wall effort has given Hampshire a chance of County Championship survival as they prepare to face Surrey at the Utiilta next week. And he's confident that after the great escape at Taunton, they can complete the job against their great rivals from up the M3.