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Rod Bransgrove celebrates winning the T20 Blast with CEO David Mann during an era that has seen the shortest format become completely dominant. Image: Dave Vokes/Hampshire Cricket

"I'd put my mortgage on it being the most expensive bilateral tour in cricket history..." Bransgrove raises questions over cricket's future

Rod Bransgrove has never been a man to sit on the fence. And on the eve of his final summer in charge of Hampshire, he tells The Hawk that he has serious...

02.04.26, 10:00 Updated 02.04.26, 18:48

Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards

The cricket world may have changed out of all recognition since 2000, but Rod Bransgrove has run like a theme through the sport in Hampshire for the past 26 years.

This summer, he'll share his time between the Utilita Bowl and Mallorca.

As the sun sets on his time on the south coast, he admits that he's leaving behind a sport facing an uncertain future. He is, though, confident that Hampshire are in safe hands under the leadership of GMR.

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Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.

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