Prest Puts a Positive Spin on Survival Chances
17.08.26, 15:30 Updated 17.08.26, 16:15
Rich Edwards
It's a Thursday afternoon in August but it could be just about any other day over the past two months given the heat has made every 24 hour period indistinguishable from the last.
Just two days earlier, Andrew Neal's astonishing innings against Derbyshire - a mighty 110 off just 63 balls - had taken Hampshire to within touching distance of the Metro Bank One Day knockout stage.
Only to fall agonisingly short
Tom Prest enjoyed a ringside seat as Neal endangered spectators not paying full attention in the stands, watching him pepper the boundary with routine regularity as a game that looked completely lost almost turned full circle.
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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.