Hampshire respond to injury substitutes proposal
24.07.25, 13:30 Updated 01.10.25, 13:02 3 Minute Read
Rich Edwards
For years, an injury to a key player during the course of a match was an accepted peril - and one greeted with a shrug of the shoulders.
Now the ICC has introduced a proposal that will see substitutes allowed for a player who has suffered a "serious injury" during the course of the game.
The trial period will begin in first class cricket in October and, if successful, could be rolled out across the County Championship.
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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.