Inside Hampshire's dressing room as the chaos unfolded at Headingley
29.09.25, 10:48 Updated 29.09.25, 11:51 5 Minute Read
Rich Edwards
It looked like being three successive Saturdays of sporting misery for Hampshire as the players packed their kit away for a final time in the 2025 County Championship season.
As it was, a message giving Hampshire hope had arrived on Friday evening.
Jimmy Adams, Hampshire's assistant coach, received a text from former team-mate, and man of Durham, Will Smith shortly after the close of play on day three, with Hampshire still 33 short of Surrey's target.
Only James Fuller and Brad Wheal stood between Hampshire, a Surrey win and seemingly inevitable relegation.
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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.