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Russell Domingo is leaving Hampshire after a single season - with his departure confirmed by the club on Friday morning. Image: Dave Vokes/Hampshire Cricket

Writing on the Wall as Far Back as T20 Finals Day

Russell Domingo tells The Hawk that he knew he would have to make a call on his Hampshire future as soon as the new South African domestic schedule was released earlier this summer.

06.11.26, 13:05

It was a bombshell announcement when Russell Domingo sent a message round to the Hampshire players on Thursday morning.

But the Hawk understands that the South African coach had realised he was going to have to choose between his commitments back home with the Lions and his job with Hampshire as early as T20 Finals Day back in July.

Speaking exclusively to the Hawk from Cape Town just an hour after his departure had been confirmed by the county, Domingo said that the revamping of the South African season - which was confirmed four months into his stint with Hampshire - left him with few other options than to walk away.

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Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards

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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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