Hampshire County Cricket Club
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| One-day name: | Hampshire |
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| Captain: |
 James Vince George Bailey
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| Coach: |
Craig White
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| Overseas player(s): |
George Bailey
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| Colours: | Blue Gold |
| Founded: | 1863 |
| Home ground: | Rose Bowl |
| Capacity: | 25,000 |
| First-class debut: |
Sussex in 1864 at Antelope Ground, Southampton |
| Championship wins: | 2 |
| Sunday/National League/CB40/YB40/RLODC wins: | 4 |
| FP Trophy wins: | 3 |
| T20/FLT20/NT20B wins: | 2 |
| B&H Cup wins: | 2 |
| Official website: | Hampshire CCC |
 Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2017
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Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Hampshire. Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations, principally the Hambledon Club, always had important match status and so the county club was rated accordingly from its inception in 1863 until 1885. Because of poor performances for several seasons, Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895. Hampshire is classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
The club was founded in 1863 and played at the Antelope Ground, Southampton until 1885. They relocated to the County Ground, Southampton until 2000, before moving to the purpose-built Rose Bowl in West End, which is in the Borough of Eastleigh. Hampshire played its first important match in 1864, losing to Sussex at the Antelope Ground. Hampshire had poor results for many seasons and lost its important match status in 1885. They achieved official first-class status in 1895 when they were invited to join the County Championship. The club has twice won the County Championship, in the 1961 and 1973 seasons.
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