Hampshire County Cricket Club played their cricket in Division One of both the County Championship and the National League in 2005. They started the season at 10–1 odds to win the Championship. With the first eleven including seven players who had represented their country at Test or ODIs at the end of the season, they nearly won the County Championship, beating eventual County Champions Nottinghamshire both home and away, and ended with the same win–loss record as Notts. However, with two bonus points less and half a point deducted due to a slow over rate against Sussex in July, they finished behind – something that had been apparent the week before the Championship ended. They did win the C&G Trophy, defeating three League Division Two sides and a minor county on the way to the title, in addition to Glamorgan from Division One, but their other limited-overs forays ended in relegation (in the League) and elimination due to head-to-head results in the Twenty20 Cup. Hampshire played 16 first class games in 2005, winning nine, drawing four and losing three. They also played 22 List A games, winning ten, losing ten and abandoning two, while eight Twenty20 games ended in three wins, two losses, two no results and one abandoned match. Players Simon Katich James Adams Chris Benham Michael Brown James Bruce Tom Burrows John Crawley Sean Ervine David Griffiths Derek Kenway Greg Lamb Kevin Latouf Richard Logan Dimitri Mascarenhas Jono McLean Alan Mullally Kevin Pietersen Nic Pothas Lawrence Prittipaul Billy Taylor James Tomlinson Chris Tremlett Shaun Udal Alan Mullally Tables Championship totesport League Twenty20 Cup Group Stage (South) Match details April The first game in the Championship was a narrow 48 run victory against Gloucestershire. This was followed by a rain-affected defeat against Essex in the Sunday League. The second Championship game was a close draw against Sussex – the sort of game where Championships are won. However, surprisingly, with 29 needed off 34 balls with 2 wickets remaining, captain Shane Warne put up shop, securing the 4 points, but giving up the opportunity of 14. They then easily defeated the students of Cardiff UCCE. County Championship: Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13–16 April) Hampshire (17pts) beat Gloucestershire (4pts) by 48 runs Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. There were 1,200 at the Rose Bowl to watch Simon Katich flawless 72 not out, as he was the only one able