Hampshire County Cricket Club begun on Hampshire's long-awaited new ground. The realisation of this move almost led the club to financial ruin, as encouragement from financial partners Sport England and the hiring of architect Sir Michael Hopkins had led the then part-time voluntary committee running the club to lose control of the budget. In 2000 Australian great Shane Warne was signed as the club's overseas player. The 2000 County Championship was to be the last season that Hampshire would play at the County Ground Southampton before they moved in 2001 to the new Rose Bowl ground just outside Southampton. 2001 also saw current club
Australian cricket team in 2007–08 arranged by most wickets taken. The following is a table of statistics charting catches taken by Australian fieldsmen in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one catch. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order. † <br> Australian cricket team in 2007–08 This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2007–08 season. Statisticians class the 2007–08 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2007 and April 2008. The 2007–08 list of contracted players was announced on 1 May 2007. Note that uncontracted players still are available