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
History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 this tour, see" : Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1998-99 "For more information about this tour, see" : Indian cricket team in Australia in 1999-2000 "For more information about this tour, see" : Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1999-2000 History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1985-86 season until 2000. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by World Series Cricket to create arguably the strongest Test team in history. Allan Border was an inspirational figure during the recovery period