Hampshire County Cricket Club rain. In 2007 Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove announced plans for the redevelopment of the Rose Bowl to bring Test cricket to the ground. Prior to the 2008 County Championship season Australian legend and club captain Shane Warne reiterated his commitment to the club. But shortly before the start of the season Warne announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Former captain Shaun Udal also announced his retirement, having played for Hampshire since 1989, though he later joined Middlesex. Dimitri Mascarenhas was named Warne's replacement as captain for the 2008 season. In 2008, Hampshire struggled and were near the foot of the
Kent Women cricket team During the 2016 season New Zealand international captain Suzie Bates played for the county as did former England captain Charlotte Edwards. Edwards was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 2014 and Bates was named as Wisden's Leading Women's Cricketer of the World in 2016. Edwards left Kent after the end of the 2016 season after 16 years at the county. Kent Women cricket team The Kent Women cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English county of Kent. They play in Division One of the Women's County Championship, which they have won a