Visit Hampshire Cricket and The Ageas Bowl's online store to get your hands on official replica and supporter kit as well as a range of other merchandise.
Tickets are available to purchase at the cheaper, Advance rate until 11:59pm the day before each match, after which tickets will only be available at the On The Day rate.
Tickets can be purchased via The Ageas Bowl’s online ticketing website courtesy of the link below or in person at The Ageas Bowl Store (Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm).
Seating is reserved for Ticket Plus and Hospitality guests and unreserved for all general admission tickets.
Click here to view the Domestic Seating Plan to see seating areas for Vitality Blast at The Ageas Bowl.
Vitality Blast Passport holders and Hampshire Cricket Members can access The Ageas Bowl scanning their relevant Passport or Membership card at the gates.
All tickets to individual Vitality Blast matches will be digital tickets and available on the free Hampshire Cricket App.
If you haven’t already downloaded the App and set up a Fanscore account you’ll need to do this to access your tickets – please find instructions on to how to do so below.
1) Search 'Hampshire Cricket' in your App Store or by using the relevant link to your device below and download the free App.
2) Click the ticket icon in the App's footer menu and then 'My Tickets'.
3) Sign Up to create a FanScore account using this email address.
4) Verify your email address via the email sent from FanScore.
5) Go back to 'My Tickets' and click 'Find Tickets' and your tickets will appear.
Once you’ve set up a Fanscore account and accessed your tickets on the App you’ll be able to forward on any tickets you’ve bought for friends and family to them. Once they accept the ticket it will then disappear from your wallet.
Instructions on how to forward (and receive) tickets are available in the step-by-step guide below.
If you are a ticketholder and are unable to retrieve your tickets on the Hampshire Cricket App, then you can access the venue on the matchday by scanning a printed or digital version of the e-ticket you will have received on the same email that the booking was made on.
Find a number of ticketing and matchday queries available in the list of FAQs available via the link below.
Please plan your journey in advance to avoid delays in getting to The Ageas Bowl.
Free buses will be available for all fans travelling to and from all of Hampshire Hawks' Vitality Blast fixtures at The Ageas Bowl in 2023.
These free direct buses will be available from both Southampton Airport Parkway Railway Station and Hedge End Station, running continuously and beginning from 30 minutes before gates opening for each matchday.
The buses will depart from immediately outside both stations - simply head for the Hampshire Hawks flags upon arrival at the stations!
The buses heading back to the stations from The Ageas Bowl will depart from opposite the West Gate turnstiles and the last bus back to the stations will leave roughly 60 minutes after the end of the match.
You won't need a ticket or any accreditation to use the free buses, simply turn up at the stations and get on board.
Champions Day - Friday 26th May
On Friday 26th May, all pre-booked cars will be parked on-site. There will be no parking available to purchase on the day.
There is a chance the roads around The Ageas Bowl will be busy on match days.
In an attempt to alleviate any congestion, car parks will be open from 120 minutes prior to the start of the game.
Find out more information about travel and getting to The Ageas Bowl for Vitality Blast via the link below.
Access, Opening & Closing Times | General Information
Upon arrival, please ensure you have downloaded the Hampshire Cricket App and accessed your tickets on the App. You'll then be able to scan your digital tickets at the turnstiles at the West Gate (see instructions located above in 'Tickets' section on this webpage). Alternatively, all ticket holders who purchased in advance will have been sent an e-ticket to the email which they purchased tickets with, which will contain a barcode to scan at the gates.
Hampshire Cricket Members (excl. Standard Members) and Vitality Blast Passport holders can scan their Membership/Passport card via the West Gate turnstiles to gain access.
For Hampshire Hawks & Southern Vipers T20 Double Headers (Fri 26 May & Wed 31 May), gates open 60 minutes before the start of the Southern Vipers match.
For Hampshire Hawks T20s, gates will open 90 minutes before the start of the match.
Champions Day - Friday 26th May - Key Timings
Free shuttle buses start running - 2pm
Get your photo with T20 Trophies (East Berm) - 2-3pm
Southern Vipers v Western Storm Starts - 3pm
Southern Vipers v Western Storm Scheduled Finish - 5:45pm
Get your photo with T20 Trophies (East Berm) - 6-7pm
Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex Starts - 7pm
Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex Scheduled Finish & Live Music Begins - 9:45pm
Seating at all Vitality Blast fixtures is unallocated (other than Ticket Plus & Hospitality).
Please note, Members' Area seating is for Hampshire Cricket Members only, these are located in blocks A, B, W, X.
A contemplation room will be available as a shared facility for spectators, located under the Colin Ingleby-MacKenzie Stand.
An information point will be open in the Arlott Atrium for any queries that you may have, and will be open from gates opening until the close of play. Please note, any lost property should be handed in or collected from this information point.
The Arlott Atrium is open to all spectators, whilst the Derek Shackleton Bar will remain a reserved area for Hampshire Members, and the Roof Terrace & Robin Smith Suite reserved for Executive Club Members.
Find the information point, Matchday Ticket Office, The Ageas Bowl Store and more on the venue map ahead of your trip to the venue via the link below.
There will be numerous matchday activations running free of charge for every Hampshire Hawks T20 at The Ageas Bowl this summer.
Upon arrival opposite the West Gate, DJ Vin and RH9 will be bringing you an eclectic mix of summer anthems ahead of the Hawks Vitality Blast action from gates opening.
Get your face painted with Hawks colours, grab a 4&6 card and get your photo with Hawky upon arrival within the West Gate.
At the end of each game Hawks & Vipers players will be hold a signing and selfies session on the edge of the boundary in front of the Rod Bransgrove Pavilion. This area will be marked by flags so fans should head down with a pen for an autograph!
There will be live music after every Friday & Saturday match - starting as soon as the last ball has been bowled and located outside of the Arlott Atrium.
Champions Day - Friday 26th May
Fans aged over 18 in attendance for ‘Champions Day’ on Friday 26th May will be able to enjoy a Cider tasting pop-up with the chance to win your height in cider, courtesy of Weston’s Cider.
Live music will take place immediately after the end of Hawks v Middlesex, located inbetween the Arlott Atrium and Shane Warne Stand, as Southampton-based Rock n Roll artist Calum Lintott will bring an epic finish to a jam-packed day.
The first two matchdays (Friday 26th May and Wednesday 31st May) will feature the opportunity to get your photo with our 2022 silverware. The Vitality Blast Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup will be on display on the East Berm before both the Hawks and Vipers matches.
The Family Fun Zone will be open on the West Hilltop Terrace on Wednesday 31st May and Wednesday 7th June. The area will feature inflatables including an assault course and cricketing activities for these matchdays.
Food & Drink
A large range of food & drink will be on offer at The Ageas Bowl on Vitality Blast matchdays, with food options including burgers, mexican, hog roast, greek, fish & chips, loaded fries, chinese, pasties, german sausage, pizza and of course the famous Sanhja's built-in Punjabi cuisine.
Follow up on the savoury delights with sweet treats, such as churros, ice cream and pick & mix sweets also on offer around the ground.
Food & drink will be available to purchase around the ground from gates opening, with a host of concessions available to try.
The Arlott Atrium (Rod Bransgrove Pavilion) and Derek Shackleton Suite (Members only) will be serving food & drinks within the Rod Bransgrove Pavilion, whilst the Boundary Bar (Hilton Hotel End) will be serving drinks too.
There will be a host of vegetarian, vegan. gluten-free and halal options available around the ground.
Free-to-use water fountains are located at both ends of the Shane Warne Stand and the hotel end of the Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie Stand.
BEEFY’S by Lord Botham Restaurant & Bar (located within Hilton at The Ageas Bowl) is serving a limited menu to pre-booked parties only. To book a table or for more information, please contact the team on 02382 027097, via beefys@ageasbowl.com or online (via the link below).
Alcohol will be served around the ground from 90 minutes prior to each match, with bars closing 30 minutes after the close of play.
Please note, no alcohol can be brought into the ground and only alcohol purchased on-site may be consumed.
The Ageas Bowl operates a strict ‘Challenge 25’ alcohol policy and as such anyone deemed to look Under 25 will be asked to provide photographic proof of age, prior to being served.
The Ageas Bowl Store
Get the 2023 Hampshire Hawks Vitality Blast kit at The Ageas Bowl Store or online at store.ageasbowl.com.
The Store (located within the West Gate) will have stock of Hampshire's 2023 Vitality Blast and LV= Insurance County Championship official replica shirts, Southern Vipers' 2023 replica kit, the brand-new England IT20 & ODI kits, a number of leisurewear & accessory ranges, and programmes and scorecards.
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