Much of Hampshire's CricInfo championship success apart from their excellent bowling prowess, has been their tail end batting in the 2001 season.

Hampshire best opening partnerships this year have been 62, 61 and 59, whereas down the order there have been century partnerships for the seventh and ninth wickets, two partnerships in the 90s for the ninth, and a high of 80 for the last wicket.

Taking each partnership seperately, the following table shows some interesting facts.

(Figures up to and including Derbyshire 1st July)

Wkt    Innings  Not Outs   Runs   Best   Average
 1        15        1       392    62     28.00
 2        12        1       534   131     48.54
 3        12        0       523   147     43.58
 4        12        0       435   134     36.25
 5        12        1       377   106     34.27
 6        11        0       169    81     15.36
 7        11        1       290   142     29.00
 8        10        1       481   130     53.44
 9         9        0       368    95     40.88
10         9        0       204    80     22.66

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