Neil McKenzie

Sachin Tendulkar the batsman nearly made up for Sachin Tendulkar the captain, but a charged-up Lions side completed a feel-good underdog win in a tense finish to kick off the Champions League T20

Neil McKenzie used all his experience gleaned over a long career in international cricket with South Africa to guide Hampshire to a two-wicket win

Hampshire secured the Friends Provident t20 in extraordinary style by losing fewer wickets than Somerset after scores finished level after a crazy final two overs that turned a comfortable chase into a mad scramble across the line

Hampshire secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident t20 tournament thanks to a Neil McKenzie-inspired win over holders Sussex at the Rose Bowl

Marcus Trescothick hit the fastest half-century in the history of English domestic Twenty20 cricket as Somerset beat Hampshire by six wickets at Taunton

Michael Carberry and Neil McKenzie scored centuries as Hampshire built an impressive first innings lead over Kent at the Rose Bowl

Teenager James Vince's bruising 77 guided Hampshire to a 28-run victory at the Rose Bowl keeping Gloucestershire rock bottom of the Friends Provident t20 South Group

Cracking half-centuries by Steven Davies and Andrew Symonds helped Surrey maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Friends Provident t20 knock-out stages

Former England allrounder Dominic Cork hit an unbeaten 54 as Hampshire had the better of the opening day with Essex at the Rose Bowl

Nic Pothas and Neil McKenzie guided Hampshire to victory in the last over in a low-scoring Friends Provident t20 match at the Rose Bowl

Yorkshire moved into a commanding position thanks to a surprisingly attacking declaration from Hampshire captain Nic Pothas at the Rose Bowl

Hampshire bounced back from an indifferent opening day to peg Yorkshire back on day two of the County Championship match at the Rose Bowl

A contest that remained intriguingly in the balance throughout fittingly went the distance - or almost - before Hampshire pulled off a stunning victory with seven balls to spare, breaking their duck for the season after a dismal start and stopping Notting

Neil McKenzie has committed his future to the Highveld Lions ending recent speculation about a move to Cape Town's Cobras

The con artist who went down and came up sans a piece of clothing

Neil McKenzie has been dropped as captain of the Lions with the franchise saying they are moving in a "different direction"

Neil McKenzie, the South African top-order batsman, will be joining Hampshire as a Kolpak player this summer. McKenzie will link up with the squad on April 4 and, as he is out of the frame as a national player, will be available for the whole season.

In terms of producing the goods when his team needs a leading role there are few better than Smith

The 146th edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is launched today and reflects on 12 months where Twenty20 has continued to reshape the game and the sport has had to confront a range of major challenges