Hampshire pair Currie and Soames star in Dorset’s Minor Counties double win in Wiltshire

Hampshire's Scott Currie took six wickets in Dorset's two T20 wins against Wiltshire. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.

All-rounder Currie, in his first season on Hampshire’s staff, took 4-13 to dismiss their hosts in the first match.

The 19-year-old had been named in Hampshire’s 12-man squad for the Bob Willis Trophy tie with Surrey at Arundel, but was the unlucky person to miss out on what would have been a first class debut.

Opening the bowling alongside his elder brother Brad, Scott - who played for England in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa earlier this year - claimed all the wickets as Wiltshire slipped to 20-3.

Among his victims was opener Jake Goodwin, who made one Hampshire 1st XI appearance in a T20 win against Somerset in 2016 prior to being released the following year.

Soames - with 10 Championship games for Hampshire in 2018 and 2019 to his name - had earlier top scored with 51 as Dorset made 125-5 from their 20 overs.

In the second game, Scott Currie took 2-32 as Wiltshire recovered from 68-8 to finish on 119-8.

Tom Prest (41) and Soames (36 not out) gave Dorset a seven-wicket win with 11 balls remaining.

Former Hampshire all-rounder Matt Coles impressed as Bedfordshire thrashed Hertfordshire by eight wickets in a 45-over friendly at Dunstable.

Coles, 30, spent two summers at The Ageas Bowl (2013-14) either side of spells with Kent. He later played for Essex and was on loan to Northants last year before his Chelmsford contract expired.

Coles bagged 3-15 in seven overs as Hertfordshire were dismissed for just 90 in 25.2 overs.

Northamptonshire batsman Rob Keogh - not required by his county for their Bob Willis Trophy match against Worcestershire - struck an unbeaten half-century as Herts raced to an eight-wicket win with more than 28 overs to spare.