The John Player League
Hampshire v Gloucestershire
An indication of the strength of these teams is that two of the memorable sporting television occasions of this season will be recalled today - Barry Richards 's century for Hampshire against Middlesex at Lord's, and Mike Procter 's hat trick for Gloucestershire against Hampshire.
PETER WALKER introduces the programme which includes news of today's other fixtures:
Essex v Derbyshire
Kent v Worcestershire
Leicestershire v Surrey Middlesex v Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire Somerset v Northamptonshire Sussex v Glamorgan
Commentators at Portsmouth
JOHN ARLOTT and JIM LAKER
2v presentation BOB DUNCAN , MIKE ADLEY