Ms Gilbert's predecessors were Stewart Sutherland, Chris Woodhead, Mike Tomlinson and David Bell, as well as Mr Smith.

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Hampshire's young brigade of pace bowlers includes 25-year-old left-armer James Tomlinson, who has missed most of the last two seasons with injury, David Balcombe, 23, who only made his debut last season, and 22-year-old Isle Of Wight-born David Griffiths, who made his debut a year earlier.

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