[1] Three years after the HCB was formed, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reformed the NatWest Trophy by allowing all twenty Minor counties and the cricket boards of all first-class English counties.

The HCB employed the services of future international players Graeme Smith and Chris Tremlett, and played its home matches at the County Ground, Southampton, Grasmere Road, Cove, the Rose Bowl, and The Quarters, Hursley Park.

[4] As part of its role to develop the game in Hampshire the HCB offers a number of ECB accredited courses involving coaching, physical training, umpiring and scoring.

This currently comprises:[1] The board of directors oversees the four-year development strategy which covers the period from 2007 to 2011, as well as delivering an improvement action plan each year which has agreed aims with the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Successful implementation of the improvement action plan and reaching quantitative targets, secures funding from the ECB.