[1] He made his debut for Hampshire in a first-class match against the touring Australians at the Rose Bowl,[3] taking the wicket of Matthew Hayden with his first ball.
[3] Schofield took 19 wickets in his four first-class matches with his right-arm fast-medium bowling, at an average of 25.10 and with best figures of 4 for 10.
[6] He also made a single List A one-day appearance for Hampshire against Worcestershire at Worcester in the 2001 Norwich Union League.
[8] Schofield was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2002 season, alongside Jason Laney and Irfan Shah.
[8] In 2013, Schofield made a return to cricket for the small village club side of Easton and Martyr Worthy in Hampshire.