Hampshire cricket supporters will have to wait only until May 1 to see their heroes on Sky TV.

Hampshire have a totesport League clash with Northants on that day and it is being televised on Sky.

Hampshire will also be in televised action in the Twenty20 Cup when they play Sussex on June 24.

Sky, announcing live televised fixtures for the 2005 domestic cricket season, revealed that Glamorgan against Lancashire on April 17 will kick off their coverage, as the Dragons begin their defence of the totesport League.

As well as the totesport League, coverage will extend to the popular Twenty20 Cup, the C&G Cup, County Championship and a range of live international fixtures.

Among the 43 matches already scheduled are a pair of Lancashire v Yorkshire clashes, firstly on July 1 in the Twenty20 Cup and then from August 16-19 in the County Championship.

Middlesex and Surrey will meet in a London derby in the County Championship at Lords from June 8-11.

Leicestershire face Notts on June 22 as the Foxes open up their defence of the Twenty20 Cup against their fierce local rivals.