Essex v Hampshire
Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
County Championship, Match 23 April 2026 to 5 April 2026The Rose Bowl, Southampton
ESS
Essexbatted first
461/7d138.3 ov
HAM
Hampshire
156 & 16859.3 ov
Hampshire won the toss and chose to field
ESSEssex innings
461/7d138.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | c BA Mayes b KJ Abbott | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| PI Walter | c BC Brown b S Baker | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 24.3 |
| T Westley | retired hurt | 28* | 73 | 5 | 0 | 38.4 |
| PWA Mulder | b KJ Abbott | 17 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 38.6 |
| MJJ Critchley | c EV Jack b TJ Prest | 173 | 266 | 20 | 1 | 65.0 |
| CWJ Allison | c TJ Prest b EV Jack | 80 | 140 | 12 | 1 | 57.1 |
| MS Pepper | lbw b Codi Yusuf | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 55.2 |
| NRM Thain | c BC Brown b S Baker | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| SR Harmer | not out | 71* | 145 | 8 | 1 | 49.0 |
| S Snater | not out | 37* | 50 | 3 | 2 | 74.0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 2, w 4 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 138.3 overs, run rate 3.33 | 461 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-2 D Elgar2-27 PI Walter3-67 PWA Mulder4-253 CWJ Allison5-303 MS Pepper6-308 NRM Thain7-400 MJJ Critchley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Abbott | 28 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 2.71 | 135 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Codi Yusuf | 28 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 3.50 | 122 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Baker | 22 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 3.09 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EV Jack | 17.3 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 5.66 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Dawson | 38 | 4 | 98 | 0 | 2.58 | 159 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Prest | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRT Gubbins | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HAMHampshire innings
15648.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Weatherley | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| NRT Gubbins | b SJ Cook | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TJ Prest | c MS Pepper b S Snater | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29.6 |
| JS Lehmann | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 34 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 69.4 |
| BC Brown | b SJ Cook | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| BA Mayes | lbw b S Snater | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 |
| LA Dawson | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Codi Yusuf | b PWA Mulder | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| KJ Abbott | lbw b SR Harmer | 35 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 81.4 |
| EV Jack | not out | 31* | 50 | 5 | 1 | 62.0 |
| S Baker | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Extras | lb 9, nb 4 | 13 | ||||
| Total | all out, 48.3 overs, run rate 3.22 | 156 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-0 NRT Gubbins2-5 JJ Weatherley3-38 TJ Prest4-52 JS Lehmann5-54 BC Brown6-63 LA Dawson7-65 BA Mayes8-91 Codi Yusuf9-139 KJ Abbott10-156 S Baker
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 11 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1.73 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 11 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 3.00 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3.89 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S Snater | 9 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 4.22 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 8 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HAMHampshire innings
16859.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Weatherley | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| NRT Gubbins | c NRM Thain b MJJ Critchley | 48 | 161 | 7 | 0 | 29.8 |
| TJ Prest | lbw b SR Harmer | 55 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 82.1 |
| JS Lehmann | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| BC Brown | b SR Harmer | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 44.4 |
| BA Mayes | b SR Harmer | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 |
| LA Dawson | b MJJ Critchley | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 51.9 |
| Codi Yusuf | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| KJ Abbott | not out | 4* | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.5 |
| EV Jack | b MJJ Critchley | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| S Baker | c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 2, nb 6 | 10 | ||||
| Total | all out, 59.3 overs, run rate 2.82 | 168 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 470
1-4 JJ Weatherley2-85 TJ Prest3-100 JS Lehmann4-119 BC Brown5-129 BA Mayes6-149 LA Dawson7-155 Codi Yusuf8-160 NRT Gubbins9-168 EV Jack10-168 S Baker
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 9 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2.78 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 9 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2.56 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 25 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 1.96 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S Snater | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 4.3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2.00 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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