Result

Essex won by an innings and 137 runs

Hampshire vs Essex

Division 1 · Southampton · Apr 03, 2026 · County Championship Division One

ESS
Essex
461/7 (138.3/20 ov)
HAM
Hampshire
156/10 (48.3/20 ov)

Hampshire won the toss and elected to bowling

Essex 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Dean Elgar c Ben Mayes b Kyle Abbott 2 4 0 0 50.00
Paul Walter c Ben Brown b Sonny Baker 9 37 1 0 24.00
Tom Westley not out 28 73 5 0 38.00
Wiaan Mulder b Kyle Abbott 17 44 3 0 39.00
Matthew Critchley c Eddie Jack b Tom Prest 173 266 20 1 65.00
Charlie Allison c Tom Prest b Eddie Jack 80 140 12 1 57.00
Michael Pepper b Codi Yusuf 32 58 4 0 55.00
Noah Thain c Ben Brown b Sonny Baker 2 14 0 0 14.00
Simon Harmer not out 71 145 8 1 49.00
Shane Snater not out 37 50 3 2 74.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Kyle Abbott 28.0 76 2 2.71
Codi Yusuf 28.0 98 1 3.50
Sonny Baker 22.0 68 2 3.09
Eddie Jack 17.3 99 1 5.66
Liam Dawson 38.0 98 0 2.58
Tom Prest 4.0 13 1 3.25
Nick Gubbins 1.0 3 0 3.00

Hampshire 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Nick Gubbins c Noah Thain b Matthew Critchley 48 161 7 0 30.00
Joe Weatherley c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook 1 16 0 0 6.00
Joe Weatherley c Michael Pepper b James Porter 4 4 1 0 100.00
Tom Prest b Simon Harmer 55 67 10 0 82.00
Nick Gubbins b Samuel Cook 0 3 0 0 0.00
Jake Lehmann c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook 9 18 2 0 50.00
Tom Prest c Michael Pepper b Shane Snater 8 27 1 0 30.00
Jake Lehmann c Michael Pepper b James Porter 34 49 5 0 69.00
Ben Brown b Simon Harmer 12 27 2 0 44.00
Ben Brown b Samuel Cook 3 26 0 0 12.00
Ben Mayes b Simon Harmer 4 22 1 0 18.00
Ben Mayes b Shane Snater 8 25 2 0 32.00
Liam Dawson b Matthew Critchley 14 27 2 0 52.00
Codi Yusuf b Matthew Critchley 2 6 0 0 33.00
Liam Dawson c Michael Pepper b James Porter 1 6 0 0 17.00
Kyle Abbott not out 4 17 1 0 24.00
Codi Yusuf b Wiaan Mulder 12 24 2 0 50.00
Kyle Abbott b Simon Harmer 35 43 8 0 81.00
Eddie Jack b Matthew Critchley 6 9 1 0 67.00
Eddie Jack not out 31 50 5 1 62.00
Sonny Baker b Matthew Critchley 10 24 2 0 42.00
Sonny Baker c Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley 0 2 0 0 0.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
James Porter 9.0 25 1 2.78
James Porter 11.0 19 2 1.73
Samuel Cook 9.0 23 1 2.56
Samuel Cook 11.0 33 3 3.00
Simon Harmer 25.0 49 3 1.96
Wiaan Mulder 9.0 35 1 3.89
Shane Snater 9.0 38 2 4.22
Wiaan Mulder 4.0 26 0 6.50
Shane Snater 8.0 32 0 4.00
Simon Harmer 8.0 22 1 2.75
Matthew Critchley 4.3 9 5 2.00
Matthew Critchley 0.3 0 1 0.00

Venue

The Rose Bowl
Southampton, England

Innings

  • Essex — 1st Innings 461-7 (138.3)
  • Hampshire — 2nd Innings 156-10 (48.3)
  • Hampshire — 3rd Innings 168 (59.3)