Essex v Hampshire
Group B · County Ground, Chelmsford · 31 Jul 2026
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
Essex innings31749 overs
Hampshire innings321/747.4 overs
The worm
EssexHampshire
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Essexwicket
Hampshirewicket
Essex innings 317 (49 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRM Thain | lbw b AJ Neal | 109 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 113.5 |
| LM Benkenstein | c AGH Orr b JK Fuller | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 |
| T Westley | c JS Lehmann b Ashutosh Sharma | 24 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 88.9 |
| CWJ Allison | b Ashutosh Sharma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJJ Critchley | b AJ Neal | 43 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 81.1 |
| SR Harmer | c OS Williams b KJ Abbott | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 91.7 |
| G Roelofsen | c AGH Orr b JK Fuller | 52 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 148.6 |
| SML Fernandes | c AJ Neal b Ashutosh Sharma | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.7 |
| S Snater | not out | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
| MW Jones | c OS Williams b Ashutosh Sharma | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| CE Bennett | b Ashutosh Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 19 | |||||
| Total | all out, 49 overs | 317 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (LM Benkenstein, 7.4 ov), 120-2 (T Westley, 18.2 ov), 120-3 (CWJ Allison, 18.5 ov), 216-4 (NRM Thain, 33.1 ov), 229-5 (MJJ Critchley, 35.5 ov), 283-6 (SR Harmer, 42.3 ov), 301-7 (G Roelofsen, 45.2 ov), 305-8 (SML Fernandes, 46.3 ov), 317-9 (MW Jones, 48.5 ov), 317-10 (CE Bennett, 48.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Abbott | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 6.50 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| OS Williams | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 8.29 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| JK Fuller | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5.89 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| AJ Neal | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.20 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 10 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 5.10 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Prest | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 46 | NRM Thain 25, LM Benkenstein 27 |
| 2 | 63 | 64 | NRM Thain 35, T Westley 24 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | NRM Thain 0, CWJ Allison 0 |
| 4 | 96 | 86 | NRM Thain 49, MJJ Critchley 41 |
| 5 | 13 | 16 | MJJ Critchley 2, SR Harmer 11 |
| 6 | 54 | 40 | SR Harmer 11, G Roelofsen 42 |
| 7 | 18 | 17 | G Roelofsen 10, SML Fernandes 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | SML Fernandes 1, S Snater 3 |
| 9 | 12 | 14 | S Snater 4, MW Jones 6 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | S Snater 0, CE Bennett 0 |
Hampshire innings 321/7 (47.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGH Orr | c SML Fernandes b S Snater | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NRT Gubbins | c SML Fernandes b SR Harmer | 53 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 106.0 |
| FS Middleton | b MJJ Critchley | 47 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 85.5 |
| TJ Prest | c SML Fernandes b CE Bennett | 51 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 106.3 |
| JS Lehmann | c NRM Thain b CE Bennett | 27 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 81.8 |
| BC Brown | b MW Jones | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.9 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | lbw b MW Jones | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 69.6 |
| JK Fuller | not out | 58 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 187.1 |
| AJ Neal | not out | 33 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 137.5 |
| Extras | 20 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 47.4 overs | 321 | ||||
Did not bat: KJ Abbott, OS Williams
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AGH Orr, 0.4 ov), 108-2 (FS Middleton, 16.4 ov), 122-3 (NRT Gubbins, 19.4 ov), 193-4 (TJ Prest, 31.2 ov), 196-5 (JS Lehmann, 31.6 ov), 224-6 (Ashutosh Sharma, 38.1 ov), 229-7 (BC Brown, 38.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Snater | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| CE Bennett | 9 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 8.11 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| MW Jones | 8.4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6.81 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 7.40 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| NRM Thain | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| LM Benkenstein | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | AGH Orr 0, NRT Gubbins 0 |
| 2 | 108 | 96 | NRT Gubbins 49, FS Middleton 47 |
| 3 | 14 | 18 | NRT Gubbins 4, TJ Prest 10 |
| 4 | 71 | 70 | TJ Prest 41, JS Lehmann 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | JS Lehmann 1, BC Brown 2 |
| 6 | 28 | 37 | BC Brown 10, Ashutosh Sharma 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | BC Brown 4, JK Fuller 1 |
| Unbroken | 92 | 52 | JK Fuller 57, AJ Neal 33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, chose to bat
- Ground
- County Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- Mark Newell, P Mustard
- Match referee
- JJ Whitaker
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1513484