Hampshire vs Essex - County Championship Division One

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HAM
ESS
156/10 (48.3 ov) & 168/10 (59.3 ov) 48.3 & 59.3 overs
vs
461/7d (138.3 ov) 138.3 overs
Essex won by an inning and 137 runs
Friday, 03 April, 2026 | 15:30

TOP BATSMEN

Matt Critchley ESS 173 (266)
Charles Allison ESS 80 (140)

TOP BOWLERS

Matt Critchley ESS 6/8 (4.3)
Samuel Cook ESS 4/56 (9)
ESS
461/7 (138.3 ov), CRR: 3.33 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Dean Elgar
c B Mayes b K Abbott
2
4
0
0
50.00
Paul Walter
c BC Brown b S Baker
9
37
1
0
24.32
Tom Westley
Retired hurt
28
73
5
0
38.36
Wiaan Mulder (c)
b K Abbott
17
44
3
0
38.64
Matt Critchley
c EV Jack b T Prest
173
266
20
1
65.04
Charles Allison
c T Prest b EV Jack
80
140
12
1
57.14
Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk)
lbw b CE Yusuf
32
58
4
0
55.17
Noah Thain
c BC Brown b S Baker
2
14
0
0
14.29
Simon Harmer
Not out
71
145
8
1
48.97
Shane Snater
Not out
37
50
3
2
74.00
Did Not Bat: Samuel Cook, Jamie Porter
Extras: 10 runs (B: 4, LB: 2, WD: 4, NB: 0, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
2/1 (Dean Elgar, 0.4 Overs) 27/2 (Paul Walter, 14.1 Overs) 67/3 (Wiaan Mulder, 28.6 Overs) 253/4 (Charles Allison, 76.6 Overs) 303/5 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 92.6 Overs) 308/6 (Noah Thain, 95.5 Overs) 400/7 (Matt Critchley, 122.2 Overs)
HAM
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Kyle Abbott
28
5
76
2
0
1
2.71
Codi Yusuf
28
5
98
1
0
0
3.50
Sonny Baker
22
3
68
2
0
1
3.09
Eddie Jack
17.3
2
99
1
0
1
5.72
Liam Dawson
38
4
98
0
0
1
2.58
Tom Prest
4
1
13
1
0
0
3.25
Nick Gubbins
1
0
3
0
0
0
3.00
HAM
156/10 (48.3 ov), CRR: 3.22 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Joe Weatherley
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
1
16
0
0
6.25
Nick Gubbins
b S Cook
0
3
0
0
0.00
Tom Prest
c MKS Pepper b S Snater
8
27
1
0
29.63
Jake Lehmann
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
34
49
5
0
69.39
Ben Brown
b S Cook
3
26
0
0
11.54
Ben Mayes
lbw b S Snater
8
25
2
0
32.00
Liam Dawson
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
1
6
0
0
16.67
Codi Yusuf
b PWA Mulder
12
24
2
0
50.00
Kyle Abbott
lbw b SR Harmer
35
43
8
0
81.40
Eddie Jack
Not out
31
50
5
1
62.00
Sonny Baker
lbw b MJJ Critchley
10
24
2
0
41.67
Extras: 13 runs (B: 0, LB: 10, WD: 0, NB: 3, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
5/2 (Joe Weatherley, 5.2 Overs) 38/3 (Tom Prest, 13.1 Overs) 52/4 (Jake Lehmann, 16.5 Overs) 54/5 (Ben Brown, 21.4 Overs) 63/6 (Liam Dawson, 24.3 Overs) 65/7 (Ben Mayes, 25.4 Overs) 91/8 (Codi Yusuf, 32.1 Overs) 139/9 (Kyle Abbott, 41.3 Overs) 156/10 (Sonny Baker, 48.3 Overs)
ESS
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Jamie Porter
11
5
19
2
0
0
1.73
Samuel Cook
11
5
33
3
0
0
3.00
Wiaan Mulder
9
2
33
1
2
0
3.67
Shane Snater
9
2
38
2
0
0
4.22
Simon Harmer
8
4
22
1
0
0
2.75
Matt Critchley
0.3
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
HAM
168/10 (59.3 ov), CRR: 2.82 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Joe Weatherley
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
4
4
1
0
100.00
Nick Gubbins
c NRM Thain b MJJ Critchley
48
161
7
0
29.81
Tom Prest
lbw b SR Harmer
55
67
10
0
82.09
Jake Lehmann
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
9
18
2
0
50.00
Ben Brown
b SR Harmer
12
27
2
0
44.44
Ben Mayes
b SR Harmer
4
22
1
0
18.18
Liam Dawson
b MJJ Critchley
14
27
2
0
51.85
Codi Yusuf
lbw b MJJ Critchley
2
6
0
0
33.33
Kyle Abbott
Not out
4
17
1
0
23.53
Eddie Jack
b MJJ Critchley
6
9
1
0
66.67
Sonny Baker
c S Snater b MJJ Critchley
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras: 10 runs (B: 2, LB: 2, WD: 0, NB: 6, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
4/1 (Joe Weatherley, 0.4 Overs) 85/2 (Tom Prest, 23.3 Overs) 100/3 (Jake Lehmann, 28.3 Overs) 119/4 (Ben Brown, 37.2 Overs) 129/5 (Ben Mayes, 43.4 Overs) 149/6 (Liam Dawson, 51.3 Overs) 155/7 (Codi Yusuf, 53.3 Overs) 160/8 (Nick Gubbins, 55.5 Overs) 168/9 (Eddie Jack, 59.1 Overs) 168/10 (Sonny Baker, 59.3 Overs)
ESS
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Jamie Porter
9
3
25
1
0
0
2.78
Samuel Cook
9
3
23
1
0
0
2.56
Simon Harmer
25
9
49
3
0
0
1.96
Wiaan Mulder
4
0
24
0
2
0
6.00
Shane Snater
8
1
32
0
0
0
4.00
Matt Critchley
4.3
1
8
5
1
0
1.86
Match
County Championship Division One Match 2
Venue
The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
Date & Time
3 April, 2026, 15:30 IST, 10:00 GMT
Toss
Hampshire elected to bowl
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