County Championship Division One 2026
Hampshire vs Essex, 2nd Match
Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
Hampshire (HAM)
461/7 (138.3 ov)
Essex (ESS)
156/10 (48.3 ov)
168/10 (59.3 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 2nd Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
- Toss
- Hampshire opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Ian Blackwell, Mike Burns
- Match referee
- Steve Davis
Playing XI
Hampshire
- Nick Gubbins · Batsman
- Joe Weatherley · Batsman
- Tom Prest · Batsman
- Jake Lehmann · Batting Allrounder
- Ben Brown (c) (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Ben Mayes · Bowler
- Liam Dawson · Bowling Allrounder
- Codi Yusuf · Bowling Allrounder
- Kyle Abbott · Bowler
- Edward Jack · Bowler
- Sonny Baker · Bowler
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Westley (c) · Batsman
- Wiaan Mulder · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Michael Pepper (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Sam Cook · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
- Noah Thain · Bowling Allrounder
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Ben Mayes b Kyle Abbott | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Paul Walter | c B Brown b Sonny Baker | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 24.32 |
| Tom Westley | retd hurt | 28 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 38.36 |
| Wiaan Mulder | b Kyle Abbott | 17 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 38.64 |
| Matthew Critchley | c Eddie Jack b Tom Prest | 173 | 266 | 20 | 1 | 65.04 |
| Charlie Allison | c Tom Prest b Eddie Jack | 80 | 140 | 12 | 1 | 57.14 |
| Michael Pepper | lbw b Codi Yusuf | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Noah Thain | c B Brown b Sonny Baker | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Simon Harmer | not out | 71 |
Hampshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Weatherley | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Nick Gubbins | b Sam Cook | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Prest | c Michael Pepper b Snater | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29.63 |
| Jake Lehmann | c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 34 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 69.39 |
| Ben Brown | b Sam Cook | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.54 |
| Ben Mayes | lbw b Snater | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Liam Dawson | c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Codi Yusuf | b Mulder | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Kyle Abbott | lbw b Harmer | 35 | 43 |
Hampshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Weatherley | c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Nick Gubbins | c Noah Thain b Critchley | 48 | 161 | 7 | 0 | 29.81 |
| Tom Prest | lbw b Harmer | 55 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 82.09 |
| Jake Lehmann | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Brown | b Harmer | 12 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Ben Mayes | b Harmer | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Liam Dawson | b Critchley | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Codi Yusuf | lbw b Critchley | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kyle Abbott | not out | 4 | 17 |