County Championship Division One 2026
Essex vs Hampshire, 21st Match
Essex won by 6 wkts
Essex (ESS)
235/10 (71.3 ov)
214/10 (79.5 ov)
Hampshire (HAM)
273/10 (89.6 ov)
178/4 (41.5 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 21st Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford, England
- Toss
- Essex opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Martin Saggers, Rob White
- Match referee
- Simon Hinks
Playing XI
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Westley (c) · Batsman
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Wiaan Mulder · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Michael Pepper (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Sam Cook · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
Hampshire
- Nick Gubbins · Batsman
- Toby Albert · WK-Batsman
- Tom Prest · Batsman
- Jake Lehmann · Batting Allrounder
- Ben Mayes · Bowler
- Ben Brown (c) (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Liam Dawson · Bowling Allrounder
- James Fuller · Bowling Allrounder
- Scott Currie · Bowling Allrounder
- Kyle Abbott · Bowler
- Codi Yusuf · Bowling Allrounder
Hampshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Albert | lbw b Sam Cook | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Nick Gubbins | c Critchley b Snater | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Tom Prest | b Sam Cook | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Jake Lehmann | b Jamie Porter | 89 | 164 | 15 | 0 | 54.27 |
| Ben Mayes | c Harmer b Sam Cook | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Ben Brown | c Elgar b Mulder | 73 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 62.93 |
| Liam Dawson | b Mulder | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| James Fuller | c and b Harmer | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Scott Currie | run out (Charlie Allison/Mulder) | 0 | 2 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Codi Yusuf b James Fuller | 18 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 30.51 |
| Paul Walter | c B Brown b Kyle Abbott | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21.74 |
| Tom Westley | c Ben Mayes b Scott Currie | 34 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 45.95 |
| Sam Cook | b James Fuller | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Charlie Allison | c B Brown b James Fuller | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | lbw b Kyle Abbott | 27 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 55.1 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c B Brown b Liam Dawson | 54 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 55.1 |
| Michael Pepper | c B Brown b Scott Currie | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 27.03 |
| Simon Harmer | batting | 80 |
Hampshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Albert | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Nick Gubbins | c Paul Walter b Harmer | 71 | 189 | 13 | 0 | 37.57 |
| Tom Prest | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Jake Lehmann | b Jamie Porter | 27 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 34.62 |
| Ben Mayes | c and b Harmer | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 25.81 |
| Ben Brown | not out | 57 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 64.04 |
| Liam Dawson | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 68.42 |
| James Fuller | lbw b Mulder | 18 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Scott Currie | c Elgar b Harmer | 2 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | c B Brown b Kyle Abbott | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Dean Elgar | b Kyle Abbott | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 |
| Tom Westley | c Tom Prest b Kyle Abbott | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 29.03 |
| Charlie Allison | lbw b Kyle Abbott | 34 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Matthew Critchley | not out | 90 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 123.29 |
| Wiaan Mulder | not out | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 55.56 |
| Michael Pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Harmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Snater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |