f63540 cc22699	Hampshire v Essex
	Rothesay County Championship 2026 (Division 1)
Venue	Utilita Bowl, Southampton on 3rd, 4th, 5th April 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Hampshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
Points	Hampshire 2 (Bowling 2); Essex 22 (Batting 3, Bowling 3)
Umpires	ID Blackwell, M Burns
Referee	SJ Davis (Australia)
Scorers	FC Newnham (Hampshire), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 219/3 (Critchley 97*, Allison 60*; 66.4 overs)
Close of play day 2	Hampshire (1) 48/3 (Lehmann 30*, Brown 1*; 14.4 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	c Mayes b Abbott	2	4	3	-	-	3
PI Walter	c Brown b Baker	9	37	61	1	-	32
*T Westley	retired hurt	28	73	93	5	-	62
PWA Mulder	b Abbott	17	44	66	3	-	37
MJJ Critchley	c Jack b Prest	173	266	405	20	1	166
CWJ Allison	c Prest b Jack	80	140	197	12	1	107
+MS Pepper	lbw b Yusuf	32	58	69	4	-	41
NRM Thain	c Brown b Baker	2	14	12	-	-	12
SR Harmer	not out	71	145	152	8	1	107
S Snater	not out	37	50	55	3	2	33
SJ Cook	did not bat
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 4 w)	10
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 563 minutes, 138.3 overs)	461
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Elgar, 0.4 ov), 2-27 (Walter, 14.1 ov), 3-67 (Mulder, 28.6 ov), 4-253 (Allison, 76.6 ov), 5-303 (Pepper, 92.6 ov), 6-308 (Thain, 95.5 ov), 7-400 (Critchley, 122.2 ov)

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Abbott	28	5	76	2	1	-	135	11	-
Yusuf	28	5	98	1	-	-	122	15	-
Baker	22	3	68	2	1	-	98	10	-
Jack	17.3	2	99	1	1	-	64	14	3
Dawson	38	4	98	0	1	-	160	4	2
Prest	4	1	13	1	-	-	18	2	-
Gubbins	1	0	3	0	-	-	3	-	-

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JJ Weatherley	c Pepper b Cook	1	16	22	-	-	15
NRT Gubbins	b Cook	0	3	6	-	-	3
TJ Prest	c Pepper b Snater	8	27	52	1	-	22
JS Lehmann	c Pepper b Porter	34	49	54	5	-	35
*+BC Brown	b Cook	3	26	38	-	-	23
BA Mayes	lbw b Snater	8	25	40	2	-	23
LA Dawson	c Pepper b Porter	1	6	13	-	-	5
CE Yusuf	b Mulder	12	24	34	2	-	18
KJ Abbott	lbw b Harmer	35	43	65	8	-	32
EV Jack	not out	31	50	60	5	1	39
S Baker	lbw b Critchley	10	24	23	2	-	20
Extras	(9 lb, 4 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 209 minutes, 48.3 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Gubbins, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Weatherley, 5.2 ov), 3-38 (Prest, 13.1 ov), 4-52 (Lehmann, 16.5 ov), 5-54 (Brown, 21.4 ov), 6-63 (Dawson, 24.3 ov), 7-65 (Mayes, 25.4 ov), 8-91 (Yusuf, 32.1 ov), 9-139 (Abbott, 41.3 ov), 10-156 (Baker, 48.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	11	5	19	2	-	-	58	3	-
Cook	11	5	33	3	-	-	52	6	-
Mulder	9	2	35	1	-	2	40	5	-
Snater	9	2	38	2	-	-	37	7	-
Harmer	8	4	22	1	-	-	43	4	1
Critchley	0.3	0	0	1	-	-	3	-	-

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Hampshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
JJ Weatherley	c Pepper b Porter	4	4	3	1	-	3
NRT Gubbins	c Thain b Critchley	48	161	215	7	-	137
TJ Prest	lbw b Harmer	55	67	87	10	-	49
JS Lehmann	c Pepper b Cook	9	18	17	2	-	15
*+BC Brown	b Harmer	12	27	32	2	-	23
BA Mayes	b Harmer	4	22	23	1	-	21
LA Dawson	b Critchley	14	27	30	2	-	20
CE Yusuf	lbw b Critchley	2	6	7	-	-	5
KJ Abbott	not out	4	17	22	1	-	16
EV Jack	b Critchley	6	9	10	1	-	6
S Baker	c Snater b Critchley	0	2	1	-	-	2
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 6 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 229 minutes, 59.3 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Weatherley, 0.4 ov), 2-85 (Prest, 23.3 ov), 3-100 (Lehmann, 28.3 ov), 4-119 (Brown, 37.2 ov), 5-129 (Mayes, 43.4 ov), 6-149 (Dawson, 51.3 ov), 7-155 (Yusuf, 53.3 ov), 8-160 (Gubbins, 55.5 ov), 9-168 (Jack, 59.1 ov), 10-168 (Baker, 59.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	9	3	25	1	-	-	46	5	-
Cook	9	3	23	1	-	-	46	5	-
Harmer	25	9	49	3	-	-	128	8	-
Mulder	4	0	26	0	-	2	16	4	-
Snater	8	1	32	0	-	-	34	4	-
Critchley	4.3	1	9	5	-	1	24	1	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Essex full substitute: NRM Thain for T Westley (after 31 overs of the Essex first innings) (injury)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 37/2 (Westley 26*, Mulder 0*; 17 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 118/3 (Critchley 26*, Allison 32*; 44 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 308/6 (Critchley 130*; 95.5 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (1) 440/7 (Harmer 60*, Snater 27*; 134 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Hampshire (1) 139/9 (Jack 24*, Baker 0*; 42 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Hampshire (2) 83/1 (Gubbins 21*, Prest 53*; 20 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 21.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 35.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 50.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 60.6 overs
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 76.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 91.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 108.1 overs
--> Essex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 359-6
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 121.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 450 in 136.4 overs
--> Hampshire first innings: 50 in 16.4 overs
--> Hampshire first innings: 100 in 34.3 overs
--> Hampshire first innings: 150 in 45.3 overs
--> Hampshire second innings: 50 in 13.4 overs
--> Hampshire second innings: 100 in 28.1 overs
--> Hampshire second innings: 150 in 51.6 overs
--> BA Mayes made his debut in County Championship matches
--> BA Mayes made his debut in First-Class matches
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 89 balls with 8 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 100 in 147 balls with 16 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 150 in 229 balls with 19 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed his previous highest score of 151 in County Championship matches
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed his previous highest score of 151 in First-Class matches
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed 6000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 102
--> CWJ Allison (1) 50 in 83 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> SR Harmer (1) 50 in 109 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> EV Jack (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in First-Class matches
--> EV Jack (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in County Championship matches
--> TJ Prest (2) 50 in 60 balls with 10 fours
--> MJJ Critchley reached 200 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed CE Yusuf, his 2nd wicket in the Hampshire second innings
--> MJJ Critchley (18) and CWJ Allison (32) added 50 in 85 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (51) and CWJ Allison (49) added 100 in 156 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (90) and CWJ Allison (60) added 150 in 225 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (18) and MS Pepper (32) added 50 in 94 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (18) and SR Harmer (31) added 50 in 81 balls for the Essex 7th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Harmer (22) and S Snater (29) added 50 in 86 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
--> NRT Gubbins (13) and TJ Prest (33) added 50 in 90 balls for the Hampshire 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> T Westley retired hurt in the Essex first innings having scored 28 (team score 54/2) (22.4 overs)

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