Match summary
Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining).
T20 Blast · County Ground · 10 Jul 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Hampshire: 130 (15.5 ov)
Top score: Joe Weatherley, 34 off 20 balls
Best bowling: Matthew Critchley, 4 for 16 in 3.5 overs
Essex: 134/3 (16 ov)
Top score: Paul Walter, 52 not out off 37 balls
Best bowling: Sonny Baker, 2 for 28 in 4 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Hampshire innings130 (15.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Albertb Snater | 20 | 13 | 153.8 | ||
| James Vinceb Snater | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Joe Weatherleyc Snater b Critchley | 34 | 20 | 170.0 | ||
| Ben Mayesc Walter b Critchley | 29 | 14 | 207.1 | ||
| Hilton Cartwrightc Pepper b Critchley | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | ||
| Tristan Stubbsb Snater | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| James Fullerlbw b Harmer | 19 | 14 | 135.7 | ||
| Scott Curriec Jones b Bennett | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Andrew Nealc Snater b Critchley | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | ||
| Chris Woodb Bennett | 9 | 7 | 128.6 | ||
| Sonny Bakernot out | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 130 (15.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
2-1 (James Vince, 1.1 ov) · 27-2 (Toby Albert, 3.2 ov) · 76-3 (Ben Mayes, 7.2 ov) · 80-4 (Hilton Cartwright, 7.6 ov) · 93-5 (Joe Weatherley, 9.2 ov) · 107-6 (Tristan Stubbs, 10.6 ov) · 113-7 (Scott Currie, 12.1 ov) · 114-8 (James Fuller, 13.2 ov) · 124-9 (Chris Wood, 14.3 ov) · 130-10 (Andrew Neal, 15.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cook | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | ||
| Shane Snater | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 | ||
| Mackenzie Jones | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | ||
| Michael Pepper | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.17 | ||
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Essex innings134/3 (16 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walternot out | 52 | 37 | 140.5 | ||
| Michael Pepperb Baker | 34 | 21 | 161.9 | ||
| Charlie Allisonb Baker | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | ||
| Luc Benkensteinc Albert b Currie | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | ||
| Matthew Critchleynot out | 27 | 13 | 207.7 | ||
| Extras | 1 (w 0, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 134/3 (16 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
46-1 (Michael Pepper, 5.3 ov) · 72-2 (Charlie Allison, 9.4 ov) · 93-3 (Luc Benkenstein, 12.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | ||
| Sonny Baker | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | ||
| Scott Currie | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | ||
| Andrew Neal | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| James Fuller | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | ||
| Tristan Stubbs | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.00 |
Line-ups
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Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 43%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 75% of the time.
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