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Essex vs Hampshire Scorecard, Group B
Hampshire won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Fri, 31 Jul, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:37:21 IST
Match summary
Hampshire won by 3 wickets (with 14 balls remaining).
Group B · Royal London One-Day Cup · County Ground · 31 Jul 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex: 317 (49 ov)
Top score: Noah Thain, 109 off 96 balls
Best bowling: Ashutosh Sharma, 5 for 51 in 10 overs
Hampshire: 321/7 (47.4 ov)
Top score: James Fuller, 58 not out off 31 balls
Best bowling: Mackenzie Jones, 2 for 59 in 8.4 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Essex innings317 (49 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thainlbw b Neal | 109 | 96 | 113.5 | ||
| Luc Benkensteinc Orr b Fuller | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Lehmann b Sharma | 24 | 27 | 88.9 | ||
| Charlie Allisonb Sharma | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Matthew Critchleyb Neal | 43 | 53 | 81.1 | ||
| Simon Harmerc Williams b Abbott | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | ||
| Grant Roelofsenc Orr b Fuller | 52 | 35 | 148.6 | ||
| Simon Fernandesc Neal b Sharma | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | ||
| Shane Snaternot out | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | ||
| Mackenzie Jonesc Williams b Sharma | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Charlie Bennettb Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 19 (w 10, nb 1, b 5, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 317 (49 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
57-1 (Luc Benkenstein, 7.4 ov) · 120-2 (Tom Westley, 18.2 ov) · 120-3 (Charlie Allison, 18.5 ov) · 216-4 (Noah Thain, 33.1 ov) · 229-5 (Matthew Critchley, 35.5 ov) · 283-6 (Simon Harmer, 42.3 ov) · 301-7 (Grant Roelofsen, 45.2 ov) · 305-8 (Simon Fernandes, 46.3 ov) · 317-9 (Mackenzie Jones, 48.5 ov) · 317-10 (Charlie Bennett, 48.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 6.50 | ||
| Oliver Williams | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 8.29 | ||
| James Fuller | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5.89 | ||
| Andrew Neal | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.20 | ||
| Ashutosh Sharma | 10 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 5.10 | ||
| Tom Prest | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
Hampshire innings321/7 (47.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Orrc Fernandes b Snater | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Nick Gubbinsc Fernandes b Harmer | 53 | 50 | 106.0 | ||
| Fletcha Middletonb Critchley | 47 | 55 | 85.5 | ||
| Tom Prestc Fernandes b Bennett | 51 | 48 | 106.3 | ||
| Jake Lehmannc Thain b Bennett | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | ||
| Ben Brownb Jones | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | ||
| Ashutosh Sharmalbw b Jones | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | ||
| James Fullernot out | 58 | 31 | 187.1 | ||
| Andrew Nealnot out | 33 | 24 | 137.5 | ||
| Extras | 20 (w 14, nb 0, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 321/7 (47.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
108-1 (Fletcha Middleton, 16.4 ov) · 122-2 (Nick Gubbins, 19.4 ov) · 193-3 (Tom Prest, 31.2 ov) · 196-4 (Jake Lehmann, 31.6 ov) · 224-5 (Ashutosh Sharma, 38.1 ov) · 229-6 (Ben Brown, 38.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 9 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 8.11 | ||
| Mackenzie Jones | 8.4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6.81 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 7.40 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | ||
| Noah Thain | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Luc Benkenstein | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
Line-ups
Essex
The ground: County Ground
FairPlay holds 21 completed matches in one-day cricket at County Ground, Chelmsford, with a median first-innings score of 259.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 48% and the toss winner won 57%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 57% of the time.
Highest total: 417/6 by Essex on 15 Aug 2025.
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