Hampshire vs Essex, Division 1

County Div 1 2026 · 4day · Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC · The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Essex won by an innings and 137 runs (Hampshire 156 & 168, Essex 461/7).

Hampshire: 156 (48.3 ov) & 168 (59.3 ov)
Essex: 461/7 (138.3 ov)

Match report

Hampshire (HAM) faced Essex (ESS) in the Division 1 of County Div 1 2026, a 4day match, at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. Play began on Friday, 3 April 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is a multi-day match with two innings per side and no limit on overs.

Hampshire won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ian Blackwell and Mike Burns, with Steve Davis as match referee.

Essex made 461/7 in 138.3 overs, with Matthew Critchley top-scoring on 173 from 266 balls. Sonny Baker was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 68. Hampshire made 156 in 48.3 overs, with Kyle Abbott top-scoring on 35 from 43 balls. Samuel Cook was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 33. Hampshire made 168 in 59.3 overs, with Tom Prest top-scoring on 55 from 67 balls. Matthew Critchley was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 9.

Result: Essex won by an innings and 137 runs.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

Essex · 1st innings: 461/7 (138.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	c Ben Mayes b Kyle Abbott	2	4	0	0	50
Paul Walter	c Ben Brown b Sonny Baker	9	37	1	0	24.32
Tom Westley	not out	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 Ben Brown b Sonny Baker	2	14	0	0	14.29
Simon Harmer	not out	71	145	8	1	48.97
Shane Snater	not out	37	50	3	2	74

Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Samuel Cook, James Porter

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kyle Abbott	28	5	76	2	2.71
Codi Yusuf	28	5	98	1	3.5
Sonny Baker	22	3	68	2	3.09
Eddie Jack	17.3	2	99	1	5.66
Liam Dawson	38	4	98	0	2.58
Tom Prest	4	1	13	1	3.25
Nick Gubbins	1	0	3	0	3

Hampshire · 1st innings: 156 (48.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joe Weatherley	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	1	16	0	0	6.25
Nick Gubbins	b Samuel Cook	0	3	0	0	0
Tom Prest	c Michael Pepper b Shane Snater	8	27	1	0	29.63
Jake Lehmann	c Michael Pepper b James Porter	34	49	5	0	69.39
Ben Brown	b Samuel Cook	3	26	0	0	11.54
Ben Mayes	lbw b Shane Snater	8	25	2	0	32
Liam Dawson	c Michael Pepper b James Porter	1	6	0	0	16.67
Codi Yusuf	b Wiaan Mulder	12	24	2	0	50
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Simon Harmer	35	43	8	0	81.4
Eddie Jack	not out	31	50	5	1	62
Sonny Baker	lbw b Matthew Critchley	10	24	2	0	41.67

Extras: 13

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Porter	11	5	19	2	1.73
Samuel Cook	11	5	33	3	3
Wiaan Mulder	9	2	35	1	3.89
Shane Snater	9	2	38	2	4.22
Simon Harmer	8	4	22	1	2.75
Matthew Critchley	0.3	0	0	1	0

Hampshire · 2nd innings: 168 (59.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Joe Weatherley	c Michael Pepper b James Porter	4	4	1	100
Nick Gubbins	c Noah Thain b Matthew Critchley	48	161	7	29.81
Tom Prest	lbw b Simon Harmer	55	67	10	82.09
Jake Lehmann	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	9	18	2	50
Ben Brown	b Simon Harmer	12	27	2	44.44
Ben Mayes	b Simon Harmer	4	22	1	18.18
Liam Dawson	b Matthew Critchley	14	27	2	51.85
Codi Yusuf	lbw b Matthew Critchley	2	6	0	33.33
Kyle Abbott	not out	4	17	1	23.53
Eddie Jack	b Matthew Critchley	6	9	1	66.67
Sonny Baker	c Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley	0	2	0	0

Extras: 10

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Porter	9	3	25	1	2.78
Samuel Cook	9	3	23	1	2.56
Simon Harmer	25	9	49	3	1.96
Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	0	6.5
Shane Snater	8	1	32	0	4
Matthew Critchley	4.3	1	9	5	2