Hampshire won by 30 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl
Hampshire vs Essex finished Hampshire won by 30 runs. The match is part of the T20 Blast. It was played at County Ground, Southampton. Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2026. Essex won the toss and elected to bowl
Hampshire Innings 200/4 (20 ov). Top scorer: Tristan Stubbs 69 (42). Best bowling: Charlie Bennett 2/44.
Essex Innings 170/7 (20 ov). Top scorer: Luc Benkenstein 48 (31). Best bowling: Scott Currie 4/18.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Albert | c Thain b Bennett | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
| James Vince(RHB) | c Snater b Bennett | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 267 |
| Joe Weatherley(RHB) | c Mulder b Harmer | 47 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 138 |
| Tom Prest(RHB) | c Mulder b Critchley | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| Tristan Stubbs(RHB) | not out | 69 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 164 |
| Hilton Cartwright(RHB) | not out | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 219 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 4, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 200 | ||||
1-17 (James Vince, 1.4 ov), 2-26 (Toby Albert, 3.3 ov), 3-52 (Tom Prest, 6.2 ov), 4-116 (Joe Weatherley, 13.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bennett | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew Critchley(LB) | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter(LHB) | c Vince b Wood | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| Michael Pepper(RHB) | c Cartwright b Currie | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 147 |
| Matthew Critchley(RHB) | b Wood | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c Cartwright b Currie | 48 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 155 |
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | c Cartwright b Neal | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| Noah Thain(RHB) | c Vince b Currie | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 164 |
| Simon Harmer(RHB) | not out | 36 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 200 |
| Simon Fernandes(RHB) | b Currie | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Shane Snater(RHB) | not out | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 170 | ||||
1-17 (Paul Walter, 2.1 ov), 2-35 (Matthew Critchley, 4.3 ov), 3-41 (Michael Pepper, 5.3 ov), 4-80 (Wiaan Mulder, 10.3 ov), 5-115 (Noah Thain, 13.6 ov), 6-120 (Luc Benkenstein, 15.2 ov), 7-130 (Simon Fernandes, 17.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 1 | 0 |
| James Fuller | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Currie | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Neal | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
