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Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Essex vs Hampshire Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 10 July 2026
Hampshire batting
1st innings, run rate 8.21
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TA  Toby Albert (wk)b Shane Snater |
20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 153.8 |
 James Vince (c)b Shane Snater |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Joe Weatherleyc Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley |
34 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 170.0 |
| BM Ben Mayesc Paul Walter b Matthew Critchley |
29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 207.1 |
 Hilton Cartwrightc Michael Pepper b Matthew Critchley |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Tristan Stubbsb Shane Snater |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 James Fullerlbw b Simon Harmer |
19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 135.7 |
 Scott Curriec Mackenzie Jones b Charlie Bennett |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| AN Andrew Nealc Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley |
3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
 Chris Woodb Charlie Bennett |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.6 |
| SB Sonny Bakernot out |
3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 2, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 130 (all out, 15.5 ov) | ||||
1-2 James Vince 1.1 ov, 2-27 Toby Albert 3.2 ov, 3-76 Ben Mayes 7.2 ov, 4-80 Hilton Cartwright 7.6 ov, 5-93 Joe Weatherley 9.2 ov, 6-107 Tristan Stubbs 10.6 ov, 7-113 Scott Currie 12.1 ov, 8-114 James Fuller 13.2 ov, 9-124 Chris Wood 14.3 ov, 10-130 Andrew Neal 15.5 ov
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Samuel Cook |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Shane Snater |
3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
 Mackenzie Jones |
1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| CB Charlie Bennett3 wd |
3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
 Michael Pepper |
1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
 Matthew Critchley |
3.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.17 |
| LB Luc Benkenstein |
1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
 Simon Harmer |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.38
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Walternot out |
52* | 37 | 5 | 2 | 140.5 |
| Michael Pepper (wk)b Sonny Baker |
34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 161.9 |
| CA Charlie Allisonb Sonny Baker |
10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Toby Albert b Scott Currie |
10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Matthew Critchleynot out |
27* | 13 | 2 | 2 | 207.7 |
| Extras | 1 (lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 134/3 (16 ov) | ||||
1-46 Michael Pepper 5.3 ov, 2-72 Charlie Allison 9.4 ov, 3-93 Luc Benkenstein 12.4 ov
Did not batCharlie Bennett, Mackenzie Jones, Noah Thain, Samuel Cook, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer
Hampshire bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood |
4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| SB Sonny Baker |
4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Scott Currie |
3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| AN Andrew Neal |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| James Fuller |
2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs |
1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Fri 10 Jul, 19:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Essex vs Hampshire Questions
When is Essex vs Hampshire?
Essex vs Hampshire starts at 19:00 UK time (23:30 in India) on Friday 10 July 2026, at County Ground, Chelmsford, part of T20 Blast 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Essex vs Hampshire head to head?
Hampshire lead the Essex vs Hampshire head to head at 11-10 from 24 T20 meetings, with 3 no results, and the latest, on 15 July 2026 at The Rose Bowl, was won by Hampshire.
What is Essex's recent form?
Essex have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Hampshire on 15 Jul, 136/9 to 211/3.
What is Hampshire's recent form?
Hampshire have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W W L; most recently they lost to Northamptonshire on 18 Jul, 155 to 169.
What is a good score at County Ground?
A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 187, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.