Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Essex vs Hampshire lineups
Confirmed XIs, announced at the toss
Essex
Paul Walter Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
2

Michael Pepper Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
3

Jordan Cox (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
4
C
Charlie Allison Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5
L
Luc Benkenstein Bowler
6

Matthew Critchley Allrounder, right hand bat, legbreak
7

Simon Harmer (c) Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
8
N
Noah Thain Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Shane Snater Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
C
Charlie Bennett Bowler
11

Samuel Cook Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
Hampshire
Toby Albert (wk)Batsman
2

James Vince (c) Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
3

Joe Weatherley Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
4
B
Ben Mayes Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5

Tristan Stubbs Wicketkeeper, right hand bat, legbreak
6

Hilton Cartwright Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
7

Liam Dawson Bowler, right hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
8

James Fuller Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Scott Currie Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10

Chris Wood Allrounder, right hand bat, left arm fast medium
11
S
Sonny Baker Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
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.