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Hampshire vs Essex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 15 July 2026
Hampshire batting
1st innings, run rate 10.55
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TA  Toby Albert (wk)c Noah Thain b Simon Harmer |
22 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 88.0 |
 James Vince (c)c Noah Thain b Shane Snater |
125 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 204.9 |
 Joe Weatherleyc Simon Harmer b Samuel Cook |
46 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 176.9 |
 Hilton Cartwrightnot out |
14* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| BM Ben Mayesnot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 4 (w 4) | ||||
| Total | 211/3 (20 ov) | ||||
1-60 Toby Albert 8.1 ov, 2-177 Joe Weatherley 17.4 ov, 3-199 James Vince 18.6 ov
Did not batAndrew Neal, Chris Wood, Delano Potgieter, James Fuller, Scott Currie, Sonny Baker
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shane Snater |
4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 |
 Samuel Cook3 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| CB Charlie Bennett |
2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 |
 Simon Harmer1 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
 Matthew Critchley |
3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 11.67 |
| LB Luc Benkenstein |
2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
 Paul Walter |
1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterc & b Sonny Baker |
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166.7 |
 Michael Pepperc Toby Albert b Sonny Baker |
6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Jordan Cox (wk)c Andrew Neal b Sonny Baker |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| CA Charlie Allisonc Hilton Cartwright b James Fuller |
44 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 133.3 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Scott Currie b James Fuller |
17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 121.4 |
| Matthew Critchleyc James Fuller b Andrew Neal |
13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.7 |
| Simon Harmer (c)lbw b Sonny Baker |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| NT Noah Thainc Hilton Cartwright b Scott Currie |
10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Shane Snaterb Sonny Baker |
1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| CB Charlie Bennettnot out |
14* | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.3 |
| Samuel Cooknot out |
5* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Extras | 5 (w 4, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 136/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-11 Paul Walter 1.2 ov, 2-15 Jordan Cox 1.4 ov, 3-24 Michael Pepper 3.3 ov, 4-66 Luc Benkenstein 7.5 ov, 5-94 Matthew Critchley 12.4 ov, 6-100 Charlie Allison 13.5 ov, 7-104 Simon Harmer 14.4 ov, 8-110 Shane Snater 16.2 ov, 9-119 Noah Thain 17.6 ov
Hampshire bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Wood1 wd |
4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| SB Sonny Baker |
4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 |
 Scott Currie1 nb |
4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| AN Andrew Neal1 wd |
4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 |
 James Fuller2 wd |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Wed 15 Jul, 16:30 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Hampshire vs Essex Questions
When is Hampshire vs Essex?
Hampshire vs Essex starts at 16:30 UK time (21:00 in India) on Wednesday 15 July 2026, at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 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 Hampshire vs Essex head to head?
Hampshire lead the Hampshire vs Essex 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 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 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 a good score at The Rose Bowl?
A good first-innings score at The Rose Bowl is around 182, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.