Essex v Hampshire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 118, Vitality Blast, 2025
Vitality Blast Match 118: Essex v Hampshire, July 17, 2025

Essex
ESS
222/6 (19.2)

Hampshire
HAM
220/6 (20)
Finished
ESS won by 4 wickets

Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toby Albert(WK) | c L Benkenstein b M Amir | 84 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 152.73 |
c L Benkenstein b M Amir | ||||||
Tom Prest | lbw b L Benkenstein | 41 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 170.83 |
lbw b L Benkenstein | ||||||
Joe Weatherley | c L Benkenstein b SR Harmer | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
c L Benkenstein b SR Harmer | ||||||
Hilton Cartwright | c Mackenzie Jones b SR Harmer | 56 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 243.48 |
c Mackenzie Jones b SR Harmer | ||||||
Benny Howell | c S Snater b Mackenzie Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
c S Snater b Mackenzie Jones | ||||||
James Fuller | c SR Harmer b Mackenzie Jones | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 350.00 |
c SR Harmer b Mackenzie Jones | ||||||
Liam Dawson | Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
Fletcha Middleton | Not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
Extra | 8 (b 1, w 4, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
Total | 220/6 (20) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
Shane Snater | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
Mackenzie Jones | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 15.33 |
Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 |
Simon Harmer | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.00 |
Matt Critchley | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Paul Walter | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (T Prest - 6.3 ov), 2-63 (JJ Weatherley - 7.5 ov), 3-157 (H Cartwright - 15.3 ov), 4-171 (BAC Howell - 17.3 ov), 5-198 (T Albert - 18.6 ov), 6-218 (JK Fuller - 19.5 ov)

Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael-Kyle Pepper | b S Currie | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 209.09 |
b S Currie | ||||||
Paul Walter | c T Albert b CP Wood | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 216.67 |
c T Albert b CP Wood | ||||||
Jordan Cox(WK) | Not out | 139 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 231.67 |
Not out | ||||||
Charles Allison | c H Cartwright b L Dawson | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
c H Cartwright b L Dawson | ||||||
Matt Critchley | b S Baker | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
b S Baker | ||||||
Luc Benkenstein | c F Middleton b L Dawson | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 162.50 |
c F Middleton b L Dawson | ||||||
Noah Thain | c L Dawson b CP Wood | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
c L Dawson b CP Wood | ||||||
Simon Harmer(C) | Not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
Not out | ||||||
Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 3) | |||||
Total | 222/6 (19.2) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
Sonny Baker | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
Scott Currie | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
James Fuller | 1.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 23.25 |
Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Benny Howell | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 23.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (PI Walter - 2.2 ov), 2-39 (MKS Pepper - 3.3 ov), 3-98 (CW Allison - 8.2 ov), 4-142 (MJJ Critchley - 12.3 ov), 5-162 (L Benkenstein - 14.4 ov), 6-176 (NRM Thain - 16.2 ov)
Date
2025-07-17 23:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Essex elected to bowl
Umpires
- Neil Bainton
- Simon Widdup
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Ian Herbert