Essex v Hampshire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 98, Vitality Blast, 2026
Vitality Blast Match 98: Essex v Hampshire, July 10, 2026

Essex
ESS
134/3 (16)

Hampshire
HAM
130/10 (15.5)
Finished
ESS won by 7 wickets
Hampshire InningHAM Inning130/10 (15.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Albert(WK) | b S Snater | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 153.85 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| James Vince(C) | b S Snater | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| Joe Weatherley | c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | 34 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 170.00 |
c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Ben Mayes | c PI Walter b MJJ Critchley | 29 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 207.14 |
c PI Walter b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Hilton Cartwright | c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Tristan Stubbs | b S Snater | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| James Fuller | lbw b SR Harmer | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 135.71 |
lbw b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Scott Currie | c M Jones b CE Bennett | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c M Jones b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Andrew Neal | c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Chris Wood | b CE Bennett | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Sonny Baker | Not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 130/10 (15.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | 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 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Matt Critchley | 3.5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.17 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (J Vince - 1.1 ov), 2-27 (T Albert - 3.2 ov), 3-76 (B Mayes - 7.2 ov), 4-80 (H Cartwright - 7.6 ov), 5-93 (JJ Weatherley - 9.2 ov), 6-107 (T Stubbs - 10.6 ov), 7-113 (S Currie - 12.1 ov), 8-114 (JK Fuller - 13.2 ov), 9-124 (CP Wood - 14.3 ov), 10-130 (A Neal - 15.5 ov)
Essex InningESS Inning134/3 (16 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | Not out | 52 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 140.54 |
Not out | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | b S Baker | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 161.90 |
b S Baker | ||||||
| Charles Allison | b S Baker | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
b S Baker | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c T Albert b S Currie | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c T Albert b S Currie | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | Not out | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 207.69 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 134/3 (16) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Sonny Baker | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Scott Currie | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Andrew Neal | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| James Fuller | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (MKS Pepper - 5.3 ov), 2-72 (CW Allison - 9.4 ov), 3-93 (L Benkenstein - 12.4 ov)
Date
2026-07-10 23:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Essex elected to bowl
Umpires
- M Newell
- JC Tredwell
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- PM Such


