Hampshire v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Quarter Final 1, Vitality Blast, 2026

Vitality Blast Quarter Final 1: Hampshire v Essex at Southampton, July 15, 2026
Hampshire
HAM
211/3 (20)
Essex
ESS
136/9 (20)
Finished
HAM won by 75 runs
Hampshire InningHAM Inning211/3 (20 ov)
Essex InningESS Inning136/9 (20 ov)

Commentary

4
0.1
Chris Wood to Paul Walter, Four,
0
0.2
Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,
1
0.3
Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,
0
0.4
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
1
0.5
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1
0.6
Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,
End of over 1 (7 runs)
Paul Walter 6 (4)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 1 (2)
Essex 7/0
Chris Wood 1-0-7-0
4
1.1
Sonny Baker to Paul Walter, Four,
w
1.2
Paul Walter c & b S Baker 10 (6) Sonny Baker to Paul Walter, no run, c & b S Baker,
4
1.3
Sonny Baker to Jordan Cox, Four,
w
1.4
Jordan Cox c A Neal b S Baker 4 (2) Sonny Baker to Jordan Cox, no run, c A Neal b S Baker,
0
1.5
Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,
1
1.6
Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Charles Allison 1 (2)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 1 (2)
Essex 16/2
Sonny Baker 1-0-9-2
Chris Wood 1-0-7-0
1
2.1
Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
2.2
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
0
2.3
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
0
2.4
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
1
2.5
Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1
2.6
Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 3 (3 runs)
Charles Allison 3 (4)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 2 (6)
Essex 19/2
Chris Wood 2-0-10-0
Sonny Baker 1-0-9-2
1
3.1
Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, 1 run,
4
3.2
Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
w
3.3
Michael-Kyle Pepper c T Albert b S Baker 6 (8) Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, c T Albert b S Baker,
1
3.4
Sonny Baker to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
3.5
Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,
0
3.6
Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,
End of over 4 (6 runs)
Charles Allison 4 (7)
Luc Benkenstein 1 (1)
Essex 25/3
Sonny Baker 2-0-15-3
Chris Wood 2-0-10-0
0
4.1
Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
4.2
Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1
4.3
Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
4.4
Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4
4.5
Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
0
4.6
Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
End of over 5 (6 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 6 (6)
Charles Allison 5 (8)
Essex 31/3
Chris Wood 3-0-16-0
Sonny Baker 2-0-15-3
2
5.1
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
4
5.2
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, Four,
2
5.3
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
6
5.4
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, Six,
0
5.5
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, no run,
4
5.6
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, Four,
End of over 6 (18 runs)
Charles Allison 23 (14)
Luc Benkenstein 6 (6)
Essex 49/3
Scott Currie 1-0-18-0
Chris Wood 3-0-16-0
1
6.1
Andrew Neal to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1
6.2
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
6.3
Andrew Neal to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
6
6.4
Andrew Neal to Luc Benkenstein, Six,
1
6.5
Andrew Neal to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
4
6.6
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, Four,
End of over 7 (13 runs)
Charles Allison 28 (16)
Luc Benkenstein 14 (10)
Essex 62/3
Andrew Neal 1-0-13-0
Scott Currie 1-0-18-0
1
7.1
James Fuller to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1
7.2
James Fuller to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
7.3
James Fuller to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
2
7.4
James Fuller to Luc Benkenstein, 2 runs,
w
7.5
Luc Benkenstein c S Currie b JK Fuller 17 (14) James Fuller to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c S Currie b JK Fuller,
0
7.6
James Fuller to Matt Critchley, no run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Matt Critchley 0 (1)
Charles Allison 29 (17)
Essex 66/4
James Fuller 1-0-4-1
Andrew Neal 1-0-13-0
0
8.1
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, no run,
1
8.2
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
8.3
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
8.4
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1
8.5
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
1
8.6
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
End of over 9 (4 runs)
Matt Critchley 2 (4)
Charles Allison 31 (20)
Essex 70/4
Andrew Neal 2-0-17-0
James Fuller 1-0-4-1
4
9.1
James Fuller to Matt Critchley, Four,
0
9.2
James Fuller to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
9.3
James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
2
9.4
James Fuller to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
1
9.5
James Fuller to Charles Allison, 1 run,
1
9.6
James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
End of over 10 (9 runs)
Matt Critchley 8 (8)
Charles Allison 34 (22)
Essex 79/4
James Fuller 2-0-13-1
Andrew Neal 2-0-17-0
0
10.1
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
10.2
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1
10.3
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
1
10.4
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1wd
10.5
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 wide,
0
10.5
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, no run,
1
10.6
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 11 (5 runs)
Charles Allison 36 (25)
Matt Critchley 10 (11)
Essex 84/4
Andrew Neal 3-0-22-0
James Fuller 2-0-13-1
2
11.1
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
0
11.2
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, no run,
2
11.3
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
1
11.4
Scott Currie to Charles Allison, 1 run,
2
11.5
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,
0
11.6
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,
End of over 12 (7 runs)
Matt Critchley 12 (13)
Charles Allison 41 (29)
Essex 91/4
Scott Currie 2-0-25-0
Andrew Neal 3-0-22-0
1
12.1
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
1
12.2
Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1
12.3
Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,
w
12.4
Matt Critchley c JK Fuller b A Neal 13 (15) Andrew Neal to Matt Critchley, no run, c JK Fuller b A Neal,
0
12.5
Andrew Neal to Simon Harmer, no run,
1
12.6
Andrew Neal to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 13 (4 runs)
Simon Harmer 1 (2)
Charles Allison 43 (31)
Essex 95/5
Andrew Neal 4-0-26-1
Scott Currie 2-0-25-0
1
13.1
James Fuller to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1
13.2
James Fuller to Charles Allison, 1 run,
2
13.3
James Fuller to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
1
13.4
James Fuller to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
w
13.5
Charles Allison c H Cartwright b JK Fuller 44 (33) James Fuller to Charles Allison, no run, c H Cartwright b JK Fuller,
1
13.6
James Fuller to Noah Thain, 1 run,
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Noah Thain 1 (1)
Simon Harmer 5 (5)
Essex 101/6
James Fuller 3-0-19-2
Andrew Neal 4-0-26-1
0
14.1
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, no run,
1
14.2
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, 1 run,
2
14.3
Sonny Baker to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
w
14.4
Simon Harmer lbw b S Baker 7 (7) Sonny Baker to Simon Harmer, no run, lbw b S Baker,
0
14.5
Sonny Baker to Shane Snater, no run,
0
14.6
Sonny Baker to Shane Snater, no run,
End of over 15 (3 runs)
Shane Snater 0 (2)
Noah Thain 2 (3)
Essex 104/7
Sonny Baker 3-0-18-4
James Fuller 3-0-19-2
1
15.1
James Fuller to Noah Thain, 1 run,
1wd
15.2
James Fuller to Shane Snater, 1 wide,
0
15.2
James Fuller to Shane Snater, no run,
0
15.3
James Fuller to Shane Snater, no run,
0
15.4
James Fuller to Shane Snater, no run,
1
15.5
James Fuller to Shane Snater, 1 run,
1wd
15.6
James Fuller to Noah Thain, 1 wide,
1
15.6
James Fuller to Noah Thain, 1 run,
End of over 16 (5 runs)
Noah Thain 4 (5)
Shane Snater 1 (6)
Essex 109/7
James Fuller 4-0-24-2
Sonny Baker 3-0-18-4
1
16.1
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, 1 run,
w
16.2
Shane Snater b S Baker 1 (7) Sonny Baker to Shane Snater, no run, b S Baker,
1
16.3
Sonny Baker to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
4
16.4
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, Four,
0
16.5
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, no run,
0
16.6
Sonny Baker to Noah Thain, no run,
End of over 17 (6 runs)
Noah Thain 9 (9)
Charlie Edward Bennett 1 (1)
Essex 115/8
Sonny Baker 4-0-24-5
James Fuller 4-0-24-2
1
17.1
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
1
17.2
Scott Currie to Noah Thain, 1 run,
0
17.3
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, no run,
1nb
17.4
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 no ball,
1
17.4
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
0
17.5
Scott Currie to Noah Thain, no run,
w
17.6
Noah Thain c H Cartwright b S Currie 10 (12) Scott Currie to Noah Thain, no run, c H Cartwright b S Currie,
End of over 18 (4 runs)
Noah Thain 10 (12)
Charlie Edward Bennett 3 (5)
Essex 119/9
Scott Currie 3-0-29-1
Sonny Baker 4-0-24-5
1
18.1
Chris Wood to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
2
18.2
Chris Wood to Samuel Cook, 2 runs,
0
18.3
Chris Wood to Samuel Cook, no run,
1
18.4
Chris Wood to Samuel Cook, 1 run,
4
18.5
Chris Wood to Charlie Edward Bennett, Four,
1wd
18.6
Chris Wood to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 wide,
4
18.6
Chris Wood to Charlie Edward Bennett, Four,
End of over 19 (13 runs)
Charlie Edward Bennett 12 (8)
Samuel Cook 3 (3)
Essex 132/9
Chris Wood 4-0-29-0
Scott Currie 3-0-29-1
0
19.1
Scott Currie to Samuel Cook, no run,
1
19.2
Scott Currie to Samuel Cook, 1 run,
0
19.3
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, no run,
1
19.4
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
1
19.5
Scott Currie to Samuel Cook, 1 run,
1
19.6
Scott Currie to Charlie Edward Bennett, 1 run,
End of over 20 (4 runs)
Charlie Edward Bennett 14 (11)
Samuel Cook 5 (6)
Essex 136/9
Scott Currie 4-0-33-1
Chris Wood 4-0-29-0