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ESS vs HAM

COMPLETED
ESS
273/10(90 & 41.5)
HAM
235/10(71.3 & 79.5)

Essex won by 6 wickets

CRR / RRR: 4.25·Last 5 ov: 30/0 6.00

County Ground, Chelmsford, May 8, 2026, County Championship Division One

BattingRB4s6sSR
Wiaan Mulder15271155.56
Matt Critchley9073150123.29
BowlingOMRWEcon
Tom Prest1.501508.18
Scott Currie402506.25

Toss: Essex elected to bowl

Status: Essex won by 6 wickets

Win probabilityESS 0% ·HAM 0%
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41.5
6
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, Six,
41.4
0
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
41.3
1
Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
41.2
1
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run,
41.1
0
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
OVER
41
10 runs
Essex 170/0
CRR: 4.05
Wiaan Mulder 15 (27b)
Matt Critchley 90 (73b)
Tom Prest 1.5-0-15-0
Scott Currie 4-0-25-0
41.
170
End of over 41 (10 runs), Essex 170/4
40.6
4
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, Four,
40.5
0
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,
40.4
4
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, Four,
40.3
2
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,
40.2
0
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,
40.1
0
Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,
OVER
40
7 runs
Essex 160/0
CRR: 3.9
Wiaan Mulder 15 (27b)
Matt Critchley 90 (73b)
Tom Prest 1.5-0-15-0
Scott Currie 4-0-25-0
40.
160
End of over 40 (7 runs), Essex 160/4
39.6
0
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
39.5
1
Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
39.4
1
Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run,
39.3
1
Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
39.2
0
Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, no run,
39.1
4
Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, Four,
OVER
39
1 runs
Essex 153/0
CRR: 3.83
Wiaan Mulder 15 (27b)
Matt Critchley 90 (73b)
Tom Prest 1.5-0-15-0
Scott Currie 4-0-25-0
39.
153
End of over 39 (1 runs), Essex 153/4
38.6
0
Kyle Abbott to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
38.5
0
Kyle Abbott to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
38.4
0
Kyle Abbott to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
38.3
0
Kyle Abbott to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
38.2
0
Kyle Abbott to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
38.1
1
Kyle Abbott to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
OVER
38
152 runs
Essex 152/0
CRR: 3.9
Wiaan Mulder 15 (27b)
Matt Critchley 90 (73b)
Tom Prest 1.5-0-15-0
Scott Currie 4-0-25-0
38.
152
End of over 38 (4 runs), Essex 152/4
37.6
4
James Fuller to Wiaan Mulder, Four,
37.5
0
James Fuller to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
37.4
0
James Fuller to Wiaan Mulder, no run,
OVER
37
0 runs
Essex 0/0
CRR: 0
Wiaan Mulder 15 (27b)
Matt Critchley 90 (73b)
Tom Prest 1.5-0-15-0
Scott Currie 4-0-25-0
37.3
0
James Fuller to Wiaan Mulder, no run,

Match Info

Match
Essex vs Hampshire
Date
08 May, 2026
Time
10:00 AM UTC  |  11:00 AM local
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Essex elected to bowl
Umpires
Referee

Essex (Batting) — 235/10 (71.3 Ovs)

BatsmenRB4s6sSR
Toby Albert
lbw b Samuel Cook
6201030.00
Nick Gubbins
c Matt Critchley b Shane Snater
8281028.57
Tom Prest
b Samuel Cook
4410100.00
Jake Lehmann
b Jamie Porter
8916415054.27
Ben Mayes
c Simon Harmer b Samuel Cook
20383052.63
Ben Brown
c Dean Elgar b Wiaan Mulder
731169162.93
Liam Dawson
b Wiaan Mulder
6400015.00
James Fuller
c & b Simon Harmer
9701128.57
Scott Currie
runout (Wiaan Mulder / Charles Allison)
02000.00
Kyle Abbott
lbw b Wiaan Mulder
290022.2
Codi Yusuf
Not out
03000.00
Total235/10 (71.3 Ovs)      Extras: 18      ( b 0 , lb 14 , w 0 , nb 4 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
1Toby Albert
lbw b Samuel Cook
115.2
2Tom Prest
b Samuel Cook
155.6
3Nick Gubbins
c Matt Critchley b Shane Snater
3310.6
4Ben Mayes
c Simon Harmer b Samuel Cook
8829.1
5Jake Lehmann
b Jamie Porter
19353.2
6Liam Dawson
b Wiaan Mulder
21765.3
7James Fuller
c & b Simon Harmer
22866.6
8Scott Currie
runout (Wiaan Mulder / Charles Allison)
22967.3
9Ben Brown
c Dean Elgar b Wiaan Mulder
23569.6
10Kyle Abbott
lbw b Wiaan Mulder
23571.3

Bowling

BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
Jamie Porter146301002.14
Samuel Cook142563014.00
Shane Snater111341001
Wiaan Mulder12.32463013.68
Simon Harmer154401002.67
Matt Critchley51150003.00

Hampshire (Batting) — 273/10 (90 Ovs)

BatsmenRB4s6sSR
Dean Elgar
c Jake Lehmann b James Fuller
18594030.51
Paul Walter
c Ben Brown b Kyle Abbott
5231021.74
Tom Westley
c Ben Mayes b Scott Currie
34745045.95
Samuel Cook
b James Fuller
2170011.76
Charles Allison
c Ben Brown b James Fuller
07000.00
Matt Critchley
lbw b Kyle Abbott
27493055.10
Wiaan Mulder
c Ben Brown b Liam Dawson
54986055.10
Michael-Kyle Pepper
c Ben Brown b Scott Currie
10370027.03
Simon Harmer
Not out
8011814067.80
Shane Snater
c Ben Brown b James Fuller
16232169.57
Jamie Porter
b James Fuller
12383031.58
Total273/10 (90 Ovs)      Extras: 15      ( b 4 , lb 2 , w 3 , nb 6 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
1Paul Walter
c Ben Brown b Kyle Abbott
196.3
2Dean Elgar
c Jake Lehmann b James Fuller
4218.2
3Samuel Cook
b James Fuller
5323.4
4Charles Allison
c Ben Brown b James Fuller
5325.5
5Tom Westley
c Ben Mayes b Scott Currie
8033.3
6Matt Critchley
lbw b Kyle Abbott
12646.5
7Michael-Kyle Pepper
c Ben Brown b Scott Currie
15760.1
8Wiaan Mulder
c Ben Brown b Liam Dawson
15761.2
9Shane Snater
c Ben Brown b James Fuller
19268.6
10Jamie Porter
b James Fuller
27389.6

Bowling

BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
Kyle Abbott248452001.88
Codi Yusuf223850223.86
James Fuller154435012.87
Scott Currie142372002.64
Liam Dawson153571103.80

Hampshire (Batting) — 214/10 (79.5 Ovs)

BatsmenRB4s6sSR
Toby Albert
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
122004.55
Nick Gubbins
c Paul Walter b Simon Harmer
7118913037.56
Tom Prest
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
180012.50
Jake Lehmann
b Jamie Porter
27784034.62
Ben Mayes
c & b Simon Harmer
8310025.80
Ben Brown
Not out
57898064.04
Liam Dawson
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
13191168.42
James Fuller
lbw b Wiaan Mulder
18263069.23
Scott Currie
c Dean Elgar b Simon Harmer
2120016.67
Kyle Abbott
lbw b Simon Harmer
02000.00
Codi Yusuf
c Simon Harmer b Wiaan Mulder
04000.00
Total214/10 (79.5 Ovs)      Extras: 16      ( b 4 , lb 10 , w 0 , nb 2 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
1Toby Albert
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
137.6
2Tom Prest
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
1911.4
3Jake Lehmann
b Jamie Porter
9339.2
4Ben Mayes
c & b Simon Harmer
11050.1
5Nick Gubbins
c Paul Walter b Simon Harmer
12558.2
6Liam Dawson
c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook
15063.6
7James Fuller
lbw b Wiaan Mulder
19673.4
8Scott Currie
c Dean Elgar b Simon Harmer
21378.3
9Kyle Abbott
lbw b Simon Harmer
21378.5
10Codi Yusuf
c Simon Harmer b Wiaan Mulder
21479.5

Bowling

BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
Jamie Porter145351002.50
Samuel Cook153523003.47
Shane Snater51150003.00
Simon Harmer318664002.13
Wiaan Mulder11.51232011.94
Matt Critchley3090003.00

Hampshire (Batting) — 178/4 (41.5 Ovs)

BatsmenRB4s6sSR
Paul Walter
c Ben Brown b Kyle Abbott
17193089.47
Dean Elgar
b Kyle Abbott
8331024.24
Tom Westley
c Tom Prest b Kyle Abbott
9311029.03
Charles Allison
lbw b Kyle Abbott
34684050.00
Matt Critchley
Not out
9073150123.29
Wiaan Mulder
Not out
15271155.56
Total178/4 (41.5 Ovs)      Extras: 5      ( b 0 , lb 5 , w 0 , nb 0 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #PlayerRunsOvs
1Paul Walter
c Ben Brown b Kyle Abbott
206.2
2Dean Elgar
b Kyle Abbott
3112.3
3Tom Westley
c Tom Prest b Kyle Abbott
4016.1
4Charles Allison
lbw b Kyle Abbott
14134.5

Bowling

BowlerOMRWWDNBECO
Kyle Abbott146354002.50
Codi Yusuf91470005.22
Liam Dawson50190003.80
James Fuller80320004.00
Scott Currie40250006.25
Tom Prest1.50150008.18

Essex

#Player
1Dean Elgar (bat)
2Paul Walter (all)
3Luc Benkenstein (all)
4Charles Allison (bat)
5Matt Critchley (all)
6Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk)
7Samuel Cook (bowl)
8Simon Harmer (bowl)
9Shane Snater (bowl)
10Jamie Porter (bowl)
11Mackenzie Jones (bowl)
12Simon Fernandes (wk)
13Jordan Cox (bat)
14Tom Westley (bat)
15Robin Das (bat)
16Noah Thain (all)
17Mitchell Killeen (all)
18Wiaan Mulder (all)
19Charlie Edward Bennett (bowl)
20Zaman Akhter (bowl)

Innings 1 Partnerships

Toby Albert
6 (20)
11 (0)
Ovs
Nick Gubbins
8 (28)
Nick Gubbins
8 (28)
4 (0)
Ovs
Tom Prest
4 (4)
Tom Prest
4 (4)
18 (0)
Ovs
Jake Lehmann
89 (164)
Jake Lehmann
89 (164)
55 (0)
Ovs
Ben Mayes
20 (38)
Ben Mayes
20 (38)
105 (0)
Ovs
Ben Brown
73 (116)
Ben Brown
73 (116)
24 (0)
Ovs
Liam Dawson
6 (40)
Liam Dawson
6 (40)
11 (0)
Ovs
James Fuller
9 (7)
James Fuller
9 (7)
1 (0)
Ovs
Scott Currie
0 (2)
Scott Currie
0 (2)
6 (0)
Ovs
Kyle Abbott
2 (9)
Kyle Abbott
2 (9)
0 (0)
Ovs
Codi Yusuf
0 (3)

Innings 2 Partnerships

Dean Elgar
18 (59)
19 (0)
Ovs
Paul Walter
5 (23)
Paul Walter
5 (23)
23 (0)
Ovs
Tom Westley
34 (74)
Tom Westley
34 (74)
11 (0)
Ovs
Samuel Cook
2 (17)
Samuel Cook
2 (17)
0 (0)
Ovs
Charles Allison
0 (7)
Charles Allison
0 (7)
27 (0)
Ovs
Matt Critchley
27 (49)
Matt Critchley
27 (49)
46 (0)
Ovs
Wiaan Mulder
54 (98)
Wiaan Mulder
54 (98)
31 (0)
Ovs
Michael-Kyle Pepper
10 (37)
Michael-Kyle Pepper
10 (37)
0 (0)
Ovs
Simon Harmer
80 (118)
Simon Harmer
80 (118)
35 (0)
Ovs
Shane Snater
16 (23)
Shane Snater
16 (23)
81 (0)
Ovs
Jamie Porter
12 (38)

Innings 3 Partnerships

Toby Albert
1 (22)
13 (0)
Ovs
Nick Gubbins
71 (189)
Nick Gubbins
71 (189)
6 (0)
Ovs
Tom Prest
1 (8)
Tom Prest
1 (8)
74 (0)
Ovs
Jake Lehmann
27 (78)
Jake Lehmann
27 (78)
17 (0)
Ovs
Ben Mayes
8 (31)
Ben Mayes
8 (31)
15 (0)
Ovs
Ben Brown
57 (89)
Ben Brown
57 (89)
25 (0)
Ovs
Liam Dawson
13 (19)
Liam Dawson
13 (19)
46 (0)
Ovs
James Fuller
18 (26)
James Fuller
18 (26)
17 (0)
Ovs
Scott Currie
2 (12)
Scott Currie
2 (12)
0 (0)
Ovs
Kyle Abbott
0 (2)
Kyle Abbott
0 (2)
1 (0)
Ovs
Codi Yusuf
0 (4)

Innings 4 Partnerships

Paul Walter
17 (19)
20 (0)
Ovs
Dean Elgar
8 (33)
Dean Elgar
8 (33)
11 (0)
Ovs
Tom Westley
9 (31)
Tom Westley
9 (31)
9 (0)
Ovs
Charles Allison
34 (68)
Charles Allison
34 (68)
101 (0)
Ovs
Matt Critchley
90 (73)
Matt Critchley
90 (73)
-141 (0)
Ovs
Wiaan Mulder
15 (27)

Innings 1 (Batting) Overs

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Innings 2 (Batting) Overs

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Innings 3 (Batting) Overs

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Innings 4 (Batting) Overs

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Prediction

Who will win today?

vs
5
Sixes
122
Fours
33
Wickets
92
Sixes
2001
Fours
460
Wickets
25
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