Hampshire vs Somerset, 1st Test — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Somerset beat Hampshire by 2 wickets in the 1st Test of the County Championship Division One at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Fri, 17 Apr, 2026. Hampshire 1st 238/10 (59.1 ov); Somerset 1st 288/10 (85.1 ov); Hampshire 2nd 336/10 (101 ov); Somerset 2nd 288/8 (92.1 ov). Tom Abell top-scored with 101* off 229 balls for Somerset 2nd. Lewis Gregory took 5/42. Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Abell Not out | 101 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 44.1 |
| Lewis Gregory b Sonny Baker | 25 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 39.68 |
| Jack Leach Not out | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Craig Overton b Liam Dawson | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tom Lammonby c Codi Yusuf b Sonny Baker | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Will Smeed c Jake Lehmann b Eddie Jack | 22 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| James Rew c Ben Brown b Kyle Abbott | 59 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 62.11 |
| Alfie Ogborne c Ben Brown b Sonny Baker | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Archie Vaughan c Nick Gubbins b Sonny Baker | 30 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Thomas Rew lbw b Sonny Baker | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
Extras 16 (9 b, 7 lb)
Total 288/8 (92.1 ov)
Yet to bat: Jake Ball
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott | 24.1 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 2.48 |
| Liam Dawson | 31 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Codi Yusuf | 13 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Tom Prest | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sonny Baker | 17 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 3.65 |
| Eddie Jack | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3.83 |
33 (Archie Vaughan, 7.5 ov) · 47 (Thomas Rew, 12.3 ov) · 52 (Tom Lammonby, 14.3 ov) · 141 (James Rew, 42.4 ov) · 188 (Will Smeed, 57.5 ov) · 197 (Craig Overton, 60.3 ov) · 262 (Lewis Gregory, 85.6 ov) · 272 (Alfie Ogborne, 87.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott b Lewis Gregory | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Liam Dawson c Tom Abell b Archie Vaughan | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Jake Lehmann b Alfie Ogborne | 50 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Codi Yusuf Not out | 20 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 42.55 |
| Ben Brown b Lewis Gregory | 66 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 63.46 |
| Nick Gubbins c Craig Overton b Jack Leach | 83 | 170 | 12 | 0 | 48.82 |
| Tom Prest lbw b Jake Ball | 43 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 66.15 |
| Toby Albert lbw b Lewis Gregory | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Sonny Baker lbw b Lewis Gregory | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Eddie Jack b Lewis Gregory | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Ben Mayes b Archie Vaughan | 19 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 38.78 |
Extras 12 (4 b, 6 lb, 2 nb)
Total 336/10 (101 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ball | 15 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3.07 |
| Lewis Gregory | 17 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 2.47 |
| Jack Leach | 21 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 3.62 |
| Craig Overton | 14 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 3.36 |
| Tom Lammonby | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Alfie Ogborne | 11 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3.73 |
| Archie Vaughan | 21 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 2.9 |
114 (Tom Prest, 30.1 ov) · 184 (Nick Gubbins, 53.4 ov) · 191 (Toby Albert, 56.2 ov) · 222 (Jake Lehmann, 62.3 ov) · 269 (Ben Mayes, 77.5 ov) · 287 (Liam Dawson, 83.2 ov) · 310 (Ben Brown, 89.2 ov) · 311 (Kyle Abbott, 89.6 ov) · 326 (Eddie Jack, 98.6 ov) · 336 (Sonny Baker, 100.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ball Not out | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Tom Abell c Ben Brown b Liam Dawson | 49 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 46.23 |
| Lewis Gregory b Kyle Abbott | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jack Leach runout (Liam Dawson / Nick Gubbins) | 20 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Craig Overton c Ben Mayes b Liam Dawson | 30 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Tom Lammonby c Toby Albert b Kyle Abbott | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Will Smeed c Sonny Baker b Codi Yusuf | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| James Rew c Ben Mayes b Codi Yusuf | 86 | 115 | 15 | 0 | 74.78 |
| Alfie Ogborne c & b Eddie Jack | 38 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 76 |
| Archie Vaughan c Codi Yusuf b Sonny Baker | 32 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 56.14 |
| Thomas Rew c Ben Brown b Codi Yusuf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 4 (1 b, 3 lb)
Total 288/10 (85.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott | 19 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 3.53 |
| Liam Dawson | 22 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 3 |
| Codi Yusuf | 19 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 3.53 |
| Joe Weatherley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sonny Baker | 18 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 2.89 |
| Eddie Jack | 7.1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 4.47 |
(Thomas Rew, 1.2 ov) · 25 (Tom Lammonby, 6.1 ov) · 74 (Archie Vaughan, 18.4 ov) · 175 (James Rew, 46.2 ov) · 191 (Will Smeed, 54.5 ov) · 193 (Tom Abell, 55.5 ov) · 204 (Lewis Gregory, 58.4 ov) · 242 (Craig Overton, 73.2 ov) · 250 (Jack Leach, 77.6 ov) · 288 (Alfie Ogborne, 85.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott c James Rew b Lewis Gregory | 25 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 80.65 |
| Liam Dawson c Alfie Ogborne b Craig Overton | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Jake Lehmann c James Rew b Archie Vaughan | 76 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 69.09 |
| Codi Yusuf lbw b Craig Overton | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Brown c Craig Overton b Lewis Gregory | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gubbins c Lewis Gregory b Alfie Ogborne | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Tom Prest c James Rew b Craig Overton | 17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 70.83 |
| Toby Albert c James Rew b Lewis Gregory | 42 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 56.76 |
| Sonny Baker Not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Jack c Jack Leach b Archie Vaughan | 36 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 75 |
| Ben Mayes lbw b Jake Ball | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 57.69 |
Extras 16 (4 b, 8 lb, 4 nb)
Total 238/10 (59.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Ball | 11 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.27 |
| Lewis Gregory | 11 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 4.09 |
| Jack Leach | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Craig Overton | 16 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 3.13 |
| Alfie Ogborne | 11 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4.09 |
| Archie Vaughan | 3.1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.58 |
25 (Nick Gubbins, 6.4 ov) · 51 (Tom Prest, 14.4 ov) · 75 (Toby Albert, 21.6 ov) · 85 (Ben Brown, 23.5 ov) · 119 (Ben Mayes, 31.3 ov) · 124 (Liam Dawson, 32.3 ov) · 126 (Codi Yusuf, 34.6 ov) · 169 (Kyle Abbott, 43.1 ov) · 231 (Eddie Jack, 55.4 ov) · 238 (Jake Lehmann, 59.1 ov)