Essex vs Hampshire, Group B — Metro Bank One Day Cup
Match summary
Hampshire beat Essex by 3 wickets in the Group B of the Metro Bank One Day Cup at County Ground, Chelmsford on Fri, 31 Jul, 2026. Essex 317/10 (49 ov); Hampshire 321/7 (47.4 ov). Noah Thain top-scored with 109 off 96 balls for Essex. Ashutosh Sharma took 5/51 for Hampshire. Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Orr c Simon Fernandes b S Snater | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gubbins c Simon Fernandes b SR Harmer | 53 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 106 |
| Fletcha Middleton b MJJ Critchley | 47 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 85.45 |
| Tom Prest c Simon Fernandes b CE Bennett | 51 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 106.25 |
| Jake Lehmann c NRM Thain b CE Bennett | 27 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Ben Brown b M Jones | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Ashutosh Sharma lbw b M Jones | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 69.57 |
| James Fuller Not out | 58 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 187.1 |
| Andrew Neal Not out | 33 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 137.5 |
Extras 20 (6 lb, 14 wd)
Total 321/7 (47.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Oliver Stuart Williams, Kyle Abbott
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Simon Harmer | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 |
| Shane Snater | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Noah Thain | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 8.4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6.81 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 9 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 8.11 |
(Ali Orr, 0.4 ov) · 108 (Fletcha Middleton, 16.4 ov) · 122 (Nick Gubbins, 19.4 ov) · 193 (Tom Prest, 31.2 ov) · 196 (Jake Lehmann, 31.6 ov) · 224 (Ashutosh Sharma, 38.1 ov) · 229 (Ben Brown, 38.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thain lbw b A Neal | 109 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 113.54 |
| Luc Benkenstein c AGH Orr b JK Fuller | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| Tom Westley c JS Lehmann b AR Sharma | 24 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Charles Allison b AR Sharma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Critchley b A Neal | 43 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 81.13 |
| Simon Harmer c O S Williams b K Abbott | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Grant Roelofsen c AGH Orr b JK Fuller | 52 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 148.57 |
| Simon Fernandes c A Neal b AR Sharma | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Shane Snater Not out | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Mackenzie Jones c O S Williams b AR Sharma | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett b AR Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 19 (5 b, 3 lb, 10 wd, 1 nb)
Total 317/10 (49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Abbott | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 6.5 |
| James Fuller | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5.89 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 10 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Tom Prest | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Andrew Neal | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Oliver Stuart Williams | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 8.29 |
57 (Luc Benkenstein, 7.4 ov) · 120 (Tom Westley, 18.2 ov) · 120 (Charles Allison, 18.5 ov) · 216 (Noah Thain, 33.1 ov) · 229 (Matt Critchley, 35.5 ov) · 283 (Simon Harmer, 42.3 ov) · 301 (Grant Roelofsen, 45.2 ov) · 305 (Simon Fernandes, 46.3 ov) · 317 (Mackenzie Jones, 48.5 ov) · 317 (Charlie Edward Bennett, 48.6 ov)