25/07Result

County Championship Division One at Southampton, Jul 25-27 2023

HampshireHampshireHANTS
120 & 131
EssexEssexESSEX
169 & 86/4 (24.1 ov)

Essex won by 6 wkts

25/07Result

County Championship Division One at Southampton, Jul 25-27 2023

HampshireHampshireHANTS
120 & 131
EssexEssexESSEX
169 & 86/4 (24.1 ov)

Essex won by 6 wkts

Day 3

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Porter claims 10 wickets for the match to boost Essex's title hopes

Only 506 runs scored across four innings as Hampshire's ambitions take a hit

Day 2

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Gubbins rearguard keeps Hampshire's title hopes alive

Left-hander's 44 not out is the highest score of the match, but Essex remain clear favourites

Day 1

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Essex INNINGS		R	B
NLJ Browne	lbw	28	41
AN Cook	caught wk	4	7
T Westley	caught	0	4
PI Walter	not out	28	62
MJJ Critchley	bowled	1	11
MS Pepper	not out	20	21
AM Rossington
SR Harmer
S Snater
SJ Cook
JA Porter
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, nb 2)
TOTAL	86 (4 wkts; 24.1 ovs)

Hampshire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Abbas	11.0	3	38	1	3.45	(1nb)
KJ Abbott	9.0	3	23	3	2.55
JA Turner	4.1	0	22	0	5.28

Essex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	AN Cook	NLJ Browne
2nd	8	T Westley	NLJ Browne
3rd	33	NLJ Browne	PI Walter
4th	5	MJJ Critchley	PI Walter
5th	32	MS Pepper	PI Walter

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	216
ESSEX	14	7	3	4	196
HANTS	14	8	4	2	192
WARKS	14	6	4	4	179
LANCS	14	3	1	10	161
NOTTS	14	4	4	6	151
SOM	14	3	4	7	148
KENT	14	2	7	5	111
MIDDX	14	3	9	2	104
NHNTS	14	2	8	4	96