25/07Result

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

Essex won by 6 wkts

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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

Match Centre

Match Details

The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Series

County Championship Division One 2023

Toss

Essex , elected to field first

Season

2023

Match days

25,26,27 July 2023 (4-day match)

Umpires

Mike Burns

Rob White

Match Referee

Wayne Noon

Points

Essex 19, Hampshire 0

Scorecard Summary

Jamie Porter5/46 (18)
Sam Cook3/43 (16.1)

ESSEX 86/4(24.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Nick Browne28 (41)
Paul Walter*28 (62)

Kyle Abbott3/23 (9)
Mohammad Abbas1/38 (11)

24.1

Turner to Pepper, FOUR,

END OF OVER:
24 | 8 Runs | ESSEX: 82/4

Paul Walter28 (62b)
Michael Pepper16 (20b)

Mohammad Abbas11-3-38-1
John Turner4-0-18-0

23.6

Mohammad Abbas to Walter, 2 runs,

23.5

Mohammad Abbas to Pepper, 1 run,

23.4

Mohammad Abbas to Pepper, no run,

23.3

Mohammad Abbas to Pepper, no run,

23.2

Mohammad Abbas to Pepper, FOUR,

Match Coverage

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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

The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Series

Toss

Season

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

HAMPSHIRE 120(38.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 169(71.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

HAMPSHIRE 131(49.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 86/4(24.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:24 | 8 Runs | ESSEX: 82/4

It's all not quite legitimate - Hampshire docked points for 'below average' pitch after Arctic Monkeys gig

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

Gubbins rearguard keeps Hampshire's title hopes alive

Jamie Porter gives Essex the edge in title-challenge dogfight

HAMPSHIRE 120(38.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 169(71.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

HAMPSHIRE 131(49.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 86/4(24.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
24 | 8 Runs | ESSEX: 82/4