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One-Day CupGroup stage, Group B · Match · List A

Hampshire beat Essex by 3 wickets

County Ground, Chelmsford, . Essex won the toss and chose to bat.

Essex31749 ov
Hampshire321/747.4 ov
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
Middlesex won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Essex won the toss and chose to bat. Essex were bowled out for 317, NRM Thain 109 from 96 balls and Grant Roelofsen 52 from 35 balls. Ashutosh Sharma took 5 for 51.

Hampshire reached 321 for 7 in 47.4 overs, James Fuller 58 not out from 31 balls and Nick Gubbins 53 from 50 balls. Mackenzie Jones took 2 for 59.

Hampshire won by 3 wickets.

Key performers

Essex innings

317(49 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
NRM Thainlbw b AJ Neallbw b AJ Neal10996171113.54
Luc Benkensteinc AGH Orr b JK Fullerc AGH Orr b JK Fuller272750100.00
Tom Westleyc JS Lehmann b Ashutosh Sharmac JS Lehmann b Ashutosh Sharma24273088.89
CWJ Allisonb Ashutosh Sharmab Ashutosh Sharma03000.00
Matthew Critchleyb AJ Nealb AJ Neal43534181.13
Simon Harmerc OS Williams b KJ Abbottc OS Williams b KJ Abbott22242091.67
Grant Roelofsen †c AGH Orr b JK Fullerc AGH Orr b JK Fuller523552148.57
SML Fernandesc AJ Neal b Ashutosh Sharmac AJ Neal b Ashutosh Sharma8111072.73
Shane Snaternot outnot out7*100070.00
Mackenzie Jonesc OS Williams b Ashutosh Sharmac OS Williams b Ashutosh Sharma680075.00
CE Bennettb Ashutosh Sharmab Ashutosh Sharma01000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 3, w 10, nb 1)(b 5, lb 3, w 10, nb 1)19
Total49 Ov (RR 6.47)49 Ov (RR 6.47)317
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (LM Benkenstein, 7.4 ov), 120-2 (T Westley, 18.2 ov), 120-3 (CWJ Allison, 18.5 ov), 216-4 (NRM Thain, 33.1 ov), 229-5 (MJJ Critchley, 35.5 ov), 283-6 (SR Harmer, 42.3 ov), 301-7 (G Roelofsen, 45.2 ov), 305-8 (SML Fernandes, 46.3 ov), 317-9 (MW Jones, 48.5 ov), 317-10 (CE Bennett, 49 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kyle Abbott1006516.50318200
OS Williams705808.29237141
James Fuller905325.89298030
Andrew Neal1006226.20247000
Ashutosh Sharma1005155.10314110
Tom Prest302006.6783000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNRM Thain 25(19) & LM Benkenstein 27(27)5746
2ndT Westley 24(27) & NRM Thain 35(37)6364
3rdCWJ Allison 0(3) & NRM Thain 0(0)03
4thMJJ Critchley 41(47) & NRM Thain 49(40)9686
5thSR Harmer 11(10) & MJJ Critchley 2(6)1316
6thG Roelofsen 42(26) & SR Harmer 11(14)5440
7thSML Fernandes 7(8) & G Roelofsen 10(9)1817
8thS Snater 3(4) & SML Fernandes 1(3)47
9thMW Jones 6(8) & S Snater 4(6)1214
10thCE Bennett 0(1) & S Snater 0(0)01

Hampshire innings

321/7(47.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ali Orrc SML Fernandes b S Snaterc SML Fernandes b S Snater04000.00
Nick Gubbinsc SML Fernandes b SR Harmerc SML Fernandes b SR Harmer535060106.00
Fletcha Middletonb MJJ Critchleyb MJJ Critchley47554185.45
Tom Prestc SML Fernandes b CE Bennettc SML Fernandes b CE Bennett514861106.25
Jake Lehmannc NRM Thain b CE Bennettc NRM Thain b CE Bennett27332081.82
Ben Brown †b MW Jonesb MW Jones16182088.89
Ashutosh Sharmalbw b MW Joneslbw b MW Jones16231069.57
James Fullernot outnot out58*3135187.10
Andrew Nealnot outnot out33*2432137.50
Extras(lb 6, w 14)(lb 6, w 14)20
Total47.4 Ov (RR 6.73)47.4 Ov (RR 6.73) · Target 318 from 50 ov321/7
Did not bat: Kyle Abbott, OS Williams
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AGH Orr, 0.4 ov), 108-2 (FS Middleton, 16.4 ov), 122-3 (NRT Gubbins, 19.4 ov), 193-4 (TJ Prest, 31.2 ov), 196-5 (JS Lehmann, 32 ov), 224-6 (Ashutosh Sharma, 38.1 ov), 229-7 (BC Brown, 39 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shane Snater814215.25244010
CE Bennett907328.11258330
Mackenzie Jones8.405926.81247120
Matthew Critchley503717.40102110
Simon Harmer1005015.00282200
NRM Thain302107.0062010
Luc Benkenstein403308.25112210
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAGH Orr 0(4) & NRT Gubbins 0(0)04
2ndFS Middleton 47(55) & NRT Gubbins 49(41)10896
3rdTJ Prest 10(9) & NRT Gubbins 4(9)1418
4thJS Lehmann 26(31) & TJ Prest 41(39)7170
5thBC Brown 2(2) & JS Lehmann 1(2)34
6thBC Brown 10(14) & Ashutosh Sharma 16(23)2837
7thJK Fuller 1(3) & BC Brown 4(2)55
8thJK Fuller 57(28) & AJ Neal 33(24)92*52

Commentary

End of innings: HAM 321/7 (47.4 ov)
47.46
MW Jones to JK Fuller, SIX
47.31
MW Jones to AJ Neal, 1 run
47.21
MW Jones to JK Fuller, 1 run
47.14
MW Jones to JK Fuller, FOUR
FIFTY for JK Fuller (51 off 29)
End of over 4716 runsHAM 309/7612016
AJ Neal 32(23)JK Fuller 47(28)CE Bennett 9-0-73-2
46.66
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, SIX
46.51
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, 1 run
46.40
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, no run
46.32
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, 2 runs
46.21
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, 1 run
46.16
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, SIX
End of over 464 runsHAM 293/7111001
AJ Neal 19(20)JK Fuller 44(25)MW Jones 8-0-47-2
45.61
MW Jones to AJ Neal, 1 run
45.50
MW Jones to AJ Neal, no run
45.40
MW Jones to AJ Neal, no run
45.31
MW Jones to JK Fuller, 1 run
45.21
MW Jones to AJ Neal, 1 run
45.11
MW Jones to JK Fuller, 1 run
End of over 4513 runsHAM 289/7614011
JK Fuller 42(23)AJ Neal 17(16)CE Bennett 8-0-57-2
44.61
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, 1 run
44.51
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, 1 run
44.40
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, no run
44.34
CE Bennett to AJ Neal, FOUR
44.21
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, 1 run
44.16
CE Bennett to JK Fuller, SIX
End of over 449 runsHAM 276/71104Wd11
JK Fuller 34(20)AJ Neal 12(13)MW Jones 7-0-43-2
43.61
MW Jones to JK Fuller, 1 run
43.51
MW Jones to AJ Neal, 1 run
43.5Wd
MW Jones to AJ Neal, wide