f61721 cc22430	Essex v Hampshire
	LV= Insurance County Championship 2023 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd September 2023 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Hampshire won by 3 wickets
Points	Essex 6 (Batting 3, Bowling 3); Hampshire 20 (Batting 2, Bowling 2)
Umpires	NJ Llong, SJ O'Shaughnessy
Referee	SG Hinks
Scorers	FC Newnham (Hampshire), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 310/6 (Critchley 83*, Harmer 0*; 89 overs)
Close of play day 2	Hampshire (1) 10/0 (Albert 6*, Middleton 4*; 7 overs)
Close of play day 3	Hampshire (1) 322/8 (Prest 102*, Abbott 8*; 85.4 overs)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Brown b Barker	3	28	36	-	-	26
AN Cook	b Mohammad Abbas	0	3	6	-	-	3
*T Westley	c Vince b Abbott	50	102	143	9	-	82
DW Lawrence	c Vince b Dawson	36	103	131	3	-	81
MJJ Critchley	c Gubbins b Dawson	99	172	275	4	1	97
PI Walter	lbw b Dawson	14	31	32	1	1	26
+AM Rossington	c Brown b Mohammad Abbas	104	145	146	10	2	90
SR Harmer	c Abbott b Organ	62	90	120	7	1	57
UT Yadav	c Abbott b Organ	51	45	53	3	4	25
SJ Cook	not out	7	4	8	1	-	0
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 10 nb, 1 w)	21
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 482 minutes, 119.4 overs)	447
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (AN Cook, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Browne, 8.5 ov), 3-82 (Westley, 37.1 ov), 4-96 (Lawrence, 40.5 ov), 5-132 (Walter, 48.5 ov), 6-309 (Rossington, 87.5 ov), 7-357 (Critchley, 106.3 ov), 8-427 (Harmer, 117.6 ov), 9-447 (Yadav, 119.4 ov)

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Barker	21	5	42	1	-	1	103	4	-
Mohammad Abbas	24	3	76	2	-	3	112	9	-
Abbott	24	6	62	1	-	1	110	6	-
Dawson	35	2	165	3	1	-	119	13	6
Organ	13.4	0	78	2	-	-	37	4	3
Gubbins	2	0	14	0	-	-	4	2	-

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TE Albert	lbw b Walter	39	66	91	6	-	48
FS Middleton	b Harmer	47	116	143	4	-	90
NRT Gubbins	c Lawrence b Harmer	1	5	6	-	-	4
*JM Vince	c Westley b Critchley	46	45	48	7	1	28
TJ Prest	st Rossington b Harmer	108	144	197	15	2	95
LA Dawson	c Porter b Harmer	1	2	3	-	-	1
+BC Brown	c Browne b Harmer	16	44	43	2	-	34
KHD Barker	c Walter b SJ Cook	42	62	72	6	-	44
FS Organ	c Critchley b Harmer	0	6	4	-	-	6
KJ Abbott	b SJ Cook	10	46	47	1	-	39
Mohammad Abbas	not out	4	7	13	1	-	6
Extras	(9 b, 10 lb, 1 w)	20
Total	(all out, 339 minutes, 90.3 overs)	334
Fall of wickets:
1-68 (Albert, 23.1 ov), 2-71 (Gubbins, 24.6 ov), 3-134 (Middleton, 38.2 ov), 4-138 (Vince, 39.2 ov), 5-141 (Dawson, 40.1 ov), 6-195 (Brown, 52.6 ov), 7-284 (Barker, 73.1 ov), 8-285 (Organ, 74.2 ov), 9-328 (Abbott, 87.1 ov), 10-334 (Prest, 90.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	10	3	27	0	-	-	45	2	-
SJ Cook	16	5	34	2	-	-	78	4	-
Harmer	38.3	6	149	6	-	-	168	22	2
Yadav	12	0	38	0	1	-	53	6	-
Walter	4	0	14	1	-	-	16	2	-
Critchley	7	1	38	1	-	-	26	5	1
Lawrence	3	0	15	0	-	-	9	1	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AN Cook	c Brown b Mohammad Abbas	16	38	45	1	-	28
+AM Rossington	c Brown b Mohammad Abbas	0	3	8	-	-	3
*T Westley	c Dawson b Abbott	45	49	85	1	1	16
DW Lawrence	c Brown b Abbott	53	49	62	4	1	16
PI Walter	b Dawson	13	10	11	1	1	5
MJJ Critchley	c Dawson b Abbott	3	5	7	-	-	3
SR Harmer	c Gubbins b Abbott	2	8	14	-	-	6
UT Yadav	c Vince b Dawson	12	3	3	-	2	1
NLJ Browne	not out	2	2	6	-	-	0
SJ Cook	not out	2	1	1	-	-	0
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb)	5
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 125 minutes, 28 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Rossington, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (AN Cook, 9.4 ov), 3-112 (Westley, 21.4 ov), 4-131 (Walter, 24.3 ov), 5-133 (Lawrence, 25.1 ov), 6-136 (Critchley, 25.6 ov), 7-149 (Yadav, 26.4 ov), 8-151 (Harmer, 27.5 ov)

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Abbott	13	0	63	4	-	-	40	4	1
Mohammad Abbas	7	0	31	2	-	-	23	3	-
Dawson	8	0	54	2	-	-	15	-	4

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Hampshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TE Albert	c Rossington b SJ Cook	7	6	7	1	-	3
FS Middleton	c Porter b Harmer	9	19	32	2	-	16
NRT Gubbins	c Westley b Harmer	9	27	27	-	-	22
*JM Vince	c Lawrence b Critchley	89	111	156	7	2	65
TJ Prest	c Browne b Harmer	5	10	7	-	-	7
LA Dawson	c Browne b Critchley	119	150	165	16	-	88
+BC Brown	not out	14	16	31	1	-	6
KHD Barker	st Rossington b Critchley	12	8	8	2	-	3
FS Organ	not out	0	2	2	-	-	2
KJ Abbott	did not bat
Mohammad Abbas	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb)	3
Total	(7 wickets, 222 minutes, 58.1 overs)	267
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Albert, 1.4 ov), 2-25 (Middleton, 8.2 ov), 3-26 (Gubbins, 8.5 ov), 4-32 (Prest, 10.4 ov), 5-216 (Vince, 49.6 ov), 6-247 (Dawson, 55.2 ov), 7-265 (Barker, 57.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	5	1	32	0	-	-	17	4	-
SJ Cook	13	2	47	1	-	-	54	3	1
Harmer	24.1	3	102	3	-	-	87	11	1
Critchley	9	0	48	3	-	-	29	7	-
Yadav	3	0	16	0	-	-	10	1	-
Walter	4	0	19	0	-	-	15	3	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 69/2 (Westley 46*, Lawrence 19*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 140/5 (Critchley 25*, Rossington 5*; 51 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 447/9 (SJ Cook 7*; 119.4 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Hampshire (1) 10/0 (Albert 6*, Middleton 4*; 7 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Hampshire (1) 150/5 (Prest 10*, Brown 1*; 42 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Hampshire (1) 302/8 (Prest 91*, Abbott 0*; 77 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Essex (2) 112/3 (Lawrence 47*; 21.4 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Hampshire (2) 89/4 (Vince 43*, Dawson 14*; 20 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 21.4 overs, 88 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 44.3 overs, 185 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 51.4 overs, 216 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 66.3 overs, 271 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 75.3 overs, 304 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 85.2 overs, 338 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 101.5 overs, 409 minutes
--> Essex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 360-7
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 114.4 overs, 460 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 50 in 18.5 overs, 72 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 100 in 31.5 overs, 122 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 150 in 40.6 overs, 155 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 200 in 56.4 overs, 210 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 250 in 68.3 overs, 252 minutes
--> Hampshire first innings: 300 in 76.4 overs, 287 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 11.5 overs, 56 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 18.6 overs, 83 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 26.5 overs, 117 minutes
--> Hampshire second innings: 50 in 12.6 overs, 54 minutes
--> Hampshire second innings: 100 in 23.2 overs, 90 minutes
--> Hampshire second innings: 150 in 38.1 overs, 146 minutes
--> Hampshire second innings: 200 in 47.4 overs, 181 minutes
--> Hampshire second innings: 250 in 55.6 overs, 213 minutes
--> T Westley (1) 50 in 99 balls, 132 minutes with 9 fours
--> T Westley (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 15
--> T Westley (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 15
--> T Westley (1) passed 12500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 25
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 70 balls, 119 minutes with 2 fours and 1 six
--> AM Rossington (1) 50 in 83 balls, 88 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> AM Rossington (1) 100 in 139 balls, 139 minutes with 9 fours and 2 sixes
--> SR Harmer (1) 50 in 76 balls, 102 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> UT Yadav (1) passed his previous highest score of 44 in County Championship matches
--> UT Yadav (1) 50 in 43 balls, 49 minutes with 3 fours and 4 sixes
--> TE Albert (1) passed his previous highest score of 37 in County Championship matches
--> TJ Prest (1) passed his previous highest score of 33 in County Championship matches
--> TJ Prest (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> TJ Prest (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in First-Class matches
--> TJ Prest (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> TJ Prest (1) 50 in 69 balls, 83 minutes with 9 fours
--> TJ Prest (1) 100 in 119 balls, 164 minutes with 14 fours and 2 sixes
--> DW Lawrence (2) 50 in 45 balls, 53 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> JM Vince (2) 50 in 45 balls, 65 minutes with 5 fours and 1 six
--> LA Dawson (2) 50 in 84 balls, 100 minutes with 6 fours
--> LA Dawson (2) 100 in 135 balls, 153 minutes with 14 fours
--> MJJ Critchley reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed JM Vince, his 1st wicket in the Hampshire first innings
--> SR Harmer reached 900 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed NRT Gubbins, his 2nd wicket in the Hampshire second innings
--> T Westley (32) and DW Lawrence (18) added 50 in 120 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (23) and AM Rossington (22) added 50 in 86 balls for the Essex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (42) and AM Rossington (52) added 100 in 142 balls for the Essex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (57) and AM Rossington (82) added 150 in 203 balls for the Essex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> SR Harmer (28) and UT Yadav (25) added 50 in 54 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
--> TE Albert (27) and FS Middleton (24) added 50 in 113 balls for the Hampshire 1st wicket in the first innings
--> FS Middleton (16) and JM Vince (30) added 50 in 68 balls for the Hampshire 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> TJ Prest (33) and BC Brown (15) added 50 in 72 balls for the Hampshire 6th wicket in the first innings
--> TJ Prest (22) and KHD Barker (22) added 50 in 90 balls for the Hampshire 7th wicket in the first innings
--> T Westley (24) and DW Lawrence (30) added 50 in 41 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> JM Vince (38) and LA Dawson (10) added 50 in 47 balls for the Hampshire 5th wicket in the second innings
--> JM Vince (57) and LA Dawson (42) added 100 in 136 balls for the Hampshire 5th wicket in the second innings
--> JM Vince (71) and LA Dawson (76) added 150 in 199 balls for the Hampshire 5th wicket in the second innings

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Essex (1) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls, 77 minutes (T Westley 32, DW Lawrence 18)
Essex (1) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 54 minutes (MJJ Critchley 23, AM Rossington 22)
Essex (1) 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls, 89 minutes (MJJ Critchley 42, AM Rossington 52)
Essex (1) 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 203 balls, 120 minutes (MJJ Critchley 57, AM Rossington 82)
Essex (1) 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls, 35 minutes (SR Harmer 28, UT Yadav 25)
Hampshire (1) 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls, 72 minutes (TE Albert 27, FS Middleton 24)
Hampshire (1) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls, 38 minutes (FS Middleton 16, JM Vince 30)
Hampshire (1) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 41 minutes (TJ Prest 33, BC Brown 15)
Hampshire (1) 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 52 minutes (TJ Prest 22, KHD Barker 22)
Essex (2) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls, 30 minutes (T Westley 24, DW Lawrence 30)
Hampshire (2) 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls, 30 minutes (JM Vince 38, LA Dawson 10)
Hampshire (2) 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls, 84 minutes (JM Vince 57, LA Dawson 42)
Hampshire (2) 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 199 balls, 123 minutes (JM Vince 71, LA Dawson 76)