tt12446 engtt2182	Essex v Hampshire
	The Vitality Blast 2023 (Semi-Final)
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 15th July 2023 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 5 wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Umpires	MJ Saggers, RJ Warren
TV umpire	NJ Llong
Referee	DA Cosker
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), FC Newnham (Hampshire)
Reserve Umpire	SJ O'Shaughnessy

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Hampshire innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+BR McDermott	c Sams b Cook	29	12	13	5	1	3	241.67
*JM Vince	c Harmer b Snater	13	11	17	3	-	7	118.18
TJ Prest	lbw b Critchley	10	13	14	1	-	8	76.92
JJ Weatherley	not out	63	39	64	4	2	3	161.54
LA Dawson	c Critchley b Harmer	13	11	10	2	-	5	118.18
JK Fuller	c Snater b Critchley	15	16	16	1	-	5	93.75
RA Whiteley	c Cook b Walter	2	7	9	-	-	5	28.57
BAC Howell	c Snater b Sams	22	11	14	1	1	2	200.00
CP Wood	did not bat
NT Ellis	did not bat
JA Turner	did not bat
Extras	(3 w)	3
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 83 minutes, 20 overs)	170
Fall of wickets:
1-39 (McDermott, 2.6 ov), 2-43 (Vince, 3.5 ov), 3-57 (Prest, 6.3 ov), 4-78 (Dawson, 9.3 ov), 5-110 (Fuller, 14.2 ov), 6-130 (Whiteley, 16.5 ov), 7-170 (Howell, 19.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Beard	1	0	14	0	1	-	2	3	-	-	14.00
Sams	4	0	49	1	1	-	4	5	2	24.00	12.25
Cook	3	0	30	1	-	-	5	3	1	18.00	10.00
Snater	3	0	15	1	-	-	8	1	-	18.00	5.00
Critchley	4	0	22	2	1	-	10	2	-	12.00	5.50
Harmer	4	0	33	1	-	-	7	2	1	24.00	8.25
Walter	1	0	7	1	-	-	2	1	-	6.00	7.00

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+AM Rossington	c Weatherley b Wood	1	2	2	-	-	1	50.00
DW Lawrence	c McDermott b Fuller	21	16	26	2	1	7	131.25
MS Pepper	c Turner b Fuller	17	17	22	2	-	8	100.00
PI Walter	lbw b Turner	1	2	5	-	-	1	50.00
MJJ Critchley	not out	26	14	27	-	2	0	185.71
DR Sams	c Whiteley b Ellis	29	17	16	2	3	9	170.59
*SR Harmer	not out	8	3	6	-	1	0	266.67
RJ Das	did not bat
S Snater	did not bat
AP Beard	did not bat
SJ Cook	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 4 nb, 2 w)	12
Total	(5 wickets, 54 minutes, 11.3 overs)	115
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Rossington, 0.3 ov), 2-47 (Pepper, 5.3 ov), 3-48 (Lawrence, 5.5 ov), 4-50 (Walter, 6.2 ov), 5-95 (Sams, 9.6 ov)

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Wood	2	0	12	1	-	-	4	1	-	12.00	6.00
Turner	3	0	28	1	1	2	9	1	2	18.00	9.33
Ellis	2.3	0	27	1	-	-	6	1	3	15.00	10.80
Howell	1	0	12	0	-	-	1	-	1	-	12.00
Fuller	2	0	23	2	1	-	4	3	1	6.00	11.50
Dawson	1	0	7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.00

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Notes
--> Essex target was 115 runs in 12 overs
--> Hampshire powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (55/2)
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (25/1)
--> Hampshire innings: 50 in 4.3 overs, 19 minutes
--> Hampshire innings: 100 in 12.5 overs, 51 minutes
--> Hampshire innings: 150 in 18.5 overs, 75 minutes
--> Essex innings: 50 in 6.1 overs, 28 minutes
--> Essex innings: 100 in 10.4 overs, 50 minutes
--> NT Ellis made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> JJ Weatherley 50 in 34 balls, 54 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> BAC Howell passed 2500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 9
--> DR Sams passed 1500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 14
--> MJJ Critchley reached 100 wickets in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed TJ Prest, his 1st wicket in the Hampshire innings

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