| misc26497 | |
| Venue | County Ground, Southampton on 24th, 25th June 1887 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 4 |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Essex won by an innings and 25 runs |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| CD Buxton | c Currie b Young | 7 | |||||
| HGP Owen | c Lacey b Armstrong | 45 | |||||
| EC Freeman | c Currie b Armstrong | 24 | |||||
| W Francis | c Wynyard b Currie | 70 | |||||
| CE Green | c Currie b Young | 5 | |||||
| FH Stevens | b Armstrong | 35 | |||||
| J Bastow | c Bencraft b Young | 22 | |||||
| RP Sewell | c Lacey b Young | 13 | |||||
| H Pickett | c Gerds b Young | 0 | |||||
| FA Bishop | c Lacey b Young | 13 | |||||
| W Bryan | not out | 9 | |||||
| Extras | 8 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 115 overs) | 251 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-251 (115 ov) | |||||||
| Hampshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Young | 38 | 13 | 97 | 6 | - | - | |
| Currie | 22 | 5 | 55 | 1 | - | - | |
| Armstrong | 35 | 19 | 36 | 3 | - | - | |
| Roberts | 14 | 3 | 33 | 0 | - | - | |
| Mordaunt | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dible | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hampshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| EG Wynyard | b Pickett | 25 | |||||
| HJ Mordaunt | c Bishop b Pickett | 24 | |||||
| HH Armstrong | b Bishop | 4 | |||||
| EO Powell | b Bishop | 22 | |||||
| FE Lacey | c Stevens b Bryan | 40 | |||||
| WG Dible | c and b Buxton | 1 | |||||
| HWR Bencraft | b Bryan | 11 | |||||
| CE Currie | run out | 0 | |||||
| GF Gerds | b Bishop | 0 | |||||
| WC Roberts | not out | 3 | |||||
| CR Young | c Buxton b Bishop | 8 | |||||
| Extras | (2 b, 2 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 95 overs) | 142 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-142 (95 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bishop | 29 | 9 | 52 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bryan | 15 | 7 | 25 | 2 | - | - | |
| Buxton | 32 | 18 | 30 | 1 | - | - | |
| Pickett | 19 | 7 | 31 | 2 | - | - | |
| Hampshire second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| EG Wynyard | c Bastow b Bishop | 16 | |||||
| HJ Mordaunt | c Owen b Bryan | 24 | |||||
| HH Armstrong | b Bishop | 0 | |||||
| EO Powell | c Bastow b Buxton | 2 | |||||
| FE Lacey | retired hurt | 0 | |||||
| WG Dible | c Francis b Buxton | 5 | |||||
| HWR Bencraft | b Bishop | 5 | |||||
| CE Currie | b Bishop | 0 | |||||
| GF Gerds | not out | 4 | |||||
| WC Roberts | c Stevens b Bishop | 0 | |||||
| CR Young | run out | 21 | |||||
| Extras | (6 b, 1 lb) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 38.2 overs) | 84 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-84 (38.2 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bishop | 10.2 | 4 | 25 | 5 | - | - | |
| Bryan | 13 | 4 | 25 | 1 | - | - | |
| Buxton | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | - | |
| Pickett | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | - | - | |