BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c †Brown b Barker	3	28	37	0	0	10.71
Alastair Cook	b Mohammad Abbas	0	3	7	0	0	0.00
Tom Westley (c)	c Vince b Abbott	50	102	144	9	0	49.01
Dan Lawrence	c Vince b Dawson	36	103	132	3	0	34.95
Matt Critchley	c Gubbins b Dawson	99	172	274	4	1	57.55
Paul Walter	lbw b Dawson	14	31	33	1	1	45.16
Adam Rossington †	c †Brown b Mohammad Abbas	104	145	144	10	2	71.72
Simon Harmer	c Abbott b Organ	62	90	122	7	1	68.88
Umesh Yadav	c Abbott b Organ	51	45	54	3	4	113.33
Sam Cook	not out	7	4	11	1	0	175.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 10, w 1)	21
TOTAL	119.4 Ov (RR: 3.73)	447/9d
Did not bat: Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Alastair Cook, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Nick Browne, 8.5 ov), 3-82 (Tom Westley, 37.1 ov), 4-96 (Dan Lawrence, 40.5 ov), 5-132 (Paul Walter, 48.5 ov), 6-309 (Adam Rossington, 87.5 ov), 7-357 (Matt Critchley, 106.3 ov), 8-427 (Simon Harmer, 117.6 ov), 9-447 (Umesh Yadav, 119.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Keith Barker	21	5	42	1	2.00	103	4	0	0	1
8.5 to NLJ Browne, . 18/2
Mohammad Abbas	24	3	76	2	3.16	112	9	0	0	3
1.3 to AN Cook, . 0/1 87.5 to AM Rossington, . 309/6
Kyle Abbott	24	6	62	1	2.58	110	6	0	0	1
37.1 to T Westley, . 82/3
Liam Dawson	35	2	165	3	4.71	119	13	6	1	0
40.5 to DW Lawrence, . 96/4 48.5 to PI Walter, . 132/5 106.3 to MJJ Critchley, . 357/7
Felix Organ	13.4	0	78	2	5.70	37	4	3	0	0
117.6 to SR Harmer, . 427/8 119.4 to UT Yadav, . 447/9
Nick Gubbins	2	0	14	0	7.00	4	2	0	0	0

Hampshire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Toby Albert	lbw b Walter	39	66	91	6	0	59.09
Fletcha Middleton	b Harmer	47	116	141	4	0	40.51
Nick Gubbins (c)	c Lawrence b Harmer	1	5	9	0	0	20.00
James Vince	c Westley b Critchley	46	45	49	7	1	102.22
Tom Prest	st †Rossington b Harmer	108	144	194	15	2	75.00

Liam Dawson	c Porter b Harmer	1	2	5	0	0	50.00
Ben Brown †	c Browne b Harmer	16	44	47	2	0	36.36
Keith Barker	c Walter b SJ Cook	42	62	73	6	0	67.74
Felix Organ	c Critchley b Harmer	0	6	6	0	0	0.00
Kyle Abbott	b SJ Cook	10	46	47	1	0	21.73

Mohammad Abbas	not out	4	7	15	1	0	57.14
Extras	(b 9, lb 10, w 1)	20
TOTAL	90.3 Ov (RR: 3.69)	334
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Toby Albert, 23.1 ov), 2-71 (Nick Gubbins, 24.6 ov), 3-134 (Fletcha Middleton, 38.2 ov), 4-138 (James Vince, 39.2 ov), 5-141 (Liam Dawson, 40.1 ov), 6-195 (Ben Brown, 52.6 ov), 7-284 (Keith Barker, 73.1 ov), 8-285 (Felix Organ, 74.2 ov), 9-328 (Kyle Abbott, 87.1 ov), 10-334 (Tom Prest, 90.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	10	3	27	0	2.70	44	2	0	0	0
Sam Cook	16	5	34	2	2.12	78	4	0	0	0
73.1 to KHD Barker, . 284/7 87.1 to KJ Abbott, poles akimbo! Abbott wafts loosely off the back foot and splatters his own stumps with a big inside-edge. Cook strikes early to leave Hampshire nine-down. The game is afoot.... 328/9
Simon Harmer	38.3	6	149	6	3.87	168	22	2	0	0
24.6 to NRT Gubbins, . 71/2 38.2 to FS Middleton, . 134/3 40.1 to LA Dawson, . 141/5 52.6 to BC Brown, . 195/6 74.2 to FS Organ, . 285/8 90.3 to TJ Prest, down the track, spins into a slam to leg, misses the ball as it spins through the gate, and off come the bails! A fine innings ends, and Rossington is fairly legging it to the dressing-room, almost before he's broken the wicket ... I suspect he might be about to open... Cook and Lawrence are sharpish into the pavilion too... the intrigue mounts!. 334/10
Umesh Yadav	12	0	38	0	3.16	53	6	0	1	0
Paul Walter	4	0	14	1	3.50	16	2	0	0	0
23.1 to TE Albert, . 68/1
Matt Critchley	7	1	38	1	5.42	26	5	1	0	0
39.2 to JM Vince, . 138/4
Dan Lawrence	3	0	15	0	5.00	9	1	0	0	0

Essex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alastair Cook	c †Brown b Mohammad Abbas	16	38	46	1	0	42.10

Adam Rossington †	c †Brown b Mohammad Abbas	0	3	10	0	0	0.00

Tom Westley (c)	c Dawson b Abbott	45	49	85	1	1	91.83

Dan Lawrence	c †Brown b Abbott	53	49	65	4	1	108.16

Paul Walter	b Dawson	13	10	11	1	1	130.00

Matt Critchley	c Dawson b Abbott	3	5	8	0	0	60.00

Simon Harmer	c Gubbins b Abbott	2	8	17	0	0	25.00

Umesh Yadav	c Vince b Dawson	12	3	5	0	2	400.00

Nick Browne	not out	2	2	7	0	0	100.00
Sam Cook	not out	2	1	1	0	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 4)	5
TOTAL	28 Ov (RR: 5.46)	153/8d
Did not bat: Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Adam Rossington, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (Alastair Cook, 9.4 ov), 3-112 (Tom Westley, 21.4 ov), 4-131 (Paul Walter, 24.3 ov), 5-133 (Dan Lawrence, 25.1 ov), 6-136 (Matt Critchley, 25.6 ov), 7-149 (Umesh Yadav, 26.4 ov), 8-151 (Simon Harmer, 27.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kyle Abbott	13	0	63	4	4.84	40	4	1	0	0
21.4 to T Westley, makes room to leg, inside-out and over the covers... Dawson steadies himself in the deep to take a well-judged catch, and that will be lunch. A decent hand from Westley, but Essex will be looking for another quick injection of runs after the break. 112/3 25.1 to DW Lawrence, huge swipe across the line, a steepling top-edge gives Brown a lot to do, sprinting back towards fine leg, but he judges it well. Lawrence's work is done, and so too his time as an Essex batter at Chelmsford. The crowd give him an appreciative send-off as he makes his way up the stairs. 133/5 25.6 to MJJ Critchley, another thrash down the ground, hitting up into the off-side, but Dawson is set back in the deep to swallow the chance. 136/6 27.5 to SR Harmer, back of a length, blatted hard and flat out to deep cover... a long boundary out there, and there's a man lurking ten yards in. 151/8
Mohammad Abbas	7	0	31	2	4.42	23	3	0	0	0
1.5 to AM Rossington, stepped to the pitch, had a prod, Abbas finds some away-movement and snicks through to the keeper. Well, that didn't quite come off. 4/1 9.4 to AN Cook, back of a length, Cook climbs into a pull and it's a thin tickle through to the keeper! A low-key departure, maybe for the last time at Chelmsford? Cook troops off to appreciative applause, but resists any urge to give a wave of his bat to the crowd... we shall wait and see. 29/2
Liam Dawson	8	0	54	2	6.75	15	0	4	0	0
24.3 to PI Walter, another big wipe and this time he's bowled... but the intent was plain. The declaration won't be far away now. 131/4 26.4 to UT Yadav, Smashed high into the leg-side... and holes out to long-on! 12 from 3 and out... give that man another contract. 149/7

Hampshire 2nd Innings (T: 267 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Toby Albert	c †Rossington b SJ Cook	7	6	8	1	0	116.66

Fletcha Middleton	c Porter b Harmer	9	19	32	2	0	47.36

Nick Gubbins (c)	c Westley b Harmer	9	27	29	0	0	33.33

James Vince	c Lawrence b Critchley	89	111	156	7	2	80.18

Tom Prest	c Browne b Harmer	5	10	8	0	0	50.00

Liam Dawson	c Browne b Critchley	119	150	166	16	0	79.33

Ben Brown †	not out	14	16	33	1	0	87.50
Keith Barker	st †Rossington b Critchley	12	8	10	2	0	150.00

Felix Organ	not out	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3)	3
TOTAL	58.1 Ov (RR: 4.59)	267/7
Did not bat: Kyle Abbott, Mohammad Abbas
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Toby Albert, 1.4 ov), 2-25 (Fletcha Middleton, 8.2 ov), 3-26 (Nick Gubbins, 8.5 ov), 4-32 (Tom Prest, 10.4 ov), 5-216 (James Vince, 49.6 ov), 6-247 (Liam Dawson, 55.2 ov), 7-265 (Keith Barker, 57.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	5	1	32	0	6.40	17	4	0	0	0
Sam Cook	13	2	47	1	3.61	54	3	1	0	0
1.4 to TE Albert, down the leg-side and a stunning grab from Rossington! Flings himself to his left, clings on to a fast-travelling deflection, full stretch in one glove, and now Essex are in the mix!. 11/1
Simon Harmer	24.1	3	102	3	4.22	87	11	1	0	0
8.2 to FS Middleton, Another one down! Middleton tries to launch one across the line, gets a fat top-edge on the sweep and Porter at deep square leg reaches forward to gather! Essex sense an opening now. 25/2 8.5 to NRT Gubbins, closes the face on the length ball, and a leading edge loops out to cover! Harmer has two in the over, and now It Is On!. 26/3 10.4 to TJ Prest, Not very costly is the answer! Harmer strikes one ball after the drop and the first-innings centurion is gone! Pandemonium among the close catchers! On the back foot, playing with the turn but with no conviction. A simple steer into Nick Browne's pocket at short leg!. 32/4
Matt Critchley	9	0	48	3	5.33	29	7	0	0	0
49.6 to JM Vince, thrashed with an open face, a massive steepler into the covers. Lawrence composes himself well and takes a vital chance! It's an opening, and it's a closing. The end of a brilliant 184-run stand that might yet have sunk Essex's title hopes. 216/5 55.2 to LA Dawson, clattered at Browne's midriff at short cover, and he clings on with a juggle! Here ends a mighty innings, but has he given Essex a sniff with victory looming?. 247/6 57.4 to KHD Barker, runs past the glory shot! Looked to launch it into the Hayes Close, but can't connect. Rossington whips off the bails and there'll be a new man in Critchley's sights. 265/7
Umesh Yadav	3	0	16	0	5.33	10	1	0	0	0
Paul Walter	4	0	19	0	4.75	15	3	0	0	0

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Tue, 19 Sep - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 310/6 (Matt Critchley 83*, Simon Harmer 0*, 89 ov)

Wed, 20 Sep - day 2 - Hampshire 1st innings 10/0 (Toby Albert 6*, Fletcha Middleton 4*, 7 ov)

Thu, 21 Sep - day 3 - Hampshire 1st innings 322/8 (Tom Prest 102*, Kyle Abbott 8*, 85.4 ov)

Fri, 22 Sep - day 4 - Hampshire 2nd innings 267/7 (58.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 4

Hampshire 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling points: Essex 6, Hampshire 4

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Essex, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2023
Match days	19,20,21,22 September 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nigel Llong Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee	Simon Hinks
Points	Hampshire 20, Essex 6

Language

English

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Hampshire Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TE Albert	caught	7	6
FS Middleton	caught	9	19
NRT Gubbins	caught	9	27
JM Vince	caught	89	111
TJ Prest	caught	5	10
LA Dawson	caught	119	150
BC Brown	not out	14	16
KHD Barker	stumped	12	8
FS Organ	not out	0	2
Extras	(lb 3)
Total	267(7 wkts; 58.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Porter	5	1	32	0	6.4
SJ Cook	13	2	47	1	3.61
SR Harmer	24.1	3	102	3	4.22
MJJ Critchley	9	0	48	3	5.33
UT Yadav	3	0	16	0	5.33
PI Walter	4	0	19	0	4.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	11	Fletcha Middleton	Toby Albert
2nd	14	Nick Gubbins	Fletcha Middleton
3rd	1	James Vince	Nick Gubbins
4th	6	James Vince	Tom Prest
5th	184	Liam Dawson	James Vince
6th	31	Liam Dawson	Ben Brown
7th	18	Ben Brown	Keith Barker
8th	2	Ben Brown	Felix Organ

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SURR	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

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