Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	c Dawson b Abbott	136	236	335	16	1	57.62
Robin Das	lbw b Mohammad Abbas	5	9	11	1	0	55.55
Tom Westley (c)	c & b Dawson	64	165	207	7	0	38.78
Jordan Cox	run out (Middleton)	141	124	171	18	2	113.70
Matt Critchley	b Abbott	0	13	20	0	0	0.00
Paul Walter	c Gubbins b Mohammad Abbas	14	13	21	2	0	107.69
Michael Pepper †	c Prest b Mohammad Abbas	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Simon Harmer	lbw b Dawson	9	33	29	1	0	27.27
Shane Snater	not out	33	36	55	4	1	91.66
Sam Cook	not out	27	28	39	3	0	96.42
Extras	(b 4, lb 5)	9
Total	109.4 Ov (RR: 3.99)	438/8d
Did not bat: Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Robin Das, 2.2 ov), 2-151 (Tom Westley, 54.2 ov), 3-305 (Dean Elgar, 83.2 ov), 4-325 (Matt Critchley, 87.2 ov), 5-353 (Paul Walter, 91.4 ov), 6-353 (Michael Pepper, 91.5 ov), 7-371 (Jordan Cox, 95.3 ov), 8-389 (Simon Harmer, 100.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Abbas	26	9	76	3	2.92	123	9	1	0	0
2.2 to RJ Das, . 7/1 91.4 to PI Walter, . 353/5 91.5 to MS Pepper, . 353/6
Kyle Abbott	20.4	4	55	2	2.66	95	7	0	0	0
83.2 to D Elgar, . 305/3 87.2 to MJJ Critchley, . 325/4
John Turner	14	0	90	0	6.42	46	12	1	0	0
Liam Dawson	31	1	104	2	3.35	120	11	0	0	0
54.2 to T Westley, . 151/2 100.3 to SR Harmer, . 389/8
James Fuller	15	1	79	0	5.26	55	12	1	0	0
Tom Prest	1	0	6	0	6.00	3	1	0	0	0
Nick Gubbins	2	0	19	0	9.50	2	0	1	0	0

Hampshire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Toby Albert	c Cook b Critchley	124	217	303	17	1	57.14
Fletcha Middleton	c †Pepper b Snater	10	43	55	1	0	23.25
Nick Gubbins	c Walter b Cook	30	99	104	3	0	30.30
Tom Prest	c Harmer b Critchley	156	177	222	13	4	88.13
Ben Brown †	b Snater	54	59	88	7	0	91.52
Liam Dawson	c sub b Critchley	19	20	32	2	0	95.00
James Fuller	not out	20	22	31	1	1	90.90
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Critchley	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
James Vince (c)	c Walter b Critchley	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
John Turner	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 1, nb 10)	11
Total	105.5 Ov (RR: 4.00)	424/8d
Did not bat: Mohammad Abbas
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Fletcha Middleton, 13.3 ov), 2-81 (Nick Gubbins, 40.2 ov), 3-258 (Toby Albert, 78.6 ov), 4-380 (Tom Prest, 97.4 ov), 5-388 (Ben Brown, 98.5 ov), 6-424 (Liam Dawson, 105.2 ov), 7-424 (Kyle Abbott, 105.3 ov), 8-424 (James Vince, 105.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	15	3	37	0	2.46	71	3	0	0	1
Sam Cook	22	5	73	1	3.31	95	10	0	0	1
40.2 to NRT Gubbins, . 81/2
Shane Snater	18	1	85	2	4.72	71	11	0	0	3
13.3 to FS Middleton, . 20/1 98.5 to BC Brown, . 388/5
Simon Harmer	26	4	105	0	4.03	100	8	3	0	0
Paul Walter	9	0	27	0	3.00	34	1	0	0	0
Matt Critchley	15.5	0	96	5	6.06	49	11	3	0	0
78.6 to TE Albert, . 258/3 97.4 to TJ Prest, . 380/4 105.2 to LA Dawson, . 424/6 105.3 to KJ Abbott, . 424/7 105.5 to JM Vince, . 424/8

Close of Play

Thu, 22 Aug - day 1 - no play

Fri, 23 Aug - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 404/8 (Shane Snater 16*, Sam Cook 10*, 104 ov)

Sat, 24 Aug - day 3 - Hampshire 1st innings 40/1 (Toby Albert 18*, Nick Gubbins 8*, 28 ov)

Sun, 25 Aug - day 4 - Hampshire 1st innings 424/8d (105.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 4

Match Details

The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Toss	Hampshire, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2024
Hours of play (local time)	11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	22,23,24,25 August 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ian Blackwell Martin Saggers
Match Referee	Mike Smith
Points	Essex 14, Hampshire 14

Match Coverage

Albert, Prest hundreds close door on Essex

Hampshire drop anchor to frustrate Essex's title charge

Jordan Cox sends message with 92-ball hundred for Essex

Instant answers to T20 questions

Hampshire Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Porter	15	3	37	0	2.46 (1 nb)
SJ Cook	22	5	73	1	3.31 (1 nb)
S Snater	18	1	85	2	4.72 (3 nb)
SR Harmer	26	4	105	0	4.03
PI Walter	9	0	27	0	3
MJJ Critchley	15.5	0	96	5	6.06

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