Essex v Hampshire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 98, Vitality Blast, 2026

Vitality Blast Match 98: Essex v Hampshire, July 10, 2026

Essex

ESS

134/3 (16)

Hampshire

HAM

130/10 (15.5)

Finished

ESS won by 7 wickets

Hampshire InningHAM Inning130/10 (15.5 ov)

Essex InningESS Inning134/3 (16 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,

0.2

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

0.3

Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

0.4

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,

0.5

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,

0.6

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,

End of over 1 (2 runs)

Paul Walter 1 (5)

Michael-Kyle Pepper 1 (1)

Essex 2/0

Chris Wood 1-0-2-0

1.1

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1.2

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1.3

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1.4

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1.5

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1.6

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

End of over 2 (8 runs)

Michael-Kyle Pepper 9 (7)

Paul Walter 1 (5)

Essex 10/0

Sonny Baker 1-0-8-0

Chris Wood 1-0-2-0

2.1

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

2.2

Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,

2.3

Chris Wood to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

2.4

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, no run,

2.5

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, Four,

2.6

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, Four,

End of over 3 (16 runs)

Paul Walter 10 (9)

Michael-Kyle Pepper 16 (9)

Essex 26/0

Chris Wood 2-0-18-0

Sonny Baker 1-0-8-0

3.1

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

3.2

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

3.3

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

3.4

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

3.5

Sonny Baker to Paul Walter, no run,

3.6

Sonny Baker to Paul Walter, 1 run,

End of over 4 (6 runs)

Paul Walter 11 (11)

Michael-Kyle Pepper 21 (13)

Essex 32/0

Sonny Baker 2-0-14-0

Chris Wood 2-0-18-0

4.1

Scott Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

4.2

Scott Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4.3

Scott Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,

4.4

Scott Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4.5

Scott Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

4.6

Scott Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

End of over 5 (8 runs)

Michael-Kyle Pepper 28 (18)

Paul Walter 12 (12)

Essex 40/0

Scott Currie 1-0-8-0

Sonny Baker 2-0-14-0

5.1

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

5.2

Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,

5.3

Michael-Kyle Pepper b S Baker 34 (21) Sonny Baker to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, b S Baker,

5.4

Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,

5.5

Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,

5.6

Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, 1 run,

End of over 6 (7 runs)

Charles Allison 1 (3)

Paul Walter 12 (12)

Essex 47/1

Sonny Baker 3-0-21-1

Scott Currie 1-0-8-0

6.1

Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,

6.2

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, no run,

6.3

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, Four,

6.4

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, 1 run,

6.5

Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,

6.6

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, no run,

End of over 7 (7 runs)

Paul Walter 17 (16)

Charles Allison 3 (5)

Essex 54/1

Andrew Neal 1-0-7-0

Sonny Baker 3-0-21-1

7.1

Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,

7.2

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

7.3

Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,

7.4

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

7.5

Chris Wood to Charles Allison, no run,

7.6

Chris Wood to Charles Allison, 1 run,

End of over 8 (5 runs)

Charles Allison 6 (9)

Paul Walter 19 (18)

Essex 59/1

Chris Wood 3-0-23-0

Andrew Neal 1-0-7-0

8.1

Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,

8.2

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, Six,

8.3

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, 1 run,

8.4

Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,

8.5

Andrew Neal to Paul Walter, 1 run,

8.6

Andrew Neal to Charles Allison, 1 run,

End of over 9 (11 runs)

Charles Allison 9 (12)

Paul Walter 27 (21)

Essex 70/1

Andrew Neal 2-0-18-0

Chris Wood 3-0-23-0

9.1

Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, 1 run,

9.2

Sonny Baker to Paul Walter, 1 run,

9.3

Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run,

9.4

Charles Allison b S Baker 10 (15) Sonny Baker to Charles Allison, no run, b S Baker,

9.5

Sonny Baker to Luc Benkenstein, Four,

9.6

Sonny Baker to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

End of over 10 (7 runs)

Luc Benkenstein 5 (2)

Paul Walter 28 (22)

Essex 77/2

Sonny Baker 4-0-28-2

Andrew Neal 2-0-18-0

10.1

Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

10.2

Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

10.3

Scott Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

10.4

Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

10.5

Scott Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

10.6

Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

End of over 11 (4 runs)

Luc Benkenstein 7 (6)

Paul Walter 30 (24)

Essex 81/2

Scott Currie 2-0-12-0

Sonny Baker 4-0-28-2

11.1

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

11.2

Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

11.3

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, Four,

11.4

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 2 runs,

11.5

Chris Wood to Paul Walter, 1 run,

11.6

Chris Wood to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

End of over 12 (10 runs)

Luc Benkenstein 9 (8)

Paul Walter 38 (28)

Essex 91/2

Chris Wood 4-0-33-0

Scott Currie 2-0-12-0

12.1

Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

12.2

Scott Currie to Paul Walter, no run,

12.3

Scott Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

12.4

Luc Benkenstein c T Albert b S Currie 10 (10) Scott Currie to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c T Albert b S Currie,

12.5

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,

12.6

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,

End of over 13 (2 runs)

Matt Critchley 0 (2)

Paul Walter 39 (30)

Essex 93/3

Scott Currie 3-0-14-1

Chris Wood 4-0-33-0

13.1

James Fuller to Paul Walter, 1 run,

13.2

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, no run,

13.3

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, no run,

13.4

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

13.5

James Fuller to Paul Walter, 1 run,

13.6

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,

End of over 14 (5 runs)

Matt Critchley 3 (6)

Paul Walter 41 (32)

Essex 98/3

James Fuller 1-0-5-0

Scott Currie 3-0-14-1

14.1

Tristan Stubbs to Paul Walter, no run,

14.2

Tristan Stubbs to Paul Walter, Six,

14.3

Tristan Stubbs to Paul Walter, Four,

14.4

Tristan Stubbs to Paul Walter, 1 run,

14.5

Tristan Stubbs to Matt Critchley, Six,

14.6

Tristan Stubbs to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

End of over 15 (18 runs)

Matt Critchley 10 (8)

Paul Walter 52 (36)

Essex 116/3

Tristan Stubbs 1-0-18-0

James Fuller 1-0-5-0

15.1

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, Six,

15.2

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, Four,

15.3

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,

15.4

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

1lb

15.5

James Fuller to Paul Walter, 1 leg bye,

15.6

James Fuller to Matt Critchley, Four,

End of over 16 (18 runs)

Matt Critchley 27 (13)

Paul Walter 52 (37)

Essex 134/3

James Fuller 2-0-22-0

Tristan Stubbs 1-0-18-0

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