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37th Match, County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 22-25 2025

Match drawn

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Westley, Pepper dig deep to rescue Essex

Hampshire thwarted by 215-run stand after making most of the running across four days

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

County Championship Division One 2025

Toss

Essex , elected to bat first

Season

2025

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 June 2025 (4-day match)

Points

Hampshire 14, Essex 10

Scorecard Summary

ESSEX 296(98.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Matt Critchley71 (104)
Charlie Allison101 (192)

Kyle Abbott5/26 (19.1)
Felix Organ1/44 (13)

HAMPSHIRE 453(138.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Liam Dawson139 (235)
Tilak Varma100 (241)

Sam Cook3/91 (27.1)
Matt Critchley4/102 (30)

ESSEX 358/6d(119 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Tom Westley*130 (322)
Michael Pepper140 (154)

Liam Dawson4/82 (41)
Tom Prest1/10 (3)

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Match Coverage

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Westley, Pepper dig deep to rescue Essex
Hampshire thwarted by 215-run stand after making most of the running across four days
Liam Dawson's allround excellence leaves Essex on the back foot
Harmer's 500th first-class wicket is scant consolation as Hampshire take command at Chelmsford
Tilak Varma shines on Hampshire debut to give visitors upper hand
India white-ball star goes to stumps on 98 not out with Essex's total set to be comfortably overhauled
Charlie Allison tons up again to steady Essex
Important stands with Matt Critchley and Simon Harmer prevent Hampshire taking control with ball

Essex INNINGS		R	B
PI Walter	caught	12	48
D Elgar	caught wk	18	34
T Westley	not out	130	322
JM Cox	lbw	12	38
MJJ Critchley	lbw	19	72
CWJ Allison	caught	13	31
MS Pepper	caught	140	154
SR Harmer	not out	5	15
S Snater
SJ Cook
MW Jones
EXTRAS	(b 5, lb 4)
TOTAL	358 (6 wkts dec; 119 ovs)

Hampshire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
KJ Abbott	23.0	10	42	0	1.82
EV Jack	17.0	1	71	1	4.17
LA Dawson	41.0	12	82	4	2
FS Organ	20.0	0	57	0	2.85
JK Fuller	10.0	0	57	0	5.7
NRT Gubbins	2.0	0	9	0	4.5
NT Tilak Varma	3.0	0	21	0	7
TJ Prest	3.0	0	10	1	3.33

Essex 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	30	D Elgar	PI Walter
2nd	15	T Westley	PI Walter
3rd	27	T Westley	JM Cox
4th	41	T Westley	MJJ Critchley
5th	18	T Westley	CWJ Allison
6th	215	T Westley	MS Pepper
7th	12	T Westley	SR Harmer

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	9*	3	0	5	132
NOT	9*	4	1	3	131
SUS	9*	3	2	3	115
SOM	9*	3	2	3	109
WAR	9*	2	1	5	109
DUR	9*	2	3	3	100
HAM	9*	2	2	4	97
ESS	9*	1	2	5	88
YOR	9*	1	4	3	75
WOR	9*	1	5	2	65

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	9*	3	0	5	132
NOT	9*	4	1	3	131
SUS	9*	3	2	3	115
SOM	9*	3	2	3	109
WAR	9*	2	1	5	109
DUR	9*	2	3	3	100
HAM	9*	2	2	4	97
ESS	9*	1	2	5	88
YOR	9*	1	4	3	75
WOR	9*	1	5	2	65

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	9*	3	0	5	132
NOT	9*	4	1	3	131
SUS	9*	3	2	3	115
SOM	9*	3	2	3	109
WAR	9*	2	1	5	109
DUR	9*	2	3	3	100
HAM	9*	2	2	4	97
ESS	9*	1	2	5	88
YOR	9*	1	4	3	75
WOR	9*	1	5	2	65

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

ESSEX 296(98.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

HAMPSHIRE 453(138.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 358/6d(119 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

Westley, Pepper dig deep to rescue Essex

Liam Dawson's allround excellence leaves Essex on the back foot

Tilak Varma shines on Hampshire debut to give visitors upper hand

Charlie Allison tons up again to steady Essex

ESSEX 296(98.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

HAMPSHIRE 453(138.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 358/6d(119 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	9*	3	0	5	132
NOT	9*	4	1	3	131
SUS	9*	3	2	3	115
SOM	9*	3	2	3	109
WAR	9*	2	1	5	109
DUR	9*	2	3	3	100
HAM	9*	2	2	4	97
ESS	9*	1	2	5	88
YOR	9*	1	4	3	75
WOR	9*	1	5	2	65