When was Hampshire vs Essex played?

Hampshire vs Essex, the 18th Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 26 May 2026, 11:30 pm IST.

Where was Hampshire vs Essex played?

The match was played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England.

What format is Hampshire vs Essex?

It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.

What is the average score at The Rose Bowl?

The average first-innings score in T20 matches at The Rose Bowl is 142 and the average second-innings score is 143, based on 5 matches.

HANTS vs ESSEX 18th Match: Pitch Report, Player Stats & Form

Vitality Blast Men

18th Match

HANTS

200/4 (20.0)

T20CompletedVS

ESSEX

170/7 (20.0)

Hampshire won by 30 runs

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Hampshire vs Essex T20 Blast Preview: Tactical Matchups, Pitch Report & Fantasy Picks

The sprawling outfield of The Rose Bowl demands a specific brand of T20 cricket one where hitting through the line isn't always enough, and running hard between the wickets becomes paramount. When Hampshire lock horns with Essex in this crucial Vitality Blast Men fixture, the tactical battle will center around who navigates the middle overs better. Pace off the ball has historically been the ultimate weapon in Southampton. For fantasy managers, this means prioritizing bowlers who hit the deck hard and utilize cutters, rather than relying purely on express pace. Crafting a Fantasy Winning Team requires understanding these subtle venue nuances. Fans can catch all the live action of this T20 Blast fixture on the Fancode App and Website. Expect a cool evening with temperatures hovering around 16°C and humidity levels near 65%. The overcast sky might offer a hint of early swing for the seamers during the powerplay.

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Vitality Blast Men HAM vs ESS players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Andrew Neal	HANTS	ALL	✅	5	RHB	1	0	3	3	3	30	0	0	SLA	5	6	3.6	23.33	7.77	18	0	3/29	2							10	10.2	0.53	0.51		12	39	0	35	0
Joe Weatherley	HANTS	BAT	✅	116	RHB	106	17	2797	88	31.42	132.49	13	322	OB	1	0	1		9		0	-	43	1	16	16	8	0	0	3	52.44	2.31	2.7	✅	5	85	81	0	0
Chris Wood	HANTS	BOWL	✅	251	RHB	93	39	625	31	11.57	109.64	0	70	LMF	247	270	3.4	25.74	8.21	18.7	5	5/32	55	1	9	9	0	0	0	11	59.58	1.87	3.28	✅	7	80	0	76	0
Simon Fernandes	ESSEX	WK	✅	5	RHB	4	1	21	10	7	80.76	0	0	OB	0	0					0	-	1	1	4	4	0	0	0	8	25.39	0.86	1.24		21	10	6	0	0
Liam Dawson	HANTS	ALL	✅	372	RHB	242	65	3163	82	17.87	121.09	8	325	SLA	336	315	3.2	25.35	7.47	20.3	6	5/17	145	1	64	64	8	1	100	8	80.31	6.22	9.69		19	10	0	6	0
Toby Albert	HANTS	WK	✅	75	RHB	68	12	1438	98	25.67	133.39	7	197		0	0					0	-	27	1	47	47	23	0	0	1	65.13	4.16	4.78		15	25	21	0	0
James Vince	HANTS	BAT	✅	502	RHB	490	49	14187	129	32.17	136.86	100	1963	RM	7	3	1.9	29	6.69	26	0	1/5	276	1	110	110	58	0	100	2	88.16	22.3	17.74		13	36	16	0	16
Tom Prest	HANTS	BAT	✅	50	RHB	48	2	881	64	19.15	121.68	5	114	OB	5	2	1.2	21.5	7.16	18	0	1/8	15	1	21	21	11	0	0	4	23.92	1.18	1.22		17	23	19	0	0
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	78	RHB	39	17	226	33	10.27	124.86	0	27	RFM	77	71	2.8	28.94	9.61	18	0	3/8	34	1	5	5	0	0	0	9	30.91	0.8	1.08		16	25	8	5	8
Luc Benkenstein	ESSEX	ALL	✅	38	RHB	31	4	583	67	21.59	138.8	3	78	LB	28	16	2	35.56	10.04	21.2	0	2/23	19	1	106	106	36	1	100	4	62.77	3.32	6.05	✅	6	85	82	-1	0
Tristan Stubbs	HANTS	BAT	✅	200	RHB	179	58	4172	80	34.47	140.7	17	460	OB	27	11	1.6	35.27	8.81	24	0	2/6	124							5	39.73	4.19	2.9	✅	2	127	123	0	0
Scott Currie	HANTS	BOWL	✅	91	RHB	38	19	224	26	11.78	110.34	0	25	RMF	90	128	3.3	19.67	8.54	13.8	6	4/18	39	1	85	85	1	2	100	9	81.13	5.43	7.09	✅	1	157	0	153	0
Noah Thain	ESSEX	BAT	✅	18	RHB	10	3	153	38	21.85	151.48	0	19	RM	7	4	1.4	24.75	9.9	15	0	3/11	10	1	47	47	23	0	100	6	17.8	0.68	0.79	✅	10	46	34	0	8
Zaman Akhter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	15	RHB	8	3	82	26	16.4	117.14	0	9	RFM	15	15	2.9	28.13	9.81	17.2	0	3/19	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	19.85	0.73	0.83		20	10	0	6	0
Hilton Cartwright	HANTS	BAT	✅	161	RHB	144	42	3017	79	29.57	133.91	12	359	RM	12	4	1.4	52	12	26	0	2/34	93	1	29	29	15	0	0	6	43.09	1.69	2.23	✅	3	120	88	0	28
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	ALL	✅	231	RHB	138	48	1513	56	16.81	132.25	2	169	OB	219	195	3.3	28.04	7.64	22	5	4/18	129	1	69	69	10	1	100	7	65.15	2.05	3.06	✅	4	106	68	34	0
Charlie Bennett	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	12	RHB	3	2	14	14	14	116.66	0	2	RFM	12	16	2.8	22.56	10.66	12.6	0	3/25	2	1	37	37	0	1	0	11	33.75	0.92	1.09	✅	8	68	0	64	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	140	RHB	137	13	3249	120	26.2	147.68	21	485	NA	0	0					0	-	70	1	106	106	52	0	100	2	90.18	12.89	11.79	✅	9	51	47	0	0
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅	168	RHB	143	30	2266	80	20.05	123.08	6	242	LB	150	141	2.9	25.64	8.22	18.7	3	5/28	47	1	50	50	4	1	100	3	76.47	10.23	7.38	✅	11	42	2	36	0
Wiaan Mulder	ESSEX	ALL	✅	159	RHB	133	30	2592	83	25.16	131.1	12	297	RM	121	94	2.6	29.17	8.86	19.7	1	4/14	78	1	9	9	2	0	0	5	71.22	14.7	13.25		14	35	20	-5	16
Paul Walter	ESSEX	BAT	✅	193	LHB	168	29	3109	80	22.36	145.62	14	428	LM	143	118	2.4	27.62	9.32	17.7	0	3/20	96	1	110	110	58	0	100	1	85.61	19.3	13.41		18	18	13	1	0
James Fuller	HANTS	ALL	✅	230	RHB	156	49	2143	57	20.02	142.01	3	239	RFM	195	201	3	26.11	8.85	17.7	6	6/28	90	1	12	12	7	0	0	7	59.12	2.55	4.46		22	1	0	-3	0

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Pitch Report: The Rose Bowl

Southampton

The Rose Bowl

162

Weather: Southampton

Temperature

27° → 22°

Chance of rain

Humidity

47%

Wind

6 km/h

Dew is unlikely

19:00
27°
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24°
22:00
22°

Hampshire vs Essex: Key Facts

When was Hampshire vs Essex played?: Hampshire vs Essex, the 18th Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 26 May 2026, 11:30 pm IST.
Where was Hampshire vs Essex played?: The match was played at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England.
What format is Hampshire vs Essex?: It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.
Who won the toss in Hampshire vs Essex?: ESS choose to field first
Who won Hampshire vs Essex?: Hampshire won by 30 runs
What is the average score at The Rose Bowl?: The average first-innings score in T20 matches at The Rose Bowl is 142 and the average second-innings score is 143, based on 5 matches.

Top batting performance for HANTS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
HAM vs ESS	2	James Vince	caught	125	61	14	7	204.91
HANTS vs NOTTS	3	Joe Weatherley	not out	88	58	5	5	151.72
KET vs HAM	2	James Vince	bowled	84	46	12	2	182.6
HAM vs SUR	5	Liam Dawson	not out	76	44	4	4	172.72
NHNTS vs HANTS	3	Joe Weatherley	caught	75	53	9	2	141.5
SUS vs HAM	7	Hilton Cartwright	caught	70	31	2	7	225.8
HAM vs ESS	5	Tristan Stubbs	not out	69	42	3	5	164.28
KET vs HAM	2	James Vince	lbw	63	40	8	1	157.5
HAM vs YOR	3	Joe Weatherley	caught	63	33	8	3	190.9
KET vs HAM	3	Joe Weatherley	not out	61	47	2	3	129.78
HANTS vs NOTTS	2	James Vince	caught	59	43	4	3	137.2
SOM vs HAM	2	James Vince	caught	58	34	4	3	170.58
SUS vs HAM	5	Ben Mayes	not out	55	36	5	2	152.77
HAM vs SUS	5	Liam Dawson	caught	52	35	6	1	148.57
HAM vs MID	4	Ben Mayes	not out	47	37	1	3	127.02
HAM vs ESS	3	Joe Weatherley	caught	47	34	4	2	138.23
HAM vs ESS	3	Joe Weatherley	caught	46	26	3	3	176.92
HAM vs MID	1	Toby Albert	run out	46	27	5	3	170.37
HAM vs ESS	6	Hilton Cartwright	not out	46	21	5	2	219.04
MID vs HAM	2	James Vince	caught	45	29	7	0	155.17

Top bowling performance for HANTS
Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
NHNTS vs HANTS	Sonny Baker	4	21	5	5.25
HAM vs ESS	Sonny Baker	4	24	5	6
HANTS vs NOTTS	James Fuller	3.5	26	4	6.78
KET vs HAM	Sonny Baker	3.2	25	4	7.5
HAM vs ESS	Scott Currie	4	18	4	4.5
NHNTS vs HANTS	James Fuller	4	36	3	9
HAM vs MID	Andrew Neal	4	29	3	7.25
KET vs HAM	Scott Currie	4	30	3	7.5
HAM vs YOR	Chris Wood	4	23	3	5.75
HAM vs YOR	Scott Currie	4	31	3	7.75
SUR vs HAM	Chris Wood	4	32	3	8
HAM vs SUS	Liam Dawson	4	20	3	5
NHNTS vs HANTS	Scott Currie	3.5	38	2	9.91
HANTS vs NOTTS	Scott Currie	4	33	2	8.25
HANTS vs NOTTS	Chris Wood	4	31	2	7.75
HAM vs ESS	James Fuller	4	24	2	6
SUS vs HAM	Scott Currie	4	39	2	9.75
SUS vs HAM	Sonny Baker	4	38	2	9.5
ESS vs HAM	Sonny Baker	4	28	2	7
KET vs HAM	Chris Wood	4	33	2	8.25

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUR vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	78	30	12	4	260
KET vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	74	47	3	6	157.44
SUR vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	not out	71	56	6	3	126.78
MID vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	67	56	8	2	119.64
ESS vs DER	3	Charlie Allison	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
ESS vs KET	2	Michael Pepper	caught	64	40	6	3	160
MID vs ESS	3	Charlie Allison	bowled	61	37	5	4	164.86
ESS vs SUS	1	Paul Walter	caught	58	37	6	2	156.75
ESS vs MID	7	Simon Harmer	not out	56	28	6	3	200
ESS vs HAM	1	Paul Walter	not out	52	37	5	2	140.54
ESS vs SUS	2	Michael Pepper	bowled	52	34	5	3	152.94
HAM vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	48	31	2	3	154.83
SUS vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	47	29	6	2	162.06
SUS vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	46	17	3	4	270.58
HAM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	44	33	3	1	133.33
ESS vs KET	1	Paul Walter	not out	42	30	6	1	140
ESS vs DER	2	Paul Walter	caught	41	24	9	0	170.83
KET vs ESS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	40	31	5	1	129.03
ESS vs DER	6	Matt Critchley	caught	37	21	3	1	176.19
SUR vs ESS	6	Noah Thain	caught	36	25	2	2	144

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	3.5	0	16	4	4.17
SUS vs ESS	Sam Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	16	3	4
ESS vs HAM	Shane Snater	3	0	33	3	11
KET vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	19	3	4.75
MID vs ESS	Noah Thain	2	0	11	3	5.5
ESS vs KET	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
ESS vs KET	Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.5
SUR vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
SUR vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs HAM	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	2	8.33
ESS vs MID	Sam Cook	4	0	24	2	6
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	15	2	3.75
SUS vs ESS	Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.5
SUS vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	36	2	9
NOR vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	39	2	9.75
NOR vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	46	2	11.5
KET vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	39	2	9.75
MID vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	28	2	7

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