Where is Essex vs Hampshire being played?

The match is being played at County Ground, Chelmsford, Chelmsford.

ESS vs HAM Match 21 FIRSTCLASS 2026 Audio & Text Commentary

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Essex vs Hampshire

Match 21County Ground, Chelmsford08 May 2026

ESSEssex

ESSHome

273/10 & 178/4(90 & 41.5)

HAMHampshire

HAMAway

235/10 & 214/10(71.3 & 79.5)

Essex won by 6 wickets

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Impact Players

1st Innings

Hampshire

HAM

Jake Lehmann

Batted at No. 4

89(164)

SR: 54.27

Ben Brown

Batted at No. 6

73(116)

SR: 62.93

Wiaan Mulder

Bowled at over.19, 21, 23, 25, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 66, 68, 70, 72

3-46 (12.3)

ER: 3.68

2nd Innings

Essex

ESS

Simon Harmer

Batted at No. 9

80(118)

SR: 67.80

Wiaan Mulder

Batted at No. 7

54(98)

SR: 55.10

James Fuller

Bowled at over.15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 48, 50, 69, 71, 73, 75, 90, 91

5-43 (15)

ER: 2.87

3rd Innings

Hampshire

HAM

Nick Gubbins

Batted at No. 2

71(189)

SR: 37.57

Ben Brown

Batted at No. 6

57(89)

SR: 64.04

Simon Harmer

Bowled at over.13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79

4-66 (31)

ER: 2.13

4th Innings

Essex

ESS

Matt Critchley

Batted at No. 5

90(73)

SR: 123.29

Charlie Allison

Batted at No. 4

34(68)

SR: 50.00

Kyle Abbott

Bowled at over.1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 33, 35, 37, 39

4-35 (14)

ER: 2.50

Commentary

41.56

Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, Six,

41.40

Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, no run,

41.31

Tom Prest to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

41.21

Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run,

41.10

Tom Prest to Wiaan Mulder, no run,

After 41 overs

172/4

12 Runs

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MJJ Critchley: 91(72)

Wiaan Mulder: 8(23)

Scott Currie

4-0-27-0

40.64

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, Four,

40.50

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, no run,

40.44

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, Four,

40.32

Scott Currie to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,