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Vitality Blast

Semi Final 1 / Birmingham

Essex 115 for 5. Hampshire Hawks 170 for 7.

Essex win by 5 wickets (DLS method).

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 12: 13 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Essex: 115/5 (rr 10.0)

  2. 11.3

    SIX! Nathan Ellis to Simon Harmer. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  3. 11.2

    Nathan Ellis to Matthew Critchley. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot slogged mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by James Fuller

  4. 11.1

    SIX! Nathan Ellis to Matthew Critchley. Slower ball half volley, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  5. Update

    Summary

    Over 11: 7 runs. Bowler: Liam Dawson. Essex: 102/5 (rr 9.27)

  6. 10.6

    Liam Dawson to Matthew Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ross Whiteley

  7. 10.5

    Liam Dawson to Simon Harmer. Left-arm orthodox stock yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tom Prest

  8. 10.4

    Liam Dawson to Matthew Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock yorker, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Benny Howell

  9. 10.3

    Liam Dawson to Matthew Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by James Fuller

  10. 10.2

    Liam Dawson to Simon Harmer. Left-arm orthodox stock full toss, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by James Vince

  11. 10.1

    Liam Dawson to Matthew Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Ellis

  12. Update

    Summary

    Over 10: 8 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Essex: 95/5 (rr 9.5)

  13. 9.6

    OUT! Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for no run, caught by Ross Whiteley. Daniel Sams Caught for 29.

  14. 9.5

    SIX! Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot hook for 6 runs

  15. 9.4

    Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams. No movement short, outside off on the back foot upper cutted for no run

  16. 9.3

    Nathan Ellis to Matthew Critchley. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by James Fuller

  17. 9.2

    Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams. Slower ball back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ross Whiteley

  18. 9.1

    Nathan Ellis to Daniel Sams. Slower ball back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut for no run

  19. Update

    Summary

    Over 9: 17 runs. Bowler: John Turner. Essex: 87/4 (rr 9.67)

  20. 8.6

    John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by James Vince

  21. 8.6

    Wide. John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement yorker, wide outside off on the front foot driving for 1 wides

  22. 8.5

    John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  23. 8.5

    No ball. John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement short, off stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for 2 runs

  24. 8.4

    John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Liam Dawson

  25. 8.3

    SIX! John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement half volley, leg stump on the front foot flick well timed for 6 runs

  26. 8.2

    John Turner to Matthew Critchley. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by James Fuller

  27. 8.1

    SIX! John Turner to Matthew Critchley. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  28. Update

    Summary

    Over 8: 16 runs. Bowler: James Fuller. Essex: 70/4 (rr 8.75)

  29. 7.6

    James Fuller to Daniel Sams. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Tom Prest

  30. 7.5

    James Fuller to Daniel Sams. Seam away length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run

  31. 7.4

    SIX! James Fuller to Daniel Sams. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed for 6 runs

  32. 7.4

    Wide. James Fuller to Daniel Sams. No movement length ball, down leg on the front foot flick for 1 wides

  33. 7.3

    FOUR! James Fuller to Daniel Sams. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving to third man for 4 runs, misfielded by John Turner

  34. 7.2

    FOUR! James Fuller to Daniel Sams. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled for 4 runs

  35. 7.1

    James Fuller to Matthew Critchley. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by James Vince

  36. Update

    Summary

    Over 7: 5 runs. Bowler: John Turner. Essex: 54/4 (rr 7.71)

  37. 6.6

    John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot pulled for no run

  38. 6.5

    John Turner to Matthew Critchley. No movement short, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to third man for 1 run, fielded by Benny Howell

  39. 6.4

    John Turner to Matthew Critchley. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, misfielded by Tom Prest

  40. 6.3

    John Turner to Daniel Sams. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by James Vince

  41. 6.2

    OUT! John Turner to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot flick for no run. Paul Walter Leg Before Wicket for 1.

  42. 6.1

    John Turner to Matthew Critchley. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot dropped well timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Liam Dawson

  43. Update

    Summary

    Over 6: 7 runs. Bowler: James Fuller. Essex: 49/3 (rr 8.17)

  44. 5.6

    James Fuller to Matthew Critchley. No movement yorker, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Benny Howell

  45. 5.5

    OUT! James Fuller to Dan Lawrence. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled for no run. Dan Lawrence Caught for 21.

  46. 5.4

    James Fuller to Paul Walter. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tom Prest

  47. 5.3

    OUT! James Fuller to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged to third man for no run, caught by John Turner. Michael Pepper Caught for 17.

  48. 5.2

    James Fuller to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Ellis

  49. 5.1

    FOUR! James Fuller to Dan Lawrence. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled for 4 runs

  50. Update

    Summary

    Over 5: 16 runs. Bowler: Benny Howell. Essex: 42/1 (rr 8.4)

  51. 4.6

    Benny Howell to Dan Lawrence. No movement yorker, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by James Fuller

  52. 4.5

    SIX! Benny Howell to Dan Lawrence. Slower ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  53. 4.4

    Benny Howell to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tom Prest

  54. 4.3

    Benny Howell to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Joe Weatherley

  55. 4.2

    Benny Howell to Michael Pepper. Slower ball half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Joe Weatherley

  56. 4.1

    Benny Howell to Michael Pepper. No movement yorker, outside off on the front foot driving for 4 byes

  57. Update

    Summary

    Over 4: 6 runs. Bowler: Nathan Ellis. Essex: 26/1 (rr 6.5)

  58. 3.6

    Nathan Ellis to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Benny Howell

  59. 3.5

    Nathan Ellis to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Joe Weatherley

  60. 3.4

    Nathan Ellis to Michael Pepper. No movement yorker, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  61. 3.3

    Nathan Ellis to Dan Lawrence. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by James Fuller

  62. 3.2

    Nathan Ellis to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, off stump down the pitch driving well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by John Turner

  63. 3.1

    FOUR! Nathan Ellis to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, outside off no foot movement driving well timed for 4 runs

  64. Update

    Summary

    Over 3: 10 runs. Bowler: Chris Wood. Essex: 20/1 (rr 6.67)

  65. 2.6

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot glancing to backward square leg for 1 leg byes, fielded by Joe Weatherley

  66. 2.5

    Chris Wood to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run

  67. 2.4

    FOUR! Chris Wood to Michael Pepper. No movement half volley, leg stump down the pitch slogged well timed for 4 runs

  68. 2.3

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. Slower ball length ball, middle stump on the front foot dropped mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Liam Dawson

  69. 2.2

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot slogged mis-timed to long off for 2 runs, dropped by Liam Dawson

  70. 2.1

    Chris Wood to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ross Whiteley

  71. Update

    Summary

    Over 2: 7 runs. Bowler: John Turner. Essex: 10/1 (rr 5.0)

  72. 1.6

    John Turner to Dan Lawrence. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged for no run

  73. 1.6

    No ball. John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement yorker, outside off no foot movement driving for 3 runs

  74. 1.5

    FOUR! John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  75. 1.4

    John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot upper cutted for no run

  76. 1.3

    John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Tom Prest

  77. 1.2

    John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot scoopped for no run

  78. 1.1

    John Turner to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, off stump no foot movement scoopped for no run

  79. Update

    Summary

    Over 1: 3 runs. Bowler: Chris Wood. Essex: 3/1 (rr 3.0)

  80. 0.6

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot dropped mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Benny Howell

  81. 0.5

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Liam Dawson

  82. 0.4

    Chris Wood to Michael Pepper. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by James Vince

  83. 0.3

    OUT! Chris Wood to Adam Rossington. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed to fine leg for no run, caught by Joe Weatherley. Adam Rossington Caught for 1.

  84. 0.2

    Chris Wood to Dan Lawrence. No movement half volley, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by James Vince

  85. 0.1

    Chris Wood to Adam Rossington. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot flick to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ben McDermott

  86. Update

    Summary

    Over 20: 14 runs. Bowler: Daniel Sams. Hampshire Hawks: 170/7 (rr 8.5)

  87. 19.6

    OUT! Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement short, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep square leg for no run, caught by Shane Snater. Benny Howell Caught for 22.

  88. 19.5

    SIX! Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  89. 19.4

    Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, dropped by Shane Snater

  90. 19.3

    Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving to deep backward point for 1 run, dropped by Aaron Beard

  91. 19.2

    Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for 1 run

  92. 19.1

    FOUR! Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot slogged for 4 runs

  93. Update

    Summary

    Over 19: 14 runs. Bowler: Sam Cook. Hampshire Hawks: 156/6 (rr 8.21)

  94. 18.6

    SIX! Sam Cook to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball half volley, outside off no foot movement slog-sweep well timed for 6 runs

  95. 18.5

    Sam Cook to Benny Howell. No movement yorker, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shane Snater

  96. 18.4

    Sam Cook to Benny Howell. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shane Snater

  97. 18.3

    Sam Cook to Joe Weatherley. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Aaron Beard

  98. 18.2

    Sam Cook to Benny Howell. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving to third man for 3 runs, fielded by Daniel Sams

  99. 18.1

    Sam Cook to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball length ball, outside off on the back foot driving well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Simon Harmer

  100. Update

    Summary

    Over 18: 12 runs. Bowler: Daniel Sams. Hampshire Hawks: 142/6 (rr 7.89)

  101. 17.6

    Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball length ball, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to long on for 1 run

  102. 17.6

    Wide. Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball short, wide outside off on the back foot cut for 1 wides

  103. 17.5

    FOUR! Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. No movement yorker, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  104. 17.4

    Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to extra cover for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Dan Lawrence

  105. 17.3

    Daniel Sams to Benny Howell. Slower ball half volley, outside off down the pitch driving well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Aaron Beard

  106. 17.2

    Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shane Snater

  107. 17.1

    Daniel Sams to Joe Weatherley. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 2 runs, run saved by Simon Harmer

  108. Update

    Summary

    Over 17: 7 runs. Bowler: Paul Walter. Hampshire Hawks: 130/6 (rr 7.65)

  109. 16.6

    Paul Walter to Benny Howell. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to backward point for no run, fielded by Simon Harmer

  110. 16.5

    OUT! Paul Walter to Ross Whiteley. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot slogged to backward point for no run, caught by Sam Cook. Ross Whiteley Caught for 2.

  111. 16.4

    Paul Walter to Joe Weatherley. No movement half volley, leg stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Robin Das

  112. 16.3

    FOUR! Paul Walter to Joe Weatherley. Slower ball half volley, middle stump down the pitch driving well timed for 4 runs

  113. 16.2

    Paul Walter to Ross Whiteley. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Michael Pepper

  114. 16.1

    Paul Walter to Joe Weatherley. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cut well timed to gully for 1 run, run saved by Sam Cook

  115. Update

    Summary

    Over 16: 11 runs. Bowler: Simon Harmer. Hampshire Hawks: 123/5 (rr 7.69)

  116. 15.6

    Simon Harmer to Ross Whiteley. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot slogged to cover for no run, fielded by Matthew Critchley

  117. 15.5

    Simon Harmer to Ross Whiteley. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Paul Walter