ESSEX vs HANTS 2nd Match, 03 Apr 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Hampshire

Southampton

The Rose Bowl

ESSEX

461/7 (138.3)

Hampshire chose to BOWL

HANTS

156/10 (48.3)

Essex won by an innings and 137 runs

County Championship Division One ESS vs HAM players TEST 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
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0							5	0	0	0	✅	1	451	283	164	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	20	4	273	47	17.06	36.99	0	24	OB	24	69	21.8	21.79	2.87	45.4	9	6/37	7							9	0	0	0	✅	2	237	117	116	0
Kyle Abbott	HANTS	BOWL	✅	11	RHB	14	0	95	17	6.78	28.1	0	11	RFM	21	39	16.5	22.71	2.55	53.3	3	7/29	4							9	0	0	0	✅	5	131	79	48	0
Eddie Jack	HANTS	BOWL	✅		LHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0							10	0	0	0	✅	9	103	71	20	8
Sonny Baker	HANTS	BOWL	✅	1	RHB	2	1	4	4	4	8.88	0	1	RF	2	3	17.1	53.66	4.71	68.3	0	2/94	0							11	0	0	0		13	62	18	40	0
Charlie Allison	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0							6	0	0	0	✅	3	150	146	0	0
Tom Prest	HANTS	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0							3	0	0	0	✅	4	147	115	20	8
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0							10	0	0	0	✅	6	125	65	48	8
Jake Lehmann	HANTS	BAT	✅		LHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0							4	0	0	0	✅	11	79	75	0	0
Ben Brown	HANTS	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0							5	0	0	0		17	43	23	0	16
Ben Mayes	HANTS	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0							6	0	0	0		18	36	24	0	8
Sam Cook	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	1	RHB	0	0	0				0	0	RMF	2	1	15.5	119	3.83	186	0	1/72	0							11	0	0	0	✅	8	104	0	100	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0							7	0	0	0	✅	7	104	52	0	48
Nick Gubbins	HANTS	BAT	✅		LHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0							2	0	0	0	✅	10	80	76	0	0
Jamie Porter	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0							12	0	0	0		12	64	0	60	0
Dean Elgar	ESSEX	BAT	✅	86	LHB	152	11	5347	199	37.92	47.78	37	710	SLA	45	15	3.8	44.86	3.89	69	1	4/22	92							1	0	0	0		23	6	2	0	0
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	LM			0				0		0							2	0	0	0		20	17	13	0	0
Joe Weatherley	HANTS	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0							1	0	0	0		22	13	9	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	ESSEX	ALL	✅	24	RHB	40	5	1253	367	35.8	57.82	4	169	RM	40	38	8.4	26	2.93	53.2	2	4/32	31							4	0	0	0		14	61	29	28	0
Tom Westley	ESSEX	BAT	✅	5	RHB	9	1	193	59	24.12	42.6	1	33	OB	1	0	4		3		0	-	1							3	0	0	0		15	56	52	0	0
Codi Yusuf	HANTS	ALL	✅	2	RHB	2	1	35	27	35	53.03	0	6	RM	4	10	11.8	12.2	2.59	28.2	0	3/22	2							8	0	0	0		16	54	22	28	0
Liam Dawson	HANTS	ALL	✅	4	RHB	7	2	110	66	22	41.98	1	11	SLA	7	8	21.4	54.75	2.92	112.2	0	2/34	2							7	0	0	0		19	27	23	0	0
Noah Thain	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0							8	0	0	0		21	14	2	0	8

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	ESSEXEssex	HANTS	461/7 (138.3)	156/10 (48.3)	Essex Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
ESS vs SOM	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Somerset	ESSEXEssex	SOM	149/10 (51.0)	348/10 (92.3)	Somerset Somerset won by 10 wickets
WAS vs ESS	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Birmingham	Essex	WARWarwickshire	ESSEX	190/10 (64.5)	205/10 (73.5)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 41 runs
ESS vs HAM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	235/10 (71.3)	273/10 (90.0)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs LEI	15 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	LEICSLeics	ESSEX	333/10 (90.2)	293/10 (85.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets
LEI vs ESS	12 Jun - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	ESSEXEssex	LEICS	401/10 (97.4)	187/10 (63.2)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs NOT	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	NOTTS	184/10 (57.4)	457/10 (126.0)	Notts Notts won by an innings and 52 runs
SOM vs ESS	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	469/10 (127.5)	158/10 (42.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets
ESS vs SUS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	275/10 (99.0)	177/10 (58.5)	Sussex Sussex won by 47 runs
YOR vs ESS	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leeds	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	ESSEX	390/10 (118.0)	171/10 (69.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by an innings and 106 runs
ESS vs WAS	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	WAR	134/10 (44.0)	191/10 (61.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 8 wickets

Completed matches of Hampshire
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	ESSEXEssex	HANTS	461/7 (138.3)	156/10 (48.3)	Essex Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
HAM vs YOR	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Leeds	Yorkshire	HANTSHampshire	YORKS	251/10 (69.1)	177/10 (65.4)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 214 runs
HAM vs SOM	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	SOM	238/10 (59.1)	288/10 (85.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 2 wickets
HAM vs GLA	01 May - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	GLAMGlamorgan	HANTS	536/7 (132.0)	214/10 (73.1)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by an innings and 69 runs
ESS vs HAM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	235/10 (71.3)	273/10 (90.0)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
SUS vs HAM	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Brighton	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	SUSS	191/10 (60.4)	159/10 (49.5)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 118 runs
HAM vs YOR	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	HANTS	173/10 (61.2)	197/10 (88.0)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 39 runs
HAM vs WAS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	WARWarwickshire	HANTS	398/10 (116.0)	115/10 (38.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by an innings and 129 runs
NOT vs HAM	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Nottingham	Hampshire	NOTTSNotts	HANTS	377/10 (89.4)	304/10 (116.4)	Notts Notts won by 54 runs
LEI vs HAM	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leicester	Leics	HANTSHampshire	LEICS	214/10 (54.4)	244/10 (63.3)	Leics Leics won by 5 wickets

Completed matches at The Rose Bowl
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Hampshire	ESSEXEssex	HANTS	461/7 (138.3)	156/10 (48.3)	Essex Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
HAM vs SOM	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	SOM	238/10 (59.1)	288/10 (85.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 2 wickets
HAM vs GLA	01 May - 03:30 PM	Hampshire	GLAMGlamorgan	HANTS	536/7 (132.0)	214/10 (73.1)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by an innings and 69 runs
HAM vs YOR	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	HANTS	173/10 (61.2)	197/10 (88.0)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 39 runs
HAM vs WAS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Hampshire	WARWarwickshire	HANTS	398/10 (116.0)	115/10 (38.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by an innings and 129 runs

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
LEI vs ESS	4	Jordan Cox	caught	204	201	26	2	101.49
SUR vs ESS	3	Tom Westley	caught	136	169	22	2	80.47
SOM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	114	254	13	2	44.88
ESS vs SUR	1	Dean Elgar	caught	113	191	14	1	59.16
LEI vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	110	135	11	0	81.48
SUR vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	not out	107	238	10	1	44.95
SUR vs ESS	2	Paul Walter	lbw	101	184	14	0	54.89
LEI vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	bowled	97	136	12	1	71.32
ESS vs SUS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	96	132	8	2	72.72
SOM vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	94	236	11	0	39.83
SUR vs ESS	1	Dean Elgar	caught	92	161	15	0	57.14
ESS vs HAM	5	Matt Critchley	not out	90	73	15	0	123.28
ESS vs HAM	9	Simon Harmer	not out	80	118	14	0	67.79
ESS vs LEI	8	Wiaan Mulder	not out	79	124	9	0	63.7
ESS vs LEI	6	Charlie Allison	caught	72	103	11	0	69.9
YOR vs ESS	7	George Bell	not out	64	118	6	1	54.23
SUR vs ESS	7	Noah Thain	caught	64	126	12	0	50.79
ESS vs WAS	7	George Bell	not out	61	84	8	0	72.61
ESS vs SUS	4	Charlie Allison	lbw	56	86	8	0	65.11
SOM vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	caught	56	125	9	0	44.8

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
YOR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	30	3	85	5	2.83
ESS vs NOT	Simon Harmer	45	9	165	5	3.66
WAS vs ESS	Sam Cook	15	3	58	5	3.86
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	4.3	1	9	5	2
ESS vs WAS	Matt Critchley	19.1	4	54	4	2.81
ESS vs SUS	Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
ESS vs SUS	Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
ESS vs SUS	Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.56
SOM vs ESS	Sam Cook	29	5	92	4	3.17
ESS vs LEI	Sam Cook	9.4	4	19	4	1.96
ESS vs LEI	Shane Snater	9	5	12	4	1.33
ESS vs HAM	Simon Harmer	31	8	66	4	2.12
WAS vs ESS	Jamie Porter	20	3	59	4	2.95
ESS vs WAS	Shane Snater	6.3	3	17	3	2.61
YOR vs ESS	Shane Snater	28	5	82	3	2.92
ESS vs SUS	Sam Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
ESS vs SUR	Sam Cook	15	5	41	3	2.73
ESS vs SUR	Zaman Akhter	10.2	3	36	3	3.48
ESS vs SUR	Simon Harmer	38	13	92	3	2.42
SOM vs ESS	Shane Snater	26	5	96	3	3.69

Top batting performance for HANTS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
LEI vs HAM	2	Nick Gubbins	caught	133	255	15	0	52.15
NOT vs HAM	4	Jake Lehmann	not out	133	247	14	0	53.84
HAM vs NOT	4	Jake Lehmann	not out	102	205	11	0	49.75
HAM vs GLA	6	Ben Brown	bowled	96	145	12	1	66.2
ESS vs HAM	4	Jake Lehmann	bowled	89	164	15	0	54.26
SUR vs HAM	8	Delano Potgieter	not out	84	171	9	2	49.12
LEI vs HAM	6	Ben Brown	not out	80	115	12	0	69.56
ESS vs HAM	6	Ben Brown	caught	73	116	9	1	62.93
ESS vs HAM	2	Nick Gubbins	caught	71	189	13	0	37.56
SUR vs HAM	4	Jake Lehmann	caught	69	139	10	0	49.64
GLA vs HAM	3	Toby Albert	caught	64	130	7	2	49.23
HAM vs GLA	5	Ben Mayes	caught	59	104	8	0	56.73
HAM vs YOR	3	Toby Albert	caught	57	170	6	0	33.52
ESS vs HAM	6	Ben Brown	not out	57	89	8	0	64.04
SUS vs HAM	7	Delano Potgieter	caught	55	129	5	0	42.63
HAM vs NOT	8	Felix Organ	caught	55	73	8	0	75.34
SUR vs HAM	3	Ali Orr	not out	53	121	9	0	43.8
SUS vs HAM	2	Nick Gubbins	caught	52	105	8	0	49.52
GLA vs HAM	4	Jake Lehmann	not out	51	59	7	0	86.44
SUR vs HAM	2	Nick Gubbins	lbw	51	74	9	0	68.91

Top bowling performance for HANTS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
SUS vs HAM	Kyle Abbott	18	5	49	6	2.72
HAM vs YOR	Kyle Abbott	17	10	21	6	1.23
NOT vs HAM	Manny Lumsden	8.5	1	36	5	4.07
HAM vs NOT	Sonny Baker	15.1	3	45	5	2.96
ESS vs HAM	James Fuller	15	4	43	5	2.86
HAM vs SOM	Sonny Baker	17	1	62	5	3.64
LEI vs HAM	Kyle Abbott	18	1	58	4	3.22
NOT vs HAM	Kyle Abbott	22	4	82	4	3.72
NOT vs HAM	Scott Currie	23.4	8	61	4	2.57
HAM vs WAS	Kyle Abbott	25	6	51	4	2.04
GLA vs HAM	Sonny Baker	11	2	34	4	3.09
HAM vs YOR	Felix Organ	22.1	8	59	4	2.66
HAM vs YOR	Kyle Abbott	18	10	17	4	0.94
SUS vs HAM	Eddie Jack	14	4	36	4	2.57
HAM vs NOT	Kyle Abbott	21	8	40	4	1.9
ESS vs HAM	Kyle Abbott	14	6	35	4	2.5
HAM vs YOR	Kyle Abbott	20	5	49	4	2.45
HAM vs YOR	Sonny Baker	12	2	45	4	3.75
NOT vs HAM	Eddie Jack	7	3	17	3	2.42
HAM vs WAS	Andrew Neal	33	2	109	3	3.3

Essex vs Hampshire, 2nd Match