ESS vs HAM South Group, 17 Jul 2025 Fantasy AI Predictions

Hampshire

Chelmsford

County Ground

185

HAM

220/6 (20.0)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESS

222/6 (19.2)

Essex won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

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

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Fantasy 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
Liam Dawson	HANTS	ALL	✅	315	RHB	220	57	2882	82	17.68	119.63	6	293	SLA	284	260	3.2	25.56	7.36	20.8	6	5/17	122	10	62.8	628	51	11	60	7	58.53	3.21	3.81	✅	7	84	0	72	8
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	90	RHB	88	10	2147	120	27.52	152.16	12	322		0	0					0	-	34	12	63.72	701	309	0	66	1	83.86	5.73	5.88	✅	10	53	49	0	0
Charles Allison	ESSEX	BAT	✅									0	0				0				0		0	11	30	300	118	0	9	4	18.26	0.44	0.57		19	13	9	0	0
Mohammad Amir	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	341	LHB	115	51	458	30	7.15	100	0	52	LFM	334	398	3.7	22.44	7.31	18.4	10	6/17	43	12	69	759	16	18	58	11	84.93	9.06	13.71		13	43	0	39	0
Toby Albert	HANTS	WK	✅	36	RHB	29	7	500	66	22.72	124.68	1	62		0	0					0	-	6	13	58.3	758	388	0	69	1	86	6.09	5.34	✅	2	166	142	0	8
Joe Weatherley	HANTS	BAT	✅	85	RHB	77	12	1830	71	28.15	127.7	7	203	OB	1	0	1		9		0	-	30	13	49.23	640	322	0	46	3	86.17	3.2	3.84		17	14	10	0	0
Fletcha Middleton	HANTS	BAT	✅	2	RHB	2	0	34	18	17	121.42	0	6	OB	0	0					0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.53	0.3	0.26		18	14	2	0	8
Hilton Cartwright	HANTS	BAT	✅	110	RHB	99	25	2157	79	29.14	125.11	8	246	RM	12	4	1.4	52	12	26	0	2/34	52	5	44.4	222	96	0	40	4	19.59	0.71	0.91	✅	3	124	104	0	8
Scott Currie	HANTS	BOWL	✅	34	RHB	16	10	82	26	13.66	105.12	0	7	RMF	33	49	3.4	19.22	8.51	13.5	3	4/24	14	13	72.53	943	24	21	69	10	81.5	3.94	7.22	✅	11	48	0	44	0
Tom Prest	HANTS	BAT	✅	34	RHB	34	2	702	64	21.93	124.02	5	88	OB	5	2	1.2	21.5	7.16	18	0	1/8	13	7	11.85	83	39	0	0	2	13.28	1.06	1.02	✅	4	87	79	0	0
Benny Howell	HANTS	ALL	✅	241	RHB	195	60	3070	62	22.74	135.78	9	347	RM	217	231	3.3	23	7.31	18.8	4	5/18	96	13	63.84	830	105	13	69	5	91.55	24.24	18.04		22	2	2	-4	0
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅	136	RHB	115	27	1925	80	21.87	123.23	5	204	LB	121	118	3	24.61	8.04	18.3	2	5/28	43	12	49	539	132	7	41	5	36.9	0.74	1.3		15	29	21	4	0
Chris Wood	HANTS	BOWL	✅	202	RHB	76	30	546	31	11.86	112.11	0	60	LMF	198	214	3.4	25.99	8.2	19	5	5/32	47	12	56.58	679	14	15	66	9	46.02	0.56	1.47	✅	8	76	0	72	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	190	RHB	112	37	1130	43	15.06	125.69	0	119	OB	179	164	3.3	27.63	7.68	21.5	5	4/18	103	12	67	737	137	9	58	8	66.26	0.59	1.29	✅	5	87	11	64	8
Sonny Baker	HANTS	BOWL	✅	19	RHB	5	1	2	1	0.5	22.22	0	0	RF	19	22	3.2	24.81	8.92	16.6	1	4/20	3	5	59.2	296	0	7	40	11	9.45	0.24	0.56		14	43	0	39	0
Mackenzie Jones	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RF			0				0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9.84	0.45	0.58	✅	9	70	0	58	8
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	10	39.44	355	46	6	20	9	10.87	0.25	0.37		21	9	0	-3	8
Luc Benkenstein	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	12	65.54	721	183	10	58	6	79.26	1.91	3.91	✅	6	86	23	43	16
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	149	LHB	126	25	2027	78	20.06	141.64	7	260	LM	113	101	2.4	24.46	8.94	16.4	0	3/20	75	12	69.45	764	226	9	58	2	93.42	25.01	22.47		16	25	25	-4	0
Noah Thain	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	7	36	216	61	1	28	7	6.23	0.19	0.25		20	9	4	1	0
James Fuller	HANTS	ALL	✅	194	RHB	134	41	1875	57	20.16	141.61	3	202	RFM	160	169	3.1	25.78	8.76	17.6	5	6/28	79	13	49.84	648	134	9	61	6	73.78	2.06	4.03		12	46	41	1	0
Jordan Cox	ESSEX	WK	✅	135	RHB	125	26	2801	94	28.29	136.76	13	335		0	0					0	-	96	8	40.14	281	115	0	37	3	21.99	1.21	1.44	✅	1	275	255	0	0

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	30 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	230/7 (20.0)	124/10 (16.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 106 runs
ESS vs SOM	01 Jun - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	SOM	148/10 (19.1)	149/2 (15.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
ESS vs GLA	06 Jun - 11:00 PM	Cardiff	Glamorgan	ESSEXEssex	GLAM	183/8 (20.0)	185/4 (19.0)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs MID	08 Jun - 06:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	ESSEXEssex	MIDDX	156/9 (20.0)	159/4 (17.3)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
ESS vs GLA	12 Jun - 11:00 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	GLAMGlamorgan	ESSEX	220/6 (20.0)	180/10 (19.5)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 40 runs
ESS vs MID	19 Jun - 10:45 PM	London	Essex	MIDDXMiddlesex	ESSEX	161/10 (19.5)	160/6 (20.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 1 run
ESS vs KET	20 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	KENTKent	ESSEX	219/3 (20.0)	172/10 (19.0)	Kent Kent won by 47 runs
ESS vs GLO	04 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	GLOUCGloucs	ESSEX	184/7 (20.0)	171/10 (19.3)	Gloucs Gloucs won by 13 runs
ESS vs SUR	06 Jul - 09:00 PM	London	Essex	SURSurrey	ESSEX	141/6 (12.0)	145/6 (12.0)	Essex Essex won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (D/L method)
ESS vs SOM	08 Jul - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	225/6 (20.0)	130/10 (14.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 95 runs
ESS vs SUS	11 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	145/10 (18.2)	148/4 (16.1)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	17 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	220/6 (20.0)	222/6 (19.2)	Essex Essex won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
ESS vs KET	18 Jul - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Kent	ESSEXEssex	KENT	172/6 (20.0)	173/3 (17.2)	Kent Kent won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Hampshire
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	30 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	230/7 (20.0)	124/10 (16.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 106 runs
HAM vs SUR	05 Jun - 11:00 PM	London	Hampshire	SURSurrey	HANTS	141/7 (20.0)	63/0 (8.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 15 runs (D/L method)
GLO vs HAM	06 Jun - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Gloucs	GLOUCGloucs	HANTS	119/10 (19.5)	121/3 (15.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
HAM vs KET	08 Jun - 07:00 PM	Canterbury	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	KENT	177/7 (20.0)	181/2 (19.0)	Kent Kent won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
HAM vs MID	13 Jun - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Middlesex	HANTSHampshire	MIDDX	63/1 (6.0)	75/1 (6.0)	Match tied (D/L method)
HAM vs SUR	17 Jun - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	SURSurrey	HANTS	193/6 (20.0)	124/10 (17.5)	Surrey Surrey won by 69 runs
HAM vs SOM	19 Jun - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Hampshire	SOMSomerset	HANTS	209/7 (20.0)	192/7 (20.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 17 runs
GLO vs HAM	20 Jun - 11:30 PM	Bristol	Gloucs	HANTSHampshire	GLOUC	124/9 (20.0)	130/8 (20.0)	Gloucs Gloucs won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
HAM vs SUS	05 Jul - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Sussex	HANTSHampshire	SUSS	196/8 (20.0)	134/10 (16.5)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 62 runs
HAM vs SOM	06 Jul - 07:30 PM	Southampton	Somerset	HANTSHampshire	SOM	178/3 (20.0)	179/6 (19.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
HAM vs MID	09 Jul - 09:30 PM	Northwood	Hampshire	MIDDXMiddlesex	HANTS	187/8 (20.0)	188/7 (19.4)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
GLA vs HAM	10 Jul - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	HANTSHampshire	GLAM	208/4 (20.0)	113/10 (18.5)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 95 runs
HAM vs SUS	13 Jul - 07:30 PM	Southampton	Sussex	SUSSSussex	HANTS	167/7 (20.0)	171/4 (17.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	17 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	220/6 (20.0)	222/6 (19.2)	Essex Essex won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SOM	01 Jun - 08:30 PM	Essex	ESSEXEssex	SOM	148/10 (19.1)	149/2 (15.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
ESS vs MID	08 Jun - 06:30 PM	Middlesex	ESSEXEssex	MIDDX	156/9 (20.0)	159/4 (17.3)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
ESS vs GLA	12 Jun - 11:00 PM	Essex	GLAMGlamorgan	ESSEX	220/6 (20.0)	180/10 (19.5)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 40 runs
ESS vs KET	20 Jun - 11:30 PM	Essex	KENTKent	ESSEX	219/3 (20.0)	172/10 (19.0)	Kent Kent won by 47 runs
ESS vs GLO	04 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	GLOUCGloucs	ESSEX	184/7 (20.0)	171/10 (19.3)	Gloucs Gloucs won by 13 runs
ESS vs SUS	11 Jul - 11:30 PM	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	145/10 (18.2)	148/4 (16.1)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	17 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	220/6 (20.0)	222/6 (19.2)	Essex Essex won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ESS vs HAM	3	Jordan Cox	not out	139	60	11	11	231.66
ESS vs SUS	1	Michael Pepper	not out	87	47	14	2	185.1
ESS vs SUS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	82	47	6	6	174.46
ESS vs GLA	7	Luc Benkenstein	caught	62	32	6	4	193.75
ESS vs GLA	3	Michael Pepper	caught	60	30	2	5	200
ESS vs KET	9	Simon Harmer	caught	55	21	2	7	261.9
ESS vs SUR	2	Paul Walter	caught	55	26	5	4	211.53
ESS vs SOM	5	Matt Critchley	run out	54	31	3	4	174.19
ESS vs KET	2	Paul Walter	caught	52	37	7	1	140.54
ESS vs HAM	3	Michael Pepper	caught	51	38	4	2	134.21
ESS vs SOM	2	Dean Elgar	caught	50	37	5	2	135.13
ESS vs KET	1	Dean Elgar	bowled	50	37	5	1	135.13
ESS vs KET	4	Charlie Allison	caught	48	33	4	2	145.45
ESS vs MID	8	Simon Harmer	caught	41	28	4	2	146.42
ESS vs GLO	4	Paul Walter	caught	39	27	4	2	144.44
ESS vs SOM	8	Noah Thain	caught	38	17	1	4	223.52
ESS vs SUR	1	Michael Pepper	lbw	36	15	6	2	240
ESS vs SUS	4	Paul Walter	lbw	35	22	3	2	159.09
ESS vs SUS	1	Dean Elgar	caught	33	18	7	0	183.33
ESS vs GLA	2	Dean Elgar	caught	32	21	4	1	152.38

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs SUS	Shane Snater	2	1	8	3	4
ESS vs MID	Mohammad Amir	3.5	0	19	3	4.95
ESS vs GLO	Mohammad Amir	4	0	33	3	8.25
ESS vs SOM	Mohammad Amir	4	0	22	3	5.5
ESS vs SUS	Mohammad Amir	3	0	16	3	5.33
ESS vs HAM	Mohammad Amir	4	0	46	2	11.5
ESS vs HAM	Paul Walter	4	0	56	2	14
ESS vs GLA	Paul Walter	4	0	35	2	8.75
ESS vs MID	Paul Walter	3	0	34	2	11.33
ESS vs GLA	Mohammad Amir	4	0	43	2	10.75
ESS vs GLA	Matt Critchley	3	0	34	2	11.33
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	34	2	8.5
ESS vs MID	Luc Benkenstein	3	0	26	2	8.66
ESS vs SUR	Luc Benkenstein	2	0	23	2	11.5
ESS vs SUR	Mohammad Amir	3	0	36	2	12
ESS vs SUS	Sam Cook	3.2	0	25	2	7.5
ESS vs SUS	Simon Harmer	4	0	25	2	6.25
ESS vs SUS	Shane Snater	4	0	25	2	6.25
ESS vs HAM	Simon Harmer	3	0	27	2	9
ESS vs HAM	Mackenzie Jones	3	0	46	2	15.33

Top batting performance for HANTS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
GLA vs HAM	1	Toby Albert	not out	98	57	7	5	171.92
HAM vs SUS	2	James Vince	not out	98	49	12	3	200
ESS vs HAM	1	Toby Albert	caught	84	55	12	1	152.72
HAM vs SOM	2	James Vince	caught	82	57	10	2	143.85
GLO vs HAM	1	Toby Albert	not out	73	44	8	4	165.9
ESS vs HAM	3	Dewald Brevis	caught	68	32	4	6	212.5
HAM vs KET	4	Joe Weatherley	not out	63	46	5	2	136.95
ESS vs HAM	2	James Vince	caught	62	31	13	0	200
HAM vs SOM	4	Joe Weatherley	not out	60	42	1	5	142.85
ESS vs HAM	4	Hilton Cartwright	caught	56	23	3	5	243.47
ESS vs HAM	1	Toby Albert	caught	54	34	5	2	158.82
HAM vs SOM	2	James Vince	caught	54	30	6	2	180
HAM vs SUS	2	Chris Lynn	caught	51	27	5	3	188.88
GLA vs HAM	5	Hilton Cartwright	caught	48	20	3	4	240
HAM vs MID	1	Lhuan-dre Pretorius	not out	44	22	6	1	200
HAM vs MID	6	James Fuller	not out	43	26	3	2	165.38
HAM vs SUS	4	Joe Weatherley	caught	43	29	1	4	148.27
HAM vs MID	4	Joe Weatherley	bowled	41	22	4	2	186.36
ESS vs HAM	2	Tom Prest	lbw	41	24	5	2	170.83
HAM vs SOM	1	Lhuan-dre Pretorius	caught	37	34	4	2	108.82

Top bowling performance for HANTS
Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs HAM	Liam Dawson	4	26	4	6.5
HAM vs MID	Scott Currie	4	32	4	8
GLA vs HAM	Sonny Baker	4	20	4	5
ESS vs HAM	Scott Currie	2.2	20	3	8.57
GLO vs HAM	John Turner	4	28	3	7
HAM vs SOM	Scott Currie	4	32	3	8
HAM vs SUS	James Fuller	2	16	3	8
HAM vs SUR	Chris Wood	4	27	2	6.75
HAM vs SUR	John Turner	4	42	2	10.5
HAM vs SUR	Scott Currie	4	17	2	4.25
GLO vs HAM	Benny Howell	3	14	2	4.66
GLO vs HAM	Scott Currie	4	19	2	4.75
GLO vs HAM	Chris Wood	3.5	16	2	4.17
HAM vs KET	Chris Wood	4	32	2	8
HAM vs SUR	Scott Currie	4	36	2	9
HAM vs SOM	Eddie Jack	4	58	2	14.5
HAM vs SOM	Benny Howell	3	12	2	4
GLO vs HAM	Chris Wood	4	26	2	6.5
GLO vs HAM	Benny Howell	4	22	2	5.5
HAM vs SUS	Benny Howell	3	22	2	7.33