Hampshire vs Essex, 18th Match, Vitality T20 Blast 2026

Match info

Match

Hampshire vs Essex, 18th Match

Series

Vitality T20 Blast 2026

Format

T20

Date

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Start

11:30 PM IST · 7:00 PM local

Venue

County Ground, Hove

HAM vs ESS Recent Form and Head to Head

HAMHampshire3 won of last 4

LWWW

• LSOM vs HAM13 Sep 2025 · Somerset Won by 6 Wickets
• WNORT vs HAM13 Sep 2025 · Hampshire Won by 6 Wickets (DLS Method)
• WDUR vs HAM5 Sep 2025 · Hampshire Won by 26 Runs
• WMID vs HAM9 Jul 2025 · Hampshire Won by 3 Wickets

ESSEssex1 won of last 4

LWLL

• LKENT vs ESS18 Jul 2025 · Kent Won by 7 Wickets
• WESS vs SUS11 Jul 2025 · Essex won by 6 wkts
• LSOM vs ESS8 Jul 2025 · Somerset Won by 95 Runs
• LESS vs GLO4 Jul 2025 · Gloucestershire Won by 13 Runs

Head to head

• NR17 Jul 2025, 118th MatchVitality T20 Blast 2025

HAM vs ESS Team Records

At County Ground

HAMHampshire

First T20 match here on our records.

ESSEssex

0Won

1Lost

0No result

L

Last 1 T20 match here

Batting first and chasing

HAMHampshire

Batting first1/2 won

Chasing2/2 won

Average first-innings score208

ESSEssex

Batting first0/1 won

Chasing1/3 won

Average first-innings score172

Last 4 T20 results with a result.

In Vitality T20 Blast 2026

HAMHampshire

0Won

0Lost

1No result

ESSEssex

0Won

0Lost

1No result

HAM vs ESS Pitch Report

County Ground, Hove

County Ground is one of the better batting grounds around, and big totals are normal here in T20 cricket.

The first-innings average over the last 40 T20 games at this ground is 180, and 149 in the second innings. Anything in the 170-190 range should make a competitive total. Defending has worked well at this ground, with 23 wins from 38 for the side batting first.

First-innings totals here have ranged from 114 to 258 in that time.

Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.

County Ground Record

This season at County Ground

108th MatchResult

SUSSussex186/5 (20)

HAMHampshire190/6 (19.5)

Hampshire won by 4 wkts

105th MatchResult

NORTNorthamptonshire153 (20)

WARWarwickshire154/5 (18.2)

Warwickshire won by 5 wkts

102nd MatchResult

GLOGloucestershire122 (17)

GLAGlamorgan154/6 (20)

Glamorgan won by 50 runs

101st MatchResult

DERDerbyshire172/3 (14.3)

LEILeicestershire171/8 (20)

Derbyshire won by 7 wkts

91st MatchResult

HAMHampshire159/4 (20)

MIDMiddlesex162/5 (19)

Middlesex won by 5 wkts

87th MatchResult

DERDerbyshire161/5 (17.2)

SOMSomerset214/6 (20)

Somerset won by 27 runs

Full ground record