Hampshire Men take on Essex in the 2nd round of the Metro Bank One Day Cup with our first game at Utilita Bowl.<\/p>\n
Wednesday 6 August 2025
\nHampshire Men v Essex<\/p>\n
Metro Bank One Day Cup<\/p>\n
Thursday 7th August (11am start)<\/p>\n
Utilita Bowl<\/p>\n
Hampshire Men play their first 50 over home game against Essex at Utilita Bowl tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Gubbins\u2019 side have begun their campaign with a tremendous win against previous One Day Cup champions (Glamorgan). Essex are on the back foot having lost to Notts in the opening game.<\/p>\n
Against Glamorgan, Gubbins played a captain\u2019s innings with a career best of 144 runs whilst Mayes made 74 runs off 55 balls on debut. Another brilliant debut for Lumsden having taken 3 wickets in 5 overs; meanwhile, Kelly and Jack took 2 wickets apiece so Hampshire will go into this game feeling on form.<\/p>\n
Hampshire Squad<\/p>\n
Hampshire have named a 13-player squad for their second One Day game against Essex at Utilita Bowl.<\/p>\n
Abbott replaces Eckland with the rest of the squad unchanged.<\/p>\n
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\nFull Hampshire squad<\/p>\n
Nick Gubbins Captain (31)<\/p>\n
Andrew Neal<\/p>\n
Kyle Abbott\u00a0(87)<\/p>\n
Felix Organ (3)<\/p>\n
Eddie Jack (91)<\/p>\n
Ali Orr (27)<\/p>\n
Dom Kelly (16)<\/p>\n
Tom Prest (24)<\/p>\n
Manny Lumsden<\/p>\n
Tilak Varma (72)<\/p>\n
Ben Mayes \u2020 <\/p>\n
Joe Weatherley (5)<\/p>\n
Fletcha Middleton (19)<\/p>\n
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Essex<\/p>\n
Captain: Tom Westley<\/p>\n
2024 finish: Seventh (Group B)<\/p>\n
2024 most runs: Robin Das (309)<\/p>\n
2024 most wickets: Jamal Richards (15)<\/p>\n
Why they can win the competition: With only four players seconded to The Hundred \u2013 compared with six last year \u2013 Essex will in theory have a larger pool of players to pick from. However, their plans were disrupted when Indian pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed belatedly pulled out of his all-formats contract; Essex are busily trying to sign an overseas replacement for at least part of the competition.<\/p>\n
Player to watch: Robin Das top-scored last year, topped by an unbeaten century in a rare win at Trent Bridge. He has not built on that this season with only a couple of disappointing outings in both the Rothesay County Championship and Vitality Blast. If he finally rediscovers his form, it could reignite his career and lead to a memorable few weeks.<\/p>\n
Young gun: Though still only 20, Luc Benkenstein has been a mainstay of Essex\u2019s Metro Bank One-Day Cup team since his 2021 debut. He made his mark the following year with 6-42 against Glamorgan, though barely bowled last season because of injury. Now a Blast regular, the leggie will boost the spin options as well as adding big-hitting cameos down the order.<\/p>\n
Final thought: Essex have won just seven of 24 One-Day Cup fixtures since they reached the semi-finals in 2021 \u2013 and four of 16 in the past two seasons \u2013 with some heavy defeats along the way. It is going to take a massive improvement in performance from essentially the same group of players, allied to some astute tactical acumen from captain Tom Westley, to turn around their white-ball fortunes after a torrid Blast campaign.<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head<\/p>\n
Hampshire Men\u2019s record in the List A matches v Essex<\/p>\n
Played<\/p>\n
Won<\/p>\n
Lost<\/p>\n
No result<\/p>\n
73<\/p>\n
37<\/p>\n
33<\/p>\n
5<\/p>\n
Last five meetings:<\/p>\n
8th August 2023 I Utilita Bowl I Hampshire won by 4 wickets
\n21st August 2022 I Utilita Bowl I Hampshire won by 3 wickets\u00a0
\n22nd July 2021 I Utilita Bowl I Essex won by 3 wickets
\n28th April 2019 I Chelmsford I Essex won by 111 runs
\n23rd May 2018 I Utilita Bowl I Hampshire won by 6 wickets<\/p>\n
Tickets<\/p>\n
Tickets for Hampshire Men\u2019s One Day Cup match against Essex are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Match information can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coverage<\/p>\n A live stream will be available for the match at https:\/\/www.utilitabowl.com\/cricket\/<\/a>, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.<\/p>\n Weather Forecast<\/p>\n