By Alex Smith

July 19, Utilita Bowl, Southampton
Hampshire Hawks 181-5 Essex 174-7
Hampshire Hawks won by 7 runs
Toss: Essex, who elected to field

Man down: Turner gets rid of Simon Harmer as Essex’s challenge fades
PICTURE: Alamy

HAMPSHIRE HAWKS fast bowler John Turner’s best T20 figures knocked Essex out of the Vitality Blast on Friday night. The Eagles, losing finalists in 2023, needed a point at Utilita Bowl to overtake Gloucestershire but were undone by Turner’s four for 23.
Ben McDermott’s exquisite 64, together with 41s for James Vince and...