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 Tom P…
