Essex vs Middlesex
Essex vs Middlesex, Vitality Blast Men, 5 Jul 2026 T20
Result
Essex
(20 ov)
142/8
Middlesex
(19 ov)
143/6
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Full scorecard
Essex — 1st innings
142/8 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Walter | c JL du Plooy b N Sharma | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 129.41 |
| MS Pepper | b N Sharma | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| JM Cox | c TG Helm b SHB Morgan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| CWJ Allison | c MWT Boyle b LBK Hollman | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 |
| LM Benkenstein | c JM De Caires b LBK Hollman | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
| MJJ Critchley | c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| SR Harmer * | not out | 56 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 200.00 |
| S Snater | c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaman Akhter | st JB Cracknell b MWT Boyle | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| MW Jones * | not out | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 146.15 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 8 wkts, 20 ov | 142 | ||||
Did not bat SJ Cook
Fall of wickets 1-9 (MS Pepper, 2.2 ov), 2-24 (JM Cox, 3.5 ov), 3-29 (PI Walter, 4.6 ov), 4-52 (CWJ Allison, 8.6 ov), 5-55 (LM Benkenstein, 10.2 ov), 6-60 (MJJ Critchley, 12.1 ov), 7-60 (S Snater, 12.3 ov), 8-69 (Zaman Akhter, 14.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Sharma | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 1 | 0 |
| TG Helm | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SHB Morgan | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 |
| LBK Hollman | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Zafar Gohar | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| MWT Boyle | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 |
Middlesex — 2nd innings
143/6 (19 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM De Caires | c PI Walter b SR Harmer | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 107.14 |
| MWT Boyle | c MW Jones b S Snater | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| MDE Holden | c MW Jones b SJ Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| JL du Plooy | c JM Cox b MJJ Critchley | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 158.33 |
| BBA Geddes | b SR Harmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| JB Cracknell | c MW Jones b SJ Cook | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 129.63 |
| LBK Hollman * | not out | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 118.52 |
| Zafar Gohar * | not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras | (w 4) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 6 wkts, 19 ov | 143 | ||||
Did not bat SHB Morgan, TG Helm, N Sharma
Fall of wickets 1-17 (MWT Boyle, 2.2 ov), 2-20 (MDE Holden, 3.3 ov), 3-53 (JM De Caires, 6.6 ov), 4-58 (BBA Geddes, 8.3 ov), 5-74 (JL du Plooy, 9.5 ov), 6-126 (JB Cracknell, 17.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Snater | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 1 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Jones | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
Essex — 1st innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 20
Over 1
N Sharma
1
•
•
•
4
•
5 runs
Over 2
TG Helm
•
•
1
1
1
•
3 runs
Over 3
N Sharma
1
W
1
1
•
•
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 4
SHB Morgan
4
4
4
1
W
•
13 runs 1 wkt
Over 5
N Sharma
•
wd
•
4
•
•
W
5 runs 1 wkt
Over 6
TG Helm
1
•
•
1
1
1
4 runs
Over 7
LBK Hollman
•
4
1
4
4
1
14 runs
Over 8
Zafar Gohar
•
1
1
•
•
•
2 runs
Over 9
LBK Hollman
1
•
1
1
•
W
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 10
Zafar Gohar
•
1
•
•
•
1
2 runs
Over 11
LBK Hollman
1
W
•
1
•
1
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 12
Zafar Gohar
1
1
1
•
•
•
3 runs
Over 13
LBK Hollman
W
•
W
•
•
1
1 run 2 wkt
Over 14
Zafar Gohar
1
•
1
1
wd
1
•
5 runs
Over 15
MWT Boyle
1
•
•
1
1
W
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 16
TG Helm
1
•
1
6
1
1b
10 runs
Over 17
MWT Boyle
1
wd
1
1
1
1
4
10 runs
Over 18
SHB Morgan
wd
1
4
4
4
2
4
20 runs
Over 19
TG Helm
1
•
1
1lb
6
4
13 runs
Over 20
N Sharma
4
1
6
1
6
2
20 runs
Middlesex — 2nd innings · 19 overs
Runs per over
peak 13
Over 1
S Snater
•
1
1
4
•
•
6 runs
Over 2
SJ Cook
•
•
4
•
•
1
5 runs
Over 3
S Snater
6
W
•
2
•
1
9 runs 1 wkt
Over 4
SJ Cook
•
•
W
•
4
•
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 5
S Snater
wd
1
4
1
6
•
•
13 runs
Over 6
SJ Cook
•
4
4
1
•
1
10 runs
Over 7
SR Harmer
1
2
1
1
1
W
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 8
MJJ Critchley
wd
•
•
1
1
•
1
4 runs
Over 9
SR Harmer
•
1
W
1
1
1
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 10
MJJ Critchley
1
•
6
6
W
•
13 runs 1 wkt
Over 11
SR Harmer
1
1
1
•
•
1
4 runs
Over 12
MJJ Critchley
4
4
1
•
•
1
10 runs
Over 13
SR Harmer
•
•
•
1
•
•
1 run
Over 14
Zaman Akhter
1
•
1
4
1
1
8 runs
Over 15
MJJ Critchley
wd
1
•
4
1
•
•
7 runs
Over 16
MW Jones
4
1
1
4
1
•
11 runs
Over 17
S Snater
4
1
3
1
1
1
11 runs
Over 18
SJ Cook
W
wd
•
1
1
1
1
5 runs 1 wkt
Over 19
Zaman Akhter
•
4
•
1
1
6
12 runs
Run progression
Essex 142
Middlesex 143
wicket
Overs
Partnerships
Essex — 1st innings
1
9
MS Pepper 5 · PI Walter 4
2
15
PI Walter 14 · JM Cox 1
3
5
PI Walter 4 · CWJ Allison 0
4
23
CWJ Allison 13 · LM Benkenstein 10
5
3
MJJ Critchley 2 · LM Benkenstein 1
6
5
SR Harmer 2 · MJJ Critchley 3
7
0
S Snater 0
8
9
Zaman Akhter 4 · SR Harmer 4
9
73
SR Harmer 50 · MW Jones 19
Middlesex — 2nd innings
1
17
MWT Boyle 12 · JM De Caires 5
2
3
MDE Holden 3
3
33
JL du Plooy 22 · JM De Caires 10
4
5
JL du Plooy 3 · BBA Geddes 1
5
16
JL du Plooy 13 · JB Cracknell 3
6
52
JB Cracknell 32 · LBK Hollman 19
7
17
LBK Hollman 13 · Zafar Gohar 3
Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.