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Essex v Middlesex

Group South · County Ground, Chelmsford · 8 Jun 2025

Middlesex won by 6 wickets

Essex innings156/920 overs
Middlesex innings159/417.3 overs · target 157

The worm

EssexMiddlesex
05010015020005101520Essex: 2 wickets in over 6, 62/2Essex: 1 wicket in over 8, 71/3Essex: 1 wicket in over 9, 74/4Essex: 1 wicket in over 10, 78/5Essex: 1 wicket in over 11, 85/6Essex: 1 wicket in over 17, 125/7Essex: 2 wickets in over 20, 156/9Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 12, 97/1Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 13, 106/2Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 14, 106/3Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 17, 148/4

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Essexwicket
012245101520Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 11 runsOver 3: 17 runsOver 4: 7 runsOver 5: 18 runsOver 6: 7 runs, 2 wicketsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 3 runsOver 14: 12 runsOver 15: 7 runsOver 16: 3 runsOver 17: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 9 runsOver 19: 13 runsOver 20: 9 runs, 2 wickets
Middlesexwicket
012245101520Over 1: 8 runsOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 10 runsOver 4: 5 runsOver 5: 12 runsOver 6: 11 runsOver 7: 7 runsOver 8: 4 runsOver 9: 6 runsOver 10: 10 runsOver 11: 10 runsOver 12: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 0 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 11 runsOver 16: 12 runsOver 17: 19 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 11 runs

Essex innings 156/9 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
AM Rossingtonc JL du Plooy b TG Helm311751182.4
D Elgarc JLB Davies b J Little322250145.5
MS Pepperc JLB Davies b TG Helm02000.0
PI Walterst JLB Davies b LBK Hollman890088.9
MJJ Critchleyc J Little b LBK Hollman130033.3
CWJ Allisonst JLB Davies b Zafar Gohar160016.7
LM Benkensteinc RF Higgins b NB Cornwell262121123.8
SR Harmerc BBA Geddes b TG Helm412842146.4
S Snaterc LBK Hollman b TG Helm8111072.7
SJ Cooknot out1100100.0
Extras7
Total9 wickets, 20 overs156

Did not bat: Mohammad Amir

Fall of wickets: 60-1 (AM Rossington, 5.3 ov), 60-2 (MS Pepper, 5.5 ov), 71-3 (D Elgar, 7.6 ov), 73-4 (PI Walter, 8.4 ov), 74-5 (CWJ Allison, 9.4 ov), 78-6 (MJJ Critchley, 10.1 ov), 121-7 (LM Benkenstein, 16.4 ov), 147-8 (S Snater, 19.2 ov), 156-9 (SR Harmer, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
NB Cornwell4041110.251110
J Little402516.25900
TG Helm403248.00940
Zafar Gohar403117.751310
LBK Hollman402726.75810
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
16033AM Rossington 31, D Elgar 28
202D Elgar 0, MS Pepper 0
31113D Elgar 4, PI Walter 7
424PI Walter 1, MJJ Critchley 1
516MJJ Critchley 0, CWJ Allison 1
643MJJ Critchley 0, LM Benkenstein 4
74339LM Benkenstein 22, SR Harmer 19
82616SR Harmer 14, S Snater 8
994SR Harmer 8, SJ Cook 1

Middlesex innings 159/4 (17.3 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
SS Eskinazic LM Benkenstein b PI Walter724782153.2
KS Williamsonc Mohammad Amir b LM Benkenstein312821110.7
BBA Geddesnot out341223283.3
JL du Plooyb SR Harmer120050.0
JLB Daviesc MS Pepper b PI Walter121211100.0
RF Higginsnot out8401200.0
Extras1
Total4 wickets, 17.3 overs159

Did not bat: TG Helm, NB Cornwell, J Little, Zafar Gohar, LBK Hollman

Fall of wickets: 97-1 (KS Williamson, 11.5 ov), 105-2 (SS Eskinazi, 12.5 ov), 106-3 (JL du Plooy, 13.1 ov), 129-4 (JLB Davies, 16.1 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Snater2020010.00400
SR Harmer312117.001000
Mohammad Amir302709.00500
SJ Cook201608.00310
MJJ Critchley2.3025010.00200
PI Walter3034211.33500
LM Benkenstein201618.00300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
19771SS Eskinazi 65, KS Williamson 31
286SS Eskinazi 7, BBA Geddes 1
312BBA Geddes 0, JL du Plooy 1
42318BBA Geddes 11, JLB Davies 12
Unbroken308BBA Geddes 22, RF Higgins 8

Match details

Toss
Middlesex, chose to field
Ground
County Ground, England & Wales
Season
2025
Umpires
Hassan Adnan, NL Bainton
Match referee
H Pack
Source
Cricsheet match 1460785