MatchesMen's T20 leagueVitality Blast Men 2025

Essex v Kent

Group South · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury · 18 Jul 2025

Kent won by 7 wickets

Essex innings172/620 overs
Kent innings173/317.2 overs

The worm

EssexKent
05010015020005101520Essex: 1 wicket in over 7, 69/1Essex: 1 wicket in over 10, 88/2Essex: 1 wicket in over 15, 116/3Essex: 2 wickets in over 18, 148/5Essex: 1 wicket in over 20, 172/6Kent: 1 wicket in over 6, 59/1Kent: 1 wicket in over 16, 160/2Kent: 1 wicket in over 17, 161/3

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

Runs per over

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

Essex innings 172/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MS Pepperc FJ Klaassen b MW Parkinson282141133.3
PI Walterc HZ Finch b JL Denly523771140.5
JM Coxb JDM Evison6110054.5
CWJ Allisonc JA Leaning b G Stewart483342145.5
MJJ Critchleyc G Stewart b NN Gilchrist121001120.0
LM Benkensteinc MW Parkinson b NN Gilchrist6201300.0
SR Harmernot out12610200.0
NRM Thainnot out1100100.0
Extras7
Total6 wickets, 20 overs172

Did not bat: MW Jones, S Snater, Mohammad Amir

Fall of wickets: 68-1 (MS Pepper, 6.5 ov), 81-2 (JM Cox, 9.1 ov), 111-3 (PI Walter, 14.4 ov), 142-4 (MJJ Critchley, 17.4 ov), 148-5 (LM Benkenstein, 17.6 ov), 165-6 (CWJ Allison, 19.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
G Stewart403117.75712
FJ Klaassen403609.00910
JL Denly2025112.50400
NN Gilchrist2035217.50400
MW Parkinson402215.501000
JDM Evison402215.50820
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
16841MS Pepper 28, PI Walter 36
21314PI Walter 5, JM Cox 6
33033PI Walter 11, CWJ Allison 19
43118CWJ Allison 19, MJJ Critchley 12
562CWJ Allison 0, LM Benkenstein 6
6178CWJ Allison 10, SR Harmer 6
Unbroken74SR Harmer 6, NRM Thain 1

Kent innings 173/3 (17.2 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
TS Muyeyec LM Benkenstein b MJJ Critchley8049110163.3
DJ Bell-Drummondc MS Pepper b PI Walter13142092.9
HZ Finchb Mohammad Amir643563182.9
JL Denlynot out03000.0
SW Billingsnot out11401275.0
Extras5
Total3 wickets, 17.2 overs173

Did not bat: JDM Evison, MW Parkinson, NN Gilchrist, G Stewart, FJ Klaassen, JA Leaning

Fall of wickets: 46-1 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 5.2 ov), 160-2 (TS Muyeye, 15.6 ov), 160-3 (HZ Finch, 16.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Snater2.2030012.86202
Mohammad Amir402616.501000
MW Jones2025012.50200
PI Walter2030115.00100
MJJ Critchley301816.00600
LM Benkenstein302307.67210
SR Harmer1019019.00000
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
14632TS Muyeye 32, DJ Bell-Drummond 13
211464TS Muyeye 48, HZ Finch 64
302HZ Finch 0, JL Denly 0
Unbroken136JL Denly 0, SW Billings 11

Match details

Toss
Kent, chose to field
Ground
St Lawrence Ground, England & Wales
Season
2025
Umpires
MJ Saggers, RJ Bailey
Match referee
SG Hinks
Source
Cricsheet match 1460875