Derbyshire v Essex
Group Cross Pool · County Ground, Chelmsford · 31 May 2026
Essex won by 5 wickets
Derbyshire innings17320 overs
Essex innings179/519.4 overs
The worm
DerbyshireEssex
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Derbyshirewicket
Essexwicket
Derbyshire innings 173 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHT Donald | c MS Pepper b S Snater | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 166.7 |
| MK Andersson | b Zaman Akhter | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.0 |
| CP Jewell | c S Snater b PWA Mulder | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| WL Madsen | b Zaman Akhter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| M Montgomery | c S Snater b SR Harmer | 50 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 166.7 |
| RA Whiteley | st MS Pepper b SR Harmer | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150.0 |
| AS Basra | c PI Walter b CE Bennett | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| N Potts | c CE Bennett b PWA Mulder | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 159.1 |
| BW Aitchison | b S Snater | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.3 |
| Akif Javed | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| JP Morley | run out (MS Pepper) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | all out, 20 overs | 173 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (AHT Donald, 2.3 ov), 38-2 (MK Andersson, 3.5 ov), 51-3 (CP Jewell, 5.4 ov), 55-4 (WL Madsen, 6.4 ov), 75-5 (RA Whiteley, 8.5 ov), 116-6 (AS Basra, 13.4 ov), 143-7 (M Montgomery, 16.6 ov), 162-8 (N Potts, 18.4 ov), 173-9 (BW Aitchison, 19.5 ov), 173-10 (JP Morley, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Snater | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| CE Bennett | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| LM Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 15 | AHT Donald 20, MK Andersson 8 |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | MK Andersson 4, CP Jewell 6 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | CP Jewell 8, WL Madsen 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | WL Madsen 3, M Montgomery 1 |
| 5 | 20 | 13 | M Montgomery 7, RA Whiteley 12 |
| 6 | 41 | 29 | M Montgomery 32, AS Basra 7 |
| 7 | 27 | 20 | M Montgomery 10, N Potts 16 |
| 8 | 19 | 10 | N Potts 19, BW Aitchison 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 7 | BW Aitchison 8, Akif Javed 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | Akif Javed 0, JP Morley 0 |
Essex innings 179/5 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Pepper | c AHT Donald b N Potts | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| PI Walter | c CP Jewell b JP Morley | 41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 170.8 |
| CWJ Allison | not out | 67 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 136.7 |
| LM Benkenstein | run out (M Montgomery/MK Andersson) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| PWA Mulder | c M Montgomery b MK Andersson | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.3 |
| MJJ Critchley | c N Potts b BW Aitchison | 37 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 176.2 |
| SR Harmer | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | 4 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 19.4 overs | 179 | ||||
Did not bat: CE Bennett, Zaman Akhter, S Snater, NRM Thain
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (MS Pepper, 2.4 ov), 90-2 (PI Walter, 8.6 ov), 93-3 (LM Benkenstein, 9.5 ov), 109-4 (PWA Mulder, 12.5 ov), 167-5 (MJJ Critchley, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BW Aitchison | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| N Potts | 3.4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6.27 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Morley | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MK Andersson | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 16 | MS Pepper 13, PI Walter 13 |
| 2 | 64 | 38 | PI Walter 28, CWJ Allison 34 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | CWJ Allison 2, LM Benkenstein 1 |
| 4 | 16 | 18 | CWJ Allison 2, PWA Mulder 12 |
| 5 | 58 | 36 | CWJ Allison 21, MJJ Critchley 37 |
| Unbroken | 12 | 5 | CWJ Allison 8, SR Harmer 4 |
Match details
- Toss
- Derbyshire, chose to bat
- Ground
- County Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- JC Tredwell, Mark Newell
- Match referee
- SJ Davis
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1512803