MatchesMen's T20 leagueVitality Blast Men 2026

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
05010015020005101520Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 3, 33/1Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 4, 42/2Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 6, 51/3Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 7, 55/4Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 9, 76/5Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 14, 117/6Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 17, 143/7Derbyshire: 1 wicket in over 19, 163/8Derbyshire: 2 wickets in over 20, 173/10Essex: 1 wicket in over 3, 26/1Essex: 1 wicket in over 9, 90/2Essex: 1 wicket in over 10, 93/3Essex: 1 wicket in over 13, 110/4Essex: 1 wicket in over 19, 171/5

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

Runs per over

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

Derbyshire innings 173 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
AHT Donaldc MS Pepper b S Snater201231166.7
MK Anderssonb Zaman Akhter12611200.0
CP Jewellc S Snater b PWA Mulder141430100.0
WL Madsenb Zaman Akhter7510140.0
M Montgomeryc S Snater b SR Harmer503061166.7
RA Whiteleyst MS Pepper b SR Harmer12801150.0
AS Basrac PI Walter b CE Bennett7140050.0
N Pottsc CE Bennett b PWA Mulder352232159.1
BW Aitchisonb S Snater8701114.3
Akif Javednot out2200100.0
JP Morleyrun out (MS Pepper)01000.0
Extras6
Totalall out, 20 overs173

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Snater403629.001301
CE Bennett2025112.50420
Zaman Akhter201326.50600
PWA Mulder312327.67800
SR Harmer402526.25600
MJJ Critchley403609.001010
LM Benkenstein1013013.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12815AHT Donald 20, MK Andersson 8
2108MK Andersson 4, CP Jewell 6
31311CP Jewell 8, WL Madsen 4
446WL Madsen 3, M Montgomery 1
52013M Montgomery 7, RA Whiteley 12
64129M Montgomery 32, AS Basra 7
72720M Montgomery 10, N Potts 16
81910N Potts 19, BW Aitchison 0
9117BW Aitchison 8, Akif Javed 2
1001Akif Javed 0, JP Morley 0

Essex innings 179/5 (19.4 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MS Pepperc AHT Donald b N Potts13820162.5
PI Walterc CP Jewell b JP Morley412490170.8
CWJ Allisonnot out674963136.7
LM Benkensteinrun out (M Montgomery/MK Andersson)120050.0
PWA Mulderc M Montgomery b MK Andersson12130192.3
MJJ Critchleyc N Potts b BW Aitchison372131176.2
SR Harmernot out4110400.0
Extras4
Total5 wickets, 19.4 overs179

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
M Montgomery201608.00300
BW Aitchison3034111.33500
N Potts3.402316.27910
Akif Javed402807.001000
JP Morley3030110.00300
MK Andersson4045111.25600
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12616MS Pepper 13, PI Walter 13
26438PI Walter 28, CWJ Allison 34
335CWJ Allison 2, LM Benkenstein 1
41618CWJ Allison 2, PWA Mulder 12
55836CWJ Allison 21, MJJ Critchley 37
Unbroken125CWJ 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