Essex v Middlesex
Group South · Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood · 7 Jun 2026
Essex won by 60 runs
Essex innings176/520 overs
Middlesex innings11617.5 overs
The worm
EssexMiddlesex
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Essexwicket
Middlesexwicket
Essex innings 176/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Walter | c E Bosch b NB Cornwell | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MS Pepper | c JM De Caires b E Bosch | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 127.3 |
| CWJ Allison | b SHB Morgan | 61 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 164.9 |
| LM Benkenstein | c & b TG Helm | 67 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 119.6 |
| PWA Mulder | not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
| MJJ Critchley | c & b SHB Morgan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 17 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs | 176 | ||||
Did not bat: SR Harmer, CE Bennett, Zaman Akhter, S Snater, NRM Thain
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (PI Walter, 1.6 ov), 26-2 (MS Pepper, 2.6 ov), 159-3 (LM Benkenstein, 18.1 ov), 176-4 (CWJ Allison, 19.3 ov), 176-5 (MJJ Critchley, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Helm | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NB Cornwell | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| E Bosch | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| SHB Morgan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| LBK Hollman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| RF Higgins | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 12 | PI Walter 7, MS Pepper 2 |
| 2 | 12 | 6 | MS Pepper 12, CWJ Allison 0 |
| 3 | 133 | 91 | CWJ Allison 55, LM Benkenstein 67 |
| 4 | 17 | 8 | CWJ Allison 6, PWA Mulder 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | PWA Mulder 0, MJJ Critchley 0 |
Middlesex innings 116 (17.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDE Holden | b PWA Mulder | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.9 |
| AM Rossington | b S Snater | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JM De Caires | c S Snater b Zaman Akhter | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| BBA Geddes | c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JL du Plooy | c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.4 |
| RF Higgins | c PWA Mulder b S Snater | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 128.6 |
| LBK Hollman | c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| E Bosch | c PWA Mulder b NRM Thain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SHB Morgan | b CE Bennett | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| TG Helm | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| NB Cornwell | b CE Bennett | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.1 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 17.5 overs | 116 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AM Rossington, 0.5 ov), 32-2 (JM De Caires, 5.1 ov), 32-3 (BBA Geddes, 5.4 ov), 51-4 (MDE Holden, 8.4 ov), 68-5 (JL du Plooy, 12.1 ov), 72-6 (LBK Hollman, 12.6 ov), 87-7 (E Bosch, 14.1 ov), 94-8 (SHB Morgan, 15.1 ov), 104-9 (RF Higgins, 16.4 ov), 116-10 (NB Cornwell, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Snater | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Bennett | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.74 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NRM Thain | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | MDE Holden 1, AM Rossington 0 |
| 2 | 31 | 26 | MDE Holden 15, JM De Caires 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | MDE Holden 0, BBA Geddes 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 18 | MDE Holden 4, JL du Plooy 10 |
| 5 | 17 | 21 | JL du Plooy 4, RF Higgins 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | RF Higgins 0, LBK Hollman 4 |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | RF Higgins 14, E Bosch 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | RF Higgins 1, SHB Morgan 6 |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | RF Higgins 8, TG Helm 2 |
| 10 | 12 | 7 | TG Helm 0, NB Cornwell 11 |
Match details
- Toss
- Middlesex, chose to field
- Ground
- Merchant Taylors' School Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- JC Tredwell, Surendiran Shanmugam
- Match referee
- PM Such
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1512820