MatchesMen's T20 leagueVitality Blast Men 2026

Essex v Middlesex

Group South · County Ground, Chelmsford · 5 Jul 2026

Middlesex won by 4 wickets

Essex innings142/820 overs
Middlesex innings143/619 overs

The worm

EssexMiddlesex
025507510012515005101520Essex: 1 wicket in over 3, 11/1Essex: 1 wicket in over 4, 24/2Essex: 1 wicket in over 5, 29/3Essex: 1 wicket in over 9, 52/4Essex: 1 wicket in over 11, 57/5Essex: 2 wickets in over 13, 61/7Essex: 1 wicket in over 15, 69/8Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 3, 20/1Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 4, 24/2Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 7, 53/3Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 9, 61/4Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 10, 74/5Middlesex: 1 wicket in over 18, 131/6

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

Runs per over

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

Essex innings 142/8 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PI Walterc JL du Plooy b N Sharma221740129.4
MS Pepperb N Sharma581062.5
JM Coxc TG Helm b SHB Morgan140025.0
CWJ Allisonc MWT Boyle b LBK Hollman13152086.7
LM Benkensteinc JM De Caires b LBK Hollman11131084.6
MJJ Critchleyc JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman5100050.0
SR Harmernot out562863200.0
S Snaterc JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman02000.0
Zaman Akhterst JB Cracknell b MWT Boyle4100040.0
MW Jonesnot out191311146.2
Extras6
Total8 wickets, 20 overs142

Did not bat: SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 9-1 (MS Pepper, 2.2 ov), 24-2 (JM Cox, 3.5 ov), 29-3 (PI Walter, 4.6 ov), 52-4 (CWJ Allison, 8.6 ov), 55-5 (LM Benkenstein, 10.2 ov), 60-6 (MJJ Critchley, 12.1 ov), 60-7 (S Snater, 12.3 ov), 69-8 (Zaman Akhter, 14.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
N Sharma403328.251210
TG Helm402807.00700
SHB Morgan2033116.50210
LBK Hollman402145.251200
Zafar Gohar401203.001310
MWT Boyle201316.50310
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1914PI Walter 4, MS Pepper 5
2159PI Walter 14, JM Cox 1
357PI Walter 4, CWJ Allison 0
42324CWJ Allison 13, LM Benkenstein 10
538LM Benkenstein 1, MJJ Critchley 2
6511MJJ Critchley 3, SR Harmer 2
702SR Harmer 0, S Snater 0
8915SR Harmer 4, Zaman Akhter 4
Unbroken7330SR Harmer 50, MW Jones 19

Middlesex innings 143/6 (19 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
JM De Cairesc PI Walter b SR Harmer151411107.1
MWT Boylec MW Jones b S Snater12911133.3
MDE Holdenc MW Jones b SJ Cook370042.9
JL du Plooyc JM Cox b MJJ Critchley382442158.3
BBA Geddesb SR Harmer120050.0
JB Cracknellc MW Jones b SJ Cook352750129.6
LBK Hollmannot out322731118.5
Zafar Goharnot out340075.0
Extras4
Total6 wickets, 19 overs143

Did not bat: TG Helm, N Sharma, SHB Morgan

Fall of wickets: 17-1 (MWT Boyle, 2.2 ov), 20-2 (MDE Holden, 3.3 ov), 53-3 (JM De Caires, 6.6 ov), 58-4 (BBA Geddes, 8.3 ov), 74-5 (JL du Plooy, 9.5 ov), 126-6 (JB Cracknell, 17.1 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Snater403919.75810
SJ Cook402426.001310
SR Harmer401523.751000
MJJ Critchley403418.501120
Zaman Akhter2020010.00300
MW Jones1011011.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11714JM De Caires 5, MWT Boyle 12
237JM De Caires 0, MDE Holden 3
33321JM De Caires 10, JL du Plooy 22
459JL du Plooy 3, BBA Geddes 1
5168JL du Plooy 13, JB Cracknell 3
65244JB Cracknell 32, LBK Hollman 19
Unbroken1711LBK Hollman 13, Zafar Gohar 3

Match details

Toss
Middlesex, chose to field
Ground
County Ground, England & Wales
Season
2026
Umpires
BJ Debenham, PK Baldwin
Match referee
Wayne Noon
Source
Cricsheet match 1512852