Essex v The Blaze
match 31 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 28 Jun 2026
The Blaze won by 9 wickets
Essex innings136/920 overs
The Blaze innings137/115.5 overs
The worm
EssexThe Blaze
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Essexwicket
The Blazewicket
Essex innings 136/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Gillgrass | c E Jones b CR Knott | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.9 |
| AJ Macleod | c E Claridge b M Andrews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| A Bosch | lbw b GA Elwiss | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 131.3 |
| J Gardner | c M Kelly b LF Higham | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| L Heap | c J Groves b LF Higham | 46 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 148.4 |
| AIE Bishop | c E Jones b LF Higham | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 76.9 |
| A Dowse | c E Jones b GA Elwiss | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 |
| S Munro | run out (CR Knott) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.6 |
| E Gray | c E Claridge b CR Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| KL Coppack | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| EI MacGregor | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 10 | |||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 20 overs | 136 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (AJ Macleod, 0.6 ov), 15-2 (B Gillgrass, 2.1 ov), 20-3 (J Gardner, 3.3 ov), 55-4 (A Bosch, 8.1 ov), 97-5 (L Heap, 13.4 ov), 118-6 (AIE Bishop, 17.2 ov), 122-7 (A Dowse, 18.2 ov), 133-8 (E Gray, 19.3 ov), 133-9 (S Munro, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Andrews | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| GA Elwiss | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| CR Knott | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| LF Higham | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jones | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| J Groves | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | B Gillgrass 4, AJ Macleod 1 |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | B Gillgrass 4, A Bosch 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | A Bosch 0, J Gardner 5 |
| 4 | 35 | 28 | A Bosch 16, L Heap 18 |
| 5 | 42 | 33 | L Heap 28, AIE Bishop 12 |
| 6 | 21 | 22 | AIE Bishop 8, A Dowse 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | A Dowse 1, S Munro 3 |
| 8 | 11 | 7 | S Munro 6, E Gray 5 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | S Munro 0, KL Coppack 0 |
| Unbroken | 3 | 2 | KL Coppack 1, EI MacGregor 2 |
The Blaze innings 137/1 (15.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kelly | not out | 55 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 125.0 |
| TT Beaumont | b EI MacGregor | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 123.5 |
| CR Knott | not out | 54 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 154.3 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | 1 wicket, 15.5 overs | 137 | ||||
Did not bat: J Groves, M Andrews, GA Elwiss, ML Kirk, E Jones, PV Thanawala, E Claridge, LF Higham
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (TT Beaumont, 5.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Munro | 2.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.53 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| KL Coppack | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| E Gray | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| EI MacGregor | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| B Gillgrass | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A Bosch | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J Gardner | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 31 | M Kelly 15, TT Beaumont 21 |
| Unbroken | 95 | 64 | M Kelly 40, CR Knott 54 |
Match details
- Toss
- The Blaze, chose to field
- Ground
- County Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- BJ Debenham, Naeem Ashraf
- Match referee
- H Pack
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1512920