Essex v Kent, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 55, Vitality Blast, 2026
Vitality Blast Match 55: Essex v Kent, 09-10th June

Essex
ESS
187/6 (20)

Kent
KEN
184/9 (20)
Finished
ESS won by 3 runs
Essex InningESS Inning187/6 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | c DJ Bell-Drummond b M Milnes | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.77 |
c DJ Bell-Drummond b M Milnes | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c C Benjamin b M Milnes | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
c C Benjamin b M Milnes | ||||||
| Jordan Cox(WK) | c M Milnes b G Stewart | 40 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 129.03 |
c M Milnes b G Stewart | ||||||
| Charles Allison | c J Lintott b KJ Dudgeon | 74 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 157.45 |
c J Lintott b KJ Dudgeon | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c J Lintott b FJ Klaassen | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
c J Lintott b FJ Klaassen | ||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | c JL Denly b M Milnes | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 263.64 |
c JL Denly b M Milnes | ||||||
| Simon Harmer(C) | Not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 8, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 187/6 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Grant Stewart | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Matt Milnes | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
| Fred Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Jake Lintott | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Joe Denly | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (MKS Pepper - 2.1 ov), 2-42 (PI Walter - 5.4 ov), 3-100 (J Cox - 13.2 ov), 4-115 (L Benkenstein - 14.6 ov), 5-164 (PWA Mulder - 18.3 ov), 6-187 (CW Allison - 19.6 ov)
Kent InningKEN Inning184/9 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Finch | c Z Akhter b CE Bennett | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144.44 |
c Z Akhter b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c CW Allison b CE Bennett | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c CW Allison b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Zak Crawley | c CW Allison b Z Akhter | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 |
c CW Allison b Z Akhter | ||||||
| Sam Billings(WK/C) | c S Snater b PWA Mulder | 62 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 163.15 |
c S Snater b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Joe Denly | c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Chris Benjamin | c L Benkenstein b S Snater | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.08 |
c L Benkenstein b S Snater | ||||||
| Grant Stewart | c SR Harmer b Z Akhter | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
c SR Harmer b Z Akhter | ||||||
| Keith Dudgeon | runout (SR Harmer) | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 187.50 |
runout (SR Harmer) | ||||||
| Jake Lintott | Not out | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 188.89 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matt Milnes | c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter | ||||||
| Fred Klaassen | Not out | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 360.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 184/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Matt Critchley | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 1.3 ov), 2-21 (HZ Finch - 3.2 ov), 3-58 (Z Crawley - 7.3 ov), 4-61 (JL Denly - 8.2 ov), 5-119 (S Billings - 13.5 ov), 6-121 (C Benjamin - 14.2 ov), 7-141 (KJ Dudgeon - 16.5 ov), 8-148 (G Stewart - 17.2 ov), 9-150 (M Milnes - 17.6 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2026-06-09 23:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Kent elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
Match Referee


