Essex v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 35, Vitality Blast, 2025
Vitality Blast Match 35: Essex v Middlesex, June 08, 2025

Essex
ESS
156/9 (20)

Middlesex
MID
159/4 (17.3)
Finished
MID won by 6 wickets
Essex InningESS Inning156/9 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Rossington(WK) | c JLdu Plooy b TG Helm | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 182.35 |
c JLdu Plooy b TG Helm | ||||||
| Dean Elgar | c JLB Davies b JB Little | 32 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 145.45 |
c JLB Davies b JB Little | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c JLB Davies b TG Helm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c JLB Davies b TG Helm | ||||||
| Paul Walter | st JLB Davies b LBK Hollman | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
st JLB Davies b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | c JB Little b LBK Hollman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c JB Little b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Charles Allison | st JLB Davies b ZG Gohar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
st JLB Davies b ZG Gohar | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c RF Higgins b N Cornwell | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 123.81 |
c RF Higgins b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Simon Harmer(C) | c B Geddes b TG Helm | 41 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 146.43 |
c B Geddes b TG Helm | ||||||
| Shane Snater | c LBK Hollman b TG Helm | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
c LBK Hollman b TG Helm | ||||||
| Samuel Cook | Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 7, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 156/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cornwell | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Josh Little | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Tom Helm | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| Zafar Gohar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (AM Rossington - 5.3 ov), 2-60 (MKS Pepper - 5.5 ov), 3-71 (D Elgar - 7.6 ov), 4-73 (PI Walter - 8.4 ov), 5-74 (CW Allison - 9.4 ov), 6-78 (MJJ Critchley - 10.1 ov), 7-121 (L Benkenstein - 16.4 ov), 8-147 (S Snater - 19.2 ov), 9-156 (SR Harmer - 19.6 ov)
Middlesex InningMID Inning159/4 (17.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Eskinazi(C) | c L Benkenstein b PI Walter | 72 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 153.19 |
c L Benkenstein b PI Walter | ||||||
| Kane Williamson | c M Amir b L Benkenstein | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 110.71 |
c M Amir b L Benkenstein | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | Not out | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 283.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy | b SR Harmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Jack Davies(WK) | c MKS Pepper b PI Walter | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
c MKS Pepper b PI Walter | ||||||
| Ryan Higgins | Not out | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 159/4 (17.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Mohammad Amir | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Samuel Cook | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Matt Critchley | 2.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 11.33 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-97 (K Williamson - 11.5 ov), 2-105 (S Eskinazi - 12.5 ov), 3-106 (JLdu Plooy - 13.1 ov), 4-129 (JLB Davies - 16.1 ov)
Date
2025-06-08 18:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Middlesex elected to bowl
Umpires
- Hassan Adnan
- Neil Bainton
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Helen Pack
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