Essex v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 85, Vitality Blast, 2026
Vitality Blast Match 85: Essex v Middlesex, July 05, 2026
Essex
ESS
142/8 (20)
Middlesex
MID
143/6 (19)
Finished
MID won by 4 wickets
142/8 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 129.41 | |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 | |
| Jordan Cox(WK) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Charles Allison | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 | |
| Luc Benkenstein | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Matt Critchley | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Simon Harmer(C) | 56 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 200.00 | |
| Shane Snater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Mackenzie Jones | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 146.15 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 1, w 4, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 142/8 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naavya Sharma | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Tom Helm | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 16.50 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| Zafar Gohar | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Matt Boyle | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (MKS Pepper - 2.2 ov), 2-24 (J Cox - 3.5 ov), 3-29 (PI Walter - 4.6 ov), 4-52 (CW Allison - 8.6 ov), 5-55 (L Benkenstein - 10.2 ov), 6-60 (MJJ Critchley - 12.1 ov), 7-60 (S Snater - 12.3 ov), 8-69 (Z Akhter - 14.6 ov)
143/6 (19 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh De Caires | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 107.14 | |
| Matt Boyle | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 | |
| Max Holden | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Leus du Plooy(C) | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 158.33 | |
| Ben Geddes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK) | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 129.63 | |
| Luke Hollman | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 118.52 | |
| Zafar Gohar | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 143/6 (19) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
| Samuel Cook | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Matt Critchley | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (M Boyle - 2.2 ov), 2-20 (MDE Holden - 3.3 ov), 3-53 (J D caires - 6.6 ov), 4-58 (B Geddes - 8.3 ov), 5-74 (JLdu Plooy - 9.5 ov), 6-126 (JB Cracknell - 17.1 ov)
Date
2026-07-05 20:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Middlesex elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
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