Kent v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 24, Vitality Blast, 2026

Vitality Blast Match 24: Kent v Essex at Canterbury, May 29, 2026

Kent

KEN

129/9 (20)

Essex

ESS

130/1 (13.4)

Finished

ESS won by 9 wickets

Kent InningKEN Inning129/9 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Daniel Bell-Drummond	c MKS Pepper b PWA Mulder	13	14	1	0	92.86
c MKS Pepper b PWA Mulder
Tawanda Muyeye	c L Benkenstein b CE Bennett	1	2	0	0	50.00
c L Benkenstein b CE Bennett
Zak Crawley	c PWA Mulder b S Snater	7	5	1	0	140.00
c PWA Mulder b S Snater
Sam Billings(WK/C)	c CE Bennett b Z Akhter	8	7	1	0	114.29
c CE Bennett b Z Akhter
Joe Denly	b PWA Mulder	14	19	0	1	73.68
b PWA Mulder
Dian Forrester	c PI Walter b CE Bennett	34	34	3	1	100.00
c PI Walter b CE Bennett
Jake Lintott	c MKS Pepper b CE Bennett	18	18	2	0	100.00
c MKS Pepper b CE Bennett
Tom Stewart Rogers	c L Benkenstein b PWA Mulder	7	10	0	0	70.00
c L Benkenstein b PWA Mulder
Matt Milnes	Not out	15	7	3	0	214.29
Not out
Fred Klaassen	c PI Walter b S Snater	8	4	0	1	200.00
c PI Walter b S Snater
Matt Parkinson	Not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Not out
Extra	3 (b 1, w 1, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	129/9 (20)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Shane Snater	4	0	23	2	5.75
Charlie Edward Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
Zaman Akhter	3	0	18	1	6.00
Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.50
Simon Harmer	4	1	14	0	3.50
Matt Critchley	2	0	22	0	11.00

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (T Muyeye - 1.2 ov), 2-14 (Z Crawley - 2.1 ov), 3-27 (S Billings - 3.6 ov), 4-30 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 5.4 ov), 5-46 (JL Denly - 8.4 ov), 6-94 (J Lintott - 15.5 ov), 7-102 (D Forrester - 17.1 ov), 8-110 (TS Rogers - 18.3 ov), 9-127 (FJ Klaassen - 19.4 ov)

Essex InningESS Inning130/1 (13.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	Not out	42	30	6	1	140.00
Not out
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c S Billings b TS Rogers	64	40	6	3	160.00
c S Billings b TS Rogers
Charles Allison	Not out	18	12	4	0	150.00
Not out
Extra	6 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	130/1 (13.4)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Fred Klaassen	1.4	14	0	8.40
Matt Milnes	3	30	0	10.00
Tom Stewart Rogers	3	31	1	10.33
Dian Forrester	1	8	0	8.00
Matt Parkinson	2	25	0	12.50
Jake Lintott	3	22	0	7.33

Fall of wickets: 1-110 (MKS Pepper - 11.1 ov)

Date

2026-05-29 23:00 PM

Venue

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Toss

Essex elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee