Middlesex v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 51, Vitality Blast, 2026
Vitality Blast Match 51: Middlesex v Essex at Northwood, June 07, 2026

Middlesex
MID
116/10 (17.5)

Essex
ESS
176/5 (20)
Finished
ESS won by 60 runs
Essex InningESS Inning176/5 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | c E Bosch b N Cornwell | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
c E Bosch b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | c J D caires b E Bosch | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 127.27 |
c J D caires b E Bosch | ||||||
| Charles Allison | b SB Morgan | 61 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 164.86 |
b SB Morgan | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c & b TG Helm | 67 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 119.64 |
c & b TG Helm | ||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | Not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | c & b SB Morgan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c & b SB Morgan | ||||||
| Extra | 17 (b 4, w 12, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 176/5 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Noah Cornwell | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Eathan Bosch | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Ryan Higgins | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (PI Walter - 1.6 ov), 2-26 (MKS Pepper - 2.6 ov), 3-159 (L Benkenstein - 18.1 ov), 4-176 (CW Allison - 19.3 ov), 5-176 (MJJ Critchley - 19.6 ov)
Middlesex InningMID Inning116/10 (17.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden | b PWA Mulder | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
b PWA Mulder | ||||||
| Adam Rossington(WK) | b S Snater | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| Josh De Caires | c S Snater b Z Akhter | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
c S Snater b Z Akhter | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy(C) | c Z Akhter b NRM Thain | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.35 |
c Z Akhter b NRM Thain | ||||||
| Ryan Higgins | c PWA Mulder b S Snater | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 128.57 |
c PWA Mulder b S Snater | ||||||
| Luke Hollman | c Z Akhter b NRM Thain | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
c Z Akhter b NRM Thain | ||||||
| Eathan Bosch | c PWA Mulder b NRM Thain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c PWA Mulder b NRM Thain | ||||||
| Sebastian Morgan | b CE Bennett | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Tom Helm | Not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Not out | ||||||
| Noah Cornwell | b CE Bennett | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 |
b CE Bennett | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 4, w 3, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 116/10 (17.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.74 |
| Zaman Akhter | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 |
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AM Rossington - 0.5 ov), 2-32 (J D caires - 5.1 ov), 3-32 (B Geddes - 5.4 ov), 4-51 (MDE Holden - 8.4 ov), 5-68 (JLdu Plooy - 12.1 ov), 6-72 (LBK Hollman - 12.6 ov), 7-87 (E Bosch - 14.1 ov), 8-94 (SB Morgan - 15.1 ov), 9-104 (RF Higgins - 16.4 ov), 10-116 (N Cornwell - 17.5 ov)
Date
2026-06-07 20:00 PM
Venue
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Toss
Middlesex elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
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