Somerset v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 89, Vitality Blast, 2025
Vitality Blast Match 89: Somerset v Essex at Taunton, July 08, 2025

Somerset
SOM
225/6 (20)

Essex
ESS
130/10 (14.1)
Finished
SOM won by 95 runs
Somerset InningSOM Inning225/6 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton(WK) | c L Benkenstein b M Amir | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 115.38 |
c L Benkenstein b M Amir | ||||||
| Will Smeed | c CW Allison b L Benkenstein | 32 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 160.00 |
c CW Allison b L Benkenstein | ||||||
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 90 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 230.77 |
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Tom Abell | c PI Walter b MJJ Critchley | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
c PI Walter b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Sean Dickson | Not out | 28 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 164.71 |
Not out | ||||||
| Lewis Gregory(C) | c NRM Thain b M Amir | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 257.14 |
c NRM Thain b M Amir | ||||||
| Ben Green | c NRM Thain b M Amir | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
c NRM Thain b M Amir | ||||||
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 9, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 225/6 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 13.67 |
| Noah Thain | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
| Matt Critchley | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
Essex InningESS Inning130/10 (14.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | b RP Meredith | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130.00 |
b RP Meredith | ||||||
| Paul Walter | c L Gregory b M Henry | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 200.00 |
c L Gregory b M Henry | ||||||
| Jordan Cox(WK) | c BGF Green b M Henry | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c BGF Green b M Henry | ||||||
| Charles Allison | c TB Abell b RP Meredith | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
c TB Abell b RP Meredith | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | runout (TB Abell) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
runout (TB Abell) | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c W Smeed b M Henry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c W Smeed b M Henry | ||||||
| Robin Das | c SR Dickson b L Goldsworthy | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 170.00 |
c SR Dickson b L Goldsworthy | ||||||
| Noah Thain | c M Henry b C Overton | 38 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 223.53 |
c M Henry b C Overton | ||||||
| Simon Harmer(C) | c W Smeed b C Overton | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
c W Smeed b C Overton | ||||||
| Mohammad Amir | c TK Cadmore b M Henry | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
c TK Cadmore b M Henry | ||||||
| Charlie Edward Bennett | Not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 130/10 (14.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 3.1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 10.11 |
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| Riley Meredith | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Lewis Gregory | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Ben Green | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (MKS Pepper - 2.4 ov), 2-33 (J Cox - 3.2 ov), 3-44 (CW Allison - 4.6 ov), 4-48 (PI Walter - 5.2 ov), 5-48 (L Benkenstein - 5.4 ov), 6-64 (MJJ Critchley - 7.3 ov), 7-81 (RJ Das - 9.1 ov), 8-117 (NRM Thain - 12.1 ov), 9-130 (M Amir - 13.6 ov), 10-130 (SR Harmer - 14.1 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2025-07-08 23:00 PM
Venue
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton
Toss
Essex elected to bowl
Umpires
- Mike Burns
- Jack Shantry
Tv Umpires
- Paul Baldwin
Match Referee
- Wayne Noon
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