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
Essex InningESS Inning142/8 (20 ov)
Middlesex InningMID Inning143/6 (19 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,
1
0.2
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,
1
0.3
Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, 1 run,
4
0.4
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Four,
0
0.5
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,
0
0.6
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Josh De Caires 5 (5)
Matt Boyle 1 (1)
Middlesex 6/0
Shane Snater 1-0-6-0
0
1.1
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,
0
1.2
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,
4
1.3
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, Four,
0
1.4
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,
0
1.5
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,
1
1.6
Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, 1 run,
End of over 2 (5 runs)
Matt Boyle 6 (7)
Josh De Caires 5 (5)
Middlesex 11/0
Samuel Cook 1-0-5-0
Shane Snater 1-0-6-0
6
2.1
Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, Six,
w
2.2
Matt Boyle c M Jones b S Snater 12 (9) Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, no run, c M Jones b S Snater,
0
2.3
Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,
2
2.4
Shane Snater to Max Holden, 2 runs,
0
2.5
Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,
1
2.6
Shane Snater to Max Holden, 1 run,
End of over 3 (9 runs)
Max Holden 3 (4)
Josh De Caires 5 (5)
Middlesex 20/1
Shane Snater 2-0-15-1
Samuel Cook 1-0-5-0
0
3.1
Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,
0
3.2
Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,
w
3.3
Max Holden c M Jones b S Cook 3 (7) Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,
0
3.4
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,
4
3.5
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,
0
3.6
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,
End of over 4 (4 runs)
Leus du Plooy 4 (3)
Josh De Caires 5 (5)
Middlesex 24/2
Samuel Cook 2-0-9-1
Shane Snater 2-0-15-1
1wd
4.1
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 wide,
1
4.1
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,
4
4.2
Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, Four,
1
4.3
Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
6
4.4
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Six,
0
4.5
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,
0
4.6
Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,
End of over 5 (13 runs)
Josh De Caires 12 (9)
Leus du Plooy 9 (5)
Middlesex 37/2
Shane Snater 3-0-28-1
Samuel Cook 2-0-9-1
0
5.1
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,
4
5.2
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,
4
5.3
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,
1
5.4
Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
0
5.5
Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, no run,
1
5.6
Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, 1 run,
End of over 6 (10 runs)
Josh De Caires 13 (11)
Leus du Plooy 18 (9)
Middlesex 47/2
Samuel Cook 3-0-19-1
Shane Snater 3-0-28-1
1
6.1
Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,
2
6.2
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs,
1
6.3
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1
6.4
Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,
1
6.5
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
w
6.6
Josh De Caires c PI Walter b SR Harmer 15 (14) Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, no run, c PI Walter b SR Harmer,
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Josh De Caires 15 (14)
Leus du Plooy 22 (12)
Middlesex 53/3
Simon Harmer 1-0-6-1
Samuel Cook 3-0-19-1
1wd
7.1
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 wide,
0
7.1
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,
0
7.2
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,
1
7.3
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1
7.4
Matt Critchley to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
0
7.5
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,
1
7.6
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Leus du Plooy 24 (17)
Ben Geddes 1 (1)
Middlesex 57/3
Matt Critchley 1-0-4-0
Simon Harmer 1-0-6-1
0
8.1
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, no run,
1
8.2
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
w
8.3
Ben Geddes b SR Harmer 1 (2) Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, no run, b SR Harmer,
1
8.4
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
1
8.5
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1
8.6
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
End of over 9 (4 runs)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 2 (2)
Leus du Plooy 26 (20)
Middlesex 61/4
Simon Harmer 2-0-10-2
Matt Critchley 1-0-4-0
1
9.1
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
9.2
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,
6
9.3
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,
6
9.4
Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,
w
9.5
Leus du Plooy c J Cox b MJJ Critchley 38 (24) Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run, c J Cox b MJJ Critchley,
0
9.6
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,
End of over 10 (13 runs)
Luke Hollman 0 (1)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 3 (3)
Middlesex 74/5
Matt Critchley 2-0-17-1
Simon Harmer 2-0-10-2
1
10.1
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
1
10.2
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
1
10.3
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
10.4
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,
0
10.5
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,
1
10.6
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
End of over 11 (4 runs)
Luke Hollman 2 (5)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 5 (5)
Middlesex 78/5
Simon Harmer 3-0-14-2
Matt Critchley 2-0-17-1
4
11.1
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,
4
11.2
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,
1
11.3
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
0
11.4
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
0
11.5
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
1
11.6
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
End of over 12 (10 runs)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 6 (8)
Luke Hollman 11 (8)
Middlesex 88/5
Matt Critchley 3-0-27-1
Simon Harmer 3-0-14-2
0
12.1
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
0
12.2
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
0
12.3
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
1
12.4
Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
12.5
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,
0
12.6
Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,
End of over 13 (1 runs)
Luke Hollman 11 (10)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 7 (12)
Middlesex 89/5
Simon Harmer 4-0-15-2
Matt Critchley 3-0-27-1
1
13.1
Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
13.2
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,
1
13.3
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
4
13.4
Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,
1
13.5
Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
1
13.6
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
End of over 14 (8 runs)
Luke Hollman 13 (13)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 13 (15)
Middlesex 97/5
Zaman Akhter 1-0-8-0
Simon Harmer 4-0-15-2
1wd
14.1
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 wide,
1
14.1
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
0
14.2
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
4
14.3
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,
1
14.4
Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
14.5
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,
0
14.6
Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,
End of over 15 (7 runs)
Luke Hollman 14 (16)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 18 (18)
Middlesex 104/5
Matt Critchley 4-0-34-1
Zaman Akhter 1-0-8-0
4
15.1
Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,
1
15.2
Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
1
15.3
Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
4
15.4
Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,
1
15.5
Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
0
15.6
Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, no run,
End of over 16 (11 runs)
Luke Hollman 15 (18)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 28 (22)
Middlesex 115/5
Mackenzie Jones 1-0-11-0
Matt Critchley 4-0-34-1
4
16.1
Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,
1
16.2
Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
3
16.3
Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 3 runs,
1
16.4
Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
1
16.5
Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
1
16.6
Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
End of over 17 (11 runs)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 35 (26)
Luke Hollman 19 (20)
Middlesex 126/5
Shane Snater 4-0-39-1
Mackenzie Jones 1-0-11-0
w
17.1
Joe Benjamin Cracknell c M Jones b S Cook 35 (27) Samuel Cook to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,
1wd
17.2
Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 wide,
0
17.2
Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, no run,
1
17.3
Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,
1
17.4
Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
1
17.5
Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,
1
17.6
Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
End of over 18 (5 runs)
Luke Hollman 21 (22)
Zafar Gohar 2 (3)
Middlesex 131/6
Samuel Cook 4-0-24-2
Shane Snater 4-0-39-1
0
18.1
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,
4
18.2
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Four,
0
18.3
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,
1
18.4
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
1
18.5
Zaman Akhter to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,
6
18.6
Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Six,
End of over 19 (12 runs)
Luke Hollman 32 (27)
Zafar Gohar 3 (4)
Middlesex 143/6
Zaman Akhter 2-0-20-0
Samuel Cook 4-0-24-2



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