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)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 129.41 |
c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | b N Sharma | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
b N Sharma | ||||||
| Jordan Cox(WK) | c TG Helm b SB Morgan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c TG Helm b SB Morgan | ||||||
| Charles Allison | c M Boyle b LBK Hollman | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 |
c M Boyle b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Luc Benkenstein | c J D caires b LBK Hollman | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 |
c J D caires b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Simon Harmer(C) | Not out | 56 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Shane Snater | c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | ||||||
| Zaman Akhter | st JB Cracknell b M Boyle | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
st JB Cracknell b M Boyle | ||||||
| Mackenzie Jones | Not out | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 146.15 |
Not out | ||||||
| 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)
Middlesex InningMID Inning143/6 (19 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh De Caires | c PI Walter b SR Harmer | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 107.14 |
c PI Walter b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Matt Boyle | c M Jones b S Snater | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
c M Jones b S Snater | ||||||
| Max Holden | c M Jones b S Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
c M Jones b S Cook | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy(C) | c J Cox b MJJ Critchley | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 158.33 |
c J Cox b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | b SR Harmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK) | c M Jones b S Cook | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 129.63 |
c M Jones b S Cook | ||||||
| Luke Hollman | Not out | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 118.52 |
Not out | ||||||
| Zafar Gohar | Not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| 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
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