Vitality Blast Men 2026
Completed
Essex
142/8
(20.0 ov)
VS
Middlesex
143/6
(19.0 ov)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
T20 · 5 Jul 2026
County Ground, Chelmsford
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c JL du Plooy b N Sharma | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
b N Sharma | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
c TG Helm b SHB Morgan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c MWT Boyle b LBK Hollman | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
c JM De Caires b LBK Hollman | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 56 | 28 | 6 | 3 |
c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
st JB Cracknell b MWT Boyle | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Extras 6 (wd 4, nb 0, b 1, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N Sharma (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
SHB Morgan (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
Zafar Gohar (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
MWT Boyle (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c PI Walter b SR Harmer | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
c MW Jones b S Snater | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
c MW Jones b SJ Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
c JM Cox b MJJ Critchley | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
b SR Harmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c MW Jones b SJ Cook | 35 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
not out | 32 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 4 (wd 4, nb 0, b 0, lb 0)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S Snater (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
SJ Cook (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
MJJ Critchley (2wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
LBK Hollman · Middlesex | 137 |
SR Harmer · Essex | 118 |
JB Cracknell · Middlesex | 56 |
JL du Plooy · Middlesex | 54 |
SJ Cook · Essex | 50 |
N Sharma · Middlesex | 50 |
MWT Boyle · Middlesex | 48 |
MW Jones · Essex | 46 |
PI Walter · Essex | 34 |
MJJ Critchley · Essex | 30 |
JM De Caires · Middlesex | 26 |
S Snater · Essex | 25 |
SHB Morgan · Middlesex | 25 |
CWJ Allison · Essex | 15 |
LM Benkenstein · Essex | 12 |
JM Cox · Essex | 9 |
TG Helm · Middlesex | 8 |
MS Pepper · Essex | 6 |
Zaman Akhter · Essex | 4 |
MDE Holden · Middlesex | 3 |
Zafar Gohar · Middlesex | 3 |
BBA Geddes · Middlesex | 1 |
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
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