Essex vs Middlesex, Match 35, Vitality Blast
Completed
Vitality Blast, Completed
Essex
ESS
156/9 (20 ov)
Middlesex
MID
159/4 (17.3 ov)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
156/9 (20 ov)Commentary
End of over 20 (9 runs)
Simon Harmer 41 (28)
Samuel Cook 1 (1)
Essex 156/9
Tom Helm 4-0-32-4
Noah Cornwell 4-0-41-1
w
19 6
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, no run, c B Geddes b TG Helm,
6
19 5
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, Six,
2
19 4
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
1
19 3
Tom Helm to Samuel Cook, 1 run,
w
19 2
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, no run, c LBK Hollman b TG Helm,
0
19 1
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, no run,
End of over 19 (13 runs)
Simon Harmer 33 (25)
Shane Snater 8 (9)
Essex 147/7
Noah Cornwell 4-0-41-1
Tom Helm 3-0-23-2
4
18 6
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, Four,
2
18 5
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
6
18 4
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, Six,
1
18 3
Noah Cornwell to Shane Snater, 1 run,
0
18 2
Noah Cornwell to Shane Snater, no run,
0
18 1
Noah Cornwell to Shane Snater, no run,
End of over 18 (9 runs)
Shane Snater 7 (6)
Simon Harmer 21 (22)
Essex 134/7
Tom Helm 3-0-23-2
Noah Cornwell 3-0-28-1
1
17 6
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, 1 run,
0
17 5
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, no run,
1
17 4
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1
17 3
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, 1 run,
2wd
17 3
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 2 wide,
1wd
17 3
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 wide,
1wd
17 3
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 wide,
1
17 2
Tom Helm to Shane Snater, 1 run,
1
17 1
Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 17 (9 runs)
Shane Snater 4 (2)
Simon Harmer 19 (20)
Essex 125/7
Noah Cornwell 3-0-28-1
Zafar Gohar 4-0-31-1
0
16 6
Noah Cornwell to Shane Snater, no run,
4
16 5
Noah Cornwell to Shane Snater, Four,
w
16 4
Noah Cornwell to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c RF Higgins b N Cornwell,
1
16 3
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
4
16 2
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, Four,
0
16 1
Noah Cornwell to Simon Harmer, no run,
End of over 16 (3 runs)
Simon Harmer 14 (17)
Luc Benkenstein 26 (20)
Essex 116/6
Zafar Gohar 4-0-31-1
Josh Little 4-0-25-1
1
15 6
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
0
15 5
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
0
15 4
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
0
15 3
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
0
15 2
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
1wd
15 2
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 wide,
1
15 1
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
End of over 15 (7 runs)
Simon Harmer 13 (12)
Luc Benkenstein 25 (19)
Essex 113/6
Josh Little 4-0-25-1
Luke Hollman 4-0-27-2
0
14 6
Josh Little to Simon Harmer, no run,
1
14 5
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1
14 4
Josh Little to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1
14 3
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
14 2
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4
14 1
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
End of over 14 (12 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 19 (15)
Simon Harmer 12 (10)
Essex 106/6
Luke Hollman 4-0-27-2
Josh Little 3-0-18-1
1
13 6
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1wd
13 6
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 wide,
2
13 5
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 2 runs,
2
13 4
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 2 runs,
1
13 3
Luke Hollman to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
4
13 2
Luke Hollman to Simon Harmer, Four,
1
13 1
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
End of over 13 (3 runs)
Simon Harmer 7 (8)
Luc Benkenstein 13 (11)
Essex 94/6
Josh Little 3-0-18-1
Zafar Gohar 3-0-28-1
0
12 6
Josh Little to Simon Harmer, no run,
1
12 5
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
12 4
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
12 3
Josh Little to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
0
12 2
Josh Little to Simon Harmer, no run,
1
12 1
Josh Little to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Simon Harmer 6 (5)
Luc Benkenstein 11 (8)
Essex 91/6
Zafar Gohar 3-0-28-1
Luke Hollman 3-0-15-2
0
11 6
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
0
11 5
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,
4
11 4
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, Four,
1
11 3
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
11 2
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
11 1
Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 11 (7 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 10 (6)
Simon Harmer 1 (1)
Essex 85/6
Luke Hollman 3-0-15-2
Zafar Gohar 2-0-22-1
0
10 6
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
0
10 5
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
6
10 4
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, Six,
0
10 3
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
10 2
Luke Hollman to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
w
10 1
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run, c JB Little b LBK Hollman,
End of over 10 (4 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 4 (2)
Matt Critchley 1 (2)
Essex 78/5
Zafar Gohar 2-0-22-1
Luke Hollman 2-0-8-1
0
9 6
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4
9 5
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
w
9 4
Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run, st JLB Davies b ZG Gohar,
0
9 3
Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,
0
9 2
Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,
0
9 1
Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,
End of over 9 (3 runs)
Charles Allison 1 (2)
Matt Critchley 1 (2)
Essex 74/4
Luke Hollman 2-0-8-1
Josh Little 2-0-15-1
1
8 6
Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
8 5
Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, no run,
w
8 4
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, no run, st JLB Davies b LBK Hollman,
1
8 3
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0
8 2
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
8 1
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Dean Elgar 32 (22)
Paul Walter 7 (7)
Essex 71/3
Josh Little 2-0-15-1
Luke Hollman 1-0-5-0
w
7 6
Josh Little to Dean Elgar, no run, c JLB Davies b JB Little,
1
7 5
Josh Little to Paul Walter, 1 run,
2
7 4
Josh Little to Paul Walter, 2 runs,
0
7 3
Josh Little to Paul Walter, no run,
1
7 2
Josh Little to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
0
7 1
Josh Little to Dean Elgar, no run,
End of over 7 (5 runs)
Paul Walter 4 (4)
Dean Elgar 31 (19)
Essex 67/2
Luke Hollman 1-0-5-0
Tom Helm 2-0-14-2
0
6 6
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, no run,
1
6 5
Luke Hollman to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
6 4
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
6 3
Luke Hollman to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
6 2
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
6 1
Luke Hollman to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
End of over 6 (7 runs)
Paul Walter 2 (1)
Dean Elgar 28 (16)
Essex 62/2
Tom Helm 2-0-14-2
Zafar Gohar 1-0-18-0
2
5 6
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, 2 runs,
w
5 5
Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, c JLB Davies b TG Helm,
0
5 4
Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
w
5 3
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, no run, c JLdu Plooy b TG Helm,
1
5 2
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
4
5 1
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, Four,
End of over 5 (18 runs)
Adam Rossington 31 (16)
Dean Elgar 23 (14)
Essex 55/0
Zafar Gohar 1-0-18-0
Tom Helm 1-0-7-0
4
4 6
Zafar Gohar to Adam Rossington, Four,
6
4 5
Zafar Gohar to Adam Rossington, Six,
3
4 4
Zafar Gohar to Dean Elgar, 3 runs,
1
4 3
Zafar Gohar to Adam Rossington, 1 run,
4
4 2
Zafar Gohar to Adam Rossington, Four,
0
4 1
Zafar Gohar to Adam Rossington, no run,
End of over 4 (7 runs)
Adam Rossington 16 (11)
Dean Elgar 20 (13)
Essex 37/0
Tom Helm 1-0-7-0
Noah Cornwell 2-0-19-0
1
3 6
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, 1 run,
1
3 5
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
3 4
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, 1 run,
0
3 3
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, no run,
0
3 2
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, no run,
4
3 1
Tom Helm to Adam Rossington, Four,
End of over 3 (17 runs)
Dean Elgar 19 (12)
Adam Rossington 10 (6)
Essex 30/0
Noah Cornwell 2-0-19-0
Josh Little 1-0-11-0
4
2 6
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
4
2 5
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
4
2 4
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
1wd
2 4
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, 1 wide,
0
2 3
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
0
2 2
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
4
2 1
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
End of over 2 (11 runs)
Dean Elgar 3 (6)
Adam Rossington 10 (6)
Essex 13/0
Josh Little 1-0-11-0
Noah Cornwell 1-0-2-0
1
1 6
Josh Little to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
1 5
Josh Little to Adam Rossington, 1 run,
0
1 4
Josh Little to Adam Rossington, no run,
4
1 3
Josh Little to Adam Rossington, Four,
4
1 2
Josh Little to Adam Rossington, Four,
1
1 1
Josh Little to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
End of over 1 (2 runs)
Dean Elgar 1 (4)
Adam Rossington 1 (2)
Essex 2/0
Noah Cornwell 1-0-2-0
1
0 6
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
0
0 5
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
0
0 4
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
0
0 3
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
1
0 2
Noah Cornwell to Adam Rossington, 1 run,
0
0 1
Noah Cornwell to Adam Rossington, no run,
159/4 (17.3 ov)Commentary
4
17 3
Matt Critchley to Ben Geddes, Four,
1
17 2
Matt Critchley to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
6
17 1
Matt Critchley to Ryan Higgins, Six,
End of over 17 (19 runs)
Ben Geddes 30 (11)
Ryan Higgins 1 (2)
Middlesex 148/4
Paul Walter 3-0-34-2
Simon Harmer 3-1-21-1
6
16 6
Paul Walter to Ben Geddes, Six,
6
16 5
Paul Walter to Ben Geddes, Six,
6
16 4
Paul Walter to Ben Geddes, Six,
1
16 3
Paul Walter to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
0
16 2
Paul Walter to Ryan Higgins, no run,
w
16 1
Paul Walter to Jack Davies, no run, c MKS Pepper b PI Walter,
End of over 16 (12 runs)
Ben Geddes 12 (8)
Jack Davies 12 (11)
Middlesex 129/3
Simon Harmer 3-1-21-1
Luc Benkenstein 2-0-16-1
2
15 6
Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, 2 runs,
2
15 5
Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, 2 runs,
1
15 4
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, 1 run,
0
15 3
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
6
15 2
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, Six,
1
15 1
Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
End of over 15 (11 runs)
Ben Geddes 7 (5)
Jack Davies 5 (8)
Middlesex 117/3
Luc Benkenstein 2-0-16-1
Simon Harmer 2-1-9-1
1
14 6
Luc Benkenstein to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
4
14 5
Luc Benkenstein to Ben Geddes, Four,
1
14 4
Luc Benkenstein to Jack Davies, 1 run,
0
14 3
Luc Benkenstein to Jack Davies, no run,
4
14 2
Luc Benkenstein to Jack Davies, Four,
1
14 1
Luc Benkenstein to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
End of over 14 (0 runs)
Jack Davies 0 (5)
Ben Geddes 1 (2)
Middlesex 106/3
Simon Harmer 2-1-9-1
Paul Walter 2-0-15-1
0
13 6
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
0
13 5
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
0
13 4
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
0
13 3
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
0
13 2
Simon Harmer to Jack Davies, no run,
w
13 1
Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, no run, b SR Harmer,
End of over 13 (9 runs)
Leus du Plooy 1 (1)
Ben Geddes 1 (2)
Middlesex 106/2
Paul Walter 2-0-15-1
Luc Benkenstein 1-0-5-1
1
12 6
Paul Walter to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
w
12 5
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, no run, c L Benkenstein b PI Walter,
6
12 4
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, Six,
1
12 3
Paul Walter to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
1
12 2
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
12 1
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
End of over 12 (5 runs)
Ben Geddes 0 (1)
Stephen Eskinazi 65 (43)
Middlesex 97/1
Luc Benkenstein 1-0-5-1
Mohammad Amir 3-0-27-0
0
11 6
Luc Benkenstein to Ben Geddes, no run,
w
11 5
Luc Benkenstein to Kane Williamson, no run, c M Amir b L Benkenstein,
1
11 4
Luc Benkenstein to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
11 3
Luc Benkenstein to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
11 2
Luc Benkenstein to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
2
11 1
Luc Benkenstein to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
End of over 11 (10 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 61 (40)
Kane Williamson 30 (26)
Middlesex 92/0
Mohammad Amir 3-0-27-0
Matt Critchley 2-0-14-0
1
10 6
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
10 5
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
6
10 4
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, Six,
1
10 3
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
10 2
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
10 1
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 10 (10 runs)
Kane Williamson 28 (24)
Stephen Eskinazi 53 (36)
Middlesex 82/0
Matt Critchley 2-0-14-0
Paul Walter 1-0-6-0
1
9 6
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
9 5
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
4
9 4
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
2
9 3
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
1
9 2
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
9 1
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 9 (6 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 45 (32)
Kane Williamson 26 (22)
Middlesex 72/0
Paul Walter 1-0-6-0
Matt Critchley 1-0-4-0
1
8 6
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
8 5
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
2
8 4
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
1
8 3
Paul Walter to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
8 2
Paul Walter to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
8 1
Paul Walter to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
Kane Williamson 24 (20)
Stephen Eskinazi 41 (28)
Middlesex 66/0
Matt Critchley 1-0-4-0
Mohammad Amir 2-0-17-0
1
7 6
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
7 5
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
7 4
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
7 3
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
7 2
Matt Critchley to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
7 1
Matt Critchley to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 7 (7 runs)
Kane Williamson 22 (16)
Stephen Eskinazi 39 (26)
Middlesex 62/0
Mohammad Amir 2-0-17-0
Samuel Cook 2-0-16-0
4
6 6
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, Four,
0
6 5
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
6 4
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
6 3
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
6 2
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
6 1
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 6 (11 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 37 (23)
Kane Williamson 17 (13)
Middlesex 55/0
Samuel Cook 2-0-16-0
Shane Snater 2-0-20-0
1
5 6
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
5 5
Samuel Cook to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
5 4
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
5 3
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
4
5 2
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4
5 1
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
End of over 5 (12 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 27 (18)
Kane Williamson 16 (12)
Middlesex 44/0
Shane Snater 2-0-20-0
Samuel Cook 1-0-5-0
1
4 6
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
4 5
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
4 4
Shane Snater to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
4
4 3
Shane Snater to Kane Williamson, Four,
0
4 2
Shane Snater to Kane Williamson, no run,
6
4 1
Shane Snater to Kane Williamson, Six,
End of over 4 (5 runs)
Kane Williamson 5 (8)
Stephen Eskinazi 26 (16)
Middlesex 32/0
Samuel Cook 1-0-5-0
Mohammad Amir 1-0-10-0
1
3 6
Samuel Cook to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
3 5
Samuel Cook to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
3 4
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1wd
3 4
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 wide,
1
3 3
Samuel Cook to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
3 2
Samuel Cook to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
3 1
Samuel Cook to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 24 (14)
Kane Williamson 3 (4)
Middlesex 27/0
Mohammad Amir 1-0-10-0
Simon Harmer 1-0-9-0
1
2 6
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
4
2 5
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
0
2 4
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
4
2 3
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
0
2 2
Mohammad Amir to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
2 1
Mohammad Amir to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 15 (9)
Kane Williamson 2 (3)
Middlesex 17/0
Simon Harmer 1-0-9-0
Shane Snater 1-0-8-0
4
1 6
Simon Harmer to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4
1 5
Simon Harmer to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
0
1 4
Simon Harmer to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
0
1 3
Simon Harmer to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
1 2
Simon Harmer to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
1 1
Simon Harmer to Kane Williamson, no run,
End of over 1 (8 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 7 (5)
Kane Williamson 1 (1)
Middlesex 8/0
Shane Snater 1-0-8-0
2
0 6
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
0
0 5
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
0
0 4
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
4
0 3
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
1
0 2
Shane Snater to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
0 1
Shane Snater to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
Date
2025-06-08 13:00:00
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford,
Toss
Middlesex elected to bowl
Umpires
- Hassan Adnan (England)
Neil Bainton (England)
Match Referee
- Helen Pack (England)