Essex won by 3 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex vs Kent finished Essex won by 3 runs. The match is part of the T20 Blast. It was played at County Ground, Chelmsford. Date: Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Kent won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex Innings 187/6 (20 ov). Top scorer: Charlie Allison 74 (47). Best bowling: Matt Milnes 3/23.
Kent Innings 184/9 (20 ov). Top scorer: Sam Billings 62 (38). Best bowling: Zaman Akhter 3/19.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter(LHB) | c Bell-Drummond b Milnes | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 131 |
| Michael Pepper(RHB) | c Benjamin b Milnes | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Jordan Cox(RHB) | c Milnes b Stewart | 40 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 129 |
| Charlie Allison(RHB) | c Lintott b Dudgeon | 74 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 157 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c Lintott b Klaassen | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | c Denly b Milnes | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 264 |
| Simon Harmer(RHB) | not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 8) | 10 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 187 | ||||
1-13 (Michael Pepper, 2.1 ov), 2-42 (Paul Walter, 5.4 ov), 3-100 (Jordan Cox, 13.2 ov), 4-115 (Luc Benkenstein, 14.6 ov), 5-164 (Wiaan Mulder, 18.3 ov), 6-187 (Charlie Allison, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 13.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Grant Stewart | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Milnes | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Lintott | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Denly(LB) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Finch(RHB) | c Akhter b Bennett | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond(RHB) | c Allison b Bennett | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Zak Crawley(RHB) | c Allison b Akhter | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| Sam Billings(RHB) | c Snater b Mulder | 62 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 163 |
| Joe Denly(RHB) | c Snater b Critchley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Chris Benjamin(RHB) | c Benkenstein b Snater | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123 |
| Grant Stewart(RHB) | c Harmer b Akhter | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| Keith Dudgeon(RHB) | run out (Harmer) | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 188 |
| Jake Lintott(RHB) | not out | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 189 |
| Matt Milnes(RHB) | c Mulder b Akhter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Frederick Klaassen(RHB) | not out | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 360 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 184 | ||||
1-6 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1.3 ov), 2-21 (Harry Finch, 3.2 ov), 3-58 (Zak Crawley, 7.3 ov), 4-61 (Joe Denly, 8.2 ov), 5-119 (Sam Billings, 13.5 ov), 6-121 (Chris Benjamin, 14.2 ov), 7-141 (Keith Dudgeon, 16.5 ov), 8-148 (Grant Stewart, 17.2 ov), 9-150 (Matt Milnes, 17.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Bennett | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley(LB) | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
