Essex won by 60 runs
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bowl
Middlesex vs Essex finished Essex won by 60 runs. The match is part of the T20 Blast. It was played at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood. Date: Sunday, 7 June 2026. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex Innings 176/5 (20 ov). Top scorer: Luc Benkenstein 67 (56). Best bowling: Sebastian Morgan 2/34.
Middlesex Innings 116/10 (17.5 ov). Top scorer: Ryan Higgins 36 (28). Best bowling: Noah Thain 3/11.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter(LHB) | c Bosch b Cornwell | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Michael Pepper(RHB) | c Caires b Bosch | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 127 |
| Charlie Allison(RHB) | b Morgan | 61 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 165 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c Helm b Helm | 67 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 120 |
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 143 |
| Matthew Critchley(RHB) | c Morgan b Morgan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 12, nb 1) | 17 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 176 | ||||
1-14 (Paul Walter, 1.6 ov), 2-26 (Michael Pepper, 2.6 ov), 3-159 (Luc Benkenstein, 18.1 ov), 4-176 (Charlie Allison, 19.3 ov), 5-176 (Matthew Critchley, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Cornwell | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Eathan Bosch | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 | 5 | 0 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Hollman(LB) | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden(LHB) | b Mulder | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| Adam Rossington(RHB) | b Snater | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh de Caires(RHB) | c Snater b Akhter | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Ben Geddes(RHB) | c Pepper b Akhter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leus du Plooy(LHB) | c Akhter b Thain | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| Ryan Higgins(RHB) | c Mulder b Snater | 36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 129 |
| Luke Hollman(LHB) | c Akhter b Thain | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Eathan Bosch(RHB) | c Mulder b Thain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Morgan(RHB) | b Bennett | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Tom Helm(RHB) | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Noah Cornwell(LHB) | b Bennett | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 4, w 3) | 11 | ||||
| Total | (17.5 ov) | 116 | ||||
1-1 (Adam Rossington, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (Josh de Caires, 5.1 ov), 3-32 (Ben Geddes, 5.4 ov), 4-51 (Max Holden, 8.4 ov), 5-68 (Leus du Plooy, 12.1 ov), 6-72 (Luke Hollman, 12.6 ov), 7-87 (Eathan Bosch, 14.1 ov), 8-94 (Sebastian Morgan, 15.1 ov), 9-104 (Ryan Higgins, 16.4 ov), 10-116 (Noah Cornwell, 17.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bennett | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.74 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | 2 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
