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Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
Kent vs Essex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 29 May 2026
Kent batting
1st innings, run rate 6.45
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TM  Tawanda Muyeyec Luc Benkenstein b Charlie Bennett |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Daniel Bell-Drummondc Michael Pepper b Wiaan Mulder |
13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 92.9 |
 Zak Crawleyc Wiaan Mulder b Shane Snater |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
 Sam Billings (c) (wk)c Charlie Bennett b Zaman Akhter |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 |
 Joe Denlyb Wiaan Mulder |
14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 73.7 |
| DF Dian Forresterc Paul Walter b Charlie Bennett |
34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| JL Jake Lintottc Michael Pepper b Charlie Bennett |
18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Thomas Stewart Rogersc Luc Benkenstein b Wiaan Mulder |
7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
 Matt Milnesnot out |
15* | 7 | 3 | 0 | 214.3 |
 Frederick Klaassenc Paul Walter b Shane Snater |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 |
 Matt Parkinsonnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 3 (b 1, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 129/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-7 Tawanda Muyeye 1.2 ov, 2-14 Zak Crawley 2.1 ov, 3-27 Sam Billings 3.6 ov, 4-30 Daniel Bell-Drummond 5.4 ov, 5-46 Joe Denly 8.4 ov, 6-94 Jake Lintott 15.5 ov, 7-102 Dian Forrester 17.1 ov, 8-110 Thomas Stewart Rogers 18.3 ov, 9-127 Frederick Klaassen 19.4 ov
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shane Snater |
4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| CB Charlie Bennett |
3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter1 nb |
3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 |
 Wiaan Mulder |
4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
 Simon Harmer |
4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 |
 Matthew Critchley1 wd |
2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.51
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Walternot out |
42* | 30 | 6 | 1 | 140.0 |
 Michael Pepper (wk)c Sam Billings b Thomas Stewart Rogers |
64 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 160.0 |
| CA Charlie Allisonnot out |
18* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 6 (w 6) | ||||
| Total | 130/1 (13.4 ov) | ||||
1-110 Michael Pepper 11.1 ov
Did not batCharlie Bennett, Luc Benkenstein, Matthew Critchley, Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer, Wiaan Mulder, Zaman Akhter
Kent bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Klaassen |
1.4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8.40 |
| Matt Milnes3 wd |
3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Thomas Stewart Rogers2 wd |
3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| DF Dian Forrester |
1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Matt Parkinson |
2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
| JL Jake Lintott1 wd |
3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Fri 29 May, 18:30 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Kent vs Essex Questions
When is Kent vs Essex?
Kent vs Essex starts at 18:30 UK time (23:00 in India) on Friday 29 May 2026, at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, part of T20 Blast 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Kent vs Essex head to head?
Kent lead the Kent vs Essex head to head at 12-10 from 22 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 9 June 2026 at County Ground, was won by Essex.
What is Kent's recent form?
Kent have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L W; most recently they lost to Middlesex on 12 Jul, 157/7 to 172/6.
What is Essex's recent form?
Essex have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Hampshire on 15 Jul, 136/9 to 211/3.
What is a good score at St Lawrence Ground?
A good first-innings score at St Lawrence Ground is around 171, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 33% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.