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Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Essex vs Derbyshire Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 31 May 2026
Derbyshire batting
1st innings, run rate 8.65
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Aneurin Donald (c) (wk)c Michael Pepper b Shane Snater |
20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 166.7 |
 Martin Anderssonb Zaman Akhter |
12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.0 |
 Caleb Jewellc Shane Snater b Wiaan Mulder |
14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Wayne Madsenb Zaman Akhter |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| MM Matthew Montgomeryc Shane Snater b Simon Harmer |
50 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 166.7 |
 Ross Whiteleyst Michael Pepper b Simon Harmer |
12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150.0 |
| AB Amrit Basrac Paul Walter b Charlie Bennett |
7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| NP Nick Pottsc Charlie Bennett b Wiaan Mulder |
35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 159.1 |
| BA Ben Aitchisonb Shane Snater |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.3 |
 Akif Javednot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Jack Morleyrun out (Michael Pepper) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 2, w 3, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 173 (all out, 20 ov) | ||||
1-28 Aneurin Donald 2.3 ov, 2-38 Martin Andersson 3.5 ov, 3-51 Caleb Jewell 5.4 ov, 4-55 Wayne Madsen 6.4 ov, 5-75 Ross Whiteley 8.5 ov, 6-116 Amrit Basra 13.4 ov, 7-143 Matthew Montgomery 16.6 ov, 8-162 Nick Potts 18.4 ov, 9-173 Ben Aitchison 19.5 ov, 10-173 Jack Morley 19.6 ov
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shane Snater1 nb |
4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
| CB Charlie Bennett2 wd |
2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter |
2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
 Wiaan Mulder |
3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
 Simon Harmer |
4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
 Matthew Critchley1 wd |
4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| LB Luc Benkenstein |
1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Pepper (wk)c Aneurin Donald b Nick Potts |
13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
 Paul Walterc Caleb Jewell b Jack Morley |
41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 170.8 |
| CA Charlie Allisonnot out |
67* | 49 | 6 | 3 | 136.7 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinrun out (Matthew Montgomery) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Wiaan Mulderc Matthew Montgomery b Martin Andersson |
12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.3 |
| Matthew Critchleyc Nick Potts b Ben Aitchison |
37 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 176.2 |
| Simon Harmer (c)not out |
4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | 4 (lb 3, w 1) | ||||
| Total | 179/5 (19.4 ov) | ||||
1-26 Michael Pepper 2.4 ov, 2-90 Paul Walter 8.6 ov, 3-93 Luc Benkenstein 9.5 ov, 4-109 Wiaan Mulder 12.5 ov, 5-167 Matthew Critchley 18.5 ov
Did not batDerbyshire bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM Matthew Montgomery |
2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| BA Ben Aitchison |
3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
| NP Nick Potts1 wd |
3.4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6.27 |
| Akif Javed |
4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Jack Morley |
3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Martin Andersson |
4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
Match details
- Toss
- Derbyshire, bat
- Start
- Sun 31 May, 16:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Essex vs Derbyshire Questions
When is Essex vs Derbyshire?
Essex vs Derbyshire starts at 16:00 UK time (20:30 in India) on Sunday 31 May 2026, at County Ground, Chelmsford, 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 Essex vs Derbyshire head to head?
Essex lead the Essex vs Derbyshire head to head at 2-0 from 2 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 31 May 2026 at County Ground, was won by Essex.
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 Derbyshire's recent form?
Derbyshire have won 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, with 1 no result, newest first W L L NR L; most recently they beat Leicestershire on 12 Jul, 172/3 to 171/8.
What is a good score at County Ground?
A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 187, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.