Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Essex vs Derbyshire lineups
Confirmed XIs, announced at the toss
Essex
Paul Walter Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
2

Michael Pepper Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
3

Jordan Cox (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
4
C
Charlie Allison Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5
L
Luc Benkenstein Bowler
6

Matthew Critchley Allrounder, right hand bat, legbreak
7

Simon Harmer (c) Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
8
N
Noah Thain Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Shane Snater Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
C
Charlie Bennett Bowler
11

Samuel Cook Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
Derbyshire
Aneurin Donald (c) (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
2

Martin Andersson Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
3

Harry Came Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
4

Wayne Madsen Batsman, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
5
M
Matthew Montgomery Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
6
M
Muhammed Yusaf Bin Naeem Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
7

Ross Whiteley Batsman, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
8
N
Nick Potts Bowler
9

Jack Morley Bowler, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
10

Sufiyan Muqeem Bowler, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
11

Akif Javed Bowler, right hand bat, left arm fast medium
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.