Essex won by 60 runs
Middlesex vs Essex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 7 June 2026
Essex batting
1st innings, run rate 8.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Walterc Eathan Bosch b Noah Cornwell |
7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Michael Pepper (wk)c Josh de Caires b Eathan Bosch |
14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 127.3 |
CA Charlie Allisonb Sebastian Morgan |
61 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 164.9 |
LB Luc Benkensteinc & b Tom Helm |
67 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 119.6 |
Wiaan Muldernot out |
10* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
Matthew Critchleyc & b Sebastian Morgan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 17 (b 4, w 12, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 176/5 (20 ov) | ||||
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
Did not batCharlie Bennett, Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer, Zaman Akhter
Middlesex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Helm |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
NC Noah Cornwell6 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
Eathan Bosch5 wd |
3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
SM Sebastian Morgan1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
Luke Hollman |
4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
Ryan Higgins |
1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Middlesex batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.50
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Holdenb Wiaan Mulder |
20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.9 |
Adam Rossington (wk)b Shane Snater |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
JC Josh de Cairesc Shane Snater b Zaman Akhter |
12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
BG Ben Geddesc Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Leus du Plooy (c)c Zaman Akhter b Noah Thain |
14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.4 |
Ryan Higginsc Wiaan Mulder b Shane Snater |
36 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 128.6 |
Luke Hollmanc Zaman Akhter b Noah Thain |
4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
Eathan Boschc Wiaan Mulder b Noah Thain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
SM Sebastian Morganb Charlie Bennett |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
Tom Helmnot out |
2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
NC Noah Cornwellb Charlie Bennett |
11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.1 |
| Extras | 11 (b 4, lb 4, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 116 (all out, 17.5 ov) | ||||
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
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Snater |
4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
CB Charlie Bennett1 wd |
3.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.74 |
ZA Zaman Akhter2 wd |
3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
Wiaan Mulder |
3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.67 |
Simon Harmer |
2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
NT Noah Thain |
2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Middlesex, bowl
- Start
- Sun 7 Jun, 15:30 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Middlesex vs Essex Questions
When is Middlesex vs Essex?
Middlesex vs Essex starts at 15:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Sunday 7 June 2026, at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood, 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 Middlesex vs Essex head to head?
Essex lead the Middlesex vs Essex head to head at 10-9 from 21 T20 meetings, with 2 no results, and the latest, on 5 July 2026 at County Ground, was won by Middlesex.
What is Middlesex's recent form?
Middlesex have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W L W W L; most recently they beat Kent on 12 Jul, 172/6 to 157/7.
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 Merchant Taylors' School Ground?
A good first-innings score at Merchant Taylors' School Ground is around 179, the average over its last 8 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

