Essex won by 3 runs
Essex vs Kent Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 9 June 2026
Essex batting
1st innings, run rate 9.35
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Paul Walterc Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Milnes |
17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.8 |
 Michael Pepperc Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes |
6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Jordan Cox (wk)c Matt Milnes b Grant Stewart |
40 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 129.0 |
| CA Charlie Allisonc Jake Lintott b Keith Dudgeon |
74 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 157.4 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Jake Lintott b Frederick Klaassen |
5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
 Wiaan Mulderc Joe Denly b Matt Milnes |
29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 263.6 |
 Simon Harmer (c)not out |
6* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 2, w 8) | ||||
| Total | 187/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-13 Michael Pepper 2.1 ov, 2-42 Paul Walter 5.4 ov, 3-100 Jordan Cox 13.2 ov, 4-115 Luc Benkenstein 14.6 ov, 5-164 Wiaan Mulder 18.3 ov, 6-187 Charlie Allison 19.6 ov
Did not batCharlie Bennett, Matthew Critchley, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter
Kent bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Keith Dudgeon4 wd |
4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 13.50 |
 Grant Stewart1 wd |
2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 |
 Matt Milnes1 wd |
4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
 Frederick Klaassen1 wd |
4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| JL Jake Lintott1 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
 Joe Denly |
2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Kent batting
2nd innings, run rate 9.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Harry Finchc Zaman Akhter b Charlie Bennett |
13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 144.4 |
 Daniel Bell-Drummondc Charlie Allison b Charlie Bennett |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Zak Crawleyc Charlie Allison b Zaman Akhter |
21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140.0 |
 Sam Billings (c) (wk)c Shane Snater b Wiaan Mulder |
62 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 163.2 |
| Joe Denlyc Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Chris Benjaminc Luc Benkenstein b Shane Snater |
16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 123.1 |
| Grant Stewartc Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter |
13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.2 |
| Keith Dudgeonrun out (Simon Harmer) |
15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 187.5 |
| JL Jake Lintottnot out |
17* | 9 | 3 | 0 | 188.9 |
| Matt Milnesc Wiaan Mulder b Zaman Akhter |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Frederick Klaassennot out |
18* | 5 | 1 | 2 | 360.0 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 2, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 184/9 (20 ov) | ||||
1-6 Daniel Bell-Drummond 1.3 ov, 2-21 Harry Finch 3.2 ov, 3-58 Zak Crawley 7.3 ov, 4-61 Joe Denly 8.2 ov, 5-119 Sam Billings 13.5 ov, 6-121 Chris Benjamin 14.2 ov, 7-141 Keith Dudgeon 16.5 ov, 8-148 Grant Stewart 17.2 ov, 9-150 Matt Milnes 17.6 ov
Did not batEssex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shane Snater1 wd |
4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| CB Charlie Bennett |
4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Wiaan Mulder1 wd |
4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter |
4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Simon Harmer1 wd |
2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
 Matthew Critchley |
2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Kent, bowl
- Start
- Tue 9 Jun, 19:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Essex vs Kent Questions
When is Essex vs Kent?
Essex vs Kent starts at 19:00 UK time (23:30 in India) on Tuesday 9 June 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 Kent head to head?
Kent lead the Essex vs Kent 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 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 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 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.