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ESS

Essex

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VS Tue, Jun 9 6:00 PM UTC

KEN

Kent

L W L W W

Leading Run Scorer Beau Webster 288 runs · Leading Wicket Taker Duan Jansen 16 wkts · Standings →

County Ground, Chelmsford · Fair 15°C 💨 5.3 km/h

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Chelmsford, England

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Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Jun 2022). Rain-shortened matches excluded.

Avg Total Runs

360.6

Avg 1st Inn

188.5

Avg 2nd Inn

172.1

Avg Sixes

17.0

Avg Fours

32.1

Bat 1st Win %

40%

Boundary %

63.8%

Seam Econ

9.72

Spin Econ

9.07

Recent Matches at This Venue

Match	1st Inn	2nd Inn	Total
ESS vs GLO 04 Jul 2025	184/7 (20)	171/10 (19.3)	355
ESS vs SUS 11 Jul 2025	145/10 (18.2)	148/4 (16.1)	293
ESS vs HAM 17 Jul 2025	220/6 (20)	222/6 (19.2)	442
ESS vs SUS 22 May 2026	191/5 (20)	192/4 (16)	383
ESS vs DER 31 May 2026	173/10 (20)	179/5 (19.4)	352

ESS at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 20.5

Highest Score 139

Top Scorer

Michael Pepper 921 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Matthew Critchley 31 wkts

KEN at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 22.7

Highest Score 100

Top Scorer

Tawanda Muyeye 220 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Matt Parkinson 11 wkts

Projected Win Probability

ESS

KEN

Match Total 1st Innings Match Sixes

Projected

Ground Avg

360.6

Last 30

1st Inns Avg

188.5

Last 30

Ground Avg

Sixes

County Ground

Confidence

100%

ESS Projected Boundaries

9.7 6s

18.4 4s

Ground 6s factor: 1.31x

KEN Projected Boundaries

7.1 6s

17.9 4s

Ground 4s factor: 1.21x

Essex

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Michael Pepper	32.4	21	158.0	3.4	1.5	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.0	72.1
Matthew Critchley	14.5	12	118.2	1.0	0.6	2.7	0.7	28	10.3	0.3	-	-	59.9
Paul Walter	23.4	17	140.5	2.9	0.7	2.5	0.9	29	11.5	0.4	-	0.0	85.6
Wiaan Mulder	28.6	36	80.0	3.0	0.7	4.0	1.0	37	9.2	0.8	-	0.0	109.0
Charlie Allison	22.6	16	140.2	1.9	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	50.1
Luc Benkenstein	23.8	17	144.4	2.0	1.3	1.8	0.6	20	11.1	0.5	-	0.0	78.4
Noah Thain	13.2	8	166.7	1.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	11	10.9	0.6	-	-	50.5
Simon Harmer	12.1	12	102.5	1.0	0.5	4.0	0.7	32	7.9	0.6	-	-	67.9
Shane Snater	6.3	6	111.6	0.5	0.2	2.7	1.0	29	10.6	0.4	-	-	59.0
Zaman Akhter	9.3	9	102.7	0.6	0.2	2.4	1.0	25	10.4	0.4	-	-	60.1
Charlie Bennett	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	2.8	1.7	32	11.7	0.4	-	-	80.1
▾ View full squad projections (9 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Mackenzie Jones	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.3	1.7	35	10.5	0.2	-	-	91.0
Dean Elgar	37.2	52	71.7	4.8	0.4	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.0	72.4
Samuel Cook	2.7	3	80.8	0.1	0.0	4.0	0.9	39	9.7	0.3	-	0.0	57.3
Mitchell Killeen	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	56.8
Jordan Cox	25.0	19	131.9	2.2	1.0	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.1	54.0
Robin Das	21.1	13	161.1	2.9	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	48.8
James Porter	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	48.1
Tom Westley	16.8	13	125.0	1.2	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	34.4
Simon Fernandes	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	11.7

Kent

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Daniel Bell-Drummond	29.1	21	138.9	3.2	0.8	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	58.2
Zak Crawley	40.7	51	79.5	4.9	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	78.7
Joe Denly	28.8	22	130.2	2.2	1.2	0.9	0.1	11	11.6	0.3	-	0.1	64.4
Sam Billings	21.1	14	146.3	1.9	0.8	-	-	-	-	0.6	-	0.2	47.3
Harry Finch	30.0	21	143.5	3.2	0.9	-	-	-	-	1.1	-	0.1	66.9
Chris Benjamin	13.3	11	119.3	1.2	0.4	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	0.1	29.5
Grant Stewart	11.4	8	147.4	0.5	1.0	3.1	1.3	36	11.7	0.3	-	0.1	76.6
Keith Dudgeon	13.0	10	133.6	1.2	0.5	3.2	1.3	31	9.5	0.8	-	-	90.1
Matt Milnes	8.7	6	148.1	0.8	0.4	3.4	1.2	35	10.5	0.1	-	-	72.0
Jake Lintott	7.1	7	102.8	0.6	0.1	3.1	0.9	30	9.7	0.5	-	0.0	59.8
Frederick Klaassen	6.2	6	98.0	0.3	0.1	3.5	1.2	34	9.7	0.4	-	0.0	69.7
▾ View full squad projections (19 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Senuran Muthusamy	25.1	43	58.1	2.0	0.5	4.0	0.8	31	7.8	0.5	-	0.0	86.5
Thomas Stewart Rogers	8.5	7	130.5	0.6	0.4	3.5	1.5	37	10.5	0.6	-	0.1	84.1
Sam Northeast	35.7	28	125.6	3.4	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	0.1	67.8
Tawanda Muyeye	33.9	23	145.0	3.2	1.2	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	0.0	67.2
Dian Forrester	24.7	17	144.2	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.3	9	15.0	0.6	-	-	65.7
Joey Evison	16.1	13	122.2	1.1	0.7	2.3	0.8	23	9.9	0.2	-	-	65.1
Ekansh Singh	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	56.8
Corey Flintoff	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	56.8
Oliver Curtiss	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	56.8
Jaskaran Singh	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	2.2	1.2	37	16.6	0.0	-	-	53.4
Matt Parkinson	2.4	3	80.5	0.2	0.0	3.2	0.9	33	10.5	0.2	-	0.0	51.1
Bertie Foreman	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.5	-	-	48.2
Michael Cohen	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	48.2
Ben Dawkins	18.5	14	135.0	1.6	0.7	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	44.4
James Taylor	18.5	14	135.0	1.6	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	40.2
Ben Compton	18.5	14	135.0	1.6	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	40.2
Glenton Stuurman	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	4.0	0.3	38	9.4	0.0	-	-	38.6
Matthew Quinn	5.2	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.4	0.4	35	10.2	0.0	-	-	38.3
Jaydn Denly	10.3	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	-	-	-	-	2.0	-	-	36.3

Projected Player Points

Player	Team	PP	D11 Pts
Wiaan Mulder	Essex	56.5	109.0
Zak Crawley	Kent	47.3	78.7
Keith Dudgeon	Kent	47.0	90.1
Mackenzie Jones	Essex	46.5	91.0
Senuran Muthusamy	Kent	45.6	86.5
Paul Walter	Essex	44.9	85.6
Dean Elgar	Essex	43.7	72.4
Thomas Stewart Rogers	Kent	43.6	84.1
Charlie Bennett	Essex	43.5	80.1
Harry Finch	Kent	41.3	66.9
Luc Benkenstein	Essex	40.5	78.4
Sam Northeast	Kent	40.0	67.8
Grant Stewart	Kent	39.6	76.6
Michael Pepper	Essex	38.9	72.1
Tawanda Muyeye	Kent	38.0	67.2
Dian Forrester	Kent	37.1	65.7
Matt Milnes	Kent	34.5	72.0
Joe Denly	Kent	33.8	64.4
Frederick Klaassen	Kent	33.5	69.7
Joey Evison	Kent	32.7	65.1
Jordan Cox	Essex	32.3	54.0
Zaman Akhter	Essex	32.1	60.1
Daniel Bell-Drummond	Kent	31.9	58.2
Simon Harmer	Essex	30.9	67.9
Shane Snater	Essex	30.6	59.0
Matthew Critchley	Essex	30.3	59.9
Jaydn Denly	Kent	30.3	36.3
Jaskaran Singh	Kent	29.7	53.4
Charlie Allison	Essex	29.1	50.1
Jake Lintott	Kent	29.0	59.8
Noah Thain	Essex	28.7	50.5
Ben Dawkins	Kent	28.5	44.4
Sam Billings	Kent	27.0	47.3
Robin Das	Essex	25.3	48.8
Samuel Cook	Essex	24.2	57.3
Mitchell Killeen	Essex	23.3	56.8
Ekansh Singh	Kent	23.3	56.8
Corey Flintoff	Kent	23.3	56.8
Oliver Curtiss	Kent	23.3	56.8
Matt Parkinson	Kent	22.9	51.1
Tom Westley	Essex	21.9	34.4
James Taylor	Kent	21.5	40.2
Ben Compton	Kent	21.5	40.2
Bertie Foreman	Kent	20.1	48.2
Chris Benjamin	Kent	18.4	29.5
James Porter	Essex	18.2	48.1
Michael Cohen	Kent	18.2	48.2
Matthew Quinn	Kent	13.6	38.3
Glenton Stuurman	Kent	10.8	38.6
Simon Fernandes	Essex	5.2	11.7

Projections generated by Statz AI engine · v99 · 13 minutes ago

Who leads the Essex vs Kent head-to-head record?

Essex lead 6–3 from 9 matches.

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Essex have won 3 and lost 2 from 5 matches in 2026, averaging 169.2 runs per match.

What is Kent's current form in 2026?

Kent have won 3 and lost 2 from 5 matches in 2026, averaging 157.4 runs per match.

Where is Essex vs Kent being played?

Essex vs Kent is being played at County Ground on 9 Jun 2026 at 23:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in Essex vs Kent head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in Essex vs Kent H2H are Tawanda Muyeye (300 runs), Michael Pepper (295 runs), Paul Walter (266 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in Essex vs Kent head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in Essex vs Kent H2H are Matt Parkinson (9 wkts), Shane Snater (8 wkts), Simon Harmer (7 wkts).

Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Essex and Kent?

The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Michael Pepper (355 runs), Paul Walter (306 runs), Charlie Allison (248 runs).

Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Essex and Kent?

The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Frederick Klaassen (11 wkts), Mohammad Amir (10 wkts), Charlie Bennett (9 wkts).

Where are Essex and Kent in the standings?

Essex are 5th with 12 points and Kent are 8th with 12 points.

What is the pitch like at County Ground?

At County Ground, 66.2% of wickets fall to seam and 27.9% to spin. The average match total is 358.7 runs with a first-innings average of 187.3. There are an average of 16.3 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 38.7% of matches.

What is Essex's record at County Ground?

Essex have won 16 and lost 13 from 30 matches at County Ground.

What is Kent's record at County Ground?

Kent have won 3 and lost 2 from 5 matches at County Ground.

What is the weather forecast at County Ground for Essex vs Kent?

The forecast at County Ground for Essex vs Kent is Fair, 15°C, humidity 54%, wind 5.3 km/h.

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