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Northamptonshire vs Essex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 26 June 2026
Northamptonshire batting
1st innings, run rate 11.90
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Ricardo Vasconcelosb Simon Harmer |
44 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 209.5 |
 Chris Lynnc Luc Benkenstein b Simon Harmer |
75 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 202.7 |
 David Willey (c)c Michael Pepper b Charlie Bennett |
65 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 224.1 |
| JB Justin Broadc Simon Fernandes b Shane Snater |
28 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 133.3 |
 Saif Zaibb Zaman Akhter |
11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.1 |
 Lewis McManus (wk)c Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| CH Calvin Harrisonnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Nathan McSweeneynot out |
0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 238/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-98 Ricardo Vasconcelos 7.5 ov, 2-146 Chris Lynn 11.2 ov, 3-215 David Willey 17.3 ov, 4-226 Justin Broad 18.1 ov, 5-236 Lewis McManus 19.3 ov, 6-237 Saif Zaib 19.5 ov
Did not batEssex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shane Snater1 wd |
3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14.00 |
| CB Charlie Bennett1 wd, 1 nb |
3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 |
 Simon Harmer |
4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
 Matthew Critchley |
4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| LB Luc Benkenstein |
1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.00 |
 Paul Walter1 wd |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 8.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterb Ben Sanderson |
13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 162.5 |
 Michael Pepperc Ben Sanderson b James Sales |
23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 209.1 |
 Jordan Cox (wk)c Lewis McManus b Ben Sanderson |
21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 233.3 |
| CA Charlie Allisonc Nathan McSweeney b George Scrimshaw |
5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Nathan McSweeney b Saif Zaib |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Matthew Critchleyb Calvin Harrison |
11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Simon Harmer (c)c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison |
12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| SF Simon Fernandesnot out |
10* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Shane Snaterst Lewis McManus b Calvin Harrison |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ZA Zaman Akhterlbw b Calvin Harrison |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| CB Charlie Bennettb Calvin Harrison |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 2 (lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 108 (all out, 13.2 ov) | ||||
1-15 Paul Walter 1.4 ov, 2-47 Jordan Cox 3.6 ov, 3-57 Michael Pepper 4.4 ov, 4-66 Charlie Allison 6.1 ov, 5-72 Luc Benkenstein 7.2 ov, 6-85 Matthew Critchley 9.1 ov, 7-98 Simon Harmer 11.3 ov, 8-98 Shane Snater 11.4 ov, 9-108 Zaman Akhter 13.1 ov, 10-108 Charlie Bennett 13.2 ov
Northamptonshire bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey |
2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
 Ben Sanderson |
2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
| JS James Sales |
2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Saif Zaib |
2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.50 |
 George Scrimshaw |
3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| CH Calvin Harrison |
2.2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3.86 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Fri 26 Jun, 18:30 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Northamptonshire vs Essex Questions
When is Northamptonshire vs Essex?
Northamptonshire vs Essex starts at 18:30 UK time (23:00 in India) on Friday 26 June 2026, at County Ground, Northampton, 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 Northamptonshire vs Essex head to head?
Northamptonshire lead the Northamptonshire vs Essex head to head at 1-0 from 1 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 26 June 2026 at County Ground, was won by Northamptonshire.
What is Northamptonshire's recent form?
Northamptonshire have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L L; most recently they beat Hampshire on 18 Jul, 169 to 155.
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 County Ground?
A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 179, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 55% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.