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07:30
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T20 Internationals
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MU Plovdiv
11:30
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Young Bulgarian Stars
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England
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Derbyshire202
Lancashire205
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T20 Blast
Gloucestershire184/2
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Warwickshire198/3
Sussex122
Result
T20 Blast
Surrey won by 7 runs
Essex vs Surrey Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 1 July 2026
Surrey batting
1st innings, run rate 12.00
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jason Royc Michael Pepper b Matthew Critchley |
65 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 171.1 |
 Laurie Evansc Michael Pepper b Matthew Critchley |
40 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 173.9 |
 Josh Philippenot out |
61* | 30 | 5 | 4 | 203.3 |
 Ollie Pope (c) (wk)b Shane Snater |
59 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 226.9 |
 Tom Curranc Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Daniel Lawrencenot out |
12* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 400.0 |
| Extras | 3 (w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 240/4 (20 ov) | ||||
1-98 Laurie Evans 8.6 ov, 2-116 Jason Roy 10.5 ov, 3-221 Ollie Pope 18.6 ov, 4-228 Tom Curran 19.3 ov
Did not batAdam Thomas, Chris Jordan, Jordan Clark, Reece Topley, Tom Lawes
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Shane Snater |
4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 |
| CB Charlie Bennett |
3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 15.67 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 15.75 |
 Matthew Critchley1 wd |
4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
 Simon Harmer |
4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| LB Luc Benkenstein |
1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
Essex batting
2nd innings, run rate 11.65
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Walterc Josh Philippe b Reece Topley |
78 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 260.0 |
 Michael Pepper (wk)b Reece Topley |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| CA Charlie Allisonc Tom Curran b Tom Lawes |
21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 150.0 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Josh Philippe b Daniel Lawrence |
12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Matthew Critchleyc Adam Thomas b Reece Topley |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| NT Noah Thainc Reece Topley b Tom Lawes |
36 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 144.0 |
| Simon Harmer (c)c Reece Topley b Tom Lawes |
15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| SF Simon Fernandesb Daniel Lawrence |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Shane Snaternot out |
33* | 14 | 2 | 3 | 235.7 |
| ZA Zaman Akhternot out |
26* | 10 | 2 | 2 | 260.0 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 1, w 4, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 233/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-26 Michael Pepper 2.1 ov, 2-103 Charlie Allison 7.3 ov, 3-105 Paul Walter 8.1 ov, 4-117 Luc Benkenstein 9.2 ov, 5-121 Matthew Critchley 10.1 ov, 6-159 Simon Harmer 14.3 ov, 7-162 Simon Fernandes 15.1 ov, 8-174 Noah Thain 16.3 ov
Did not batSurrey bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reece Topley2 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 |
 Jordan Clark1 wd |
2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Tom Curran1 wd |
4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 14.25 |
 Chris Jordan |
3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 |
| TL Tom Lawes1 nb |
4 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 12.00 |
| Daniel Lawrence |
3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bowl
- Start
- Wed 1 Jul, 19:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Essex vs Surrey Questions
When is Essex vs Surrey?
Essex vs Surrey starts at 19:00 UK time (23:30 in India) on Wednesday 1 July 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 Surrey head to head?
The Essex vs Surrey head to head is level at 8-8 from 17 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 12 July 2026 at Kennington Oval, 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 Surrey's recent form?
Surrey have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to Nottinghamshire on 15 Jul, 156/7 to 163/6.
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.