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Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Essex vs Middlesex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 5 July 2026
Essex batting
1st innings, run rate 7.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Paul Walterc Leus du Plooy b Naavya Sharma |
22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 129.4 |
 Michael Pepperb Naavya Sharma |
5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
 Jordan Cox (wk)c Tom Helm b Sebastian Morgan |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| CA Charlie Allisonc Matthew Boyle b Luke Hollman |
13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.7 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Josh de Caires b Luke Hollman |
11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.6 |
 Matthew Critchleyc Joe Cracknell b Luke Hollman |
5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Simon Harmer (c)not out |
56* | 28 | 6 | 3 | 200.0 |
 Shane Snaterc Joe Cracknell b Luke Hollman |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ZA Zaman Akhterst Joe Cracknell b Matthew Boyle |
4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
 Mackenzie Jonesnot out |
19* | 13 | 1 | 1 | 146.2 |
| Extras | 6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 142/8 (20 ov) | ||||
1-9 Michael Pepper 2.2 ov, 2-24 Jordan Cox 3.5 ov, 3-29 Paul Walter 4.6 ov, 4-52 Charlie Allison 8.6 ov, 5-55 Luc Benkenstein 10.2 ov, 6-60 Matthew Critchley 12.1 ov, 7-60 Shane Snater 12.3 ov, 8-69 Zaman Akhter 14.6 ov
Did not batMiddlesex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NS  Naavya Sharma1 wd |
4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
 Tom Helm |
4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| SM Sebastian Morgan1 wd |
2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 16.50 |
 Luke Hollman |
4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
 Zafar Gohar1 wd |
4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MB Matthew Boyle1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
Middlesex batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.53
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Josh de Cairesc Paul Walter b Simon Harmer |
15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 107.1 |
| MB Matthew Boylec Mackenzie Jones b Shane Snater |
12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.3 |
 Max Holdenc Mackenzie Jones b Samuel Cook |
3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
 Leus du Plooy (c)c Jordan Cox b Matthew Critchley |
38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 158.3 |
| BG Ben Geddesb Simon Harmer |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JC Joe Cracknell (wk)c Mackenzie Jones b Samuel Cook |
35 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 129.6 |
| Luke Hollmannot out |
32* | 27 | 3 | 1 | 118.5 |
| Zafar Goharnot out |
3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Extras | 4 (w 4) | ||||
| Total | 143/6 (19 ov) | ||||
1-17 Matthew Boyle 2.2 ov, 2-20 Max Holden 3.3 ov, 3-53 Josh de Caires 6.6 ov, 4-58 Ben Geddes 8.3 ov, 5-74 Leus du Plooy 9.5 ov, 6-126 Joe Cracknell 17.1 ov
Did not batEssex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater1 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 |
 Samuel Cook1 wd |
4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Simon Harmer |
4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Matthew Critchley2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter |
2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Mackenzie Jones |
1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Middlesex, bowl
- Start
- Sun 5 Jul, 16:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Essex vs Middlesex Questions
When is Essex vs Middlesex?
Essex vs Middlesex starts at 16:00 UK time (20:30 in India) on Sunday 5 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 Middlesex head to head?
Essex lead the Essex vs Middlesex 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 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 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 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.