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Essex

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VS Sun, Jul 5 3:00 PM UTC

MID

Middlesex

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Leading Run Scorer Beau Webster 474 runs · Leading Wicket Taker Hasan Ali 18 wkts · Standings →

County Ground, Chelmsford · Partly Cloudy 27°C 💨 5.2 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

369.5

Avg 1st Inn

192.2

Avg 2nd Inn

177.3

Avg Sixes

17.5

Avg Fours

33.4

Bat 1st Win %

43%

Boundary %

64.5%

Seam Econ

9.94

Spin Econ

9.14

Recent Matches at This Venue

Match	1st Inn	2nd Inn	Total
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 vs KEN 09 Jun 2026	187/6 (20)	184/9 (20)	371
ESS vs SUR 01 Jul 2026	240/4 (20)	233/8 (20)	473

ESS at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 20.7

Highest Score 139

Top Scorer

Michael Pepper 928 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Matthew Critchley 34 wkts

MID at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 17.2

Highest Score 85

Top Scorer

Martin Andersson 130 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Tom Helm 10 wkts

Projected Win Probability

ESS

MID

Match Total 1st Innings Match Sixes

Projected

Ground Avg

369.5

Last 30

1st Inns Avg

192.2

Last 30

Ground Avg

23.5

Sixes

County Ground

Confidence

100%

ESS Projected Boundaries

10.6 6s

19.7 4s

Ground 6s factor: 1.47x

MID Projected Boundaries

8.8 6s

20.2 4s

Ground 4s factor: 1.31x

Essex

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Michael Pepper	30.8	20	157.5	3.3	1.4	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.0	69.8
Matthew Critchley	14.6	12	124.3	1.1	0.6	2.8	0.7	28	10.0	0.2	-	-	60.4
Paul Walter	25.2	17	151.5	3.4	0.8	2.3	0.7	26	11.3	0.3	-	-	85.2
Charlie Allison	25.5	19	137.7	1.9	1.3	-	-	-	-	0.6	-	-	54.4
Luc Benkenstein	21.4	15	141.4	1.8	1.1	1.6	0.5	19	11.9	0.6	-	0.0	70.0
Mackenzie Jones	10.2	8	130.0	0.9	0.4	3.0	2.0	28	9.4	0.2	-	-	102.3
Simon Harmer	13.3	9	152.4	1.1	0.7	3.3	0.7	29	8.6	0.6	-	0.1	68.1
Simon Fernandes	5.4	6	83.9	0.1	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	11.8
Shane Snater	8.1	6	137.7	0.6	0.4	2.9	1.0	30	10.4	0.5	-	-	64.4
Zaman Akhter	11.9	9	133.7	1.0	0.5	2.7	1.1	29	10.7	0.5	-	-	74.0
Samuel Cook	2.7	3	80.8	0.1	0.0	3.5	1.2	32	9.3	0.3	-	0.0	63.8
▾ View full squad projections (9 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Wiaan Mulder	17.0	13	131.5	1.2	1.0	2.4	0.8	26	11.1	0.6	-	0.0	69.9
Charlie Bennett	5.1	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.0	1.5	36	12.0	0.2	-	-	68.0
Noah Thain	17.0	11	159.5	1.5	0.7	0.9	0.4	10	10.6	0.5	-	-	58.1
Mitchell Killeen	10.2	8	130.0	0.9	0.4	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.3	-	0.2	56.8
Jordan Cox	26.0	19	134.1	2.3	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.1	55.9
Dean Elgar	27.6	22	127.7	3.1	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	53.2
Robin Das	21.1	13	161.1	2.9	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	49.1
James Porter	5.1	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.3	-	0.2	48.3
Tom Westley	16.9	14	125.0	1.2	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	34.5

Middlesex

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Max Holden	26.0	19	134.0	3.0	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	50.8
Matthew Boyle	21.4	16	133.3	2.6	0.6	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.0	-	-	75.5
Leus du Plooy	23.3	18	132.4	2.3	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.6	-	0.0	49.6
Joe Cracknell	15.7	12	133.2	1.6	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	38.5
Ben Geddes	17.4	12	141.3	1.0	1.2	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	39.3
Josh de Caires	13.0	10	132.6	1.3	0.4	1.7	0.6	19	11.2	0.3	-	-	55.1
Luke Hollman	13.8	10	132.5	1.4	0.4	3.3	0.9	32	9.7	0.4	-	-	74.9
Eathan Bosch	11.6	10	113.0	0.8	0.4	3.2	1.1	35	10.8	0.5	-	0.0	73.3
Zafar Gohar	7.5	8	92.6	0.5	0.1	3.2	0.7	30	9.4	0.2	-	-	52.6
Sebastian Morgan	9.0	7	130.1	1.0	0.0	2.3	0.9	27	11.6	0.5	-	-	57.8
Tom Helm	5.3	5	99.6	0.5	0.1	3.7	1.4	37	10.2	0.4	-	0.0	75.6
▾ View full squad projections (14 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Ryan Higgins	19.7	15	129.6	1.7	0.8	2.4	0.9	27	11.1	0.5	-	0.0	74.2
Toby Roland-Jones	2.7	4	76.1	0.3	0.0	3.5	1.5	38	10.8	0.5	-	-	74.0
Noah Cornwell	5.5	5	100.8	0.4	0.4	3.3	1.3	31	9.4	0.1	-	-	70.4
Blake Cullen	5.1	5	105.3	0.4	0.1	3.4	1.3	36	10.5	0.2	-	-	69.6
Henry Brookes	5.9	5	127.8	0.4	0.3	3.1	1.1	37	12.0	0.2	-	0.0	60.0
Adam Rossington	25.2	18	138.6	2.9	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	0.1	55.8
Ishaan Kaushal	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.3	-	0.2	48.0
Naavya Sharma	3.5	4	89.5	0.2	0.1	3.0	0.7	31	10.5	0.3	-	-	45.2
James Feldman	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	29	8.2	0.0	-	-	44.1
Sam Robson	18.0	14	135.0	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	39.3
Aaryan Sawant	18.0	14	135.0	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	39.3
Jack Davies	16.9	13	127.1	1.6	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	0.0	34.8
Nathan Fernandes	3.3	4	80.4	0.3	0.0	1.6	0.4	17	10.5	0.0	-	-	28.8
Caleb Falconer	14.1	16	90.5	1.1	0.3	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	28.5

Projected Player Points

Player	Team	PP	D11 Pts
Mackenzie Jones	Essex	52.0	102.3
Paul Walter	Essex	42.7	85.2
Ryan Higgins	Middlesex	41.4	74.2
Zaman Akhter	Essex	39.7	74.0
Eathan Bosch	Middlesex	38.5	73.3
Wiaan Mulder	Essex	38.3	69.9
Michael Pepper	Essex	38.0	69.8
Tom Helm	Middlesex	37.2	75.6
Luc Benkenstein	Essex	37.0	70.0
Toby Roland-Jones	Middlesex	37.0	74.0
Charlie Bennett	Essex	36.7	68.0
Luke Hollman	Middlesex	35.6	74.9
Shane Snater	Essex	33.4	64.4
Blake Cullen	Middlesex	33.3	69.6
Sebastian Morgan	Middlesex	33.2	57.8
Jordan Cox	Essex	32.7	55.9
Simon Harmer	Essex	32.5	68.1
Noah Cornwell	Middlesex	31.8	70.4
Charlie Allison	Essex	31.6	54.4
Dean Elgar	Essex	31.4	53.2
Matthew Boyle	Middlesex	31.4	75.5
Noah Thain	Essex	30.6	58.1
Henry Brookes	Middlesex	30.1	60.0
Adam Rossington	Middlesex	30.0	55.8
Matthew Critchley	Essex	29.9	60.4
Leus du Plooy	Middlesex	29.5	49.6
Samuel Cook	Essex	29.1	63.8
Josh de Caires	Middlesex	28.6	55.1
Max Holden	Middlesex	27.7	50.8
Robin Das	Essex	25.3	49.1
Mitchell Killeen	Essex	23.2	56.8
Zafar Gohar	Middlesex	23.0	52.6
Joe Cracknell	Middlesex	22.9	38.5
Ben Geddes	Middlesex	22.1	39.3
Tom Westley	Essex	22.0	34.5
Sam Robson	Middlesex	21.0	39.3
Aaryan Sawant	Middlesex	21.0	39.3
Naavya Sharma	Middlesex	20.6	45.2
Jack Davies	Middlesex	20.4	34.8
Caleb Falconer	Middlesex	19.0	28.5
James Porter	Essex	18.1	48.3
Ishaan Kaushal	Middlesex	18.0	48.0
James Feldman	Middlesex	15.0	44.1
Nathan Fernandes	Middlesex	11.4	28.8
Simon Fernandes	Essex	7.8	11.8

Projections generated by Statz AI engine · v225 · 4 minutes ago

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

Essex lead 6–3 from 9 matches.

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Essex have won 5 and lost 4 from 9 matches in 2026, averaging 175.3 runs per match.

What is Middlesex's current form in 2026?

Middlesex have won 1 and lost 7 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 147.4 runs per match.

Where is Essex vs Middlesex being played?

Essex vs Middlesex is being played at County Ground on 5 Jul 2026 at 20:30 IST.

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

The top run-scorers in Essex vs Middlesex H2H are Michael Pepper (294 runs), Max Holden (208 runs), Paul Walter (190 runs).

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

The top wicket-takers in Essex vs Middlesex H2H are Tom Helm (12 wkts), Matthew Critchley (9 wkts), Paul Walter (7 wkts).

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

The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Paul Walter (329 runs), Charlie Allison (314 runs), Michael Pepper (273 runs).

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

The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Charlie Bennett (12 wkts), Zaman Akhter (11 wkts), Tom Helm (11 wkts).

Where are Essex and Middlesex in the standings?

Essex are 8th with 20 points and Middlesex are 18th with 4 points.

What is the pitch like at County Ground?

At County Ground, 67.6% of wickets fall to seam and 27.9% to spin. The average match total is 362.5 runs with a first-innings average of 188.8. There are an average of 16.6 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 42.4% of matches.

What is Essex's record at County Ground?

Essex have won 17 and lost 14 from 32 matches at County Ground.

What is Middlesex's record at County Ground?

Middlesex have won 2 and lost 4 from 6 matches at County Ground.

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

The forecast at County Ground for Essex vs Middlesex is Partly Cloudy, 27°C, humidity 38%, wind 5.2 km/h.

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