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Essex Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order

The XI from 15 Jul 2026 v Hampshire

Updated , after the Hampshire game

1 Paul Walter Essex Paul Walter All-rounder, batted 1 10 6 balls 2 Michael Pepper Essex Michael Pepper Keeper, batted 2 6 8 balls 3 Jordan Cox Essex Jordan Cox Keeper, batted 3 4 2 balls 4 C Essex Charlie Allison Batter, batted 4 44 33 balls 5 L Essex Luc Benkenstein Bowler, batted 5 17 14 balls 6 Matthew Critchley Essex Matthew Critchley All-rounder, batted 6 13 15 balls 7 Simon Harmer Essex Simon Harmer Bowler, batted 7 7 7 balls 8 N Essex Noah Thain Bowler, batted 8 10 12 balls 9 Shane Snater Essex Shane Snater Bowler, batted 9 1 7 balls 10 C Essex Charlie Bennett Bowler, batted 10 14* 11 balls 11 Samuel Cook Essex Samuel Cook Bowler, batted 11 5* 6 balls
Last T20 Blast match: Hampshire won by 75 runs, 15 Jul 2026. The scorecard →

Essex Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 20 T20 Blast matches, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Paul Walter 12 34.1 156.4 M. Pepper (7), D. Elgar (1)
2Michael Pepper 13 29.3 138.6 P. Walter (6), D. Elgar (1)
3Jordan Cox 12 26.2 154.8 C. Allison (6), M. Critchley (2)
4Charlie Allison 9 29.5 134.9 L. Benkenstein (8), P. Walter (2)
5Luc Benkenstein 7 9.7 119.3 M. Critchley (6), W. Mulder (4)
6Matthew Critchley 8 15.7 132.5 N. Thain (3), L. Benkenstein (3)
7Simon Harmer 11 52.3 181.7 C. Allison (2), N. Thain (1)
8Noah Thain 4 17.7 151.4 S. Fernandes (3), S. Snater (2)
9Shane Snater 4 21.0 150.0 S. Harmer (2), N. Thain (1)
10Zaman Akhter 2 33.0 206.3 S. Snater (2), M. Jones (1)
11Mohammad Amir 2 8.0 88.9 C. Bennett (2), S. Cook (1)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Essex Selections

Every player Essex picked in the last 20 T20 Blast matches, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Paul Walter 20/20 1 XI
Michael Pepper 20/20 2 XI
Luc Benkenstein 20/20 4 XI
Matthew Critchley 20/20 6 XI
Simon Harmer 20/20 7 XI
Charlie Allison 18/20 4 XI
Shane Snater 18/20 9 XI
Noah Thain 13/20 8 XI
Jordan Cox 12/20 3 XI
Charlie Bennett 12/20 11 XI
Zaman Akhter 10/20 10 -
Samuel Cook 7/20 11 XI
Mohammad Amir 7/20 11 -
Wiaan Mulder 6/20 5 -
Mackenzie Jones 5/20 10 -
Simon Fernandes 4/20 8 -
Dean Elgar 2/20 2 -
Robin Das 2/20 6 -

Essex T20 Blast Lineups Questions

What was Essex's last XI?

Essex's last XI, from 15 Jul 2026 against Hampshire: Paul Walter, Michael Pepper, Jordan Cox, Charlie Allison, Luc Benkenstein, Matthew Critchley, Simon Harmer, Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Charlie Bennett, Samuel Cook.

Who opens the batting for Essex?

Over the last 20 T20 Blast matches, Paul Walter batted at one 12 times and Michael Pepper at two 13 times.

Who bats at three for Essex?

Jordan Cox, 12 times in the last 20 T20 Blast matches, then Charlie Allison (6).

Who has played every T20 Blast match for Essex recently?

Paul Walter, Michael Pepper, Luc Benkenstein, Matthew Critchley, Simon Harmer played all of Essex's last 20 T20 Blast matches.