Derbyshire vs Essex Scorecard, Vitality Blast Men 2026

Vitality Blast Men 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 31 May 2026

Derbyshire 173 (20 ov)

Essex 179/5 (19.4 ov)

Essex won by 5 wickets

Vitality Blast Men → DER v ESS head to head Ground stats Derbyshire Essex

Match summary

Derbyshire played Essex in the Vitality Blast Men 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford, on 31 May 2026. Essex won by 5 wickets.

Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat first. Derbyshire made 173 in 20 overs, Essex made 179/5 in 19.4 overs.

CWJ Allison top-scored with 67 off 49 balls; Zaman Akhter took 2/13.

Derbyshire Innings

173/10 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AHT Donald c MS Pepper b S Snater	c MS Pepper b S Snater	20	12	3	1	166.67
MK Andersson b Zaman Akhter	b Zaman Akhter	12	6	1	1	200.00
CP Jewell c S Snater b PWA Mulder	c S Snater b PWA Mulder	14	14	3	0	100.00
WL Madsen b Zaman Akhter	b Zaman Akhter	7	5	1	0	140.00
M Montgomery c S Snater b SR Harmer	c S Snater b SR Harmer	50	30	6	1	166.67
RA Whiteley st MS Pepper b SR Harmer	st MS Pepper b SR Harmer	12	8	0	1	150.00
AS Basra c PI Walter b CE Bennett	c PI Walter b CE Bennett	7	14	0	0	50.00
N Potts c CE Bennett b PWA Mulder	c CE Bennett b PWA Mulder	35	22	3	2	159.09
BW Aitchison b S Snater	b S Snater	8	7	0	1	114.29
Akif Javed not out	not out	2	2	0	0	100.00
JP Morley run out (MS Pepper)	run out (MS Pepper)	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 1)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.65)	173/10

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (AHT Donald, 2.3 ov), 2-38 (MK Andersson, 3.5 ov), 3-51 (CP Jewell, 5.4 ov), 4-55 (WL Madsen, 6.4 ov), 5-75 (RA Whiteley, 8.5 ov), 6-116 (AS Basra, 13.4 ov), 7-143 (M Montgomery, 16.6 ov), 8-162 (N Potts, 18.4 ov), 9-173 (BW Aitchison, 19.5 ov), 10-173 (JP Morley, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
S Snater	4	0	36	2	9.00	13	4	2	0	1
CE Bennett	2	0	25	1	12.50	4	3	1	2	0
Zaman Akhter	2	0	13	2	6.50	6	2	0	0	0
PWA Mulder	3	1	23	2	7.67	10	1	2	0	0
SR Harmer	4	0	25	2	6.25	6	1	0	0	0
MJJ Critchley	4	0	36	0	9.00	10	5	1	1	0
LM Benkenstein	1	0	13	0	13.00	1	1	1	0	0

Essex Innings

179/5 (19.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MS Pepper c AHT Donald b N Potts	c AHT Donald b N Potts	13	8	2	0	162.50
PI Walter c CP Jewell b JP Morley	c CP Jewell b JP Morley	41	24	9	0	170.83
CWJ Allison not out	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
LM Benkenstein run out (M Montgomery, MK Andersson)	run out (M Montgomery, MK Andersson)	1	2	0	0	50.00
PWA Mulder c M Montgomery b MK Andersson	c M Montgomery b MK Andersson	12	13	0	1	92.31
MJJ Critchley c N Potts b BW Aitchison	c N Potts b BW Aitchison	37	21	3	1	176.19
SR Harmer not out	not out	4	1	1	0	400.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 0)	4
Total	19.4 Ov (RR: 9.10)	179/5

Did not bat: CE Bennett, Zaman Akhter, S Snater, NRM Thain

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (MS Pepper, 2.4 ov), 2-90 (PI Walter, 8.6 ov), 3-93 (LM Benkenstein, 9.5 ov), 4-109 (PWA Mulder, 12.5 ov), 5-167 (MJJ Critchley, 18.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
M Montgomery	2	16	0	8.00	3	2	0	0
BW Aitchison	3	34	1	11.33	6	7	0	0
N Potts	3.4	23	1	6.27	9	1	1	1
Akif Javed	4	28	0	7.00	11	3	1	0
JP Morley	3	30	1	10.00	4	5	0	0
MK Andersson	4	45	1	11.25	6	3	3	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Derbyshire vs Essex match on 31 May 2026?

Essex won by 5 wickets.

Who scored the most runs in Derbyshire vs Essex?

CWJ Allison (Essex) with 67 off 49 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Derbyshire vs Essex?

Zaman Akhter, with 2/13.

Who won the toss in Derbyshire vs Essex?

Derbyshire, who chose to bat first.

Where was Derbyshire vs Essex played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.