Essex vs Middlesex Scorecard, Vitality Blast Men 2026

Vitality Blast Men 2026 · Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood · 7 Jun 2026

Essex 176/5 (20 ov)

Middlesex 116 (17.5 ov)

Essex won by 60 runs

Vitality Blast Men → ESS v MID head to head Ground stats Essex Middlesex

Match summary

Essex played Middlesex in the Vitality Blast Men 2026 at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood, on 7 Jun 2026. Essex won by 60 runs.

Middlesex won the toss and chose to field first. Essex made 176/5 in 20 overs, Middlesex made 116 in 17.5 overs.

LM Benkenstein top-scored with 67 off 56 balls; NRM Thain took 3/11.

Essex Innings

176/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c E Bosch b NB Cornwell	c E Bosch b NB Cornwell	7	7	1	0	100.00
MS Pepper c JM De Caires b E Bosch	c JM De Caires b E Bosch	14	11	3	0	127.27
CWJ Allison b SHB Morgan	b SHB Morgan	61	37	5	4	164.86
LM Benkenstein c & b TG Helm	c & b TG Helm	67	56	8	2	119.64
PWA Mulder not out	not out	10	7	2	0	142.86
MJJ Critchley c & b SHB Morgan	c & b SHB Morgan	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 12, nb 1)	17
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.80)	176/5

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

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (PI Walter, 1.6 ov), 2-26 (MS Pepper, 2.6 ov), 3-159 (LM Benkenstein, 18.1 ov), 4-176 (CWJ Allison, 19.3 ov), 5-176 (MJJ Critchley, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
TG Helm	4	23	1	5.75	15	3	1	0	0
NB Cornwell	4	28	1	7.00	14	2	1	2	0
E Bosch	3	43	1	14.33	6	5	2	1	0
SHB Morgan	4	34	2	8.50	10	4	1	1	1
LBK Hollman	4	31	0	7.75	7	4	0	0	0
RF Higgins	1	13	0	13.00	1	1	1	0	0

Middlesex Innings

116/10 (17.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MDE Holden b PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	20	22	1	1	90.91
AM Rossington b S Snater	b S Snater	0	4	0	0	0.00
JM De Caires c S Snater b Zaman Akhter	c S Snater b Zaman Akhter	12	12	2	0	100.00
BBA Geddes c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	0	3	0	0	0.00
JL du Plooy c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain	c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain	14	17	1	0	82.35
RF Higgins c PWA Mulder b S Snater	c PWA Mulder b S Snater	36	28	3	2	128.57
LBK Hollman c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain	c Zaman Akhter b NRM Thain	4	5	1	0	80.00
E Bosch c PWA Mulder b NRM Thain	c PWA Mulder b NRM Thain	0	1	0	0	0.00
SHB Morgan b CE Bennett	b CE Bennett	6	5	1	0	120.00
TG Helm not out	not out	2	3	0	0	66.67
NB Cornwell b CE Bennett	b CE Bennett	11	7	1	1	157.14
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 3, nb 0)	11
Total	17.5 Ov (RR: 6.50)	116/10

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AM Rossington, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (JM De Caires, 5.1 ov), 3-32 (BBA Geddes, 5.4 ov), 4-51 (MDE Holden, 8.4 ov), 5-68 (JL du Plooy, 12.1 ov), 6-72 (LBK Hollman, 12.6 ov), 7-87 (E Bosch, 14.1 ov), 8-94 (SHB Morgan, 15.1 ov), 9-104 (RF Higgins, 16.4 ov), 10-116 (NB Cornwell, 17.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
S Snater	4	28	2	7.00	11	4	0	0
CE Bennett	3.5	22	2	5.74	16	1	2	1
Zaman Akhter	3	23	2	7.67	11	3	1	2
PWA Mulder	3	11	1	3.67	7	0	0	0
SR Harmer	2	13	0	6.50	4	0	1	0
NRM Thain	2	11	3	5.50	7	2	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Middlesex match on 7 Jun 2026?

Essex won by 60 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Middlesex?

LM Benkenstein (Essex) with 67 off 56 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Middlesex?

NRM Thain, with 3/11.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Middlesex?

Middlesex, who chose to field first.

Where was Essex vs Middlesex played?

At Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood.