Essex vs Kent Scorecard, Vitality Blast Men 2026

Vitality Blast Men 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 9 Jun 2026

Essex 187/6 (20 ov)

Kent 184/9 (20 ov)

Essex won by 3 runs

Player of the match: CWJ Allison

Vitality Blast Men → ESS v KEN head to head Ground stats Essex Kent

Match summary

Essex played Kent in the Vitality Blast Men 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford, on 9 Jun 2026. Essex won by 3 runs.

Kent won the toss and chose to field first. Essex made 187/6 in 20 overs, Kent made 184/9 in 20 overs.

CWJ Allison top-scored with 74 off 47 balls; Zaman Akhter took 3/19; CWJ Allison was named player of the match.

Essex Innings

187/6 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Milnes	c DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Milnes	17	13	3	0	130.77
MS Pepper c CG Benjamin b ME Milnes	c CG Benjamin b ME Milnes	6	8	1	0	75.00
JM Cox c ME Milnes b G Stewart	c ME Milnes b G Stewart	40	31	5	1	129.03
CWJ Allison c JB Lintott b KJ Dudgeon	c JB Lintott b KJ Dudgeon	74	47	3	6	157.45
LM Benkenstein c JB Lintott b FJ Klaassen	c JB Lintott b FJ Klaassen	5	7	1	0	71.43
PWA Mulder c JL Denly b ME Milnes	c JL Denly b ME Milnes	29	11	3	2	263.64
SR Harmer not out	not out	6	3	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 8, nb 0)	10
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.35)	187/6

Did not bat: CE Bennett, Zaman Akhter, S Snater, MJJ Critchley

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (MS Pepper, 2.1 ov), 2-42 (PI Walter, 5.4 ov), 3-100 (JM Cox, 13.2 ov), 4-115 (LM Benkenstein, 14.6 ov), 5-164 (PWA Mulder, 18.3 ov), 6-187 (CWJ Allison, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
KJ Dudgeon	4	54	1	13.50	9	5	4	4
G Stewart	2	15	1	7.50	5	2	0	1
ME Milnes	4	23	3	5.75	12	3	0	1
FJ Klaassen	4	48	1	12.00	5	4	3	1
JB Lintott	4	28	0	7.00	8	2	1	1
JL Denly	2	17	0	8.50	3	1	1	0

Kent Innings

184/9 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HZ Finch c Zaman Akhter b CE Bennett	c Zaman Akhter b CE Bennett	13	9	0	1	144.44
DJ Bell-Drummond c CWJ Allison b CE Bennett	c CWJ Allison b CE Bennett	2	6	0	0	33.33
Z Crawley c CWJ Allison b Zaman Akhter	c CWJ Allison b Zaman Akhter	21	15	3	0	140.00
SW Billings c S Snater b PWA Mulder	c S Snater b PWA Mulder	62	38	3	4	163.16
JL Denly c S Snater b MJJ Critchley	c S Snater b MJJ Critchley	1	3	0	0	33.33
CG Benjamin c LM Benkenstein b S Snater	c LM Benkenstein b S Snater	16	13	1	1	123.08
G Stewart c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter	c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter	13	11	0	1	118.18
KJ Dudgeon run out (SR Harmer)	run out (SR Harmer)	15	8	1	1	187.50
JB Lintott not out	not out	17	9	3	0	188.89
ME Milnes c PWA Mulder b Zaman Akhter	c PWA Mulder b Zaman Akhter	1	3	0	0	33.33
FJ Klaassen not out	not out	18	5	1	2	360.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0)	5
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.20)	184/9

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 1.3 ov), 2-21 (HZ Finch, 3.2 ov), 3-58 (Z Crawley, 7.3 ov), 4-61 (JL Denly, 8.2 ov), 5-119 (SW Billings, 13.5 ov), 6-121 (CG Benjamin, 14.2 ov), 7-141 (KJ Dudgeon, 16.5 ov), 8-148 (G Stewart, 17.2 ov), 9-150 (ME Milnes, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
S Snater	4	37	1	9.25	7	2	2	1
CE Bennett	4	39	2	9.75	8	4	2	0
PWA Mulder	4	41	1	10.25	7	2	3	1
Zaman Akhter	4	19	3	4.75	9	1	0	0
SR Harmer	2	28	0	14.00	1	2	2	1
MJJ Critchley	2	18	1	9.00	3	1	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Kent match on 9 Jun 2026?

Essex won by 3 runs.

Who was player of the match in Essex vs Kent?

CWJ Allison.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Kent?

CWJ Allison (Essex) with 74 off 47 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Kent?

Zaman Akhter, with 3/19.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Kent?

Kent, who chose to field first.

Where was Essex vs Kent played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.