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tt15226 engtt2341	Essex v Middlesex
	The Men's Vitality Blast 2025 (South Group)
Venue	Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on 8th June 2025 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Middlesex won by 6 wickets
Points	Essex 0; Middlesex 4
Umpires	NL Bainton, Hasan Adnan
Referee	HC Pack
Scorers	P Parkinson (Essex), DK Shelley (Middlesex)

Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+AM Rossington	c du Plooy b Helm	31	17	21	5	1	6	182.35
D Elgar	c Davies b Little	32	22	32	5	-	7	145.45
MS Pepper	c Davies b Helm	0	2	1	-	-	2	0.00
PI Walter	st Davies b Hollman	8	9	11	-	-	3	88.89
MJJ Critchley	c Little b Hollman	1	3	10	-	-	2	33.33
CWJ Allison	st Davies b Zafar Gohar	1	6	3	-	-	5	16.67
LM Benkenstein	c Higgins b Cornwell	26	21	24	2	1	8	123.81
*SR Harmer	c Geddes b Helm	41	28	37	4	2	11	146.43
S Snater	c Hollman b Helm	8	11	12	1	-	6	72.73
SJ Cook	not out	1	1	3	-	-	0	100.00
Mohammad Aamer	did not bat
Extras	(7 w)	7
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-60 (Rossington, 5.3 ov), 2-60 (Pepper, 5.5 ov), 3-71 (Elgar, 7.6 ov), 4-73 (Walter, 8.4 ov), 5-74 (Allison, 9.4 ov), 6-78 (Critchley, 10.1 ov), 7-121 (Benkenstein, 16.4 ov), 8-147 (Snater, 19.2 ov), 9-156 (Harmer, 19.6 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Cornwell	4	0	41	1	1	-	11	7	1	24.00	10.25
Little	4	0	25	1	-	-	9	3	-	24.00	6.25
Helm	4	0	32	4	3	-	9	2	1	6.00	8.00
Zafar Gohar	4	0	31	1	1	-	13	4	1	24.00	7.75
Hollman	4	0	27	2	1	-	8	1	1	12.00	6.75

Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
*SS Eskinazi	c Benkenstein b Walter	72	47	46	8	2	13	153.19
KS Williamson	c Mohammad Aamer b Benkenstein	31	28	41	2	1	8	110.71
BBA Geddes	not out	34	12	22	2	3	1	283.33
JL du Plooy	b Harmer	1	2	1	-	-	1	50.00
+JLB Davies	c Pepper b Walter	12	12	9	1	1	8	100.00
RF Higgins	not out	8	4	5	-	1	1	200.00
LBK Hollman	did not bat
Zafar Gohar	did not bat
TG Helm	did not bat
JB Little	did not bat
NB Cornwell	did not bat
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(4 wickets, 17.3 overs)	159
Fall of wickets:
1-97 (Williamson, 11.5 ov), 2-105 (Eskinazi, 12.5 ov), 3-106 (du Plooy, 13.1 ov), 4-129 (Davies, 16.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Snater	2	0	20	0	-	-	4	2	1	-	10.00
Harmer	3	1	21	1	-	-	10	2	1	18.00	7.00
Mohammad Aamer	3	0	27	0	-	-	5	3	1	-	9.00
Cook	2	0	16	0	1	-	3	2	-	-	8.00
Critchley	2.3	0	25	0	-	-	2	2	1	-	10.00
Walter	3	0	34	2	-	-	5	-	4	9.00	11.33
Benkenstein	2	0	16	1	-	-	3	2	-	12.00	8.00

Notes
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (62/2)
--> Middlesex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (55/0)
--> Essex innings: 50 in 4.5 overs
--> Essex innings: 100 in 13.3 overs
--> Essex innings: 150 in 19.4 overs
--> Middlesex innings: 50 in 5.2 overs
--> Middlesex innings: 100 in 12.4 overs
--> Middlesex innings: 150 in 17.1 overs
--> AM Rossington passed 2500 runs in Twenty20 Blast matches when he reached 21
--> D Elgar passed 500 runs in Twenty20 Blast matches when he reached 18
--> SR Harmer passed his previous highest score of 31 in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> SS Eskinazi 50 in 35 balls with 8 fours
--> AM Rossington (27) and D Elgar (23) added 50 in 29 balls for the Essex 1st wicket
--> SS Eskinazi (35) and KS Williamson (16) added 50 in 32 balls for the Middlesex 1st wicket