tt9727 engtt1846	Surrey v Essex
	The Vitality Blast 2021 (South Group)
Venue	The Kia Oval, Kennington on 21st June 2021 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 8 wickets
Points	Surrey 0; Essex 2
Umpires	NJ Llong, BV Taylor
Referee	WM Noon
Scorers	D Beesley (Surrey), P Parkinson (Essex)
Player of the Match	SJ Cook

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Surrey innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
HM Amla	c ten Doeschate b Nijjar	0	1	3	-	-	1	0.00
WG Jacks	c Pepper b Lawrence	3	3	7	-	-	1	100.00
+JL Smith	b Cook	20	12	12	2	1	4	166.67
BBA Geddes	st Wheater b Nijjar	28	22	36	2	-	4	127.27
RJ Burns	c ten Doeschate b Cook	2	5	10	-	-	3	40.00
J Clark	c Harmer b Snater	30	31	34	2	1	15	96.77
J Overton	c Wheater b Lawrence	1	2	4	-	-	1	50.00
R Clarke	lbw b Harmer	20	15	17	2	1	8	133.33
*GJ Batty	b Cook	3	3	11	-	-	1	100.00
DT Moriarty	not out	6	4	8	1	-	1	150.00
JW Dernbach	lbw b Cook	2	2	4	-	-	1	100.00
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	3
Total	(all out, 16.4 overs)	118
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Amla, 0.1 ov), 2-6 (Jacks, 1.1 ov), 3-29 (Smith, 3.2 ov), 4-39 (Burns, 5.1 ov), 5-77 (Geddes, 10.4 ov), 6-82 (Overton, 11.3 ov), 7-93 (Clark, 14.1 ov), 8-108 (Clarke, 15.2 ov), 9-116 (Batty, 16.2 ov), 10-118 (Dernbach, 16.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Nijjar	4	0	33	2	-	-	6	2	1	12.00	8.25
Lawrence	3	0	15	2	-	-	8	1	-	9.00	5.00
Cook	3.4	0	15	4	1	-	13	1	-	5.50	4.09
Snater	3	0	36	1	-	-	6	4	2	18.00	12.00
Harmer	3	0	17	1	-	-	7	1	-	18.00	5.67

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
WEL Buttleman	not out	56	51	58	7	1	23	109.80
+AJA Wheater	c Clarke b Moriarty	30	19	29	3	-	3	157.89
DW Lawrence	b Clark	11	12	11	1	-	4	91.67
MS Pepper	not out	15	11	18	-	1	4	136.36
JDS Neesham	did not bat
RN ten Doeschate	did not bat
PI Walter	did not bat
*SR Harmer	did not bat
S Snater	did not bat
ASS Nijjar	did not bat
SJ Cook	did not bat
Extras	(7 w)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 15.3 overs)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-67 (Wheater, 7.6 ov), 2-87 (Lawrence, 11.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Jacks	3	0	22	0	2	-	6	2	-	-	7.33
Moriarty	4	0	27	1	-	-	10	2	1	24.00	6.75
Clarke	1	0	6	0	-	-	3	1	-	-	6.00
Dernbach	2	0	21	0	-	-	3	3	-	-	10.50
Clark	2.3	0	27	1	5	-	5	2	1	15.00	10.80
Batty	3	0	16	0	-	-	7	1	-	-	5.33

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 17 overs per side
--> Surrey innings: 50 in 6.3 overs
--> Surrey innings: 100 in 14.3 overs
--> Essex innings: 50 in 5.2 overs
--> Essex innings: 100 in 12.6 overs
--> BBA Geddes made his debut in Twenty20 matches
--> BBA Geddes made his debut in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> HM Amla made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> HM Amla made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> WEL Buttleman passed his previous highest score of 36 in Twenty20 matches
--> WEL Buttleman passed his previous highest score of 36 in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> WEL Buttleman 50 in 45 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> SJ Cook achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 Blast matches when he dismissed JW Dernbach in the Surrey innings (previous best was 3-14)
--> SJ Cook achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed JW Dernbach in the Surrey innings (previous best was 3-14)
--> WEL Buttleman (27) and AJA Wheater (23) added 50 in 32 balls for the Essex 1st wicket

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