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Essex vs Derbyshire Scorecard
EssexWon
179/5 (19.4 ov)
173 (20 ov)
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Sun, 31 May, 20:30 IST
- Venue
- County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:41:30 IST
Match summary
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
T20 Blast · County Ground · 31 May 2026
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Derbyshire: 173 (20 ov)
Top score: Matthew Montgomery, 50 off 30 balls
Best bowling: Zaman Akhter, 2 for 13 in 2 overs
Essex: 179/5 (19.4 ov)
Top score: Charlie Allison, 67 not out off 49 balls
Best bowling: Nick Potts, 1 for 23 in 3.4 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Derbyshire innings173 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneurin Donaldc Pepper b Snater | 20 | 12 | 166.7 | ||
| Martin Anderssonb Akhter | 12 | 6 | 200.0 | ||
| Caleb Jewellc Snater b Mulder | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | ||
| Wayne Madsenb Akhter | 7 | 5 | 140.0 | ||
| Matthew Montgomeryc Snater b Harmer | 50 | 30 | 166.7 | ||
| Ross Whiteleyst Pepper b Harmer | 12 | 8 | 150.0 | ||
| Amrit Basrac Walter b Bennett | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | ||
| Nick Pottsc Bennett b Mulder | 35 | 22 | 159.1 | ||
| Ben Aitchisonb Snater | 8 | 7 | 114.3 | ||
| Akif Javednot out | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | ||
| Jack Morleyrun out (Pepper) | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 6 (w 3, nb 1, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 173 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
28-1 (Aneurin Donald, 2.3 ov) · 38-2 (Martin Andersson, 3.5 ov) · 51-3 (Caleb Jewell, 5.4 ov) · 55-4 (Wayne Madsen, 6.4 ov) · 75-5 (Ross Whiteley, 8.5 ov) · 116-6 (Amrit Basra, 13.4 ov) · 143-7 (Matthew Montgomery, 16.6 ov) · 162-8 (Nick Potts, 18.4 ov) · 173-9 (Ben Aitchison, 19.5 ov) · 173-10 (Jack Morley, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | ||
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | ||
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
Essex innings179/5 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pepperc Donald b Potts | 13 | 8 | 162.5 | ||
| Paul Walterc Jewell b Morley | 41 | 24 | 170.8 | ||
| Charlie Allisonnot out | 67 | 49 | 136.7 | ||
| Luc Benkensteinrun out (Montgomery) | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Wiaan Mulderc Montgomery b Andersson | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | ||
| Matthew Critchleyc Potts b Aitchison | 37 | 21 | 176.2 | ||
| Simon Harmernot out | 4 | 1 | 400.0 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 179/5 (19.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
26-1 (Michael Pepper, 2.4 ov) · 90-2 (Paul Walter, 8.6 ov) · 93-3 (Luc Benkenstein, 9.5 ov) · 109-4 (Wiaan Mulder, 12.5 ov) · 167-5 (Matthew Critchley, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| Ben Aitchison | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 | ||
| Nick Potts | 3.4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6.27 | ||
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Jack Morley | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | ||
| Martin Andersson | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
Line-ups
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The ground: County Ground
FairPlay holds 28 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at County Ground, Chelmsford, with a median first-innings score of 160.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 43%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 75% of the time.
Highest total: 240/4 by Surrey on 1 Jul 2026.
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