Match summary
Essex won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining).
T20 Blast · Kennington Oval · 12 Jul 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Surrey: 123 (19.3 ov)
Top score: Josh Philippe, 33 off 25 balls
Best bowling: Matthew Critchley, 3 for 16 in 4 overs
Essex: 124/2 (16.5 ov)
Top score: Michael Pepper, 71 not out off 56 balls
Best bowling: Sean Abbott, 1 for 19 in 2 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Surrey innings123 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Royc Pepper b Bennett | 13 | 12 | 108.3 | ||
| Laurie Evansrun out (Pepper) | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | ||
| Josh Philippeb Critchley | 33 | 25 | 132.0 | ||
| Ollie Popeb Bennett | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | ||
| Daniel Lawrencec Cox b Critchley | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | ||
| Tom Curranc Snater b Harmer | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | ||
| Jordan Clarkc Thain b Critchley | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | ||
| Chris Jordanb Snater | 25 | 16 | 156.3 | ||
| Sean Abbottc Benkenstein b Snater | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Tom Lawesnot out | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Reece Topleylbw b Cook | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 123 (19.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
6-1 (Laurie Evans, 0.6 ov) · 42-2 (Jason Roy, 5.3 ov) · 58-3 (Josh Philippe, 8.2 ov) · 70-4 (Daniel Lawrence, 10.2 ov) · 75-5 (Tom Curran, 11.4 ov) · 82-6 (Ollie Pope, 13.4 ov) · 103-7 (Jordan Clark, 16.6 ov) · 109-8 (Sean Abbott, 18.1 ov) · 122-9 (Chris Jordan, 18.6 ov) · 123-10 (Reece Topley, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | ||
| Samuel Cook | 3.3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.86 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | ||
| Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
Essex innings124/2 (16.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterb Abbott | 21 | 17 | 123.5 | ||
| Michael Peppernot out | 71 | 56 | 126.8 | ||
| Jordan Coxc Evans b Lawes | 16 | 15 | 106.7 | ||
| Charlie Allisonnot out | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 3 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 124/2 (16.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
49-1 (Paul Walter, 5.6 ov) · 93-2 (Jordan Cox, 12.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Topley | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | ||
| Jordan Clark | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | ||
| Sean Abbott | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | ||
| Daniel Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| Tom Curran | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | ||
| Tom Lawes | 2.5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.41 |
Line-ups
The ground: Kennington Oval
FairPlay holds 55 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Kennington Oval, London, with a median first-innings score of 153.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 38% and the toss winner won 58%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 85% of the time.
Highest total: 226/4 by MI London on 16 Aug 2025.
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