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Essex beat Derbyshire by 44 runs

County Ground, Derby, . Essex won the toss and chose to bat.

Essex366/650 ov
Derbyshire322/947.3 ov
Essex won by 44 runs
Worcestershire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Essex won the toss and chose to bat. Essex made 366 for 6 in 50 overs, Tom Westley 118 from 110 balls and Luc Benkenstein 74 from 48 balls. Zak Chappell took 2 for 64.

Derbyshire made 322 for 9 in 47.3 overs, Harry Came 139 from 120 balls and Matthew Montgomery 108 from 91 balls. Matthew Critchley took 3 for 63.

Essex won by 44 runs.

Key performers

Essex innings

366/6(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Paul Walterc ? b ZJ Chappellc ? b ZJ Chappell454533100.00
Matthew Critchleylbw b BW Aitchisonlbw b BW Aitchison230066.67
Tom Westleyc AS Basra b ROL Haydonc AS Basra b ROL Haydon118110161107.27
CWJ Allisonc CP Jewell b AS Basrac CP Jewell b AS Basra646054106.67
Luc Benkensteinc BW Aitchison b ZJ Chappellc BW Aitchison b ZJ Chappell744875154.17
Simon Harmernot outnot out29*2021145.00
NRM Thainb BW Aitchisonb BW Aitchison580062.50
SML Fernandes †not outnot out9*610150.00
Extras(b 5, lb 3, w 12)(b 5, lb 3, w 12)20
Total50 Ov (RR 7.32)50 Ov (RR 7.32)366/6
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (MJJ Critchley, 1.2 ov), 81-2 (PI Walter, 14.1 ov), 208-3 (CWJ Allison, 32.5 ov), 270-4 (T Westley, 41.1 ov), 331-5 (LM Benkenstein, 45.5 ov), 348-6 (NRM Thain, 48.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Rory Haydon1016316.30292420
Ben Aitchison1007427.403011040
Zak Chappell1006426.40299020
JWA Hawkins605709.50133500
Jack Morley1006806.80254400
AS Basra403218.00125100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPI Walter 6(5) & MJJ Critchley 2(3)88
2ndT Westley 29(37) & PI Walter 39(40)7377
3rdCWJ Allison 64(60) & T Westley 58(52)127112
4thLM Benkenstein 31(29) & T Westley 31(21)6250
5thSR Harmer 11(9) & LM Benkenstein 43(19)6128
6thNRM Thain 5(8) & SR Harmer 10(6)1714
7thSML Fernandes 9(6) & SR Harmer 8(5)18*11

Derbyshire innings

322/9(47.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Harry Camest †SML Fernandes b MJJ Critchleyst †SML Fernandes b MJJ Critchley139120155115.83
Caleb Jewellb CE Bennettb CE Bennett161302123.08
Matthew Montgomeryb SR Harmerb SR Harmer10891161118.68
AS Basrab SR Harmerb SR Harmer130033.33
Brooke Guest †run out (PI Walter/SR Harmer)run out (PI Walter/SR Harmer)12151080.00
Zak Chappellb MJJ Critchleyb MJJ Critchley05000.00
JWA Hawkinsc SR Harmer b LM Benkensteinc SR Harmer b LM Benkenstein691066.67
Ben Aitchisonc PI Walter b MJJ Critchleyc PI Walter b MJJ Critchley6600100.00
Jack Morleynot outnot out4*80050.00
Rory Haydonst †SML Fernandes b LM Benkensteinst †SML Fernandes b LM Benkenstein261641162.50
Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 2)(lb 1, w 1, nb 2)4
Total47.3 Ov (RR 6.78)47.3 Ov (RR 6.78) · Target 367 from 50 ov322/9
Did not bat: Martin Andersson
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (CP Jewell, 3.4 ov), 243-2 (M Montgomery, 33.1 ov), 245-3 (AS Basra, 33.5 ov), 276-4 (BD Guest, 39.2 ov), 278-5 (ZJ Chappell, 40.3 ov), 285-6 (HRC Came, 42.1 ov), 291-7 (JWA Hawkins, 43.1 ov), 293-8 (BW Aitchison, 44.1 ov), 322-9 (ROL Haydon, 47.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jamie Porter613706.17213201
CE Bennett704316.14265210
Shane Snater604407.33185200
Luc Benkenstein5.304127.45147000
Simon Harmer1004524.50294000
Paul Walter302709.0034000
Matthew Critchley806337.88185300
NRM Thain2021010.5034000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHRC Came 2(9) & CP Jewell 16(13)1822
2ndM Montgomery 108(91) & HRC Came 113(87)225177
3rdAS Basra 1(3) & HRC Came 1(1)24
4thBD Guest 12(15) & HRC Came 19(18)3133
5thHRC Came 2(2) & ZJ Chappell 0(5)27
6thJWA Hawkins 5(7) & HRC Came 2(3)710
7thBW Aitchison 5(4) & JWA Hawkins 1(2)66
8thJP Morley 1(4) & BW Aitchison 1(2)26
9thROL Haydon 26(16) & JP Morley 3(4)2920

Commentary

End of innings: DER 322/9 (47.3 ov)
47.3W
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, OUT
ROL Haydon st †SML Fernandes b LM Benkenstein 26(16) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 322/9 (47.3 ov)
47.24
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, FOUR
47.11
LM Benkenstein to JP Morley, 1 run
End of over 4716 runsDER 317/8061144
ROL Haydon 22(14)JP Morley 3(7)MJJ Critchley 8-0-63-3
46.64
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, FOUR
46.54
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, FOUR
46.41
MJJ Critchley to JP Morley, 1 run
46.31
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, 1 run
46.26
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, SIX
46.10
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, no run
End of over 465 runsDER 301/8004001
ROL Haydon 7(9)JP Morley 2(6)LM Benkenstein 5-0-36-1
45.61
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, 1 run
45.50
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, no run
45.40
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, no run
45.34
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, FOUR
45.20
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, no run
45.10
LM Benkenstein to ROL Haydon, no run
End of over 453 runs, 1 wktDER 296/8W01110
JP Morley 2(6)ROL Haydon 2(3)MJJ Critchley 7-0-47-3
44.60
MJJ Critchley to JP Morley, no run
44.51
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, 1 run
44.41
MJJ Critchley to JP Morley, 1 run
44.31
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, 1 run
44.20
MJJ Critchley to ROL Haydon, no run
44.1W
MJJ Critchley to BW Aitchison, OUT
BW Aitchison c PI Walter b MJJ Critchley 6(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 293/8 (44.1 ov)
End of over 442 runs, 1 wktDER 293/7W00011
BW Aitchison 6(5)JP Morley 1(4)LM Benkenstein 4-0-31-1
43.61
LM Benkenstein to BW Aitchison, 1 run
43.51
LM Benkenstein to JP Morley, 1 run
43.40
LM Benkenstein to JP Morley, no run
43.30
LM Benkenstein to JP Morley, no run