T20Vitality Blast Men 2025Group stage, South

Essex vs Kent, Match - Scorecard

Essex172/6(20 ov)

Kent173/3(17.2 ov)

Kent won by 7 wickets

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury18 Jul 2025Toss: Kent, chose to bowl

Essex innings

172/6(20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Michael-Kyle Pepper †c FJ Klaassen b MW Parkinson	c FJ Klaassen b MW Parkinson	28	21	4	1	133.33
Paul Walterc HZ Finch b JL Denly	c HZ Finch b JL Denly	52	37	7	1	140.54
Jordan Coxb JDM Evison	b JDM Evison	6	11	0	0	54.55
CWJ Allisonc JA Leaning b G Stewart	c JA Leaning b G Stewart	48	33	4	2	145.45
Matthew Critchleyc G Stewart b NN Gilchrist	c G Stewart b NN Gilchrist	12	10	0	1	120.00
Luc Benkensteinc MW Parkinson b NN Gilchrist	c MW Parkinson b NN Gilchrist	6	2	0	1	300.00
Simon Harmernot out	not out	12*	6	1	0	200.00
NRM Thainnot out	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras(b 1, w 4, nb 2)	(b 1, w 4, nb 2)	7
Total20 Ov (RR 8.60)	20 Ov (RR 8.60)	172/6

Did not bat: Shane Snater, Mohammad Amir, Mackenzie Jones

Fall of wickets: 68-1 (MS Pepper, 6.5 ov), 81-2 (JM Cox, 9.1 ov), 111-3 (PI Walter, 14.4 ov), 142-4 (MJJ Critchley, 17.4 ov), 148-5 (LM Benkenstein, 18 ov), 165-6 (CWJ Allison, 19.2 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Grant Stewart	4	31	1	7.75	7	2	0	1	1
Fred Klaassen	4	36	0	9.00	10	3	2	1	0
Joe Denly	2	25	1	12.50	4	4	1	0	0
Nathan Gilchrist	2	35	2	17.50	4	4	3	0	0
Matt Parkinson	4	22	1	5.50	10	2	0	0	0
Joey Evison	4	22	1	5.50	8	1	0	2	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	MS Pepper 28(21) & PI Walter 36(21)	68	41
2nd	JM Cox 6(11) & PI Walter 5(3)	13	14
3rd	CWJ Allison 19(20) & PI Walter 11(13)	30	33
4th	MJJ Critchley 12(10) & CWJ Allison 19(8)	31	18
5th	LM Benkenstein 6(2) & CWJ Allison 0(0)	6	2
6th	CWJ Allison 10(5) & SR Harmer 6(3)	17	8
7th	NRM Thain 1(1) & SR Harmer 6(3)	7*	4

Kent innings

173/3(17.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tawanda Muyeyec LM Benkenstein b MJJ Critchley	c LM Benkenstein b MJJ Critchley	80	49	11	0	163.27
Daniel Bell-Drummondc †MS Pepper b PI Walter	c †MS Pepper b PI Walter	13	14	2	0	92.86
Harry Finchb Mohammad Amir	b Mohammad Amir	64	35	6	3	182.86
Joe Denlynot out	not out	0*	3	0	0	0.00
Sam Billings †not out	not out	11*	4	0	1	275.00
Extras(lb 2, w 1, nb 2)	(lb 2, w 1, nb 2)	5
Total17.2 Ov (RR 9.98)	17.2 Ov (RR 9.98) · Target 173 from 20 ov	173/3

Did not bat: Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, Fred Klaassen, Nathan Gilchrist, Matt Parkinson

Fall of wickets: 46-1 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 5.2 ov), 160-2 (TS Muyeye, 16 ov), 160-3 (HZ Finch, 16.2 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shane Snater	2.2	30	0	12.86	2	2	1	0	1
Mohammad Amir	4	26	1	6.50	11	4	0	0	0
Mackenzie Jones	2	25	0	12.50	2	5	0	0	0
Paul Walter	2	30	1	15.00	2	5	1	0	0
Matthew Critchley	3	18	1	6.00	6	1	0	0	0
Luc Benkenstein	3	23	0	7.67	2	1	0	1	0
Simon Harmer	1	19	0	19.00	0	1	2	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	TS Muyeye 32(18) & DJ Bell-Drummond 13(14)	46	32
2nd	HZ Finch 64(33) & TS Muyeye 48(31)	114	64
3rd	HZ Finch 0(2) & JL Denly 0(0)	0	2
4th	SW Billings 11(4) & JL Denly 0(3)	13*	6