Essex vs Sussex, Match 1 - Scorecard

ResultT20Vitality Blast Men 2026· County Ground, Chelmsford· Fri 22 May, 14:00

Essex191/5(20 ov)

Sussex192/4(16 ov)

Sussex won by 6 wickets

Essex innings

191/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter	c ? b HT Crocombe	58	37	6	2	156.76
Michael-Kyle Pepper †	b DJ Lamb	52	34	5	3	152.94
Matthew Critchley	c JA Leaning b DR Briggs	4	5	0	0	80.00
Luc Benkenstein	b JM Coles	36	18	1	4	200.00
Wiaan Mulder	c TP Alsop b JM Coles	2	4	0	0	50.00
NRM Thain	not out	23*	15	4	0	153.33
Simon Harmer	not out	10*	7	1	0	142.86
Extras	(lb 4, w 2)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR 9.55)	191/5

Did not bat: SML Fernandes, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, CE Bennett

Fall of wickets: 105-1 (MS Pepper, 10.2 ov), 116-2 (MJJ Critchley, 11.5 ov), 122-3 (PI Walter, 13 ov), 134-4 (PWA Mulder, 15 ov), 161-5 (LM Benkenstein, 16.5 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
Brad Currie	3	38	0	12.67	3	2	3	0
Tymal Mills	4	27	0	6.75	10	4	0	1
Henry Crocombe	3	25	1	8.33	8	5	0	0
Danny Briggs	4	40	1	10.00	4	0	4	0
James Coles	3	32	2	10.67	5	3	2	0
Danny Lamb	3	25	1	8.33	4	3	0	1

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	PI Walter 47(28) & MS Pepper 52(34)	105	62
2nd	MJJ Critchley 4(5) & PI Walter 7(4)	11	9
3rd	LM Benkenstein 2(2) & PI Walter 4(5)	6	7
4th	LM Benkenstein 10(8) & PWA Mulder 2(4)	12	12
5th	LM Benkenstein 24(8) & NRM Thain 3(3)	27	11
6th	SR Harmer 10(7) & NRM Thain 20(12)	30*	19

Sussex innings

192/4 (16 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughes	c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley	44	25	10	0	176.00
Tom Clark	c SR Harmer b CE Bennett	12	5	1	1	240.00
James Coles	c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer	50	29	5	1	172.41
John Simpson †	c SR Harmer b LM Benkenstein	63	23	1	8	273.91
Tom Alsop	not out	15*	12	0	1	125.00
Jack Leaning	not out	1*	3	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 1)	7
Total	16 Ov (RR 12.00) · Target 192 from 20 ov	192/4

Did not bat: Danny Lamb, Danny Briggs, Henry Crocombe, Tymal Mills, Brad Currie

Fall of wickets: 35-1 (TGR Clark, 3 ov), 80-2 (DP Hughes, 6.2 ov), 162-3 (JA Simpson, 11.5 ov), 189-4 (JM Coles, 15.2 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shane Snater	2	22	0	11.00	5	5	0	0	0
Zaman Akhter	2	33	0	16.50	2	6	1	0	0
CE Bennett	1	14	1	14.00	3	2	1	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	2	36	0	18.00	1	2	3	2	1
Matthew Critchley	4	35	1	8.75	4	1	2	0	0
Simon Harmer	3	25	1	8.33	5	0	2	0	0
Luc Benkenstein	2	23	1	11.50	2	1	2	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	DP Hughes 21(13) & TGR Clark 12(5)	35	18
2nd	DP Hughes 23(12) & JM Coles 22(8)	45	20
3rd	JA Simpson 63(23) & JM Coles 15(11)	82	33
4th	TP Alsop 14(11) & JM Coles 13(10)	27	21
5th	JA Leaning 1(3) & TP Alsop 1(1)	3*	4