Essex vs Derbyshire, Match 33 — Vitality Blast
Match summary
Essex beat Derbyshire by 5 wickets in the Match 33 of the Vitality Blast at County Ground, Chelmsford on Sun, 31 May, 2026. Derbyshire 173/10 (20 ov); Essex 179/5 (19.4 ov). Charles Allison top-scored with 67* off 49 balls for Essex. Zaman Akhter took 2/13 for Essex. Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael-Kyle Pepper c A Donald b N Potts | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| Paul Walter c CP Jewell b J Morley | 41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 170.83 |
| Charles Allison Not out | 67 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 136.73 |
| Luc Benkenstein runout (MK Andersson / M Montgomery) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Wiaan Mulder c M Montgomery b MK Andersson | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.31 |
| Matt Critchley c N Potts b B W Aitchison | 37 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 176.19 |
| Simon Harmer Not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Extras 4 (3 lb, 1 wd)
Total 179/5 (19.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, Charlie Edward Bennett
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Andersson | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Akif Javed | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Matthew Montgomery | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Morley | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Ben William Aitchison | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
| Nick Potts | 3.4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6.27 |
26 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2.4 ov) · 90 (Paul Walter, 8.6 ov) · 93 (Luc Benkenstein, 9.5 ov) · 109 (Wiaan Mulder, 12.5 ov) · 167 (Matt Critchley, 18.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneurin Donald c MKS Pepper b S Snater | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Martin Andersson b Z Akhter | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Caleb Jewell c S Snater b PWA Mulder | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Wayne Madsen b Z Akhter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Matthew Montgomery c S Snater b SR Harmer | 50 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Ross Whiteley st MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Amrit Basra c PI Walter b CE Bennett | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nick Potts c CE Bennett b PWA Mulder | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 159.09 |
| Ben William Aitchison b S Snater | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Akif Javed Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jack Morley runout (MKS Pepper) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (2 lb, 3 wd, 1 nb)
Total 173/10 (20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiaan Mulder | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Matt Critchley | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.5 |
28 (Aneurin Donald, 2.3 ov) · 38 (Martin Andersson, 3.5 ov) · 51 (Caleb Jewell, 5.4 ov) · 55 (Wayne Madsen, 6.4 ov) · 75 (Ross Whiteley, 8.5 ov) · 116 (Amrit Basra, 13.4 ov) · 143 (Matthew Montgomery, 16.6 ov) · 162 (Nick Potts, 18.4 ov) · 173 (Ben William Aitchison, 19.5 ov) · 173 (Jack Morley, 19.6 ov)