Northamptonshire vs Essex, Match 58 — Vitality Blast
Match summary
Northamptonshire beat Essex by 130 runs in the Match 58 of the Vitality Blast at County Ground, Northampton on Fri, 26 Jun, 2026. Northamptonshire 238/6 (20 ov); Essex 108/10 (13.2 ov). Chris Lynn top-scored with 75 off 37 balls for Northamptonshire. Calvin Harrison took 5/9 for Northamptonshire. Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley b Calvin Harrison | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Simon Harmer c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper c Ben Sanderson b James Sales | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 209.09 |
| Paul Walter b Ben Sanderson | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 162.5 |
| Shane Snater st Lewis McManus b Calvin Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Cox c Lewis McManus b Ben Sanderson | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 233.33 |
| Luc Benkenstein c Nathan McSweeney b Saif Zaib | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Zaman Akhter lbw b Calvin Harrison | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Charles Allison c Nathan McSweeney b George Scrimshaw | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Simon Fernandes Not out | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett b Calvin Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 2 (2 lb)
Total 108/10 (13.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Saif Zaib | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Ben Sanderson | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 |
| George Scrimshaw | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Calvin Harrison | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3.86 |
| James Sales | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
15 (Paul Walter, 1.4 ov) · 47 (Jordan Cox, 3.6 ov) · 57 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 4.4 ov) · 66 (Charles Allison, 6.1 ov) · 72 (Luc Benkenstein, 7.2 ov) · 85 (Matt Critchley, 9.1 ov) · 98 (Simon Harmer, 11.3 ov) · 98 (Shane Snater, 11.4 ov) · 108 (Zaman Akhter, 13.1 ov) · 108 (Charlie Edward Bennett, 13.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Charlie Edward Bennett | 65 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 224.14 |
| Chris Lynn c Luc Benkenstein b Simon Harmer | 75 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 202.7 |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos b Simon Harmer | 44 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 209.52 |
| Saif Zaib b Zaman Akhter | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Calvin Harrison Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Lewis McManus c Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Nathan McSweeney Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Broad c Simon Fernandes b Shane Snater | 28 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 133.33 |
Extras 7 (1 lb, 4 wd, 2 nb)
Total 238/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Shane Snater | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.5 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
98 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 7.5 ov) · 146 (Chris Lynn, 11.2 ov) · 215 (David Willey, 17.3 ov) · 226 (Justin Broad, 18.1 ov) · 236 (Lewis McManus, 19.3 ov) · 237 (Saif Zaib, 19.5 ov)