Essex vs Worcestershire, Group B — Metro Bank One Day Cup
Match summary
Essex beat Worcestershire by 107 runs in the Group B of the Metro Bank One Day Cup at County Ground, Chelmsford on Sun, 02 Aug, 2026. Essex 376/5 (50 ov); Worcestershire 269/10 (41.3 ov). Tom Westley top-scored with 129 off 104 balls for Essex. Mackenzie Jones took 3/47 for Essex. Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Mohammed c Simon Fernandes b JA Porter | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rehaan Edavalath runout (L Benkenstein) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Gareth Roderick c MJJ Critchley b M Jones | 24 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Jake Libby c NRM Thain b SR Harmer | 109 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 109 |
| Kashif Ali c TZ Westley b M Killeen | 51 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 110.87 |
| Henry Cullen c L Benkenstein b M Jones | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tom Taylor lbw b M Jones | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Beyers Swanepoel st Simon Fernandes b SR Harmer | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 200 |
| Ben Allison Not out | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 118.75 |
| Fateh Singh runout (Simon Fernandes / S Snater) | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 216.67 |
| Ben Gibbon c TZ Westley b SR Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 1 (1 wd)
Total 269/10 (41.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Simon Harmer | 9.3 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 6.32 |
| Jamie Porter | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Shane Snater | 8 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Mitchell Killeen | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 7 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 6.71 |
(Ben Gibbon, 0 ov) · 3 (Isaac Mohammed, 1.1 ov) · 3 (Rehaan Edavalath, 1.2 ov) · 63 (Gareth Roderick, 14.1 ov) · 144 (Kashif Ali, 27.2 ov) · 153 (Henry Cullen, 28.4 ov) · 168 (Tom Taylor, 30.6 ov) · 215 (Beyers Swanepoel, 35.3 ov) · 228 (Jake Libby, 37.4 ov) · 269 (Fateh Singh, 41.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thain c B Allison b F Singh | 75 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 110.29 |
| Luc Benkenstein c H Cullen b B Swanepoel | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Tom Westley st GH Roderick b F Singh | 129 | 104 | 14 | 2 | 124.04 |
| Matt Critchley Not out | 102 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 139.73 |
| Grant Roelofsen c H Cullen b TAI Taylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Simon Harmer c GH Roderick b BJ Gibbon | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Simon Fernandes Not out | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
Extras 18 (1 b, 5 lb, 11 wd, 1 nb)
Total 376/5 (50 ov)
Yet to bat: Mitchell Killeen, Mackenzie Jones, Jamie Porter, Shane Snater
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel | 10 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Tom Taylor | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Ben Allison | 10 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Fateh Singh | 10 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Ben Gibbon | 10 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 9 |
25 (Luc Benkenstein, 4.6 ov) · 164 (Noah Thain, 24.5 ov) · 286 (Tom Westley, 38.6 ov) · 293 (Grant Roelofsen, 39.5 ov) · 319 (Simon Harmer, 43.5 ov)