Durham vs Essex, Group B — Metro Bank One Day Cup
Match summary
Durham beat Essex by 20 runs in the Group B of the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Chester-le-Street on Sun, 09 Aug, 2026. Durham 229/5 (38 ov); Inning 209/10 (37.1 ov). Colin Ackermann top-scored with 80* off 85 balls for Durham. James Minto took 4/45 for Durham. Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thain runout (K Aldridge / S Ghafari) | 76 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 91.57 |
| Luc Benkenstein c S Ghafari b J Minto | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Tom Westley b WMH Rhodes | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 |
| Matt Critchley lbw b WMH Rhodes | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Grant Roelofsen c WMH Rhodes b K Aldridge | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Simon Harmer lbw b S Ghafari | 32 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 91.43 |
| Simon Fernandes c OG Robinson b J Minto | 30 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Zaman Akhter c WMH Rhodes b J Minto | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Mackenzie Jones c K Aldridge b J Minto | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 260 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett b LS Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jamie Porter Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 7 (1 lb, 6 wd)
Total 209/10 (37.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rhodes | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3.75 |
| Duanne Olivier | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Shafiqullah Ghafari | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4.86 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| James Minto | 5 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 7.83 |
| Luke Robinson | 7.1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 5.58 |
25 (Luc Benkenstein, 4.6 ov) · 75 (Tom Westley, 12.5 ov) · 81 (Matt Critchley, 16.3 ov) · 110 (Grant Roelofsen, 21.3 ov) · 118 (Noah Thain, 23.2 ov) · 165 (Simon Harmer, 31.3 ov) · 186 (Zaman Akhter, 34.6 ov) · 195 (Simon Fernandes, 36.1 ov) · 209 (Mackenzie Jones, 36.5 ov) · 209 (Charlie Edward Bennett, 37.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees c MJJ Critchley b JA Porter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver George Robinson c MJJ Critchley b CE Bennett | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Will Rhodes b JA Porter | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 |
| David Bedingham lbw b M Jones | 38 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 82.61 |
| Ben Stokes c Simon Fernandes b SR Harmer | 43 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 159.26 |
| Colin Ackermann Not out | 80 | 85 | 5 | 4 | 91.95 |
| Kasey Aldridge Not out | 35 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 89.74 |
Extras 17 (2 lb, 15 wd)
Total 229/5 (38 ov)
Yet to bat: James Minto, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Duanne Olivier, Luke Robinson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Simon Harmer | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
| Jamie Porter | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Zaman Akhter | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 7 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 9 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 |
1 (Alex Lees, 0.2 ov) · 17 (Oliver George Robinson, 3.3 ov) · 30 (Will Rhodes, 6.1 ov) · 87 (Ben Stokes, 12.2 ov) · 126 (David Bedingham, 21.6 ov)