Result

Essex won by 3 runs

Essex vs Kent

Chelmsford · Jun 09, 2026 · T20 Blast

ESS
Essex
187/6 (20/20 ov)
KEN
Kent
184/9 (20/20 ov)

Kent won the toss and elected to bowling

Essex 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Paul Walter c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Milnes 17 13 3 0 131.00
Michael Pepper c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes 6 8 1 0 75.00
Jordan Cox c Matt Milnes b Grant Stewart 40 31 5 1 129.00
Charlie Allison c Jake Lintott b Keith Dudgeon 74 47 3 6 157.00
Luc Benkenstein c Jake Lintott b Frederick Klaassen 5 7 1 0 71.00
Wiaan Mulder c Joe Denly b Matt Milnes 29 11 3 2 264.00
Simon Harmer not out 6 3 1 0 200.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Keith Dudgeon 4.0 54 1 13.50
Grant Stewart 2.0 15 1 7.50
Matt Milnes 4.0 23 3 5.75
Frederick Klaassen 4.0 48 1 12.00
Jake Lintott 4.0 28 0 7.00
Joe Denly 2.0 17 0 8.50
Jaydn Denly 2.0 17 0 8.50

Kent 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Harry Finch c Zaman Akhter b Charlie Bennett 13 9 0 1 144.00
Daniel Bell-Drummond c Charlie Allison b Charlie Bennett 2 6 0 0 33.00
Zak Crawley c Charlie Allison b Zaman Akhter 21 15 3 0 140.00
Sam Billings c Shane Snater b Wiaan Mulder 62 38 3 4 163.00
Joe Denly c Shane Snater b Matthew Critchley 1 3 0 0 33.00
Chris Benjamin c Luc Benkenstein b Shane Snater 16 13 1 1 123.00
Grant Stewart c Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter 13 11 0 1 118.00
Keith Dudgeon c Simon Harmer 15 8 1 1 188.00
Jake Lintott not out 17 9 3 0 189.00
Matt Milnes c Wiaan Mulder b Zaman Akhter 1 3 0 0 33.00
Frederick Klaassen not out 18 5 1 2 360.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Shane Snater 4.0 37 1 9.25
Charlie Bennett 4.0 39 2 9.75
Wiaan Mulder 4.0 41 1 10.25
Zaman Akhter 4.0 19 3 4.75
Simon Harmer 2.0 28 0 14.00
Matthew Critchley 2.0 18 1 9.00

Venue

County Ground
Chelmsford, England

Innings

  • Essex — 1st Innings 187-6 (20)
  • Kent — 2nd Innings 184-9 (20)