Essex vs Kent Full Commentary, Match 55, 9 June, 2026

COMPLETED / Match 55 / County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex
Essex

187/6 (20 ov)

Kent
Kent

184/9 (20 ov)

Essex won by 3 runs

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Player of the match
Liam Livingstone
Player of the Series
Liam Livingstone, Lancashire
  • 0
    0.1

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 3
    0.2

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 3 runs,

  • 0
    0.3

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • 1
    0.4

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.5

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.6

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1 run,

  • End of over 1 (6 runs)
  • 0
    1.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • 0
    1.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • w
    1.3

    Daniel Bell-Drummond c CW Allison b CE Bennett 2 (6) Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run, c CW Allison b CE Bennett,

  • 0
    1.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • 2
    1.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, 2 runs,

  • 0
    1.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • End of over 2 (2 runs)
  • 2
    2.1

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 2 runs,

  • 0
    2.2

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 0
    2.3

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 1
    2.4

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 1 run,

  • 4
    2.5

    Shane Snater to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 0
    2.6

    Shane Snater to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • End of over 3 (7 runs)
  • 6
    3.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Harry Finch, Six,

  • w
    3.2

    Harry Finch c Z Akhter b CE Bennett 13 (9) Charlie Edward Bennett to Harry Finch, no run, c Z Akhter b CE Bennett,

  • 0
    3.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    3.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 4 (9 runs)
  • 1
    4.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 2
    4.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, 2 runs,

  • 4
    4.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 4
    4.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 1
    4.5

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    4.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 5 (13 runs)
  • 4
    5.1

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 0
    5.2

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    5.3

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    5.4

    Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 2
    5.5

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 1
    5.6

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 6 (9 runs)
  • 1
    6.1

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.2

    Simon Harmer to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 6
    6.3

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 1
    6.4

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.5

    Simon Harmer to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.6

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 7 (11 runs)
  • 1
    7.1

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • w
    7.3

    Zak Crawley c CW Allison b Z Akhter 21 (15) Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, no run, c CW Allison b Z Akhter,

  • 1
    7.4

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Denly, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.5

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.6

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Denly, no run,

  • End of over 8 (3 runs)
  • 1
    8.1

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • w
    8.2

    Joe Denly c S Snater b MJJ Critchley 1 (3) Matt Critchley to Joe Denly, no run, c S Snater b MJJ Critchley,

  • 1lb
    8.3

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    8.4

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 4
    8.5

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, Four,

  • 1
    8.6

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • End of over 9 (8 runs)
  • 0
    9.1

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, no run,

  • 0
    9.2

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, no run,

  • 1
    9.3

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.4

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.5

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.6

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 10 (4 runs)
  • 2
    10.1

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 1
    10.2

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 6
    10.3

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, Six,

  • 1
    10.4

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.5

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    10.6

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 11 (11 runs)
  • 2
    11.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 0
    11.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 0
    11.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1wd
    11.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 wide,

  • 1
    11.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.5

    Wiaan Mulder to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (6 runs)
  • 0
    12.1

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 4
    12.2

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 2wd
    12.3

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 2 wide,

  • 4
    12.4

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 6
    12.5

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 1
    12.6

    Simon Harmer to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • End of over 13 (17 runs)
  • 1lb
    13.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Chris Benjamin, 1 leg bye,

  • 6
    13.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 6
    13.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 0
    13.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • w
    13.5

    Sam Billings c S Snater b PWA Mulder 62 (38) Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run, c S Snater b PWA Mulder,

  • 1
    13.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (14 runs)
  • 1
    14.1

    Shane Snater to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • w
    14.2

    Chris Benjamin c L Benkenstein b S Snater 16 (13) Shane Snater to Chris Benjamin, no run, c L Benkenstein b S Snater,

  • 1
    14.3

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.4

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, no run,

  • 1
    14.5

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.6

    Shane Snater to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • End of over 15 (4 runs)
  • 4
    15.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, Four,

  • 1
    15.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 6
    15.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, Six,

  • End of over 16 (14 runs)
  • 0
    16.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, no run,

  • 1
    16.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • w
    16.5

    Keith Dudgeon runout (SR Harmer) 15 (8) Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, no run, runout (SR Harmer),

  • 6
    16.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, Six,

  • End of over 17 (9 runs)
  • 1
    17.1

    Zaman Akhter to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • w
    17.2

    Grant Stewart c SR Harmer b Z Akhter 13 (11) Zaman Akhter to Grant Stewart, no run, c SR Harmer b Z Akhter,

  • 0
    17.3

    Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, no run,

  • 1
    17.4

    Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Zaman Akhter to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • w
    17.6

    Matt Milnes c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter 1 (3) Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, no run, c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter,

  • End of over 18 (3 runs)
  • 1
    18.1

    Shane Snater to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    18.2

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, 1 wide,

  • 6
    18.2

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Six,

  • 6
    18.3

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Six,

  • 1
    18.4

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, 1 run,

  • 1
    18.5

    Shane Snater to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 4
    18.6

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Four,

  • End of over 19 (20 runs)
  • 4
    19.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • 4
    19.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • 0
    19.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, no run,

  • 1
    19.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 1
    19.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Fred Klaassen, 1 run,

  • 4
    19.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • End of over 20 (14 runs)
  • 0
    0.1

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 3
    0.2

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 3 runs,

  • 0
    0.3

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • 1
    0.4

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.5

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.6

    Shane Snater to Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1 run,

  • End of over 1 (6 runs)
  • 0
    1.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • 0
    1.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run,

  • w
    1.3

    Daniel Bell-Drummond c CW Allison b CE Bennett 2 (6) Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Bell-Drummond, no run, c CW Allison b CE Bennett,

  • 0
    1.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • 2
    1.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, 2 runs,

  • 0
    1.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • End of over 2 (2 runs)
  • 2
    2.1

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 2 runs,

  • 0
    2.2

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 0
    2.3

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, no run,

  • 1
    2.4

    Shane Snater to Harry Finch, 1 run,

  • 4
    2.5

    Shane Snater to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 0
    2.6

    Shane Snater to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • End of over 3 (7 runs)
  • 6
    3.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Harry Finch, Six,

  • w
    3.2

    Harry Finch c Z Akhter b CE Bennett 13 (9) Charlie Edward Bennett to Harry Finch, no run, c Z Akhter b CE Bennett,

  • 0
    3.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    3.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 4 (9 runs)
  • 1
    4.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 2
    4.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, 2 runs,

  • 4
    4.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 4
    4.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, Four,

  • 1
    4.5

    Wiaan Mulder to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    4.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 5 (13 runs)
  • 4
    5.1

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 0
    5.2

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    5.3

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    5.4

    Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 2
    5.5

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 1
    5.6

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 6 (9 runs)
  • 1
    6.1

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.2

    Simon Harmer to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 6
    6.3

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 1
    6.4

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.5

    Simon Harmer to Zak Crawley, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.6

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 7 (11 runs)
  • 1
    7.1

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, no run,

  • w
    7.3

    Zak Crawley c CW Allison b Z Akhter 21 (15) Zaman Akhter to Zak Crawley, no run, c CW Allison b Z Akhter,

  • 1
    7.4

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Denly, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.5

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.6

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Denly, no run,

  • End of over 8 (3 runs)
  • 1
    8.1

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • w
    8.2

    Joe Denly c S Snater b MJJ Critchley 1 (3) Matt Critchley to Joe Denly, no run, c S Snater b MJJ Critchley,

  • 1lb
    8.3

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    8.4

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 4
    8.5

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, Four,

  • 1
    8.6

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • End of over 9 (8 runs)
  • 0
    9.1

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, no run,

  • 0
    9.2

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, no run,

  • 1
    9.3

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.4

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.5

    Zaman Akhter to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    9.6

    Zaman Akhter to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 10 (4 runs)
  • 2
    10.1

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 1
    10.2

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 6
    10.3

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, Six,

  • 1
    10.4

    Matt Critchley to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.5

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1
    10.6

    Matt Critchley to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 11 (11 runs)
  • 2
    11.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 2 runs,

  • 0
    11.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 0
    11.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 1wd
    11.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 wide,

  • 1
    11.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.5

    Wiaan Mulder to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (6 runs)
  • 0
    12.1

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, no run,

  • 4
    12.2

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 2wd
    12.3

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, 2 wide,

  • 4
    12.4

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Four,

  • 6
    12.5

    Simon Harmer to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 1
    12.6

    Simon Harmer to Chris Benjamin, 1 run,

  • End of over 13 (17 runs)
  • 1lb
    13.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Chris Benjamin, 1 leg bye,

  • 6
    13.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 6
    13.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, Six,

  • 0
    13.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run,

  • w
    13.5

    Sam Billings c S Snater b PWA Mulder 62 (38) Wiaan Mulder to Sam Billings, no run, c S Snater b PWA Mulder,

  • 1
    13.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (14 runs)
  • 1
    14.1

    Shane Snater to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • w
    14.2

    Chris Benjamin c L Benkenstein b S Snater 16 (13) Shane Snater to Chris Benjamin, no run, c L Benkenstein b S Snater,

  • 1
    14.3

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.4

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, no run,

  • 1
    14.5

    Shane Snater to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.6

    Shane Snater to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • End of over 15 (4 runs)
  • 4
    15.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, Four,

  • 1
    15.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 6
    15.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Keith Dudgeon, Six,

  • End of over 16 (14 runs)
  • 0
    16.1

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, no run,

  • 1
    16.2

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.3

    Wiaan Mulder to Keith Dudgeon, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.4

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, 1 run,

  • w
    16.5

    Keith Dudgeon runout (SR Harmer) 15 (8) Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, no run, runout (SR Harmer),

  • 6
    16.6

    Wiaan Mulder to Grant Stewart, Six,

  • End of over 17 (9 runs)
  • 1
    17.1

    Zaman Akhter to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • w
    17.2

    Grant Stewart c SR Harmer b Z Akhter 13 (11) Zaman Akhter to Grant Stewart, no run, c SR Harmer b Z Akhter,

  • 0
    17.3

    Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, no run,

  • 1
    17.4

    Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Zaman Akhter to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • w
    17.6

    Matt Milnes c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter 1 (3) Zaman Akhter to Matt Milnes, no run, c PWA Mulder b Z Akhter,

  • End of over 18 (3 runs)
  • 1
    18.1

    Shane Snater to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    18.2

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, 1 wide,

  • 6
    18.2

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Six,

  • 6
    18.3

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Six,

  • 1
    18.4

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, 1 run,

  • 1
    18.5

    Shane Snater to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 4
    18.6

    Shane Snater to Fred Klaassen, Four,

  • End of over 19 (20 runs)
  • 4
    19.1

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • 4
    19.2

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • 0
    19.3

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, no run,

  • 1
    19.4

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, 1 run,

  • 1
    19.5

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Fred Klaassen, 1 run,

  • 4
    19.6

    Charlie Edward Bennett to Jake Lintott, Four,

  • End of over 20 (14 runs)
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