Essex vs Middlesex Full Commentary, Match 85, 5 July, 2026

COMPLETED / Match 85 / County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex
Essex

142/8 (20 ov)

Middlesex
Middlesex

143/6 (19 ov)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets

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1
  • 0
    0.1

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 1
    0.2

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.3

    Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

  • 4
    0.4

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Four,

  • 0
    0.5

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 0
    0.6

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

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

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 0
    1.2

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 4
    1.3

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, Four,

  • 0
    1.4

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 0
    1.5

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 1
    1.6

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

  • End of over 2 (5 runs)
  • 6
    2.1

    Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, Six,

  • w
    2.2

    Matt Boyle c M Jones b S Snater 12 (9) Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, no run, c M Jones b S Snater,

  • 0
    2.3

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

  • 2
    2.4

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, 2 runs,

  • 0
    2.5

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

  • 1
    2.6

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, 1 run,

  • End of over 3 (9 runs)
  • 0
    3.1

    Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

  • 0
    3.2

    Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

  • w
    3.3

    Max Holden c M Jones b S Cook 3 (7) Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

  • 0
    3.4

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 4
    3.5

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 0
    3.6

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

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

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 wide,

  • 1
    4.1

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 4
    4.2

    Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 1
    4.3

    Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 6
    4.4

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Six,

  • 0
    4.5

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 0
    4.6

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • End of over 5 (13 runs)
  • 0
    5.1

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 4
    5.2

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 4
    5.3

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 1
    5.4

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.5

    Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 1
    5.6

    Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • End of over 6 (10 runs)
  • 1
    6.1

    Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 2
    6.2

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs,

  • 1
    6.3

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.4

    Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.5

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • w
    6.6

    Josh De Caires c PI Walter b SR Harmer 15 (14) Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, no run, c PI Walter b SR Harmer,

  • End of over 7 (6 runs)
  • 1wd
    7.1

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 wide,

  • 0
    7.1

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    7.3

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Matt Critchley to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.5

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    7.6

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • End of over 8 (4 runs)
  • 0
    8.1

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    8.2

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • w
    8.3

    Ben Geddes b SR Harmer 1 (2) Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, no run, b SR Harmer,

  • 1
    8.4

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    8.5

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    8.6

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 9 (4 runs)
  • 1
    9.1

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.2

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 6
    9.3

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

  • 6
    9.4

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

  • w
    9.5

    Leus du Plooy c J Cox b MJJ Critchley 38 (24) Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run, c J Cox b MJJ Critchley,

  • 0
    9.6

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 10 (13 runs)
  • 1
    10.1

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.2

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.3

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.4

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    10.5

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    10.6

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 11 (4 runs)
  • 4
    11.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 4
    11.2

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 1
    11.3

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 0
    11.4

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    11.5

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (10 runs)
  • 0
    12.1

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    12.2

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    12.3

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 1
    12.4

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.5

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    12.6

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

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

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    13.2

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    13.3

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 4
    13.4

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    13.5

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (8 runs)
  • 1wd
    14.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 wide,

  • 1
    14.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.2

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 4
    14.3

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    14.4

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.5

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    14.6

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 15 (7 runs)
  • 4
    15.1

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    15.2

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.3

    Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 4
    15.4

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    15.5

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    15.6

    Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 16 (11 runs)
  • 4
    16.1

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    16.2

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 3
    16.3

    Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 3 runs,

  • 1
    16.4

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.5

    Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.6

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 17 (11 runs)
  • w
    17.1

    Joe Benjamin Cracknell c M Jones b S Cook 35 (27) Samuel Cook to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

  • 1wd
    17.2

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 wide,

  • 0
    17.2

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, no run,

  • 1
    17.3

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.4

    Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.6

    Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 18 (5 runs)
  • 0
    18.1

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 4
    18.2

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 0
    18.3

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    18.4

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    18.5

    Zaman Akhter to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 6
    18.6

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Six,

  • End of over 19 (12 runs)
  • 0
    0.1

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 1
    0.2

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.3

    Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

  • 4
    0.4

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Four,

  • 0
    0.5

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 0
    0.6

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

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

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 0
    1.2

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 4
    1.3

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, Four,

  • 0
    1.4

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 0
    1.5

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

  • 1
    1.6

    Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

  • End of over 2 (5 runs)
  • 6
    2.1

    Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, Six,

  • w
    2.2

    Matt Boyle c M Jones b S Snater 12 (9) Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, no run, c M Jones b S Snater,

  • 0
    2.3

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

  • 2
    2.4

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, 2 runs,

  • 0
    2.5

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

  • 1
    2.6

    Shane Snater to Max Holden, 1 run,

  • End of over 3 (9 runs)
  • 0
    3.1

    Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

  • 0
    3.2

    Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

  • w
    3.3

    Max Holden c M Jones b S Cook 3 (7) Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

  • 0
    3.4

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 4
    3.5

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 0
    3.6

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

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

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 wide,

  • 1
    4.1

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 4
    4.2

    Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 1
    4.3

    Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 6
    4.4

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Six,

  • 0
    4.5

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 0
    4.6

    Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • End of over 5 (13 runs)
  • 0
    5.1

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 4
    5.2

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 4
    5.3

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

  • 1
    5.4

    Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 0
    5.5

    Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, no run,

  • 1
    5.6

    Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • End of over 6 (10 runs)
  • 1
    6.1

    Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 2
    6.2

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs,

  • 1
    6.3

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.4

    Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

  • 1
    6.5

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • w
    6.6

    Josh De Caires c PI Walter b SR Harmer 15 (14) Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, no run, c PI Walter b SR Harmer,

  • End of over 7 (6 runs)
  • 1wd
    7.1

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 wide,

  • 0
    7.1

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    7.3

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Matt Critchley to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

  • 0
    7.5

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    7.6

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • End of over 8 (4 runs)
  • 0
    8.1

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 1
    8.2

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • w
    8.3

    Ben Geddes b SR Harmer 1 (2) Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, no run, b SR Harmer,

  • 1
    8.4

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    8.5

    Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

  • 1
    8.6

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 9 (4 runs)
  • 1
    9.1

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.2

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

  • 6
    9.3

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

  • 6
    9.4

    Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

  • w
    9.5

    Leus du Plooy c J Cox b MJJ Critchley 38 (24) Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run, c J Cox b MJJ Critchley,

  • 0
    9.6

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 10 (13 runs)
  • 1
    10.1

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.2

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.3

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.4

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    10.5

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    10.6

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 11 (4 runs)
  • 4
    11.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 4
    11.2

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 1
    11.3

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 0
    11.4

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    11.5

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (10 runs)
  • 0
    12.1

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    12.2

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 0
    12.3

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 1
    12.4

    Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    12.5

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    12.6

    Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

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

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    13.2

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    13.3

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 4
    13.4

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    13.5

    Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (8 runs)
  • 1wd
    14.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 wide,

  • 1
    14.1

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.2

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

  • 4
    14.3

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    14.4

    Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    14.5

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 0
    14.6

    Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 15 (7 runs)
  • 4
    15.1

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    15.2

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    15.3

    Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 4
    15.4

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    15.5

    Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 0
    15.6

    Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • End of over 16 (11 runs)
  • 4
    16.1

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

  • 1
    16.2

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 3
    16.3

    Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 3 runs,

  • 1
    16.4

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.5

    Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    16.6

    Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

  • End of over 17 (11 runs)
  • w
    17.1

    Joe Benjamin Cracknell c M Jones b S Cook 35 (27) Samuel Cook to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

  • 1wd
    17.2

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 wide,

  • 0
    17.2

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, no run,

  • 1
    17.3

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.4

    Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.5

    Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 1
    17.6

    Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • End of over 18 (5 runs)
  • 0
    18.1

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 4
    18.2

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Four,

  • 0
    18.3

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

  • 1
    18.4

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

  • 1
    18.5

    Zaman Akhter to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

  • 6
    18.6

    Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Six,

  • End of over 19 (12 runs)
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