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Northamptonshire vs Essex Full Commentary, Match 58, 26 June, 2026

Northamptonshire vs Essex Full Commentary, Match 58, 26 June, 2026

COMPLETED / Match 58 / County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire

238/6 (20 ov)

Essex

108/10 (13.2 ov)

Northamptonshire won by 130 runs

Recent

4

0.1

David Willey to Paul Walter, Four,
0

0.2

David Willey to Paul Walter, no run,
0

0.3

David Willey to Paul Walter, no run,
1

0.4

David Willey to Paul Walter, 1 run,
2

0.5

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,
0

0.6

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
End of over 1 (7 runs)
1. Michael-Kyle Pepper 2 (2)
2. Paul Walter 5 (4)
3. David Willey 1-0-7-0
4. Essex 7/0
4

1.1

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, Four,
4

1.2

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, Four,
0

1.3

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, no run,
w

1.4

Paul Walter b BW Sanderson 13 (8) Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, no run, b BW Sanderson,
0

1.5

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
0

1.6

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
End of over 2 (8 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 0 (2)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 2 (2)
3. Ben Sanderson 1-0-8-1
4. David Willey 1-0-7-0
5. Essex 15/1
4

2.1

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
4

2.2

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
1

2.3

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1

2.4

David Willey to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1

2.5

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
4

2.6

David Willey to Jordan Cox, Four,
End of over 3 (15 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 5 (4)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 12 (6)
3. David Willey 2-0-22-0
4. Ben Sanderson 1-0-8-1
5. Essex 30/1
1

3.1

Ben Sanderson to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
6

3.2

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Six,
0

3.3

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
6

3.4

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Six,
4

3.5

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Four,
w

3.6

Jordan Cox c LD McManus b BW Sanderson 21 (9) Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run, c LD McManus b BW Sanderson,
End of over 4 (17 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 21 (9)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 13 (7)
3. Ben Sanderson 2-0-25-2
4. David Willey 2-0-22-0
5. Essex 47/2
0

4.1

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
6

4.2

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,
4

4.3

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
w

4.4

Michael-Kyle Pepper c BW Sanderson b J Sales 23 (11) James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, c BW Sanderson b J Sales,
0

4.5

James Sales to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4

4.6

James Sales to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
End of over 5 (14 runs)
1. Luc Benkenstein 4 (2)
2. Charlie Allison 0 (0)
3. James Sales 1-0-14-1
4. Ben Sanderson 2-0-25-2
5. Essex 61/3
4

5.1

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, Four,
0

5.2

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.3

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.4

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.5

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
1

5.6

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 6 (5 runs)
1. Charlie Allison 5 (6)
2. Luc Benkenstein 4 (2)
3. Saif Zaib 1-0-5-0
4. James Sales 1-0-14-1
5. Essex 66/3
w

6.1

Charlie Allison c NA McSweeney b GLS Scrimshaw 5 (7) George Scrimshaw to Charles Allison, no run, c NA McSweeney b GLS Scrimshaw,
4

6.2

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, Four,
0

6.3

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, no run,
0

6.4

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, no run,
1

6.5

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0

6.6

George Scrimshaw to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
End of over 7 (5 runs)
1. Luc Benkenstein 4 (3)
2. Matt Critchley 5 (4)
3. George Scrimshaw 1-0-5-1
4. Saif Zaib 1-0-5-0
5. Essex 71/4
1

7.1

Saif Zaib to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
w

7.2

Luc Benkenstein c NA McSweeney b SA Zaib 4 (4) Saif Zaib to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c NA McSweeney b SA Zaib,
2

7.3

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
0

7.4

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, no run,
0

7.5

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, no run,
1

7.6

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 3 (4)
2. Matt Critchley 6 (5)
3. Saif Zaib 2-0-9-1
4. George Scrimshaw 1-0-5-1
5. Essex 75/5
0

8.1

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, no run,
0

8.2

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, no run,
1

8.3

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
4

8.4

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, Four,
1

8.5

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
4

8.6

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, Four,
End of over 9 (10 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 8 (8)
2. Matt Critchley 11 (7)
3. George Scrimshaw 2-0-15-1
4. Saif Zaib 2-0-9-1
5. Essex 85/5
w

9.1

Matt Critchley b Calvin Harrison 11 (8) Calvin Harrison to Matt Critchley, no run, b Calvin Harrison,
2

9.2

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 2 runs,
1

9.3

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

9.4

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1

9.5

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

9.6

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 10 (6 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 10 (10)
2. Simon Fernandes 4 (3)
3. Calvin Harrison 1-0-6-1
4. George Scrimshaw 2-0-15-1
5. Essex 91/6
1lb

10.1

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 leg bye,
0

10.2

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, no run,
1

10.3

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

10.4

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1

10.5

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

10.6

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 11 (5 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 12 (13)
2. Simon Fernandes 6 (6)
3. James Sales 2-0-18-1
4. Calvin Harrison 1-0-6-1
5. Essex 96/6
1lb

11.1

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 leg bye,
1

11.2

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
w

11.3

Simon Harmer c Rs Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison 12 (15) Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, no run, c Rs Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison,
w

11.4

Shane Snater st LD McManus b Calvin Harrison 0 (1) Calvin Harrison to Shane Snater, no run, st LD McManus b Calvin Harrison,
1

11.5

Calvin Harrison to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
1

11.6

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
End of over 12 (4 runs)
1. Simon Fernandes 8 (8)
2. Zaman Akhter 1 (1)
3. Calvin Harrison 2-0-9-3
4. James Sales 2-0-18-1
5. Essex 100/8
1

12.1

George Scrimshaw to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
0

12.2

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, no run,
1

12.3

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
1

12.4

George Scrimshaw to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
4

12.5

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, Four,
1

12.6

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
End of over 13 (8 runs)
1. Zaman Akhter 7 (5)
2. Simon Fernandes 10 (10)
3. George Scrimshaw 3-0-23-1
4. Calvin Harrison 2-0-9-3
5. Essex 108/8
w

13.1

Zaman Akhter lbw b Calvin Harrison 7 (6) Calvin Harrison to Zaman Akhter, no run, lbw b Calvin Harrison,
w

13.2

Charlie Edward Bennett b Calvin Harrison 0 (1) Calvin Harrison to Charlie Edward Bennett, no run, b Calvin Harrison,

4

0.1

David Willey to Paul Walter, Four,
0

0.2

David Willey to Paul Walter, no run,
0

0.3

David Willey to Paul Walter, no run,
1

0.4

David Willey to Paul Walter, 1 run,
2

0.5

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,
0

0.6

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
End of over 1 (7 runs)
1. Michael-Kyle Pepper 2 (2)
2. Paul Walter 5 (4)
3. David Willey 1-0-7-0
4. Essex 7/0
4

1.1

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, Four,
4

1.2

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, Four,
0

1.3

Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, no run,
w

1.4

Paul Walter b BW Sanderson 13 (8) Ben Sanderson to Paul Walter, no run, b BW Sanderson,
0

1.5

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
0

1.6

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
End of over 2 (8 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 0 (2)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 2 (2)
3. Ben Sanderson 1-0-8-1
4. David Willey 1-0-7-0
5. Essex 15/1
4

2.1

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
4

2.2

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
1

2.3

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1

2.4

David Willey to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1

2.5

David Willey to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
4

2.6

David Willey to Jordan Cox, Four,
End of over 3 (15 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 5 (4)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 12 (6)
3. David Willey 2-0-22-0
4. Ben Sanderson 1-0-8-1
5. Essex 30/1
1

3.1

Ben Sanderson to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
6

3.2

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Six,
0

3.3

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run,
6

3.4

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Six,
4

3.5

Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, Four,
w

3.6

Jordan Cox c LD McManus b BW Sanderson 21 (9) Ben Sanderson to Jordan Cox, no run, c LD McManus b BW Sanderson,
End of over 4 (17 runs)
1. Jordan Cox 21 (9)
2. Michael-Kyle Pepper 13 (7)
3. Ben Sanderson 2-0-25-2
4. David Willey 2-0-22-0
5. Essex 47/2
0

4.1

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
6

4.2

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,
4

4.3

James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
w

4.4

Michael-Kyle Pepper c BW Sanderson b J Sales 23 (11) James Sales to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, c BW Sanderson b J Sales,
0

4.5

James Sales to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4

4.6

James Sales to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
End of over 5 (14 runs)
1. Luc Benkenstein 4 (2)
2. Charlie Allison 0 (0)
3. James Sales 1-0-14-1
4. Ben Sanderson 2-0-25-2
5. Essex 61/3
4

5.1

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, Four,
0

5.2

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.3

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.4

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
0

5.5

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, no run,
1

5.6

Saif Zaib to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 6 (5 runs)
1. Charlie Allison 5 (6)
2. Luc Benkenstein 4 (2)
3. Saif Zaib 1-0-5-0
4. James Sales 1-0-14-1
5. Essex 66/3
w

6.1

Charlie Allison c NA McSweeney b GLS Scrimshaw 5 (7) George Scrimshaw to Charles Allison, no run, c NA McSweeney b GLS Scrimshaw,
4

6.2

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, Four,
0

6.3

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, no run,
0

6.4

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, no run,
1

6.5

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0

6.6

George Scrimshaw to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
End of over 7 (5 runs)
1. Luc Benkenstein 4 (3)
2. Matt Critchley 5 (4)
3. George Scrimshaw 1-0-5-1
4. Saif Zaib 1-0-5-0
5. Essex 71/4
1

7.1

Saif Zaib to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
w

7.2

Luc Benkenstein c NA McSweeney b SA Zaib 4 (4) Saif Zaib to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c NA McSweeney b SA Zaib,
2

7.3

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,
0

7.4

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, no run,
0

7.5

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, no run,
1

7.6

Saif Zaib to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 8 (4 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 3 (4)
2. Matt Critchley 6 (5)
3. Saif Zaib 2-0-9-1
4. George Scrimshaw 1-0-5-1
5. Essex 75/5
0

8.1

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, no run,
0

8.2

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, no run,
1

8.3

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
4

8.4

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, Four,
1

8.5

George Scrimshaw to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
4

8.6

George Scrimshaw to Simon Harmer, Four,
End of over 9 (10 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 8 (8)
2. Matt Critchley 11 (7)
3. George Scrimshaw 2-0-15-1
4. Saif Zaib 2-0-9-1
5. Essex 85/5
w

9.1

Matt Critchley b Calvin Harrison 11 (8) Calvin Harrison to Matt Critchley, no run, b Calvin Harrison,
2

9.2

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 2 runs,
1

9.3

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

9.4

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1

9.5

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

9.6

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 10 (6 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 10 (10)
2. Simon Fernandes 4 (3)
3. Calvin Harrison 1-0-6-1
4. George Scrimshaw 2-0-15-1
5. Essex 91/6
1lb

10.1

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 leg bye,
0

10.2

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, no run,
1

10.3

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

10.4

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
1

10.5

James Sales to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
1

10.6

James Sales to Simon Harmer, 1 run,
End of over 11 (5 runs)
1. Simon Harmer 12 (13)
2. Simon Fernandes 6 (6)
3. James Sales 2-0-18-1
4. Calvin Harrison 1-0-6-1
5. Essex 96/6
1lb

11.1

Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, 1 leg bye,
1

11.2

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
w

11.3

Simon Harmer c Rs Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison 12 (15) Calvin Harrison to Simon Harmer, no run, c Rs Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison,
w

11.4

Shane Snater st LD McManus b Calvin Harrison 0 (1) Calvin Harrison to Shane Snater, no run, st LD McManus b Calvin Harrison,
1

11.5

Calvin Harrison to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
1

11.6

Calvin Harrison to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
End of over 12 (4 runs)
1. Simon Fernandes 8 (8)
2. Zaman Akhter 1 (1)
3. Calvin Harrison 2-0-9-3
4. James Sales 2-0-18-1
5. Essex 100/8
1

12.1

George Scrimshaw to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
0

12.2

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, no run,
1

12.3

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
1

12.4

George Scrimshaw to Simon Fernandes, 1 run,
4

12.5

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, Four,
1

12.6

George Scrimshaw to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,
End of over 13 (8 runs)
1. Zaman Akhter 7 (5)
2. Simon Fernandes 10 (10)
3. George Scrimshaw 3-0-23-1
4. Calvin Harrison 2-0-9-3
5. Essex 108/8
w

13.1

Zaman Akhter lbw b Calvin Harrison 7 (6) Calvin Harrison to Zaman Akhter, no run, lbw b Calvin Harrison,
w

13.2

Charlie Edward Bennett b Calvin Harrison 0 (1) Calvin Harrison to Charlie Edward Bennett, no run, b Calvin Harrison,