Highlights Essex vs Middlesex T20 T20 Vitality Blast 08.06.2025

FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off again. Geddes moves onto the back foot and pulls for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded.

Good length, outside off stump. Higgins rocks back and defends for a run.

MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Critchley, on line. Higgins pushes forward and switch hits for a half dozen runs behind point.

SIX MORE! Geddes defends for 6 runs.

And another! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Geddes moves onto the front foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.

SIX! Back of a length, outside off stump. Geddes gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for six runs.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Higgins. He rocks back and defends on the on side for a single run.

Back of a length from Walter, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Higgins moves onto the front foot and defends

OUT! Walter gets the wicket! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Davies pushes forward and pulls, but is caught by Pepper

Geddes defends for two runs.

Good length, on leg stump and angled across Geddes. He gets forward and edges behind square for a pair of runs.

On a good line and length from Harmer again. Davies moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for one run back behind square.

On a good line and length once again. Davies moves onto the front foot and sweeps back behind square.

SIX! Length ball, pitching on leg and angling across. Davies gets on the front foot and lofts a sweep behind square for six runs.

Harmer pitches one up, on a good line. Geddes pushes forward and flicks for a single run.

Benkenstein pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Geddes gets forward and glances sloppily for 1 run.

FOUR! Geddes defends for four runs.

Benkenstein pitches one up, on a good line. Davies gets on the front foot and plays a flick for 1 run.

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FOUR! Davies defends for four runs.

Full, pitching outside off. Geddes gets forward and slices a cut for 1 run.

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Good line and length from Harmer again. Davies moves onto the front foot and plays a shaky sweep

Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Davies. He moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

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OUT! Harmer gets one through! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Du Plooy gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke, the ball gets through, and du Plooy is bowled

Short of a length, outside off stump. Du Plooy moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

OUT! Walter gets the wicket! Dropped in short by Walter, outside leg and angled across Eskinazi. He gets forward and pulls, but is caught by Benkenstein

MAXIMUM! Pitching on a good line and length. Eskinazi pushes forward and lifts a glance for a half dozen runs over the leg side field.

On a good length, outside leg and angled across. Geddes moves onto the front foot and lifts a pull behind square for a single run.

Good length, pitching outside off. Eskinazi gets on the front foot and guides a cut for a run.

Good length from Walter, outside off. Eskinazi pushes forward and cuts

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OUT! Caught. Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Williamson moves onto the front foot and edges, and is caught by Amir back behind square.

Good length from Benkenstein, pitching outside off stump. Eskinazi gets forward and outside edges for a single run behind point.

Back of a length, on line. Eskinazi goes back and pulls for a single run.

On a good length, outside off. Williamson moves onto the front foot and defends for 1 run.

Pitched up, pitching outside leg. Eskinazi pushes forward and edges behind square for a pair of runs.

Eskinazi plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

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SIX! Eskinazi defends for six runs.

Williamson defends for a run.

Eskinazi plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

Williamson defends for 1 run.

Williamson plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

Eskinazi plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

FOUR! Eskinazi brings up his fifty in emphatic style! Eskinazi defends for four runs.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg. Eskinazi defends for 2 runs.

Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. Williamson shuffles down the pitch and cuts for a run back through point.

Back of a length from Critchley, outside off stump. Eskinazi backs away and plays a cut through point for one run.

On a good line and length. Eskinazi gets forward and plays a pull for a single run.

Back of a length from Walter, pitching outside leg and angling across. Eskinazi moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the body while trying to play a pull

Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Eskinazi gets forward and edges behind point on the off side for a pair of runs.

Short of a length, outside off once again. Williamson gets forward and guides a cut for 1 run behind point.

Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Eskinazi gets forward and eases a drive through the off side for 1 run.

Williamson plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Williamson creates room and guides a cut for a single run.

Back of a length, on line. Williamson rocks back and defends

Good length, outside leg. Eskinazi shuffles down the pitch and eases a drive on the off side for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Williamson moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke on the on side for one run.

On a good line and length from Critchley. Williamson gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Good length from Critchley, pitching outside leg and angled across. Eskinazi pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for a single run back behind square.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump again. Williamson gets on the back foot and cuts for four runs behind point.

Back of a length from Amir, pitching outside off stump again. Williamson gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a pull

Full toss, pitching outside off. Eskinazi gets on the front foot and plays a cut for a single run.

Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Eskinazi moves down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting a paddle

Back of a length from Amir, outside off once more. Williamson moves onto the front foot and defends for a run behind point.

Back of a length from Amir, pitching outside off. Eskinazi moves onto the front foot and slices a cut for one run behind point.

Short of a length, on a good line once more. Eskinazi moves onto the front foot and pulls for a run.

Back of a length from Cook, pitching on a good line. Williamson gets on the front foot and plays a flick for a run.

Back of a length, outside off again. Eskinazi moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a single run.

Back of a length, pitching outside off again. Eskinazi creates space and slices a cut

And again! Length ball, outside off. Eskinazi pushes forward and cuts for four runs.

FOUR! Eskinazi plays a defensive stroke for 4 runs.

Good length, outside off stump again. Eskinazi moves onto the front foot and plays a sweep for 1 run.

On a good length, outside off stump. Eskinazi pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a scoop

Williamson defends for a single run.

FOUR! Back of a length from Snater, outside off. Williamson rocks back and cuts for four runs back behind point.

Good length, pitching outside off. Williamson pushes forward but makes no contact while attempting a cut

SIX! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Williamson gets on the front foot and skies a sweep back behind square for a half dozen runs.

Back of a length, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Williamson gets on the front foot and defends through the on side field for a single run.

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Back of a length from Cook, outside off stump. Eskinazi gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

Wide. Pitching far outside leg.

Length ball, pitching outside leg stump. Williamson gets forward and sweeps for 1 run back behind square.

Back of a length from Cook, outside off. Williamson pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Eskinazi. He pushes forward and flicks for a run.

Eskinazi plays a defensive stroke for a run.

FOUR! Dropped in short by Amir, outside leg and angling across. Eskinazi gets on the back foot and outside edges back behind point for four runs.

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FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Eskinazi moves onto the back foot and pulls behind square for 4 runs.

Good length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Eskinazi moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke

Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Williamson gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.

FOUR MORE! Harmer pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Eskinazi advances and drives through the off side field for four runs.

FOUR! Full toss, outside leg and angled across the batter. Eskinazi gets forward and sweeps for 4 runs back behind square.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg. Eskinazi moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to defend

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On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Williamson goes back and plays a defensive stroke for a run down the ground.

Good length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Williamson moves onto the back foot and pulls back behind square.

Pitched up, pitching outside off. Eskinazi pushes forward and lifts a cut for a pair of runs behind point.

On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Eskinazi pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Full ball, outside off once more. Eskinazi gets on the front foot and plays a reverse sweep

FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Eskinazi advances down the pitch and scoops for four runs behind square.

On a good line and length. Williamson gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run through the on side field.

Good length, outside off stump. Eskinazi moves onto the front foot and defends for a single run.

OUT! Helm breaks through! Dropped in short by Helm, on line. Harmer moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke, and is caught by Geddes

MAXIMUM! Short, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Harmer gets on the back foot and pulls for six runs.

Short of a length, on line. Harmer moves onto the back foot and pulls for 2 runs.

Good length, outside off. Cook moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for a run.

OUT! Caught. Full, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Snater pushes forward and flicks, but is caught by Hollman

Yorker, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Snater pushes forward and defends

FOUR! Full toss, outside off stump. Harmer gets on the front foot and cuts for 4 runs.

Full toss, on a good line. Harmer gets on the front foot and drives on the leg side for two runs.

MAXIMUM! Pitched up, pitching outside off once again. Harmer gets forward and lifts a drive for 6 runs.

Good length from Cornwell, pitching outside off stump. Snater gets forward and slices a cut for a run.

Full ball, on line. Snater advances and defends

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Snater gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying a cut

Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Snater goes back and plays a pull behind square for one run.

Good length, pitching outside leg stump once more. Snater gets forward but misses while trying to defend

Full toss, outside leg. Harmer moves onto the front foot and flicks for one run.

Good length, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Snater gets forward and defends for 1 run back behind square.

Wide. Harmer defends for two wides.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Harmer pushes forward but makes no contact while attempting a flick

Wide. Pitched up, pitching far outside leg. Harmer pushes forward but makes no contact while trying a leg glance

On a good line and length from Helm. Snater rocks back and defends for 1 run.

Back of a length from Helm, pitching outside off. Harmer goes back and pulls for a single run.

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FOUR! Back of a length from Cornwell, outside off stump. Snater pushes forward and cuts for 4 runs.

OUT! Cornwell breaks through! Good length from Cornwell, pitching outside off. Benkenstein pushes forward and slices a cut, but is caught by Higgins

Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Harmer gets forward and cuts for a run.

FOUR! Harmer plays a defensive stroke for four runs.

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Length ball, pitching outside leg stump. Harmer pushes forward and reverse sweeps for a single run.

Pitching on a good line and length. Harmer gets on the back foot and defends

Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Harmer. He moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke

On a good line and length. Harmer gets forward and plays a defensive stroke

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Harmer rocks back and plays a cut

Wide. Too wide outside leg.

Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Benkenstein rocks back and lifts a cut for one run.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg once again. Harmer moves onto the back foot but opts to let the ball pass through to the keeper without playing a shot

Short of a length, outside leg and angling across. Benkenstein rocks back and pulls for 1 run.

Harmer defends for a single run.

Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angling across the batter. Benkenstein rocks back and pulls for one run.

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FOUR! Pitched up, on line. Benkenstein pushes forward and drives down the ground for four runs.

Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Benkenstein pushes forward and flicks for a run.

Wide. Too wide outside leg. Benkenstein gets forward but misses while trying to play a defensive shot

Good length from Hollman, outside off stump. Benkenstein gets on the back foot and guides a cut for a couple of runs.

Length ball, outside leg. Benkenstein gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for a run. An error in the field allows Essex Eagles to run through for a single overthrow.

Good length from Hollman, pitching outside off stump again. Harmer moves onto the back foot and flicks for a run.

FOUR! Full toss, outside off stump. Harmer moves onto the front foot and switch hits for 4 runs behind point.

Full, outside leg and angling across Benkenstein. He gets forward and flicks for one run.

Back of a length from Little, outside off. Harmer gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a cut

Good length, outside leg and angling across Benkenstein. He goes back and plays a defensive stroke for a run.

Back of a length from Little, pitching on a good line once more. Benkenstein advances and plays a switch hit

Back of a length from Little, pitching on a good line. Harmer rocks back and plays a defensive stroke behind point for a run.

Short of a length, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Harmer rocks back and defends

Benkenstein defends for 1 run.

Pitched up, outside leg and angling across the batter. Harmer moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Short of a length, on line. Harmer gets on the back foot and defends

FOUR! Good length from Zafar Gohar, pitching outside off once again. Harmer moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps back behind point for four runs.

Zafar Gohar pitches one up, pitching outside off. Benkenstein pushes forward and cuts for a single run.

On a good line and length. Benkenstein gets forward and plays a sloppy defensive stroke

Good length from Zafar Gohar, outside off once again. Harmer gets on the front foot and defends for a run.

Length ball, outside off stump. Benkenstein moves onto the back foot and guides a cut

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MAXIMUM! Benkenstein plays a defensive stroke for a half dozen runs.

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Good length from Hollman, pitching outside off once again. Harmer moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke through the off side field for one run.

OUT! Hollman breaks through! Full, pitching outside off stump. Critchley gets on the front foot and skies a reverse sweep, but is caught by Little

On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Benkenstein moves onto the back foot and defends

FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Benkenstein gets on the back foot and cuts for 4 runs back behind point.

OUT! Zafar Gohar breaks through! Good length, pitching outside off once again. Allison gets forward but plays and misses while trying to defend, Davies whips the bails off, and Allison is out

Good length from Zafar Gohar, pitching outside off. Allison gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a reverse sweep. Middlesex appeal, but umpire Bainton is unmoved.

Good length from Zafar Gohar, outside off stump. Allison pushes forward and defends

On a good length, outside off again. Allison pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Good length, outside off once again. Allison moves onto the back foot and plays a flick down the ground for 1 run.

On a good length, outside off. Allison gets forward and defends

OUT! Hollman gets the wicket! Good length, outside off again. Walter advances but makes no contact while attempting to play a glance, Davies swiftly whips the bails off, and Walter has to go

Hollman pitches one up, outside off stump once more. Critchley pushes forward and plays a reverse sweep for 1 run.

Good length from Hollman, pitching outside off stump once again. Critchley rocks back and guides a cut

On a good length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Walter gets on the front foot and plays a flick for one run.

OUT! Little breaks through! Short ball, outside off stump. Elgar goes back and is hit on the gloves while attempting a pull, and is caught by Davies

Full toss, pitching outside off. Walter creates space and cuts for a run.

DROPPED! Short of a length, outside off stump. Walter rocks back and plays a pull for a couple of runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Hollman. A really difficult chance for Hollman there.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Walter gets on the front foot and cuts shakily

Short of a length, outside off. Elgar pushes forward and plays a pull for one run.

Back of a length, pitching outside off. Elgar pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

On a good length, pitching outside off once again. Walter moves onto the back foot and guides a cut

Full, outside leg and angled across the batter. Elgar pushes forward and flicks for one run.

Walter plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.

Full, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Elgar pushes forward and plays a flick for one run behind square.

Full, pitching outside off. Walter gets on the front foot and plays a flick down the ground for a run.

Good length from Hollman, outside leg and angled across the batter. Elgar gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run on the on side.

Length ball, outside off. Walter moves onto the front foot and cuts for 2 runs.

OUT! Helm gets the wicket! Back of a length from Helm, on leg stump and angling across. Pepper goes back and edges, and is caught by Davies

Back of a length from Helm, pitching outside off once again. Pepper gets on the back foot and defends

OUT! Helm gets the wicket! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Rossington gets on the front foot and cuts poorly, and is caught by du Plooy

Short of a length, outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot and cuts for one run.

FOUR! Good length, outside off once again. Elgar pushes forward and pulls for four runs.

FOUR! Back of a length from Zafar Gohar, pitching outside off once more. Rossington creates space and cuts for four runs behind point.

MAXIMUM! Full, outside off once more. Rossington moves onto the front foot and plays a glance down the ground for 6 runs.

Short of a length, outside leg and angling across. Elgar gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke behind square for 3 runs.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Rossington gets on the back foot and defends for a run.

FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Rossington pushes forward and lofts a cut for four runs.

Short of a length, outside off. Rossington moves onto the back foot and cuts

Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Rossington pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke on the leg side for one run.

Elgar defends for a run.

Back of a length from Helm, pitching outside off once again. Rossington pushes forward and defends on the leg side for 1 run.

Short of a length, pitching outside off once again. Rossington pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

Good length, outside off. Rossington pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke

FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Rossington gets forward and pulls for four runs.

And again! Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot and plays a pull for 4 runs back behind square.

Back-to-back boundaries! On a good length, outside off stump. Elgar moves down the pitch and cuts for 4 runs.

FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar moves down the pitch and drives on the off side for four runs.

Wide. Short ball, too wide outside off.

Short of a length, pitching outside off. Elgar moves down the pitch and slices a cut

Short of a length, outside off. Elgar advances and pulls averagely

FOUR! Back of a length from Cornwell, outside off stump. Elgar shuffles down the pitch and lifts a cut for four runs.

On a good length, outside off once more. Elgar advances and cuts for one run.

Back of a length, outside off stump. Rossington moves onto the front foot and defends for a single run.

Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Rossington gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

And again! Short of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Rossington rocks back and pulls for 4 runs back behind square.

FOUR! Short, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Rossington. He rocks back and pulls back behind square for four runs.

On a good length, outside off stump. Elgar moves onto the front foot and flicks for 1 run back behind square.

Good length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke behind square for a single run.

On a good length, pitching outside off. Elgar gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke

Cornwell pitches one up, outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a cut

Back of a length from Cornwell, pitching outside off. Elgar moves onto the front foot but misses while trying to play a unknown

Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across. Rossington gets on the back foot and skies a pull for one run.

Good length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Rossington gets on the front foot and defends behind square on the leg side.