tt16856 engtt2467	Kent v Essex
	The Men's Vitality Blast 2026 (Group 3)
Venue	Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury on 29th May 2026 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 9 wickets
Points	Kent 0; Essex 4
Umpires	NJ Llong, CM Watts
Referee	SM Bartlett
Scorers	LAR Hart (Kent), P Parkinson (Essex)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TS Muyeye	c Benkenstein b Bennett	1	2	5	-	-	1	50.00
DJ Bell-Drummond	c Pepper b Mulder	13	14	24	1	-	6	92.86
Z Crawley	c Mulder b Snater	7	5	4	1	-	2	140.00
*+SW Billings	c Bennett b Akhter	8	7	7	1	-	3	114.29
JL Denly	b Mulder	14	19	19	-	1	11	73.68
DJ Forrester	c Walter b Bennett	34	34	44	3	1	16	100.00
JB Lintott	c Pepper b Bennett	18	18	24	2	-	8	100.00
TS Rogers	c Benkenstein b Mulder	7	10	14	-	-	4	70.00
ME Milnes	not out	15	7	15	3	-	1	214.29
FJ Klaassen	c Walter b Snater	8	4	6	-	1	1	200.00
MW Parkinson	not out	1	1	2	-	-	0	100.00
Extras	(1 b, 1 nb, 1 w)	3
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 85 minutes, 20 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Muyeye, 1.2 ov), 2-14 (Crawley, 2.1 ov), 3-27 (Billings, 3.6 ov), 4-30 (Bell-Drummond, 5.4 ov), 5-46 (Denly, 8.4 ov), 6-94 (Lintott, 15.5 ov), 7-102 (Forrester, 17.1 ov), 8-110 (Rogers, 18.3 ov), 9-127 (Klaassen, 19.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Snater	4	0	23	2	-	-	12	1	1	12.00	5.75
Bennett	3	0	25	3	-	-	4	3	-	6.00	8.33
Akhter	3	0	18	1	-	1	7	1	-	18.00	6.00
Mulder	4	0	26	3	-	-	13	3	1	8.00	6.50
Harmer	4	1	14	0	-	-	14	1	-	-	3.50
Critchley	2	0	22	0	1	-	3	2	1	-	11.00

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PI Walter	not out	42	30	59	6	1	12	140.00
+MS Pepper	c Billings b Rogers	64	40	49	6	3	13	160.00
CWJ Allison	not out	18	12	10	4	-	6	150.00
LM Benkenstein	did not bat
PWA Mulder	did not bat
MJJ Critchley	did not bat
NRM Thain	did not bat
*SR Harmer	did not bat
S Snater	did not bat
Z Akhter	did not bat
CE Bennett	did not bat
Extras	(6 w)	6
Total	(1 wicket, 58 minutes, 13.4 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-110 (Pepper, 11.1 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Klaassen	1.4	0	14	0	-	-	5	3	-	-	8.40
Milnes	3	0	30	0	3	-	6	1	2	-	10.00
Rogers	3	0	31	1	2	-	9	5	1	18.00	10.33
Forrester	1	0	8	0	-	-	2	1	-	-	8.00
Parkinson	2	0	25	0	-	-	1	4	-	-	12.50
Lintott	3	0	22	0	1	-	8	2	1	-	7.33

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Notes
--> Kent powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (32/4)
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (56/0)
--> Kent innings: 50 in 10.1 overs
--> Kent innings: 100 in 16.2 overs
--> Essex innings: 50 in 5.5 overs
--> Essex innings: 100 in 10.1 overs
--> TS Muyeye made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> TS Muyeye made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> TS Rogers made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> TS Rogers made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MW Parkinson made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MW Parkinson made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> MS Pepper 50 in 31 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> MS Pepper passed 3000 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 35
--> CE Bennett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed DJ Forrester in the Kent innings (previous best was 2-44)
--> PWA Mulder achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 Blast matches when he dismissed TS Rogers in the Kent innings (previous best was 2-16)
--> CE Bennett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 Blast matches when he dismissed DJ Forrester in the Kent innings (previous best was 2-44)
--> PI Walter (28) and MS Pepper (24) added 50 in 35 balls for the Essex 1st wicket
--> PI Walter (36) and MS Pepper (63) added 100 in 61 balls for the Essex 1st wicket

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