Vitality Blast 2023
Completed
Birmingham Bears
167/7
(20.0 ov)
VS
Essex
171/8
(19.5 ov)
Essex won by 2 wickets
Quarter Final · T20 · 6 Jul 2023
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c Aaron Beard b DR Sams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
c AM Rossington b Aaron Beard | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
c DR Sams b PI Walter | 32 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 52 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
c DR Sams b DW Lawrence | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
b SR Harmer | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 24 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Extras 5 (wd 4, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DR Sams (1wd) | 4.0 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Aaron Beard (1wd) | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
PI Walter (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
S Snater (1wd) | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
run out (AL Davies) | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
c ? b DC Drakes | 62 | 49 | 7 | 0 |
c CG Benjamin b DR Mousley | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
c JG Bethell b JB Lintott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c SR Hain b JB Lintott | 27 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
run out (CG Benjamin) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
c CG Benjamin b DC Drakes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
run out (AL Davies) | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
not out | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 4) · Target 168
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 1.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
DR Mousley (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
HJH Brookes (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
DW Lawrence · Essex | 94 |
DC Drakes · Birmingham Bears | 77 |
SR Hain · Birmingham Bears | 67 |
DR Sams · Essex | 59 |
PI Walter · Essex | 58 |
JB Lintott · Birmingham Bears | 50 |
SJ Cook · Essex | 50 |
SR Harmer · Essex | 47 |
DR Mousley · Birmingham Bears | 44 |
CG Benjamin · Birmingham Bears | 41 |
GJ Maxwell · Birmingham Bears | 39 |
Aaron Beard · Essex | 35 |
AM Rossington · Essex | 34 |
MS Pepper · Essex | 34 |
AL Davies · Birmingham Bears | 13 |
JG Bethell · Birmingham Bears | 12 |
S Snater · Essex | 10 |
MJJ Critchley · Essex | 6 |
RM Yates · Birmingham Bears | 0 |
HJH Brookes · Birmingham Bears | 0 |
OJ Hannon-Dalby · Birmingham Bears | 0 |
FIN Khushi · Essex | 0 |
Essex won by 2 wickets
Toss: Essex, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: DW LawrenceVenue: Edgbaston, BirminghamSeries: Vitality Blast 2023
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