Vitality Blast Men 2026
Completed
Northamptonshire
238/6
(20.0 ov)
VS
Essex
108/10
(13.2 ov)
Northamptonshire won by 130 runs
T20 · 26 Jun 2026
County Ground, Northampton
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b SR Harmer | 44 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
c LM Benkenstein b SR Harmer | 75 | 37 | 11 | 3 |
c MS Pepper b CE Bennett | 65 | 29 | 6 | 4 |
c SML Fernandes b S Snater | 28 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
b Zaman Akhter | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 7 (wd 4, nb 2, b 0, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S Snater (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
CE Bennett (1wd, 1nb) | 3.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
Zaman Akhter (1wd, 1nb) | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
PI Walter (1wd) | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b BW Sanderson | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
c BW Sanderson b JJG Sales | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
c LD McManus b BW Sanderson | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
c NA McSweeney b GLS Scrimshaw | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
c NA McSweeney b SA Zaib | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
b CG Harrison | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
c R Vasconcelos b CG Harrison | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
st LD McManus b CG Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
lbw b CG Harrison | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
b CG Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 2 (wd 0, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2.2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
CG Harrison · Northamptonshire | 126 |
CA Lynn · Northamptonshire | 92 |
DJ Willey · Northamptonshire | 79 |
SR Harmer · Essex | 71 |
R Vasconcelos · Northamptonshire | 62 |
BW Sanderson · Northamptonshire | 58 |
Zaman Akhter · Essex | 58 |
SA Zaib · Northamptonshire | 38 |
MS Pepper · Essex | 36 |
J Broad · Northamptonshire | 33 |
JM Cox · Essex | 27 |
JJG Sales · Northamptonshire | 25 |
GLS Scrimshaw · Northamptonshire | 25 |
S Snater · Essex | 25 |
CE Bennett · Essex | 25 |
SML Fernandes · Essex | 18 |
LD McManus · Northamptonshire | 16 |
NA McSweeney · Northamptonshire | 16 |
PI Walter · Essex | 16 |
LM Benkenstein · Essex | 13 |
MJJ Critchley · Essex | 13 |
CWJ Allison · Essex | 6 |
Northamptonshire won by 130 runs
Results go back to 2002 and are fullest from about 2014; earlier years have gaps, and not every competition is covered. A new result can take a few days to appear here unless we covered the match live.
Ball-by-ball data: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), ODC-By 1.0. Fantasy points are worked out with our current scoring rules.
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