RESULT

ESS vs MID Commentary, 5 July, 2026

ESS

142/8 (20 ov)

MID

143/6 (19 ov)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets

Over 20 20 Runs

ESS 142/8

M Jones 19(13) SR Harmer 56(28)

N Sharma 2-33 (4)

2 19.6

Naavya Sharma to Mackenzie Jones, 2 runs,

6 19.5

Naavya Sharma to Mackenzie Jones, Six,

1 19.4

Naavya Sharma to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

6 19.3

Naavya Sharma to Simon Harmer, Six,

1 19.2

Naavya Sharma to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

4 19.1

Naavya Sharma to Mackenzie Jones, Four,

Over 19 13 Runs

ESS 122/8

SR Harmer 49(26) M Jones 6(9)

TG Helm 0-28 (4)

4 18.6

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, Four,

6 18.5

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, Six,

ESS

Scored 100 in 18.4 overs

100

1 18.4

Tom Helm to Mackenzie Jones, 1 leg bye,

1 18.3

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

0 18.2

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, no run,

1 18.1

Tom Helm to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

Over 18 20 Runs

ESS 109/8

SR Harmer 38(22) M Jones 5(7)

SB Morgan 1-33 (2)

4 17.6

Sebastian Morgan to Simon Harmer, Four,

2 17.5

Sebastian Morgan to Simon Harmer, 2 runs,

4 17.4

Sebastian Morgan to Simon Harmer, Four,

4 17.3

Sebastian Morgan to Simon Harmer, Four,

4 17.2

Sebastian Morgan to Simon Harmer, Four,

1 17.1

Sebastian Morgan to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

wd 17.1

Sebastian Morgan to Mackenzie Jones, 1 wide,

Over 17 10 Runs

ESS 89/8

SR Harmer 20(17) M Jones 4(6)

M Boyle 1-13 (2)

4 16.6

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, Four,

1 16.5

Matt Boyle to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

1 16.4

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 16.3

Matt Boyle to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

1 16.2

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

wd 16.2

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, 1 wide,

1 16.1

Matt Boyle to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

Over 16 10 Runs

ESS 79/8

M Jones 1(3) SR Harmer 14(14)

TG Helm 0-16 (3)

1 15.6

Tom Helm to Mackenzie Jones, 1 bye,

1 15.5

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

6 15.4

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, Six,

1 15.3

Tom Helm to Mackenzie Jones, 1 run,

0 15.2

Tom Helm to Mackenzie Jones, no run,

1 15.1

Tom Helm to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

Over 15 3 Runs

ESS 69/8

Z Akhter 4(10) SR Harmer 6(11)

M Boyle 1-3 (1)

Out

Z Akhter 4(10)

st JB Cracknell b M Boyle

40.00

14.6 · Z Akhter st JB Cracknell b M Boyle 4 (10) — Matt Boyle to Zaman Akhter, no run, st JB Cracknell b M Boyle,

1 14.5

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 14.4

Matt Boyle to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,

0 14.3

Matt Boyle to Zaman Akhter, no run,

0 14.2

Matt Boyle to Zaman Akhter, no run,

1 14.1

Matt Boyle to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

Over 14 5 Runs

ESS 66/7

Z Akhter 3(6) SR Harmer 4(9)

ZG Gohar 0-12 (4)

0 13.6

Zafar Gohar to Zaman Akhter, no run,

1 13.5

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

wd 13.5

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 wide,

1 13.4

Zafar Gohar to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,

1 13.3

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

0 13.2

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,

1 13.1

Zafar Gohar to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,

Over 13 1 Runs

ESS 61/7

Z Akhter 1(3) SR Harmer 2(6)

LBK Hollman 4-21 (4)

1 12.6

Luke Hollman to Zaman Akhter, 1 run,

0 12.5

Luke Hollman to Zaman Akhter, no run,

0 12.4

Luke Hollman to Zaman Akhter, no run,

Out

S Snater 0(2)

c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman

0.00

12.3 · S Snater c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman 0 (2) — Luke Hollman to Shane Snater, no run, c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman,

0 12.2

Luke Hollman to Shane Snater, no run,

Out

MJJ Critchley 5(10)

c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman

50.00

12.1 · MJJ Critchley c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman 5 (10) — Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run, c JB Cracknell b LBK Hollman,

Over 12 3 Runs

ESS 60/5

SR Harmer 2(6) MJJ Critchley 5(9)

ZG Gohar 0-7 (3)

0 11.6

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,

0 11.5

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,

0 11.4

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, no run,

1 11.3

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

1 11.2

Zafar Gohar to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 11.1

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

Over 11 3 Runs

ESS 57/5

MJJ Critchley 3(7) SR Harmer 1(2)

LBK Hollman 2-20 (3)

1 10.6

Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

0 10.5

Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run,

1 10.4

Luke Hollman to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

0 10.3

Luke Hollman to Simon Harmer, no run,

Out

L Benkenstein 11(13)

c J D caires b LBK Hollman

84.62

10.2 · L Benkenstein c J D caires b LBK Hollman 11 (13) — Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c J D caires b LBK Hollman,

1 10.1

Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

Over 10 2 Runs

ESS 54/4

MJJ Critchley 1(4) L Benkenstein 11(12)

ZG Gohar 0-4 (2)

1 9.6

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

0 9.5

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,

0 9.4

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,

0 9.3

Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,

1 9.2

Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

ESS

Scored 50 in 9.1 overs

0 9.1

Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

Over 9 3 Runs

ESS 52/4

CW Allison 13(15) L Benkenstein 10(10)

LBK Hollman 1-17 (2)

Out

CW Allison 13(15)

c M Boyle b LBK Hollman

86.67

8.6 · CW Allison c M Boyle b LBK Hollman 13 (15) — Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, no run, c M Boyle b LBK Hollman,

0 8.5

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, no run,

1 8.4

Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

1 8.3

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, 1 run,

0 8.2

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, no run,

1 8.1

Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

Over 8 2 Runs

ESS 49/3

CW Allison 12(11) L Benkenstein 8(8)

ZG Gohar 0-2 (1)

0 7.6

Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,

0 7.5

Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,

0 7.4

Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,

1 7.3

Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

1 7.2

Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, 1 run,

0 7.1

Zafar Gohar to Charles Allison, no run,

Over 7 14 Runs

ESS 47/3

CW Allison 11(6) L Benkenstein 7(7)

LBK Hollman 0-14 (1)

1 6.6

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, 1 run,

4 6.5

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, Four,

4 6.4

Luke Hollman to Charles Allison, Four,

1 6.3

Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

4 6.2

Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, Four,

0 6.1

Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

Over 6 4 Runs

ESS 33/3

L Benkenstein 2(4) CW Allison 2(3)

TG Helm 0-7 (2)

1 5.6

Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

1 5.5

Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 1 run,

1 5.4

Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

0 5.3

Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

0 5.2

Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

1 5.1

Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 1 run,

Over 5 5 Runs

ESS 29/3

PI Walter 22(17) CW Allison 0(1)

N Sharma 2-13 (3)

Out

PI Walter 22(17)

c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma

129.41

4.6 · PI Walter c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma 22 (17) — Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run, c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma,

0 4.5

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run,

0 4.4

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run,

4 4.3

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, Four,

0 4.2

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run,

wd 4.2

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, 1 wide,

0 4.1

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run,

Over 4 13 Runs

ESS 24/2

CW Allison 0(1) PI Walter 18(11)

SB Morgan 1-13 (1)

0 3.6

Sebastian Morgan to Charles Allison, no run,

Out

J Cox 1(4)

c TG Helm b SB Morgan

25.00

3.5 · J Cox c TG Helm b SB Morgan 1 (4) — Sebastian Morgan to Jordan Cox, no run, c TG Helm b SB Morgan,

1 3.4

Sebastian Morgan to Paul Walter, 1 run,

4 3.3

Sebastian Morgan to Paul Walter, Four,

4 3.2

Sebastian Morgan to Paul Walter, Four,

4 3.1

Sebastian Morgan to Paul Walter, Four,

Over 3 3 Runs

ESS 11/1

J Cox 1(3) PI Walter 5(7)

N Sharma 1-8 (2)

0 2.6

Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox, no run,

0 2.5

Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox, no run,

1 2.4

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 2.3

Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox, 1 run,

Out

MKS Pepper 5(8)

b N Sharma

62.50

2.2 · MKS Pepper b N Sharma 5 (8) — Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, b N Sharma,

1 2.1

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 2 3 Runs

ESS 8/0

MKS Pepper 5(7) PI Walter 3(5)

TG Helm 0-3 (1)

0 1.6

Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1 1.5

Tom Helm to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 1.4

Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

1 1.3

Tom Helm to Paul Walter, 1 run,

0 1.2

Tom Helm to Paul Walter, no run,

0 1.1

Tom Helm to Paul Walter, no run,

Over 1 5 Runs

ESS 5/0

MKS Pepper 4(5) PI Walter 1(1)

N Sharma 0-5 (1)

0 0.6

Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4 0.5

Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

0 0.4

Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 0.3

Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 0.2

Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1 0.1

Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 19 12 Runs

MID 143/6

LBK Hollman 32(27) ZG Gohar 3(4)

Z Akhter 0-20 (2)

6 18.6

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Six,

1 18.5

Zaman Akhter to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

1 18.4

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

0 18.3

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

4 18.2

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, Four,

0 18.1

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

Over 18 5 Runs

MID 131/6

LBK Hollman 21(22) ZG Gohar 2(3)

S Cook 2-24 (4)

1 17.6

Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 17.5

Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

1 17.4

Samuel Cook to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 17.3

Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 run,

0 17.2

Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, no run,

wd 17.2

Samuel Cook to Zafar Gohar, 1 wide,

Out

JB Cracknell 35(27)

c M Jones b S Cook

129.63

17.1 · JB Cracknell c M Jones b S Cook 35 (27) — Samuel Cook to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

Over 17 11 Runs

MID 126/5

JB Cracknell 35(26) LBK Hollman 19(20)

S Snater 1-39 (4)

1 16.6

Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

1 16.5

Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 16.4

Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

3 16.3

Shane Snater to Luke Hollman, 3 runs,

1 16.2

Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

4 16.1

Shane Snater to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

Over 16 11 Runs

MID 115/5

LBK Hollman 15(18) JB Cracknell 28(22)

M Jones 0-11 (1)

0 15.6

Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, no run,

1 15.5

Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

4 15.4

Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

MID

Scored 100 in 15.3 overs

100

1 15.3

Mackenzie Jones to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 15.2

Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

4 15.1

Mackenzie Jones to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

Over 15 7 Runs

MID 104/5

LBK Hollman 14(16) JB Cracknell 18(18)

MJJ Critchley 1-34 (4)

0 14.6

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

0 14.5

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

1 14.4

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

4 14.3

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

0 14.2

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

1 14.1

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

wd 14.1

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 wide,

Over 14 8 Runs

MID 97/5

LBK Hollman 13(13) JB Cracknell 13(15)

Z Akhter 0-8 (1)

1 13.6

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 13.5

Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

4 13.4

Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Four,

1 13.3

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

0 13.2

Zaman Akhter to Luke Hollman, no run,

1 13.1

Zaman Akhter to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

Over 13 1 Runs

MID 89/5

LBK Hollman 11(10) JB Cracknell 7(12)

SR Harmer 2-15 (4)

0 12.6

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

0 12.5

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

1 12.4

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

0 12.3

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

0 12.2

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

0 12.1

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

Over 12 10 Runs

MID 88/5

JB Cracknell 6(8) LBK Hollman 11(8)

MJJ Critchley 1-27 (3)

1 11.6

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

0 11.5

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

0 11.4

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,

1 11.3

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

4 11.2

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

4 11.1

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, Four,

Over 11 4 Runs

MID 78/5

LBK Hollman 2(5) JB Cracknell 5(5)

SR Harmer 2-14 (3)

1 10.6

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

0 10.5

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

0 10.4

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, no run,

1 10.3

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

1 10.2

Simon Harmer to Luke Hollman, 1 run,

1 10.1

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

Over 10 13 Runs

MID 74/5

LBK Hollman 0(1) JB Cracknell 3(3)

MJJ Critchley 1-17 (2)

0 9.6

Matt Critchley to Luke Hollman, no run,

Out

JLdu Plooy 38(24)

c J Cox b MJJ Critchley

158.33

9.5 · JLdu Plooy c J Cox b MJJ Critchley 38 (24) — Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run, c J Cox b MJJ Critchley,

6 9.4

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

6 9.3

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, Six,

0 9.2

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

1 9.1

Matt Critchley to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

Over 9 4 Runs

MID 61/4

JB Cracknell 2(2) JLdu Plooy 26(20)

SR Harmer 2-10 (2)

1 8.6

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

1 8.5

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

1 8.4

Simon Harmer to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,

Out

B Geddes 1(2)

b SR Harmer

50.00

8.3 · B Geddes b SR Harmer 1 (2) — Simon Harmer to Ben Geddes, no run, b SR Harmer,

1 8.2

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

0 8.1

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, no run,

Over 8 4 Runs

MID 57/3

JLdu Plooy 24(17) B Geddes 1(1)

MJJ Critchley 0-4 (1)

1 7.6

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

0 7.5

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

1 7.4

Matt Critchley to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

1 7.3

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

MID

Scored 50 in 7.2 overs

0 7.2

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

0 7.1

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, no run,

wd 7.1

Matt Critchley to Leus du Plooy, 1 wide,

Over 7 6 Runs

MID 53/3

J D caires 15(14) JLdu Plooy 22(12)

SR Harmer 1-6 (1)

Out

J D caires 15(14)

c PI Walter b SR Harmer

107.14

6.6 · J D caires c PI Walter b SR Harmer 15 (14) — Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, no run, c PI Walter b SR Harmer,

1 6.5

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

1 6.4

Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

1 6.3

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

2 6.2

Simon Harmer to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs,

1 6.1

Simon Harmer to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

Over 6 10 Runs

MID 47/2

J D caires 13(11) JLdu Plooy 18(9)

S Cook 1-19 (3)

1 5.6

Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

0 5.5

Samuel Cook to Josh De Caires, no run,

1 5.4

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

4 5.3

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

4 5.2

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

0 5.1

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

Over 5 13 Runs

MID 37/2

J D caires 12(9) JLdu Plooy 9(5)

S Snater 1-28 (3)

0 4.6

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

0 4.5

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

6 4.4

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Six,

1 4.3

Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,

4 4.2

Shane Snater to Leus du Plooy, Four,

1 4.1

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

wd 4.1

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 wide,

Over 4 4 Runs

MID 24/2

JLdu Plooy 4(3) J D caires 5(5)

S Cook 1-9 (2)

0 3.6

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

4 3.5

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, Four,

0 3.4

Samuel Cook to Leus du Plooy, no run,

Out

MDE Holden 3(7)

c M Jones b S Cook

42.86

3.3 · MDE Holden c M Jones b S Cook 3 (7) — Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run, c M Jones b S Cook,

0 3.2

Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

0 3.1

Samuel Cook to Max Holden, no run,

Over 3 9 Runs

MID 20/1

MDE Holden 3(4) J D caires 5(5)

S Snater 1-15 (2)

1 2.6

Shane Snater to Max Holden, 1 run,

0 2.5

Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

2 2.4

Shane Snater to Max Holden, 2 runs,

0 2.3

Shane Snater to Max Holden, no run,

Out

M Boyle 12(9)

c M Jones b S Snater

133.33

2.2 · M Boyle c M Jones b S Snater 12 (9) — Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, no run, c M Jones b S Snater,

6 2.1

Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, Six,

Over 2 5 Runs

MID 11/0

M Boyle 6(7) J D caires 5(5)

S Cook 0-5 (1)

1 1.6

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

0 1.5

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

0 1.4

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

4 1.3

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, Four,

0 1.2

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

0 1.1

Samuel Cook to Matt Boyle, no run,

Over 1 6 Runs

MID 6/0

J D caires 5(5) M Boyle 1(1)

S Snater 0-6 (1)

0 0.6

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

0 0.5

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,

4 0.4

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, Four,

1 0.3

Shane Snater to Matt Boyle, 1 run,

1 0.2

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, 1 run,

0 0.1

Shane Snater to Josh De Caires, no run,