tt15516 engtt2431	Kent v Essex
	The Men's Vitality Blast 2025 (South Group)
Venue	Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury on 18th July 2025 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to field
Result	Kent won by 7 wickets
Points	Kent 4; Essex 0
Umpires	RJ Bailey, MJ Saggers
Referee	SG Hinks
Scorers	AL Bateup (Kent), P Parkinson (Essex)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
MS Pepper	c Klaassen b Parkinson	28	21	26	4	1	11	133.33
PI Walter	c Finch b Denly	52	37	55	7	1	12	140.54
+JM Cox	b Evison	6	11	8	-	-	6	54.55
CWJ Allison	c Leaning b Stewart	48	33	38	4	2	10	145.45
MJJ Critchley	c Stewart b Gilchrist	12	10	11	-	1	3	120.00
LM Benkenstein	c Parkinson b Gilchrist	6	2	1	-	1	1	300.00
*SR Harmer	not out	12	6	8	1	-	0	200.00
NRM Thain	not out	1	1	2	-	-	0	100.00
S Snater	did not bat
Mohammad Aamer	did not bat
MW Jones	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 nb, 4 w)	7
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	172
Fall of wickets:
1-68 (Pepper, 6.5 ov), 2-81 (Cox, 9.1 ov), 3-111 (Walter, 14.4 ov), 4-142 (Critchley, 17.4 ov), 5-148 (Benkenstein, 17.6 ov), 6-165 (Allison, 19.2 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Stewart	4	0	31	1	1	1	7	2	-	24.00	7.75
Klaassen	4	0	36	0	1	-	10	3	2	-	9.00
Denly	2	0	25	1	-	-	4	4	1	12.00	12.50
Gilchrist	2	0	35	2	-	-	4	4	3	6.00	17.50
Parkinson	4	0	22	1	-	-	10	2	-	24.00	5.50
Evison	4	0	22	1	2	-	8	1	-	24.00	5.50

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TS Muyeye	c Benkenstein b Critchley	80	49	58	11	-	7	163.27
DJ Bell-Drummond	c Pepper b Walter	13	14	20	2	-	7	92.86
HZ Finch	b Mohammad Aamer	64	35	39	6	3	8	182.86
JL Denly	not out	0	3	7	-	-	3	0.00
*+SW Billings	not out	11	4	5	-	1	0	275.00
JA Leaning	did not bat
JDM Evison	did not bat
G Stewart	did not bat
FJ Klaassen	did not bat
NN Gilchrist	did not bat
MW Parkinson	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	5
Total	(3 wickets, 17.2 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-46 (Bell-Drummond, 5.2 ov), 2-160 (Muyeye, 15.6 ov), 3-160 (Finch, 16.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Snater	2.2	0	30	0	-	1	2	2	1	-	12.86
Mohammad Aamer	4	0	26	1	-	-	11	4	-	24.00	6.50
Jones	2	0	25	0	-	-	2	5	-	-	12.50
Walter	2	0	30	1	-	-	2	5	1	12.00	15.00
Critchley	3	0	18	1	-	-	6	1	-	18.00	6.00
Benkenstein	3	0	23	0	1	-	2	1	-	-	7.67
Harmer	1	0	19	0	-	-	-	1	2	-	19.00

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Notes
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (65/0)
--> Kent powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (59/1)
--> Essex innings: 50 in 4.3 overs
--> Essex innings: 100 in 11.5 overs
--> Essex innings: 150 in 18.1 overs
--> Kent innings: 50 in 5.3 overs
--> Kent innings: 100 in 10.4 overs
--> Kent innings: 150 in 14.4 overs
--> MS Pepper made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> PI Walter made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> JM Cox made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> CWJ Allison made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> CWJ Allison made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> MJJ Critchley made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> MJJ Critchley made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> LM Benkenstein made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> LM Benkenstein made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> SR Harmer made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> NRM Thain made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> NRM Thain made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> Mohammad Aamer made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> MW Jones made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> MW Jones made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> HZ Finch made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> HZ Finch made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> PI Walter 50 in 34 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> TS Muyeye 50 in 31 balls with 7 fours
--> HZ Finch 50 in 24 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> HZ Finch passed his previous highest score of 56 in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> HZ Finch passed his previous highest score of 56 in Twenty20 matches
--> MS Pepper (26) and PI Walter (22) added 50 in 28 balls for the Essex 1st wicket
--> TS Muyeye (23) and HZ Finch (31) added 50 in 32 balls for the Kent 2nd wicket
--> TS Muyeye (36) and HZ Finch (62) added 100 in 54 balls for the Kent 2nd wicket

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