Highlights Essex vs Somerset T20 T20 Vitality Blast 01.06.2025
On a good length, pitching outside off. Smeed rocks back and pulls for 1 run.
Good line and length from Harmer. Smeed gets on the front foot and defends
Good length from Harmer, outside off again. Smeed gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a defensive stroke
Back of a length from Harmer, pitching outside off stump. Abell moves onto the back foot and plays a flick for one run.
On a good line and length from Harmer. Smeed goes back and flicks for 1 run.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Abell pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Snater pitches one up, outside leg and angling across Smeed. He gets on the front foot and flicks for a single run.
Short of a length, outside off. Abell gets forward and cuts for one run back behind point.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Abell moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Good length from Snater, outside off once more. Smeed gets forward and plays a defensive stroke on the off side for 1 run.
Wide. Short of a length, pitching far outside off.
Abell plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Abell gets on the back foot and pulls for a run.
Wide. Pitching far outside leg.
Full toss, pitching outside off. Smeed moves onto the front foot and lifts a pull for a run.
Length ball, outside leg and angling across the batter. Abell gets on the back foot and plays a mediocre defensive stroke behind square for one leg bye.
Smeed plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
Abell plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
Back of a length from Snater, pitching outside off stump once again. Abell gets forward and guides a cut for a run back behind point.
Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Abell pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Abell gets forward and defends
FOUR! Back of a length from Snater, outside off stump once more. Abell gets on the front foot and cuts back behind point for four runs.
Length ball, outside off. Smeed pushes forward and defends for a run.
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wicket (caught - Kohler-Cadmore)
FOUR! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Kohler-Cadmore backs away and lifts a cut for 4 runs down the ground.
On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off stump. Kohler-Cadmore gets forward and cuts for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded.
Smeed plays a defensive stroke for one run.
On a good line and length once again. Smeed moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from Critchley. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and lifts a sweep for 6 runs.
On a good length, outside off again. Smeed gets on the front foot and plays a cut for a single run.
FOUR MORE! Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Smeed goes back and plays a pull for 4 runs.
FOUR! Critchley pitches one up, outside off. Smeed gets on the front foot and guides a cut for 4 runs.
Back of a length, outside off stump. Smeed moves onto the back foot and cuts
On a good length, outside off. Smeed moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good length, pitching outside leg. Kohler-Cadmore gets forward and plays a wild defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Harmer. Smeed moves onto the back foot and flicks for 1 run.
Good length from Harmer, pitching outside off stump once more. Smeed pushes forward and plays a sweep behind square for two runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off again. Smeed goes back and plays a defensive stroke
Good length, outside off stump once more. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and flicks for one run.
Back of a length from Harmer, outside off stump. Smeed gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
OUT! Caught. Pitching on a good line and length. Lammonby rocks back and plays a mediocre defensive stroke, and is caught by Critchley
Back of a length from Critchley, pitching outside off once more. Smeed goes back and plays a defensive stroke for one run back through point.
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Smeed creates room and cuts for two runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Lammonby steps away and slices a cut for one run.
Full, on a good line. Lammonby pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Lammonby plays a defensive stroke for a couple of runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Lammonby moves onto the front foot and inside edges behind square for a single run.
Good length from Harmer, on leg stump and angled across. Smeed rocks back and plays a defensive stroke on the leg side for a run.
Full, pitching outside off. Lammonby gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side field for a run.
Harmer comes around the wicket to Lammonby. Good length, pitching outside off stump. Lammonby pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke on the off side.
Good line and length. Smeed gets on the back foot and plays a flick for a single run.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Smeed gets on the front foot and defends
Pitched up, outside off stump. Lammonby gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a reverse sweep. Essex Eagles appeal, however umpire Llong says not out.
Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Lammonby moves onto the front foot and lofts a flick for two runs.
Back of a length from Critchley, pitching outside off stump. Smeed moves onto the back foot and cuts for a run behind point.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Lammonby moves onto the back foot and slices a cut for 1 run.
Smeed brings up his fifty! Back of a length, on line again. Smeed moves onto the back foot and flicks for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Smeed gets on the front foot and defends
FOUR! Lammonby plays a defensive stroke for four runs.
Short ball, pitching outside off stump. Smeed gets on the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
Lammonby plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
SIX! Amir drops one in short, outside off stump. Lammonby goes back and pulls for six runs.
FOUR! Amir pitches one up, pitching outside off. Lammonby moves onto the front foot and lifts a cut for four runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Lammonby gets forward and guides a cut
FOUR! Full toss, outside off. Smeed gets on the front foot and pulls for 4 runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump again. Smeed moves onto the front foot and guides a cut
SIX! Short, outside off again. Smeed gets on the back foot and pulls for six runs.
Back of a length from Snater, outside off stump. Smeed moves onto the front foot and slices a cut
Lammonby defends for a single run.
Back of a length from Snater, on a good line once more. Smeed gets forward and defends for a single run through the on side field.
Good line and length from Cook. Smeed pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
FOUR! Short of a length, outside off again. Smeed moves down the pitch and lofts a cut for 4 runs.
Back of a length from Cook, outside off once more. Smeed moves onto the front foot and defends for two runs.
FOUR! Short ball, outside off stump. Smeed advances and outside edges for four runs behind point.
Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Smeed moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a pull back behind square, resulting in two leg byes.
FOUR! Smeed defends for four runs.
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Smeed. He moves onto the front foot and flicks down the ground for a run.
FOUR! Amir drops one in short, outside off. Smeed moves onto the back foot and pulls for 4 runs.
Lammonby defends for a single leg bye.
Back of a length, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Smeed moves onto the back foot and pulls for 1 run.
FOUR! Smeed plays a defensive stroke for four runs.
Lammonby defends for a single run.
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Lammonby plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Lammonby moves down the pitch and inside edges behind square for 4 runs.
SIX! Short of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Lammonby. He moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for 6 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside leg and angled across the batter. Lammonby pushes forward and plays a mediocre defensive stroke
Wide. Short of a length, too wide outside leg.
Back-to-back boundaries! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Smeed goes back and flicks back behind square for 4 runs.
FOUR! Back of a length from Amir, pitching outside off stump. Smeed rocks back and skies a cut behind point for four runs.
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Smeed moves onto the front foot and flicks for a couple of runs.
Good length from Amir, pitching near leg stump and angling across Smeed. He moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while attempting to defend. Essex Eagles appeal, however umpire Llong says not out.
Back of a length from Amir, on a good line again. Smeed gets forward and defends
Good line and length from Amir. Smeed pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for a couple of runs.
OUT! Gregory gets the wicket! Pitched up, on line once more. Cook gets on the back foot but misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke, the ball gets through, and Cook is bowled
Back of a length, on leg stump and angling across. Amir moves onto the front foot and plays a bad pull
Good length from Meredith, pitching outside off once again. Amir gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying to play a cut
OUT! Caught. Short, outside off stump again. Snater moves onto the back foot and pulls, but is caught by Overton
Good length from Meredith, outside off stump once again. Snater gets on the front foot and cuts shakily for a single run.
Good length from Meredith, outside off stump once more. Cook pushes forward and slices a cut for a run.
Good length from Meredith, outside off stump. Cook gets forward but makes no contact while trying to play a cut
Dropped in short by Green, on line. Cook moves down the pitch and plays a pull for one run.
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump. Snater gets on the front foot and flicks for a single run.
SIX! Back of a length from Green, outside off. Snater moves onto the back foot and cuts for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! Short, pitching on a good line but angling across Snater. He gets on the back foot and lifts a hook back behind square for 4 runs.
Cook plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Cook goes back and plays a mediocre defensive stroke
Back of a length from Meredith, outside off once again. Cook goes back and pulls shakily for one run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Cook moves onto the front foot but misses while trying a cut
Full, on line. Cook steps away and plays a defensive stroke
Full ball, pitching outside off. Snater gets on the front foot and cuts for a run.
Free hit. Snater defends
OUT! Run out. No ball. Length ball, outside off once again. Snater moves onto the front foot and plays a shaky pull. Critchley is then run out, after some good fielding by Overton.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Snater moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Snater plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
wicket (caught - Harmer)
OUT! Green breaks through! Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Benkenstein gets on the back foot and skies a pull, but is caught by Lammonby
Short, outside off stump. Critchley gets on the front foot and plays a pull for a run.
Back of a length from Green, on a good line. Benkenstein moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
OUT! Caught. On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Allison pushes forward and flicks, but is caught by Lammonby
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Allison pushes forward and defends for a single run.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Allison gets forward but misses while attempting to play a defensive shot
Full ball, pitching outside off once again. Critchley pushes forward and cuts for one run.
Back of a length from Meredith, pitching outside off stump once again. Allison gets forward and defends for a run.
Meredith pitches one up, pitching outside off once again. Critchley advances down the pitch and defends for one run.
Length ball, outside off. Critchley advances down the pitch and cuts
Short ball, pitching on a good line once more. Critchley gets on the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a run.
On a good line and length. Allison gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
wicket (caught - Elgar)
50 comes up for Critchley! Critchley plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Fifty up for Elgar! On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Elgar advances down the pitch and cuts for 1 run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once again. Critchley pushes forward and defends for 1 run.
On a good length, outside off stump. Critchley gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
SIX! Henry drops one in short, pitching outside off stump. Critchley gets on the front foot and pulls for six runs.
Back of a length from Henry, outside off stump once again. Elgar pushes forward and pulls for 1 run.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Critchley gets forward and plays a pull for a run.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Henry, pitching outside off. Critchley gets on the front foot and plays a switch hit back behind point for 6 runs.
FOUR! Good length from Henry, outside leg and angled across the batter. Critchley gets on the front foot and flicks behind square for 4 runs.
Meredith pitches one up, outside leg. Elgar advances down the pitch but misses while attempting a pull
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Short, pitching on a good line once more. Critchley rocks back and plays a pull for a run.
Short ball, on line. Critchley moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a late cut
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Critchley pushes forward and plays a flick for a couple of runs.
Back of a length from Meredith, on a good line. Elgar pushes forward and pulls for a run.
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MAXIMUM! Back of a length, on line. Critchley moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for a half dozen runs.
Good length, pitching outside off. Critchley gets forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a cut
SIX! Good line and length from Gregory. Critchley moves onto the front foot and scoops for 6 runs behind square.
Back of a length from Gregory, pitching outside off stump. Elgar gets forward and plays a pull for 1 run.
Good length, outside off stump. Elgar advances down the pitch and cuts
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Critchley gets on the front foot and pulls for 4 runs.
On a good length, outside off stump. Elgar gets forward and drives averagely on the off side for a single run.
MAXIMUM! Green drops one in short, on a good line. Elgar goes back and pulls back behind square for a half dozen runs.
Good line and length from Green. Critchley advances and flicks for 1 run.
Pitched up, outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot and drives for one run through the off side field.
Good length, outside leg and angling across. Critchley gets on the front foot and plays a flick behind square for a run.
Critchley defends for one run.
Elgar defends for a single run.
FOUR! Elgar plays a defensive stroke for four runs.
Elgar defends for a pair of runs.
FOUR! Elgar plays a defensive stroke for four runs.
Critchley defends for a leg bye.
Critchley defends for 1 run.
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Critchley gets on the front foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Critchley plays a defensive stroke for a pair of runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Critchley moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length. Elgar pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Back of a length, pitching on leg and angled across. Elgar moves onto the front foot and flicks for one run.
Full, pitching outside leg and angled across Critchley. He gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke through the on side field for a single run.
Elgar plays a defensive stroke for a run.
Elgar defends for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Good line and length again. Elgar moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps for 4 runs back behind point.
Good length, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Elgar gets on the front foot and defends
Back of a length, on line. Critchley goes back and plays a defensive stroke through the leg side field.
Back of a length from Meredith, outside off stump. Critchley moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
OUT! Meredith breaks through! Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Walter moves onto the front foot and pulls, but is caught by Rew
Back of a length, on a good line. Elgar gets on the front foot and defends for one run on the on side.
MAXIMUM! Meredith drops one in short, pitching outside leg and angling across Elgar. He moves onto the back foot and skies a pull for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length from Meredith, pitching near leg stump and angled across Elgar. He rocks back but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Elgar gets on the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
Good length from Overton, pitching outside off stump. Elgar rocks back and pulls behind square for two runs.
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FOUR! Overton pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Elgar moves onto the front foot and guides a cut for 4 runs.
Walter plays a defensive stroke for a run.
FOUR! Elgar defends for 4 runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar moves onto the front foot and defends through the off side.
Good length, outside off. Walter gets on the front foot and defends
Back of a length, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Walter gets forward but makes no contact while attempting to defend
Back of a length from Henry, pitching on a good line once more. Elgar moves onto the back foot and pulls for 1 run behind square.
Good line and length from Henry. Walter plays a defensive stroke
Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Walter moves onto the front foot and defends down the ground.
Length ball, outside off. Walter moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Length ball, outside off. Elgar moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
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FOUR! Overton pitches one up, on line. Elgar pushes forward and flicks for four runs.
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Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Elgar gets forward and defends poorly
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Elgar moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
OUT! Caught. Dropped in short by Henry, on a good line. Pepper moves onto the back foot and pulls, but is brilliantly caught by Meredith back behind square.
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FOUR! Short of a length, pitching outside off stump. Pepper creates space and cuts for 4 runs.
Back of a length from Henry, on line. Pepper pushes forward and defends
Back of a length, outside off. Pepper rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
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Overton comes around the wicket to Elgar. Short of a length, pitching outside off once more. Elgar moves onto the front foot and defends
Good length from Overton, pitching outside off stump. Pepper pushes forward and drives for 3 runs.
OUT! Caught. Back of a length from Overton, on line. Rossington pushes forward and outside edges, and is caught by Kohler-Cadmore
FOUR! Rossington plays a defensive stroke for 4 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Rossington moves onto the front foot and defends
Good line and length. Rossington gets on the front foot and plays a flick