When was Northamptonshire vs Essex played?

Northamptonshire vs Essex, the 59th Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 26 June 2026, 11:00 pm IST.

Where was Northamptonshire vs Essex played?

The match was played at County Ground, Northampton, England.

What format is Northamptonshire vs Essex?

It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.

What is the average score at County Ground?

The average first-innings score in T20 matches at County Ground is 166 and the average second-innings score is 148, based on 5 matches.

NHNTS vs ESSEX 59th Match, 26 Jun 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Vitality Blast Men

59th Match

NHNTS

238/6 (20.0)

T20CompletedVS

ESSEX

108/10 (13.2)

Northants won by 130 runs

Preview Match Info Scorecard

Vitality Blast Men NOR vs ESS players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Ben Sanderson	NHNTS	BOWL	✅	124	RHB	38	19	160	27	8.42	96.96	0	17	RMF	123	153	3.3	23.05	8.56	16.1	6	6/8	25	3	122	366	15	7	100	10	0	0	0	✅	7	80	0	68	8
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅	168	RHB	143	30	2266	80	20.05	123.08	6	242	LB	150	141	2.9	25.64	8.22	18.7	3	5/28	47	2	98.5	197	43	3	150	6	0	0	0		18	23	19	0	0
Jordan Cox	ESSEX	WK	✅	194	RHB	179	34	4288	139	29.57	140.59	22	532	RIGHT-ARM OFFBREAK	0	0					0	-	135							3	0	0	0	✅	11	45	41	0	0
James Sales	NHNTS	BOWL	✅	25	RHB	14	7	76	12	10.85	101.33	0	7	RFM	23	26	2.9	22.96	8.84	15.5	1	5/21	6	3	223	669	17	16	200	9	0	0	0		13	39	0	35	0
Lewis McManus	NHNTS	WK	✅	133	RHB	108	30	1382	76	17.71	137.78	3	152	NA	0	0					0	-	113	3	34.7	104	32	0	33.3	6	0	0	0		15	35	11	0	20
Paul Walter	ESSEX	BAT	✅	193	LHB	168	29	3109	80	22.36	145.62	14	428	LM	143	118	2.4	27.62	9.32	17.7	0	3/20	96	2	179.5	359	174	0	150	1	0	0	0		17	30	25	1	0
Chris Lynn	NHNTS	BAT	✅	320	RHB	312	33	9268	117	33.21	145.28	67	1322	SLA	7	3	1.9	31	7.15	26	0	2/15	73	3	163.7	491	245	0	100	2	0	0	0	✅	2	159	155	0	0
Simon Fernandes	ESSEX	WK	✅	5	RHB	4	1	21	10	7	80.76	0	0	OB	0	0					0	-	1	2	7	14	6	0	0	8	0	0	0		19	22	10	0	8
Zaman Akhter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	15	RHB	8	3	82	26	16.4	117.14	0	9	RFM	15	15	2.9	28.13	9.81	17.2	0	3/19	5	2	168.5	337	0	8	200	10	0	0	0	✅	6	84	11	69	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	140	RHB	137	13	3249	120	26.2	147.68	21	485	NA	0	0					0	-	70	2	194	388	174	0	250	2	0	0	0	✅	9	59	47	0	8
Justin Broad	NHNTS	BAT	✅	39	RHB	37	8	960	67	33.1	134.64	6	114	RM	17	7	1.8	37.57	8.62	26.1	0	2/11	13	3	95.7	287	149	0	133.3	4	0	0	0	✅	10	56	52	0	0
Charlie Bennett	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	12	RHB	3	2	14	14	14	116.66	0	2	RFM	12	16	2.8	22.56	10.66	12.6	0	3/25	2	2	205.5	411	0	11	200	11	0	0	0		14	38	0	34	0
Calvin Harrison	NHNTS	ALL	✅	99	RHB	57	23	415	30	12.2	116.57	0	41	LBG	92	97	3	22.28	7.78	17.1	5	5/9	63	3	145.7	437	59	7	100	7	0	0	0	✅	1	203	1	198	0
George Scrimshaw	NHNTS	BOWL	✅	80	RHB	16	12	32	6	8	64	0	2	RMF	79	108	3.3	22.06	9.08	14.5	1	4/19	13	3	71.7	215	1	5	66.7	11	0	0	0		12	41	0	37	0
David Willey	NHNTS	ALL	✅	399	LHB	299	56	5461	118	22.47	134.7	26	691	LFM	376	400	3.2	24.4	8.01	18.2	4	4/7	190	3	215	645	171	7	200	3	0	0	0	✅	3	130	127	-1	0
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	78	RHB	39	17	226	33	10.27	124.86	0	27	RFM	77	71	2.8	28.94	9.61	18	0	3/8	34	2	172.5	345	8	7	200	9	0	0	0		16	34	0	30	0
Nathan McSweeney	NHNTS	BAT	✅	47	RHB	46	6	1141	84	28.52	123.35	6	130	OB	10	6	1.6	21	7.79	16.1	0	3/3	25	3	103.3	310	127	1	133.3	8	0	0	0		20	20	0	0	16
Saif Zaib	NHNTS	ALL	✅	112	LHB	97	22	1792	92	23.89	142.33	8	234	SLA	48	23	1.9	31.6	8.18	23.1	0	3/12	45	1	107	107	34	1	100	5	0	0	0	✅	8	64	17	43	0
Ricardo Vasconcelos	NHNTS	WK	✅	78	LHB	77	4	1943	88	26.61	131.55	8	304	NA	0	0					0	-	39	3	83.3	250	124	0	166.7	1	0	0	0	✅	4	106	94	0	8
Charlie Allison	ESSEX	BAT	✅	31	RHB	29	8	636	74	30.28	131.4	4	77	RM	0	0					0	-	16	0	0	422	220	0	0	4	0	0	0		22	13	9	0	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	ALL	✅	231	RHB	138	48	1513	56	16.81	132.25	2	169	OB	219	195	3.3	28.04	7.64	22	5	4/18	129	2	157	314	56	4	200	7	0	0	0	✅	5	105	16	77	8
Luc Benkenstein	ESSEX	ALL	✅	38	RHB	31	4	583	67	21.59	138.8	3	78	LB	28	16	2	35.56	10.04	21.2	0	2/23	19	2	172.5	345	157	1	150	5	0	0	0		21	20	8	0	8

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Pitch Report: County Ground

Northampton

County Ground

174

Weather: Northampton

Temperature

31° → 26°

Chance of rain

Humidity

42%

Wind

17 km/h

Dew is unlikely

18:00
31°
19:00
29°
20:00
27°
21:00
26°

Northamptonshire vs Essex: Key Facts

When was Northamptonshire vs Essex played?: Northamptonshire vs Essex, the 59th Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 26 June 2026, 11:00 pm IST.
Where was Northamptonshire vs Essex played?: The match was played at County Ground, Northampton, England.
What format is Northamptonshire vs Essex?: It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.
Who won the toss in Northamptonshire vs Essex?: ESS choose to field first
Who won Northamptonshire vs Essex?: Northants won by 130 runs
What is the average score at County Ground?: The average first-innings score in T20 matches at County Ground is 166 and the average second-innings score is 148, based on 5 matches.

Top batting performance for NHNTS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
GLA vs NOR	1	Chris Lynn	caught	117	56	10	7	208.92
WAS vs NOR	2	Chris Lynn	not out	115	59	13	5	194.91
NHNTS vs HANTS	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	bowled	88	59	11	2	149.15
SOM vs NOR	4	Lewis McManus	caught	76	43	7	4	176.74
NOR vs ESS	2	Chris Lynn	caught	75	37	11	3	202.7
NOR vs GLO	3	David Willey	caught	73	32	2	7	228.12
NOR vs GLO	2	Nathan McSweeney	not out	72	40	8	2	180
GLO vs NOR	2	Chris Lynn	caught	69	36	6	5	191.66
NOR vs ESS	3	David Willey	caught	65	29	6	4	224.13
GLO vs NOR	3	Nathan McSweeney	bowled	53	36	4	2	147.22
GLO vs NOR	4	David Willey	not out	47	33	1	1	142.42
NOR vs WOR	4	David Willey	bowled	47	33	4	3	142.42
NOR vs WOR	3	David Willey	caught	46	23	4	3	200
NOR vs ESS	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	bowled	44	21	10	0	209.52
GLO vs NOR	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	caught	42	30	6	0	140
NOR vs SOM	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	caught	40	23	8	0	173.91
NHNTS vs SOM	2	Chris Lynn	bowled	39	26	3	3	150
NOR vs GLA	6	Justin Broad	caught	38	25	3	1	152
NOR vs WAS	5	Saif Zaib	caught	37	24	4	1	154.16
NOR vs WOR	2	Chris Lynn	caught	37	18	3	4	205.55

Top bowling performance for NHNTS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
NOR vs ESS	Calvin Harrison	2.2	0	9	5	3.85
GLO vs NOR	James Sales	4	0	21	5	5.25
GLO vs NOR	Ben Sanderson	4	0	20	4	5
NOR vs WOR	Calvin Harrison	3.4	0	17	4	4.63
NHNTS vs HANTS	James Sales	4	0	25	3	6.25
NHNTS vs SOM	David Willey	4	0	17	3	4.25
NHNTS vs SOM	Ben Sanderson	4	0	28	3	7
NOR vs WAS	George Scrimshaw	4	0	36	3	9
GLA vs NOR	Calvin Harrison	4	0	20	3	5
NOR vs WOR	James Sales	4	0	34	3	8.5
NOR vs WOR	James Sales	4	0	28	3	7
NOR vs GLA	George Scrimshaw	4	0	33	3	8.25
NHNTS vs HANTS	Luke Procter	3	0	25	2	8.33
NHNTS vs HANTS	Ben Sanderson	3.2	0	26	2	7.8
GLO vs NOR	Calvin Harrison	4	0	23	2	5.75
GLA vs NOR	Saif Zaib	4	0	27	2	6.75
GLA vs NOR	James Sales	2.3	0	21	2	8.4
NOR vs SOM	Calvin Harrison	3	0	31	2	10.33
NOR vs ESS	Ben Sanderson	2	0	25	2	12.5
NOR vs WOR	David Willey	4	1	28	2	7

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUR vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	78	30	12	4	260
KET vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	74	47	3	6	157.44
SUR vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	not out	71	56	6	3	126.78
MID vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	67	56	8	2	119.64
ESS vs DER	3	Charlie Allison	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
ESS vs KET	2	Michael Pepper	caught	64	40	6	3	160
MID vs ESS	3	Charlie Allison	bowled	61	37	5	4	164.86
ESS vs SUS	1	Paul Walter	caught	58	37	6	2	156.75
ESS vs MID	7	Simon Harmer	not out	56	28	6	3	200
ESS vs HAM	1	Paul Walter	not out	52	37	5	2	140.54
ESS vs SUS	2	Michael Pepper	bowled	52	34	5	3	152.94
HAM vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	48	31	2	3	154.83
SUS vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	47	29	6	2	162.06
SUS vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	46	17	3	4	270.58
HAM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	44	33	3	1	133.33
ESS vs KET	1	Paul Walter	not out	42	30	6	1	140
ESS vs DER	2	Paul Walter	caught	41	24	9	0	170.83
KET vs ESS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	40	31	5	1	129.03
ESS vs DER	6	Matt Critchley	caught	37	21	3	1	176.19
SUR vs ESS	6	Noah Thain	caught	36	25	2	2	144

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	3.5	0	16	4	4.17
SUS vs ESS	Sam Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	16	3	4
ESS vs HAM	Shane Snater	3	0	33	3	11
KET vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	19	3	4.75
MID vs ESS	Noah Thain	2	0	11	3	5.5
ESS vs KET	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
ESS vs KET	Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.5
SUR vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
SUR vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs HAM	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	2	8.33
ESS vs MID	Sam Cook	4	0	24	2	6
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	15	2	3.75
SUS vs ESS	Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.5
SUS vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	36	2	9
NOR vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	39	2	9.75
NOR vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	46	2	11.5
KET vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	39	2	9.75
MID vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	28	2	7

Northamptonshire vs Essex, 59th Match: Fantasy Preview, Pitch Report & Player Stats

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