tt10863 engtt1938	Somerset v Essex
	The Vitality Blast 2022 (South Group)
Venue	The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 29th May 2022 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to field
Result	Somerset won by 6 wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method)
Points	Somerset 2; Essex 0
Umpires	T Lungley, AG Wharf
Referee	JJ Swift
Scorers	P Parkinson (Essex), LM Rhodes (Somerset)

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
WEL Buttleman	c Banton b Davey	1	7	6	-	-	6	14.29
+AM Rossington	c and b Lammonby	6	5	10	1	-	2	120.00
MS Pepper	c Green b de Lange	37	24	29	7	-	9	154.17
MJJ Critchley	c Green b Davey	60	38	48	6	2	8	157.89
PI Walter	c Davey b de Lange	0	3	2	-	-	3	0.00
T Westley	c Gregory b Goldsworthy	4	8	8	-	-	4	50.00
DR Sams	c Abell b de Lange	14	10	16	-	1	3	140.00
*SR Harmer	b Davey	0	2	1	-	-	2	0.00
ASS Nijjar	c Davey b de Lange	1	2	2	-	-	1	50.00
BMJ Allison	not out	6	5	7	-	-	1	120.00
SJ Cook	not out	7	5	6	1	-	1	140.00
Extras	(2 nb, 1 w)	3
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 18 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Buttleman, 1.4 ov), 2-7 (Rossington, 2.2 ov), 3-83 (Pepper, 9.1 ov), 4-83 (Walter, 9.4 ov), 5-93 (Westley, 12.1 ov), 6-123 (Critchley, 15.4 ov), 7-125 (Harmer, 15.5 ov), 8-126 (Nijjar, 16.1 ov), 9-127 (Sams, 16.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Lammonby	2	0	13	1	-	-	6	2	-	12.00	6.50
Davey	4	0	31	3	-	1	13	5	-	8.00	7.75
Gregory	2	0	22	0	-	-	2	2	1	-	11.00
Green	1	0	14	0	-	-	-	1	1	-	14.00
van der Merwe	3	0	28	0	1	-	5	4	-	-	9.33
de Lange	3	1	9	4	-	-	9	-	-	4.50	3.00
Goldsworthy	3	0	22	1	-	-	4	1	1	18.00	7.33

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Somerset innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+T Banton	c Pepper b Allison	2	8	12	-	-	6	25.00
WCF Smeed	c Cook b Critchley	58	30	43	4	5	9	193.33
RR Rossouw	c Westley b Harmer	67	29	32	2	7	6	231.03
*TB Abell	c Critchley b Harmer	3	7	8	-	-	4	42.86
TA Lammonby	not out	5	9	10	-	-	4	55.56
L Gregory	not out	10	6	3	2	-	3	166.67
LP Goldsworthy	did not bat
BGF Green	did not bat
RE van der Merwe	did not bat
M de Lange	did not bat
JH Davey	did not bat
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(4 wickets, 14.4 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Banton, 3.1 ov), 2-129 (Smeed, 10.5 ov), 3-129 (Rossouw, 11.1 ov), 4-136 (Abell, 13.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Sams	3	0	33	0	-	2	7	3	2	-	11.00
Cook	2	0	25	0	-	-	4	2	2	-	12.50
Allison	1	0	9	1	-	-	2	-	1	6.00	9.00
Harmer	4	0	22	2	-	-	11	1	1	12.00	5.50
Nijjar	2	0	26	0	-	-	2	-	3	-	13.00
Critchley	2.4	0	32	1	-	-	5	2	3	16.00	12.00

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Notes
--> The match was reduced to 18 overs per side, Somerset target was 144 runs
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (50/2)
--> Essex innings: 50 in 6 overs, 23 minutes
--> Essex innings: 100 in 13.3 overs, 50 minutes
--> Somerset innings: 50 in 5 overs, 20 minutes
--> Somerset innings: 100 in 9.2 overs, 35 minutes
--> MJJ Critchley 50 in 32 balls, 42 minutes with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> MJJ Critchley passed 1000 runs in Twenty20 Blast matches when he reached 52
--> MJJ Critchley passed 1000 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 19
--> WCF Smeed 50 in 25 balls, 32 minutes with 4 fours and 4 sixes
--> RR Rossouw 50 in 24 balls, 25 minutes with 2 fours and 5 sixes
--> M de Lange achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 Blast matches in the Essex innings (previous best was 4-26)
--> MS Pepper (25) and MJJ Critchley (26) added 50 in 24 balls, 15 minutes for the Essex 3rd wicket
--> WCF Smeed (23) and RR Rossouw (27) added 50 in 27 balls, 17 minutes for the Somerset 2nd wicket
--> WCF Smeed (33) and RR Rossouw (67) added 100 in 46 balls, 30 minutes for the Somerset 2nd wicket

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