Highlights Essex vs Gloucestershire T20 T20 Blast 04.07.2025
Length ball, pitching outside off. Amir advances down the pitch but swings and misses while attempting a drive
Taylor pitches one up, pitching outside off. Amir misses while attempting a pull
De Lange pitches one up, on line once more. Amir moves onto the back foot and punches a drive for a single run down the ground.
FOUR! Full ball, on a good line. Amir steps back and plays a cut for 4 runs.
OUT! de Lange gets the wicket! On a good length, outside off. Thain steps back and pulls shakily, and is caught by Price down the ground.
Yorker, on line. Thain moves onto the back foot and defends for 2 runs.
Yorker, on a good line. Snater goes back and eases a drive for a run.
Yorker, pitching on leg and angled across. Thain plays a defensive stroke down the ground for a single run.
OUT! Shaw gets the wicket! Good line and length from Shaw. Allison goes back and plays a drive, but is caught by Price on the leg side.
Yorker, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Thain goes back and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
FOUR! Good length, outside off once again. Thain gets on the back foot and cuts back behind point for four runs.
Yorker, outside off stump. Allison moves onto the front foot and defends for one run.
Yorker, on a good line. Thain goes back and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
Good length from Shaw, pitching outside off. Allison rocks back and plays a sloppy pull for one run.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Thain. He moves onto the back foot and cuts for 4 runs back behind point.
OUT! Caught. Good length from Payne, pitching outside leg and angled across Harmer. He goes back and drives averagely, and is caught by de Lange on the off side.
Good length from Payne, outside leg and angled across Allison. He backs away and cuts for 1 run.
Good length, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Harmer moves onto the front foot and drives for a run on the off side.
On a good line and length from Payne. Allison drives for a run down the ground.
Shaw pitches one up, pitching outside off again. Allison gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side field for a single run.
Full ball, pitching outside off once more. Harmer rocks back and drives for a run on the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Harmer moves onto the front foot and defends down the ground.
OUT! Bowled. Shaw pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angling across Critchley. Critchley makes no contact while trying a flick, the stumps are disturbed, and Critchley has to go
Length ball, outside off stump once again. Critchley slices a cut. The ball is misfielded.
Length ball, outside off stump. Allison goes back and slices a cut for one run.
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length. Critchley goes back and plays a late cut for four runs behind point.
Wide. Pitching on leg. Critchley swings and misses while attempting to play a pull
SIX! On a good line and length from Taylor but angled across Critchley. He backs away and pulls back behind square for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! Good line and length from Taylor. Critchley shuffles down the pitch and plays a ramp for 4 runs behind point.
Good line and length from Taylor once more. Allison moves onto the back foot and defends for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Allison creates room and drives for one run through the off side.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Critchley gets on the front foot and drives for a run.
SIX MORE! Good line and length but angling across the batter. Allison rocks back and plays a pull for six runs.
SIX! Good length from de Lange, pitching outside off stump but angled across Allison. He backs away and plays a pull for six runs back behind square.
Yorker, on line but angled across Critchley. He gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a single run.
MAXIMUM! Good length, outside off but angled across Critchley. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length, outside off stump once again. Allison backs away and late cuts for 1 run back behind point.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Critchley rocks back and plays a flick for a single run.
Yorker, on a good line. Allison moves onto the front foot and defends
Pitched up, outside off. Allison gets forward and drives on the off side.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg. Critchley defends for a leg bye.
Good line and length. Allison moves onto the back foot and eases a drive down the ground.
Length ball, pitching outside off but angled across Critchley. He pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a sweep behind square, resulting in a single leg bye. Gloucestershire appeal, however umpire RA White says not out.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Critchley gets forward and defends
OUT! Ben Charlesworth breaks through! Good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Walter. He goes back and drives, but is brilliantly caught by Hammond on the on side. A terrific catch there by Hammond!
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Critchley pushes forward and outside edges through the off side field for a single run.
Full ball, on a good line. Critchley goes back and flicks behind square for two runs.
On a good length, outside leg and angling across Walter. He rocks back and pulls for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Critchley advances down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. On a good line and length from Ben Charlesworth. Benkenstein goes back and punches a drive, but is caught by de Lange down the ground.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off once more. Walter goes back and pulls for four runs.
DROPPED! Good length, pitching outside off. Benkenstein goes back and cuts shakily for a run. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Shaw. Not an easy chance for Shaw.
Taylor comes around the wicket to Walter. Good length from Taylor, outside off once more. Walter goes back and plays a pull for 1 run.
Length ball, outside off stump but angled across Benkenstein. He goes back and lifts a pull for 1 run behind square.
Good line and length but angling across the batter. Benkenstein advances down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a ramp
Length ball, outside off. Benkenstein moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Walter goes back and eases a drive straight down the ground.
Yorker, pitching on a good line once more. Walter moves onto the back foot and edges
MAXIMUM! Free hit, and Walter makes the most of it. On a good line and length from de Lange. Walter rocks back and plays a pull for six runs.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Walter goes back and plays a pull down the ground for 4 runs.
De Lange comes over the wicket. On a good line and length from de Lange but angled across the batter. Benkenstein moves onto the back foot and tucks a leg glance behind square for a run.
De Lange now coming around the wicket to Walter. Pitched up, pitching outside off. Walter gets on the back foot and drives for 1 run.
FOUR! Yorker, outside off. Walter goes back and punches a drive through the off side for 4 runs.
Pitched up, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Benkenstein gets forward but swings and misses while trying a drive
SIX! On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Benkenstein advances down the pitch and eases a drive down the ground for 6 runs.
Price comes around the wicket to Benkenstein. On a good length, pitching outside leg and angling across Benkenstein. Benkenstein slices a cut for a pair of runs. The ball is misfielded.
Price pitches one up, on line once again. Walter goes back and flicks for a run.
On a good line and length but angling across. Benkenstein rocks back and guides a leg glance behind square for a run.
OUT! Price breaks through! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once again. Elgar advances and drives poorly, and is impressively caught by Ben Charlesworth on the off side.
Yorker, pitching outside leg and angling across. Walter gets forward and drives for a pair of runs through the on side field.
MAXIMUM! Good length from de Lange, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Walter gets on the back foot and pulls for 6 runs behind square.
Good length from de Lange, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Walter. He steps back but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
Good length from de Lange, outside leg and angling across Walter. He moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a pull
On a good length, outside off stump. Walter gets on the back foot but makes no contact while attempting a pull
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Walter gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Good length from Price, outside off stump. Walter rocks back and plays a pull for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Elgar rocks back and drives for 1 run.
Length ball, outside off stump. Elgar rocks back and eases a drive
On a good length, pitching outside off. Walter moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
FOUR! Price pitches one up, pitching on leg and angled across. Walter pushes forward and sweeps for four runs behind square. The ball is misfielded by van Buuren.
Good length, outside off stump. Elgar moves onto the back foot and drives sloppily for a single run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Walter rocks back and flicks shakily
Good length, pitching outside off. Walter gets on the back foot and drives
Length ball, outside off. Walter advances down the pitch but misses while trying to play a drive, and the ball rolls away from the wicketkeeper for 4 byes.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Walter pushes forward and eases a bad drive on the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off. Walter moves onto the back foot and edges
Pitched up, outside off stump. Walter shuffles down the pitch and plays a flick for 2 runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Elgar rocks back but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Good length from Taylor, pitching outside off stump. Walter gets forward and drives for one run.
OUT! Caught. On a good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Cox. He gets on the back foot and pulls shakily, and is caught by Taylor down the ground.
MAXIMUM! On a good length, pitching outside leg. Cox goes back and plays a pull for six runs.
Short of a length, pitching outside leg. Cox goes back, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a pull
On a good length, outside leg and angled across Cox. He pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Pitched up, outside off stump once again. Elgar pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting a drive
Full ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Cox drives for one run through the off side field.
SIX! Pitched up, outside off once more. Cox gets on the front foot and skies a drive for a half dozen runs.
Yorker, pitching outside off again. Cox gets on the front foot and drives
Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Cox gets forward and drives
FOUR! Shaw pitches one up, outside off stump. Cox gets forward and drives through the on side field for 4 runs.
Good length from Payne, outside leg. Cox creates space and flicks a leg glance for 1 leg bye back behind square.
FOUR! On a good line and length once more. Cox cuts back through point for 4 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length. Cox gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Good length from Payne, outside off again. Cox moves onto the front foot and drives
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Cox goes back and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump again. Elgar goes back and punches a drive for one run.
Good length from Shaw, pitching outside off stump once again. Cox rocks back but misses while trying to play a drive
Good length, pitching outside off again. Cox gets on the front foot and defends
OUT! Shaw breaks through! Pitched up, outside off once again. Pepper gets forward and drives, but is caught by Hammond down the ground.
MAXIMUM! Full, pitching outside off stump. Pepper pushes forward and drives for 6 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Pepper goes back and defends
Good length from Shaw, outside leg once again. Elgar plays a shaky pull for 1 run back behind square.
Payne comes around the wicket. Good length, outside off stump. Elgar pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Good length from Payne, pitching outside leg stump. Pepper moves onto the front foot and flicks a leg glance for one run.
Full, on a good line. Pepper inside edges down the ground.
FOUR! Good line and length from Payne. Pepper shuffles down the pitch and ramps back behind square for four runs.
Length ball, pitching on leg and angled across Pepper. He moves onto the front foot and eases a drive down the ground.
On a good length, outside off. Pepper rocks back and inside edges
FOUR! On a good length, outside off but angled across the batter. Ben Charlesworth goes back and pulls behind square for four runs.
CHANCE! Good length, pitching outside leg and angled across. Payne moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a pull. There's an attempt at a run out from Cox's throw.
OUT! Caught. Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Taylor goes back and drives, but is caught by Critchley
On a good length, outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth creates room and late cuts for a single run.
Good length from Amir, pitching outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth moves onto the back foot and cuts back through point.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Ben Charlesworth goes back and drives on the on side for 4 runs.
Good length from Walter, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Taylor. He moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull
OUT! Caught. Length ball, pitching outside leg and angled across. Van Buuren moves down the pitch and outside edges, and is caught by Amir
Full, pitching on a good line. Ben Charlesworth shuffles down the pitch and punches a drive for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth goes back and plays a mediocre pull for a couple of runs.
SIX! Good length from Walter, outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for six runs back behind square.
On a good line and length. Ben Charlesworth rocks back, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a pull
OUT! Amir gets the wicket! On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Taylor gets on the back foot and edges, and is caught by Elgar
Wide. Full ball, pitching well outside off stump.
Length ball, outside off. Ben Charlesworth plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
Taylor brings up his fifty! Yorker, on line. Taylor gets on the back foot and punches a drive for one run.
On a good length, outside off. Taylor opts to let that one pass through to the keeper without offering a shot
Length ball, outside off. Ben Charlesworth moves down the pitch and edges behind point for a run.
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside off once again. Ben Charlesworth steps away and cuts behind point for 4 runs.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Taylor rocks back and plays a cut for four runs.
SIX MORE! Full ball, on a good line. Taylor gets on the front foot and eases a drive for six runs on the on side.
SIX! Full, outside off once more. Taylor goes back and skies a drive over the leg side field for 6 runs.
Benkenstein pitches one up, outside off stump. Taylor gets forward and eases a drive
On a good length, pitching outside off. Ben Charlesworth moves down the pitch and eases a drive through the off side for a single run.
Full ball, outside off once again. Ben Charlesworth gets on the back foot and plays a cut
FOUR! Length ball, outside off stump again. Taylor gets forward and outside edges for four runs back behind point.
Full ball, outside off stump again. Taylor pushes forward and inside edges
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Taylor rocks back and plays a wild pull
Back-to-back boundaries! Good line and length once more. Taylor gets on the back foot and pulls for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded by Thain.
FOUR! On a good line and length once more. Taylor gets on the back foot and hooks for 4 runs. The ball is misfielded.
Full ball, on line but angled across the batter. Taylor moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for a couple of runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Ben Charlesworth goes back and cuts
On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Taylor rocks back and drives for 1 run down the ground.
Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Taylor. He rocks back and plays a wild pull
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth rocks back and pulls for a run.
Good length, pitching outside leg. Taylor goes back and plays a pull back behind square for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Ben Charlesworth moves onto the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for a single run.
Thain comes around the wicket to Ben Charlesworth. On a good length, outside off once again. Ben Charlesworth rocks back and plays a mediocre pull for 1 run.
Good length, outside off stump. Taylor moves onto the back foot and cuts for one run.
Yorker, outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for one run through the off side.
Wide. Yorker, pitching far outside off.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off. Ben Charlesworth gets on the front foot and punches a drive for four runs.
Thain comes over the wicket. Full ball, on a good line. Taylor is hit on the pad while trying a leg glance, resulting in a leg bye.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Ben Charlesworth goes back and pulls for one run.
Harmer pitches one up, outside off stump. Taylor goes back and plays a wild pull
Full, pitching outside off stump. Ben Charlesworth pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a reverse sweep, resulting in 1 leg bye. Essex Eagles appeal, however the umpire says not out.
Full, outside off. Ben Charlesworth gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side for a pair of runs.
Full ball, outside off. Ben Charlesworth gets on the back foot and defends
Yorker, on a good line. Taylor drives averagely for 1 run on the on side.
Good length from Harmer, pitching outside off stump once again. Ben Charlesworth pushes forward and drives over the off side field for a single run.
Pitched up, outside off. Taylor goes back and cuts late for one run.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line once more. Taylor moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
SIX! Critchley pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Taylor gets on the front foot and lofts a drive for a half dozen runs.
Pitched up, outside leg and angled across Ben Charlesworth. He gets forward and sweeps for a run behind square.
Critchley pitches one up, on line. Ben Charlesworth pushes forward but misses while attempting to defend
Good length from Critchley, outside off. Taylor goes back and cuts for one run.
FOUR! On a good line and length from Benkenstein again. Ben Charlesworth moves onto the back foot and outside edges for 4 runs behind point. The ball is misfielded.
Pitched up, on line. Taylor gets forward and drives for 1 run.
Good length from Benkenstein, pitching outside off stump again. Taylor gets forward and punches a drive for a run.
Good length from Benkenstein, outside leg and angling across the batter. Ben Charlesworth edges behind square on the leg side for one run.
Full ball, on a good line again. Taylor gets forward and punches a drive on the leg side for a single run.
Full ball, on line. Ben Charlesworth gets forward and leg glances for a run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Taylor gets forward and eases a drive through the off side field.
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across Ben Charlesworth. He goes back and edges for a single run.
Full ball, outside off stump. Taylor gets forward and drives for a single run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Taylor pushes forward and drives
Good line and length from Critchley. Ben Charlesworth goes back and drives through the leg side field for 1 run.
Full, outside off stump. Taylor gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 1 run.
OUT! Benkenstein breaks through! Good line and length. Short pushes forward and drives sloppily, and is caught by Harmer down the ground.
On a good length, on leg stump. Taylor moves onto the back foot and plays a sloppy pull back behind square for 1 run.
On a good line and length. Short slices a cut for a single run.
Full, on line once again. Taylor moves onto the front foot and drives for one run.
Full ball, on line. Short gets on the front foot and punches a drive on the off side for 1 run.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Taylor gets on the front foot and eases a drive for a single run through the off side field.
Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Taylor misses while attempting a pull
On a good length, outside leg and angling across Taylor. He goes back and leg glances back behind square for 1 run.
OUT! Run out. Good length from Walter, pitching outside off stump. Short plays a defensive stroke for 1 run. Price is then run out at the striker's end.
Full, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Price gets forward and eases a drive through the off side field for 1 run.
Walter pitches one up, outside off. Short gets on the front foot and drives for a single run.
FOUR! Walter comes around the wicket. Good length from Walter, outside off. Short moves onto the back foot and pulls for 4 runs back behind square.
Short of a length, outside off. Short gets on the back foot and slices a cut
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Price moves onto the front foot and plays a reverse sweep back behind point for four runs.
Good length from Harmer, outside leg. Price moves onto the front foot and reverse sweeps for 2 runs.
FOUR! Yorker, on leg stump and angled across. Price moves onto the front foot and sweeps behind square for four runs.
Pitched up, on a good line again. Short pushes forward and punches a drive for 1 run down the ground.
FOUR! Harmer pitches one up, on a good line. Short moves onto the front foot and plays a sweep back behind square for four runs.
Full, pitching outside leg. Short gets on the back foot and outside edges
OUT! Snater gets the wicket! Pitched up, on line. Bancroft backs away but misses while trying a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Bancroft has to depart
SIX! Snater now coming over the wicket. Good length from Snater, outside off. Bancroft rocks back and plays a pull for a half dozen runs.
Snater pitches one up, outside off. Short inside edges for a run behind square.
Snater comes around the wicket. Good length, outside off stump once again. Short plays a defensive stroke through the on side field.
Back of a length from Snater, outside off once more. Bancroft goes back and pulls averagely for a single run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Bancroft goes back and defends on the off side.
Good length, outside off stump once more. Bancroft goes back and leg glances for 1 run back behind square.
FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump again. Bancroft goes back and plays a pull for four runs.
SIX! On a good length, pitching outside off. Bancroft gets forward and punches a drive down the ground for six runs.
Thain comes over the wicket. Pitching on a good line and length. Bancroft moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Short moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke down the ground for a run.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Short goes back but misses while trying a pull
On a good length, pitching outside off. Short goes back and cuts behind point for a single run.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Short moves onto the back foot and outside edges behind point on the off side for four runs.
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from Amir. Short gets on the back foot and pulls for six runs.
On a good length, outside off. Short rocks back and drives through the off side.
Good length from Amir, outside off. Short gets on the back foot and inside edges behind square.
On a good length, outside off once more. Short moves onto the back foot and defends
Length ball, pitching outside off. Bancroft gets on the back foot and plays a mediocre pull for 2 runs.
Snater comes over the wicket to Bancroft. Pitching on a good line and length but angled across. Bancroft rocks back and tucks a leg glance back behind square for two runs.
Pitched up, outside off. Short creates space and defends for one run.
Wide. Snater now coming around the wicket to Short. Pitching outside off but angling across and down the leg side.
Good line and length. Short moves onto the back foot and defends
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off. Short rocks back and edges for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Short moves onto the back foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a leg glance
OUT! Stumped. Length ball, pitching outside off. Hammond gets on the back foot and outside edges, Cox quickly whips the bails off, and Hammond has to depart
FOUR! Back of a length, outside off stump. Hammond goes back and pulls for 4 runs.
DROPPED! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Hammond moves onto the front foot and outside edges. Essex Eagles appeal, however umpire RA White says not out. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Elgar. That was a hard chance for Elgar.
Good length from Amir, pitching outside off stump. Hammond is hit on the pads while trying a leg glance. Essex Eagles appeal, however Hammond is given not out.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Hammond rocks back and guides a shaky cut
Length ball, outside off. Short rocks back and cuts for a run.
On a good length, outside off stump. Short goes back and punches a drive for a single run through the off side.
On a good length, outside off stump. Hammond rocks back and plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Harmer pitches one up, on line. Hammond pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR MORE! Harmer comes around the wicket. On a good length, outside off stump. Hammond gets on the front foot and drives for four runs on the off side.
FOUR! On a good length, outside off stump. Hammond gets on the back foot and cuts for 4 runs back behind point.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Hammond pushes forward and punches a drive for two runs through the off side.