Highlights Somerset vs Essex T20 T20 Blast 08.07.2025
OUT! Overton gets the wicket! Short of a length, on a good line again. Harmer gets on the back foot and skies a shaky pull, and is caught by Smeed
OUT! Henry gets the wicket! Around the wicket to Amir, pitched up, pitching on a good line. He gets forward and skies a wild drive, and is caught by Kohler-Cadmore down the ground.
CHANCE! On a good length, pitching on leg and angling across. Harmer pushes forward and eases a wild drive for a run. There's an attempt at a run out from Gregory's throw.
FOUR! Henry drops one in short, outside off stump. Harmer gets on the back foot and plays a hook for 4 runs.
Henry comes over the wicket. On a good line and length. Harmer gets on the back foot and glances averagely
Henry comes around the wicket to Amir. Yorker, on a good line again. Amir gets forward and eases a drive for three runs through the off side field.
Full toss, on line once again. Harmer moves onto the front foot and eases a shaky drive for 1 run on the leg side.
Overton comes around the wicket to Amir. Good line and length again. Amir goes back and guides a sloppy glance
Overton now coming over the wicket. Full ball, on line. Harmer moves onto the front foot and eases a drive through the on side field for one run.
Overton comes around the wicket to Amir. Back of a length, pitching outside off stump. Amir goes back and plays a defensive stroke for one run back behind point.
Overton now coming over the wicket to Harmer. On a good length, on leg stump and angling across Harmer. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for a run behind square.
Overton comes around the wicket to Amir. Short of a length, on line once again. Amir moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance for one run behind square on the leg side.
OUT! Overton gets the wicket! Good line and length from Overton once more. Thain gets on the back foot and drives averagely, and is remarkably caught by Henry down the ground.
On a good line and length. Thain rocks back and glances for a run.
MAXIMUM! Pitched up, outside off. Thain gets forward and lofts a drive over the off side field for six runs.
Yorker, pitching on a good line once more. Harmer gets on the front foot and plays a sweep for a single run behind point.
Full ball, on a good line once again. Harmer pushes forward and plays a reverse sweep for two runs.
On a good line and length. Thain rocks back and plays a pull for a run.
SIX! Back of a length, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Thain rocks back and pulls for a half dozen runs.
FOUR! Short of a length, on a good line once again. Harmer gets on the back foot and pulls for four runs behind square.
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Harmer gets forward and punches a bad drive for two runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Thain gets forward and drives for 1 run through the off side field.
SIX! Full, pitching on a good line once again. Thain moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Good line and length once more. Harmer gets on the back foot and plays a pull for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Thain moves onto the back foot and plays a shaky pull down the ground for 1 run.
Good line and length. Thain backs away and punches a drive for 1 run through the off side.
Pitched up, on leg stump and angling across. Harmer gets on the front foot and drives through the leg side field for a run.
On a good length, pitching on leg and angling across Harmer. He moves onto the back foot and flicks a shaky glance
Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across Thain. He gets forward and plays a sweep for one run. Terrific work in the field by Dickson results in a run being saved.
Yorker, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Harmer moves onto the front foot and drives on the on side for a run.
OUT! Goldsworthy gets the wicket! Good length, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Das gets on the front foot and plays a wild sweep, and is caught by Dickson behind square.
SIX! Back of a length from Gregory, outside leg and angling across Thain. He goes back and plays a pull for 6 runs.
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Thain gets forward and pulls for four runs.
Back of a length, pitching outside off once more. Thain advances and cuts for a pair of runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Thain gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting a drive
Full ball, pitching outside off. Das gets on the front foot and drives for a run.
Good line and length. Thain moves onto the back foot and glances through the leg side field for one run.
Good length, outside off stump. Das gets forward and drives for 2 runs over the off side. Good work in the field by Henry saves a boundary.
Good line and length. Das rocks back and plays a pull for one run.
Good length, outside off stump. Thain gets on the front foot and punches a drive
OUT! Run out. Good line and length once again. Critchley goes back and flicks a glance for one run on the on side. He is then run out, as a result of some fantastic fielding by Abell.
On a good line and length once more. Critchley gets forward and drives
Short ball, pitching on a good line once again. Das gets on the back foot and pulls for a run.
Good line and length from Overton. Critchley pushes forward and defends
Good line and length again. Das goes back and glances behind square for a run.
DROPPED! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Das pushes forward and drives shakily for 4 runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Gregory.
MAXIMUM! On a good length, on leg stump and angling across Das. He advances and pulls for 6 runs.
Short of a length, on a good line once again. Critchley moves onto the back foot and pulls back behind square for a run.
On a good line and length again. Das gets on the back foot and punches a drive on the off side for a single run.
Pitched up, on a good line. Das moves onto the front foot and drives poorly for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off once again. Das pushes forward but makes no contact while trying a drive
OUT! Henry breaks through! Henry drops one in short, pitching outside off stump. Benkenstein goes back and slices a bad cut, and is caught by Smeed back behind point.
On a good line and length from Henry once more. Benkenstein rocks back and glances on the on side.
FOUR! On a good line and length. Walter gets on the back foot and plays a pull for four runs.
OUT! Meredith gets the wicket! Good length from Meredith, pitching on leg and angled across. Allison creates space and outside edges, and is caught by Abell behind point.
FOUR! Back of a length, on line again. Allison rocks back and pulls for 4 runs.
Good line and length from Meredith once more. Allison moves onto the front foot and flicks back behind square.
FOUR! Pitched up, on line once more. Allison gets forward and drives for 4 runs over the leg side field.
Good length from Meredith, pitching on leg and angling across. Walter moves onto the front foot and tucks a glance behind square for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Allison gets on the front foot and glances behind square for 1 run.
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Walter gets on the front foot and eases a drive
Pitching on a good line and length but angled across the batter. Walter creates room but swings and misses while trying a drive
On a good line and length once more. Allison steps away and finesses a glance on the leg side for a run.
On a good line and length. Allison gets forward and plays a defensive stroke through the off side field.
OUT! Caught. On a good line and length. Cox gets forward and outside edges, and is remarkably caught by Green behind point on the off side.
Good line and length. Cox gets on the front foot and punches a drive
FOUR! Back of a length, on a good line once more. Walter gets on the back foot and pulls for four runs.
Full ball, on a good line once more. Cox gets forward and edges for one run behind point.
OUT! Meredith breaks through! Full toss, on a good line once more. Pepper steps back but makes no contact while trying a drive, and the ball careens into the stumps
Short, pitching on a good line. Pepper rocks back and pulls poorly straight down the ground.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length, on a good line. Pepper goes back and edges for 6 runs back behind point.
Back of a length, on a good line. Walter gets on the back foot and plays a pull for one run.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside leg and angling across Pepper. He steps away and guides a glance for 4 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length again. Pepper moves onto the back foot and eases a sloppy drive
On a good line and length from Henry once more. Pepper gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting a late cut
Good line and length from Henry but angled across Pepper. He pushes forward and edges back through point for a couple of runs.
Good line and length from Henry. Pepper gets on the back foot and punches a shaky drive
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Pepper gets on the front foot but misses while attempting to play a drive
And again! Overton comes around the wicket to Walter. Length ball, outside off stump. Walter creates room and drives for four runs.
FOUR! Back of a length from Overton, outside off. Walter rocks back and plays a pull for 4 runs.
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from Overton. Walter pushes forward and plays a drive straight down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Good line and length from Overton. Walter rocks back but misses while attempting to play a defensive shot
On a good length, outside off. Walter gets on the front foot and drives averagely through the off side field.
Good line and length from Overton. Pepper rocks back and finesses a glance for a single run behind square.
OUT! Amir gets the wicket! Amir drops one in short, on leg stump and angling across Green. He gets on the back foot and lifts a hook, but is caught by Thain
DROPPED! Good line and length from Amir once more. Green gets forward and outside edges for 4 runs behind point. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Bennett. That was a difficult chance for Bennett.
Yorker, pitching on a good line. Green gets forward and flicks a glance for a couple of runs through the leg side field.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump once again. Green moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Full toss, outside off stump once more. Dickson moves onto the front foot and flicks back behind square for 1 run.
Good length from Amir, outside off once again. Dickson gets on the back foot and cuts for a pair of runs back through point. The ball is misfielded costing one run.
Back of a length, outside off. Green moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a cut
FOUR! Walter now coming over the wicket to Green. Back of a length, pitching outside off. Green gets on the back foot and plays a cut for four runs behind point.
Walter now coming over the wicket. Good length, outside off. Green gets on the front foot and punches a drive through the off side field for a couple of runs.
Back of a length from Walter, on a good line. Dickson rocks back and plays a pull behind square for one run.
Wide. Too wide outside off.
FOUR! Short of a length, pitching on a good line. Gregory rocks back and outside edges for 4 runs back behind point.
Back of a length, on line again. Gregory goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Full toss, pitching on a good line once again. Dickson gets forward and drives sloppily for a single run through the off side field.
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Gregory gets on the front foot and lifts a drive for a single run down the ground.
Full, outside off stump again. Dickson gets on the back foot and cuts for a run.
MAXIMUM! Full toss, pitching on a good line. Gregory moves onto the front foot and drives for a half dozen runs over the on side field.
Good line and length once again. Dickson moves onto the back foot and flicks a glance for 1 run through the leg side field.
MAXIMUM! Full ball, on a good line. Dickson shuffles down the pitch and drives for a half dozen runs.
Good length, pitching outside off. Gregory goes back and plays a cut behind point for 1 run.
Yorker, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Dickson gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 1 run.
OUT! Critchley gets the wicket! Back of a length from Critchley, pitching on a good line but angled across. Abell rocks back and lifts a poor pull, and is caught by Walter back behind square.
Good length from Critchley, outside off. Dickson gets on the back foot and guides a cut for 1 run.
Back of a length from Critchley, on line. Abell moves onto the back foot and pulls averagely for one run.
Good length from Critchley, outside off stump. Dickson gets on the back foot and slices a cut for 1 run.
Critchley pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump and angling across Dickson. He rocks back and flicks a glance for a pair of runs through the on side field.
Good length, outside leg and angling across Dickson. He moves onto the back foot and glances on the on side for a pair of runs.
Pitching on a good line and length once again. Dickson shuffles down the pitch and glances for a single run through the leg side field.
Full ball, pitching on a good line again. Dickson goes back and drives for a pair of runs.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line again. Dickson rocks back and punches a bad drive
FOUR! Full ball, on line. Dickson gets on the front foot and outside edges back behind point for 4 runs.
CHANCE! On a good line and length. Abell rocks back and eases a drive for a single run on the off side. There's an attempt at a run out from Walter's throw.
Yorker, outside off again. Abell gets forward and drives for a run.
Yorker, outside off once more. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and punches a drive for 1 run through the off side field.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and punches a drive through the off side field for 2 runs. The ball is misfielded costing Essex Eagles a run.
DROPPED! Good line and length. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and plays a pull for a half dozen runs back behind square. A chance for a catch, but it's dropped by Benkenstein. That was a hard chance for Benkenstein.
Bennett pitches one up, outside off stump. Abell goes back and slices a cut back behind point for a run.
FOUR! Back of a length, on a good line once more. Abell moves onto the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for four runs.
Back of a length, pitching on a good line. Abell goes back and pulls for 1 run.
Full, pitching outside off once more. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and drives for one run.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off. Kohler-Cadmore goes back and cuts for four runs back behind point.
CHANCE! Full ball, outside off once more. Abell gets on the front foot and punches a drive for a single run. There's an attempt at a run out from Harmer's throw. That was a tough chance for Harmer.
Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Kohler-Cadmore rocks back and slices a mediocre cut for a single run.
Good length, outside off. Abell goes back and late cuts for a run behind point.
FOUR! On a good length, outside leg. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the back foot and plays a pull back behind square for 4 runs.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump again. Abell pushes forward and punches a drive through the on side field for 1 run.
Wide. Too wide outside off. Abell goes back but swings and misses while trying a cut
Pitching on a good line and length again. Kohler-Cadmore gets forward and drives for one run on the off side.
SIX! Full, pitching on a good line. Kohler-Cadmore gets forward and plays a drive for 6 runs down the ground.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Abell gets on the front foot and drives for 1 run through the off side field.
FOUR! Full ball, on a good line. Abell moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs through the off side.
Good length, on leg stump and angling across Abell. He moves onto the front foot and flicks a glance for 1 run through the on side field.
Good line and length from Harmer. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and drives for a single run on the off side.
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for four runs.
Good line and length from Harmer. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and drives
Good line and length from Harmer once more. Abell gets on the back foot and glances for a run.
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Abell pushes forward and drives
FOUR! Back of a length, on a good line once more. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for four runs.
On a good line and length from Benkenstein once again. Abell moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for one run through the leg side field.
OUT! Benkenstein gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Smeed moves onto the front foot and drives shakily, and is caught by Allison down the ground.
SIX! Pitched up, on line once again. Smeed gets on the front foot and drives on the off side for 6 runs.
DROPPED! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and drives averagely for 1 run down the ground. A real chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Pepper.
MAXIMUM! 50 up for Kohler-Cadmore by clearing the rope! Full toss, outside off stump once more. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and skies a drive straight down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Yorker, pitching outside off once again. Smeed pushes forward and punches a drive
Good length from Harmer, pitching outside off once again. Smeed gets forward but misses while trying to play a drive
Wide. Too wide outside off. Smeed goes back but makes no contact while trying to play a cut
Good length from Harmer, pitching outside leg stump and angled across Smeed. He gets forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a glance
Good line and length from Harmer. Smeed pushes forward but misses while trying to play a reverse sweep
Pitched up, on a good line. Smeed pushes forward and drives shakily
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and drives sloppily for 1 run.
FOUR! Good line and length from Critchley once again. Smeed steps back and cuts for four runs.
DROPPED! Pitching on a good line and length. Smeed gets forward and sweeps averagely back behind square for a couple of runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Bennett.
On a good length, outside off once more. Kohler-Cadmore goes back and eases a drive through the off side field for one run.
And another! Back of a length from Critchley, pitching outside off. Kohler-Cadmore rocks back and pulls for six runs.
SIX! Critchley pitches one up, pitching on a good line once more. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and skies a drive for six runs on the leg side.
Good line and length again. Smeed gets forward and punches a drive for a run through the off side.
On a good line and length once more. Kohler-Cadmore rocks back and cuts
Good line and length from Benkenstein. Kohler-Cadmore rocks back and eases a drive
FOUR! Good length from Benkenstein, pitching outside off stump. Kohler-Cadmore goes back and guides a cut for 4 runs behind point.
On a good line and length once more. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the back foot and punches a drive
On a good line and length once more. Smeed gets forward and drives through the off side for one run.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and punches a drive on the off side for a run.
Wide. Back of a length from Benkenstein, pitching outside leg and angled loosely across the batter. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull
DROPPED! Full, pitching outside leg stump. Smeed moves onto the front foot and lofts a flick for a half dozen runs. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Thain.
On a good line and length from Walter. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for one run.
Good length from Walter, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Smeed gets forward and drives for one run.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off. Smeed goes back and eases a drive on the off side for 4 runs.
DROPPED! Short ball, on a good line once more. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the back foot and pulls for a run. A chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Allison. That was a tough chance for Allison.
MAXIMUM! Good line and length once more. Kohler-Cadmore advances and lofts a drive over the on side field for 6 runs.
Short ball, on line once more. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the back foot and pulls back behind square for a run.
On a good line and length from Bennett once more. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and drives
Good line and length. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and defends
FOUR! Bennett pitches one up, outside off. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and drives for four runs on the off side.
On a good line and length. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Kohler-Cadmore gets on the front foot and drives for 4 runs through the off side field.
Pitched up, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Kohler-Cadmore gets forward and tucks a glance for a run through the on side field.
MAXIMUM! On a good line and length from Thain once more. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and flicks for a half dozen runs back behind square.
Good line and length from Thain once again. Kohler-Cadmore moves onto the back foot and defends
FOUR! Good line and length. Kohler-Cadmore pushes forward and drives for 4 runs.
Full ball, on line. Smeed pushes forward and glances through the leg side field for 1 run.
FOUR! Pitched up, outside leg again. Smeed pushes forward and plays a flick for four runs back behind square.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Smeed gets on the back foot and pulls poorly for a run.
Amir pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Smeed moves onto the front foot and drives
On a good length, outside off. Smeed gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive
Good length from Amir, pitching on leg and angled across Kohler-Cadmore. He rocks back and plays a defensive stroke through the on side field for a single run.
OUT! Amir breaks through! On a good line and length from Amir once more. Banton pushes forward and lofts a poor glance, and is caught by Benkenstein down the ground.
On a good line and length from Amir. Smeed gets forward and eases a drive for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length from Bennett, pitching outside off. Banton pushes forward and eases a drive for four runs.
On a good line and length. Banton goes back and punches a drive
And another! Full ball, outside off once again. Banton moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for four runs.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off stump once again. Banton pushes forward and lofts a drive over the off side for four runs.
Back of a length, outside off stump once more. Banton goes back and plays a cut
Back of a length from Bennett, outside off stump. Banton goes back and eases a mediocre drive
Wide. Too wide outside leg. Banton gets forward and swings and misses while attempting a leg glance, but it beats the wicketkeeper and runs to the rope for 5 wides.
CHANCE! On a good line and length from Amir. Banton moves onto the back foot and glances for a run. A run out chance but Somerset survive the attempt from Allison's throw.
On a good length, outside off stump. Banton moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Yorker, pitching outside leg stump. Banton gets forward and leg glances for a couple of runs.
Good line and length from Amir again. Banton moves onto the front foot and finesses a glance
Good line and length. Banton moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Banton gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive