ESS vs DER 29th Match, 31 May 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Derbyshire

Chelmsford

County Ground

186

DER

173/10 (20.0)

Derbyshire chose to BAT

ESS

179/5 (19.4)

Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Vitality Blast Men ESS vs DER 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
Aneurin Donald	DER	WK	✅	105	RHB	100	5	2195	88	23.1	166.79	17	343	OB	0	0					0	-	57	3	120	360	162	0	100	1	86.91	1.81	4.51		12	54	42	0	8
Wayne Madsen	DER	BAT	✅	231	RHB	222	35	5768	109	30.84	135.24	38	709	OB	46	22	2.1	36.81	8.19	26.9	0	2/20	90	3	44.7	134	66	0	33.3	4	28.44	0	0.68		19	15	11	0	0
Paul Walter	ESS	BAT	✅	185	LHB	160	27	2797	78	21.03	143.14	12	381	LM	139	116	2.5	27.59	9.31	17.7	0	3/20	91	2	111	222	109	0	100	2	71.78	6.09	8.13	✅	6	99	87	0	8
Michael Pepper	ESS	WK	✅	137	RHB	134	12	3172	120	26	148.71	20	475		0	0					0	-	68	2	145.5	291	141	0	150	1	0	0	0	✅	11	57	21	0	32
Matt Critchley	ESS	ALL	✅	166	RHB	142	30	2253	80	20.11	123.38	6	241	LB	148	138	2.9	25.83	8.23	18.8	3	5/28	47	2	45.5	91	6	2	100	6	39.73	2.03	4.74	✅	9	79	65	10	0
Ross Whiteley	DER	BAT	✅	252	LHB	222	55	3936	91	23.56	138.05	7	471	LM	22	10	1.6	35.8	9.94	21.6	0	3/23	101	3	97	291	117	0	100	6	47.63	1.58	1.81		17	22	18	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	ESS	ALL	✅	158	RHB	133	30	2592	83	25.16	131.1	12	297	RM	120	92	2.5	29.46	8.88	19.9	1	4/14	77	2	84.5	169	16	3	50	5	69.07	7	16.03	✅	4	104	18	82	0
Simon Harmer	ESS	ALL	✅	229	RHB	137	48	1506	56	16.92	132.45	2	169	OB	217	193	3.3	28.05	7.65	21.9	5	4/18	128	2	103.5	207	46	2	150	7	65.24	2.03	1.35	✅	8	80	8	68	0
Luc Benkenstein	ESS	ALL	✅	36	RHB	30	4	566	67	21.76	139.4	3	76	LB	26	16	2	33.81	10.27	19.7	0	2/23	18	2	103.5	207	84	1	100	4	76.98	0.68	3.61		21	6	1	1	0
Matthew Montgomery	DER	ALL	✅	56	RHB	49	6	937	74	21.79	132.15	4	131	OB	37	27	2.5	29.14	8.68	20.1	1	4/30	26	3	111	333	148	1	100	5	86.46	5.42	28.89	✅	3	119	92	3	20
Martin Andersson	DER	ALL	✅	70	RHB	61	12	1044	81	21.3	130.66	7	130	RM	51	45	2.6	30.11	10.29	17.5	1	6/23	38	3	233.7	701	225	7	100	2	93.45	62.53	9.48	✅	10	58	22	32	0
Shane Snater	ESS	BOWL	✅	76	RHB	38	17	225	33	10.71	129.31	0	27	RFM	75	68	2.7	28.94	9.56	18.1	0	3/8	33	2	53	106	8	2	50	9	15.35	0.45	0.23	✅	5	101	0	81	16
Charlie Allison	ESS	BAT	✅	29	RHB	27	7	579	74	28.95	132.19	4	71	RM	0	0					0	-	16	0	0	36	18	0	0	3	13.54	0	0.68	✅	1	123	119	0	0
Zaman Akhter	ESS	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	24.5	49	0	1	50	10	5.19	0	0.45	✅	7	88	0	84	0
Nick Potts	DER	ALL	✅	12	RHB	8	1	98	35	14	130.66	0	12	RMF	12	16	3	23.31	10.45	13.3	0	3/29	4	3	74	222	4	6	100	8	34.99	0.23	0.45	✅	2	120	67	41	8
Amrit Basra	DER	BAT	✅	9	RHB	7	1	65	17	10.83	116.07	0	7	RM	0	0					0	-	5	3	28.7	86	12	0	33.3	7	4.06	0.23	0.23		20	7	3	0	0
Charlie Bennett	ESS	BOWL	✅	10	RHB	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	RFM	10	14	3	22.57	10.59	12.7	0	3/25	2	2	105.5	211	0	6	100	11	29.57	0.9	2.03		14	40	0	28	8
Akif Javed	DER	BOWL	✅	98	RHB	27	15	97	32	8.08	107.77	0	15	LMF	97	124	3.6	24.01	8.6	16.7	4	4/23	20	3	43.7	131	1	3	0	10	20.09	0	1.35		18	19	2	13	0
Caleb Jewell	DER	BAT	✅	83	LHB	81	4	1719	76	22.32	128.47	9	228		0	0					0	-	32	3	64.3	193	93	0	33.3	3	79.01	0.45	1.35		15	38	26	0	8
Jack Morley	DER	BOWL	✅	10	LHB	3	2	11	6	11	73.33	0	1	SLA	10	10	3.3	28.4	8.6	19.8	1	4/44	5	3	107.3	322	0	8	100	11	51.24	1.81	2.03		16	36	0	32	0
Noah Thain	ESS	BAT	✅	16	RHB	9	3	143	38	23.83	160.67	0	18	RM	7	4	1.4	24.75	9.9	15	0	3/11	7	2	46.5	93	41	0	100	8	5.64	0.23	0.68		22	4	0	0	0
Ben Aitchison	DER	BOWL	✅	21	RHB	11	2	52	25	5.77	113.04	0	5	RFM	21	28	3.3	27.53	11.12	14.8	2	5/29	4	3	79	237	3	6	100	9	71.56	0.23	1.58		13	50	14	32	0

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	ESSEssex	SUS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
HAM vs ESS	26 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HAMHampshire	ESS	200/4 (20.0)	170/7 (20.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 30 runs
ESS vs KET	29 May - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Essex	KETKent	ESS	129/9 (20.0)	130/1 (13.4)	Essex Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	ESS	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
MID vs ESS	07 Jun - 08:00 PM	Northwood	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	176/5 (20.0)	116/10 (17.5)	Essex Essex won by 60 runs
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Kent	ESSEssex	KET	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
NOR vs ESS	26 Jun - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Essex	NORNorthants	ESS	238/6 (20.0)	108/10 (13.2)	Northants Northants won by 130 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	SURSurrey	ESS	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs ESS	03 Jul - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Essex	ESSEssex	SUS	204/6 (20.0)	104/10 (17.3)	Essex Essex won by 100 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	10 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HAMHampshire	ESS	130/10 (15.5)	134/3 (16.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
SUR vs ESS	12 Jul - 07:00 PM	London	Essex	SURSurrey	ESS	123/10 (19.3)	124/2 (16.5)	Essex Essex won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Derbyshire
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
DUR vs DER	22 May - 11:00 PM	Derby	Derbyshire	DURDurham	DER	203/8 (20.0)	197/8 (20.0)	Durham Durham won by 6 runs
YOR vs DER	24 May - 08:00 PM	Leeds	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	YOR	194/4 (20.0)	195/8 (19.2)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
DER vs LEI	27 May - 11:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	DERDerbyshire	LEI	230/5 (20.0)	145/10 (15.2)	Leics Derbyshire won by 85 runs
DER vs NOT	29 May - 11:00 PM	Derby	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	NOT	234/4 (20.0)	211/6 (20.0)	Derbyshire Derbyshire won by 23 runs
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	ESS	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
NOT vs DER	07 Jun - 07:30 PM	Chester-le-Street	Derbyshire	NOTNotts	DER	183/6 (20.0)	173/9 (20.0)	Notts Notts won by 10 runs
YOR vs DER	28 Jun - 07:00 PM	Chesterfield	Yorkshire	DERDerbyshire	YOR	215/9 (20.0)	215/8 (20.0)	Match tied
DER vs LAN	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Derby	Derbyshire	LANLancashire	DER	205/10 (20.0)	201/10 (20.0)	Lancashire Lancashire won by 4 runs
DER vs LAN	06 Jul - 11:00 PM	Manchester	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	LAN	150/9 (20.0)	150/8 (20.0)	Match tied
DER vs SOM	08 Jul - 11:00 PM	Derby	Somerset	SOMSomerset	DER	214/6 (20.0)	187/7 (20.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 27 runs
DUR vs DER	10 Jul - 11:00 PM	Chester-le-Street	Durham	DURDurham	DER	165/7 (20.0)	160/6 (20.0)	Durham Durham won by 5 runs
DER vs LEI	12 Jul - 07:00 PM	Derby	Leics	LEILeics	DER	171/8 (20.0)	172/3 (14.3)	Derbyshire Derbyshire won by 7 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Sussex	ESSEssex	SUS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	ESS	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Kent	ESSEssex	KET	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	SURSurrey	ESS	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs WAS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Bears	WASBears	SUS	198/3 (20.0)	122/10 (16.3)	Bears Warwickshire won by 76 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	10 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	HAMHampshire	ESS	130/10 (15.5)	134/3 (16.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

Top batting performance for ESS
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
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
HAM vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	36	18	1	3	200

Top bowling performance for ESS
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	Charlie Bennett	2	0	13	2	6.5
SUR vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
ESS vs HAM	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	2	8.33
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	15	2	3.75
ESS vs MID	Sam Cook	4	0	24	2	6
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

Top batting performance for DER
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
DER vs LEI	1	Aneurin Donald	caught	91	38	7	7	239.47
DER vs LAN	1	Aneurin Donald	caught	88	37	9	6	237.83
DER vs NOT	1	Aneurin Donald	caught	84	31	7	8	270.96
YOR vs DER	2	Martin Andersson	not out	81	56	7	1	144.64
DUR vs DER	5	Matthew Montgomery	not out	74	45	8	3	164.44
DER vs NOT	2	Martin Andersson	not out	69	43	5	5	160.46
DER vs SOM	1	Aneurin Donald	caught	65	27	6	6	240.74
YOR vs DER	4	Wayne Madsen	bowled	62	33	12	0	187.87
DER vs LEI	3	Caleb Jewell	not out	58	35	6	1	165.71
DER vs LEI	2	Martin Andersson	caught	57	29	9	1	196.55
YOR vs DER	2	Martin Andersson	caught	51	27	7	1	188.88
ESS vs DER	5	Matthew Montgomery	caught	50	30	6	1	166.66
DER vs LAN	2	Martin Andersson	caught	49	37	5	1	132.43
DER vs LEI	1	Aneurin Donald	caught	49	24	6	3	204.16
DER vs LAN	6	Ross Whiteley	bowled	46	29	4	3	158.62
DER vs LEI	3	Harry Came	not out	45	28	2	2	160.71
DUR vs DER	6	Ross Whiteley	caught	45	28	5	2	160.71
DUR vs DER	2	Martin Andersson	caught	44	37	4	1	118.91
DER vs SOM	4	Wayne Madsen	bowled	43	31	6	0	138.7
YOR vs DER	6	Ross Whiteley	not out	39	17	4	2	229.41

Top bowling performance for DER
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
DER vs LEI	Martin Andersson	4	0	23	6	5.75
DER vs LEI	Akif Javed	4	0	23	4	5.75
DER vs LAN	Akif Javed	4	0	36	4	9
YOR vs DER	Jack Morley	4	0	44	4	11
DER vs LEI	Matthew Montgomery	4	0	26	3	6.5
DUR vs DER	Akif Javed	4	1	30	3	7.5
DER vs SOM	Martin Andersson	4	0	33	3	8.25
DER vs LAN	Sufiyan Muqeem	4	0	15	3	3.75
DER vs LAN	Nick Potts	3	0	29	3	9.66
YOR vs DER	Ben Aitchison	4	0	46	3	11.5
DUR vs DER	Jack Morley	4	0	35	3	8.75
DUR vs DER	Nick Potts	3	0	27	2	9
DER vs SOM	Sufiyan Muqeem	4	0	33	2	8.25
DER vs LAN	Matthew Montgomery	4	0	29	2	7.25
YOR vs DER	Sufiyan Muqeem	4	0	32	2	8
NOT vs DER	Akif Javed	4	0	31	2	7.75
DER vs NOT	Nick Potts	4	0	47	2	11.75
DER vs NOT	Ben Aitchison	4	0	44	2	11
DER vs LEI	Ben Aitchison	2	0	7	2	3.5
YOR vs DER	Nick Potts	4	0	44	2	11