NOR vs ESS 59th Match, 26 Jun 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Essex

Northampton

County Ground

174

NOR

238/6 (20.0)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESS

108/10 (13.2)

Northants won by 130 runs

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
David Willey	NOR	ALL	✅	377	LHB	280	54	5009	118	22.16	133.21	23	633	LFM	354	378	3.2	24.08	7.96	18.1	4	4/7	179	3	215	645	171	7	200	3	0	0	0	✅	3	130	127	-1	0
Paul Walter	ESS	BAT	✅	180	LHB	155	26	2620	78	20.31	141.31	10	348	LM	137	116	2.5	27.39	9.3	17.6	0	3/20	89	2	179.5	359	174	0	150	1	0	0	0		17	30	25	1	0
Michael Pepper	ESS	WK	✅	132	RHB	129	12	3062	120	26.17	148.56	20	456		0	0					0	-	63	2	194	388	174	0	250	2	0	0	0	✅	9	59	47	0	8
Jordan Cox	ESS	WK	✅	180	RHB	167	33	4106	139	30.64	140.32	22	512		0	0					0	-	127							3	0	0	0	✅	11	45	41	0	0
Matt Critchley	ESS	ALL	✅	161	RHB	137	29	2173	80	20.12	122.56	6	231	LB	143	131	2.9	26.08	8.23	19	2	5/28	47	2	98.5	197	43	3	150	6	0	0	0		18	23	19	0	0
Calvin Harrison	NOR	ALL	✅	82	RHB	49	20	372	30	12.82	116.25	0	37	LBG	75	72	3	24.75	7.79	19	4	5/11	51	3	145.7	437	59	7	100	7	0	0	0	✅	1	203	1	198	0
Simon Harmer	ESS	ALL	✅	224	RHB	133	46	1377	55	15.82	129.05	1	151	OB	212	186	3.3	28.52	7.68	22.2	5	4/18	125	2	157	314	56	4	200	7	0	0	0	✅	5	105	16	77	8
Luc Benkenstein	ESS	ALL	✅	31	RHB	25	4	503	67	23.95	142.89	3	69	LB	23	16	2.2	30.81	9.92	18.6	0	2/23	15	2	172.5	345	157	1	150	5	0	0	0		21	20	8	0	8
Ricardo Vasconcelos	NOR	WK	✅	69	LHB	68	4	1628	78	25.43	128.69	7	250		0	0					0	-	36	3	83.3	250	124	0	166.7	1	0	0	0	✅	4	106	94	0	8
Saif Zaib	NOR	ALL	✅	101	LHB	87	20	1659	92	24.76	143.63	8	219	SLA	41	19	1.8	32.78	8.32	23.6	0	3/12	41	1	107	107	34	1	100	5	0	0	0	✅	8	64	17	43	0
Lewis McManus	NOR	WK	✅	124	RHB	100	29	1210	60	17.04	135.19	2	131		0	0					0	-	106	3	34.7	104	32	0	33.3	6	0	0	0		15	35	11	0	20
Ben Sanderson	NOR	BOWL	✅	113	RHB	34	19	136	27	9.06	93.15	0	14	RMF	112	138	3.3	23.2	8.57	16.2	5	6/8	24	3	122	366	15	7	100	10	0	0	0	✅	7	80	0	68	8
George Scrimshaw	NOR	BOWL	✅	73	RHB	14	11	30	6	10	63.82	0	2	RMF	72	101	3.4	21.84	9.07	14.4	1	4/19	12	3	71.7	215	1	5	66.7	11	0	0	0		12	41	0	37	0
Shane Snater	ESS	BOWL	✅	71	RHB	34	15	182	20	9.57	118.18	0	20	RFM	70	61	2.7	29.21	9.49	18.4	0	3/8	29	2	172.5	345	8	7	200	9	0	0	0		16	34	0	30	0
Justin Broad	NOR	BAT	✅	37	RHB	36	8	932	67	33.28	134.68	6	110	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 Allison	ESS	BAT	✅	24	RHB	22	7	510	74	34	139.72	4	65	RM	0	0					0	-	16	0	0	422	220	0	0	4	0	0	0		22	13	9	0	0
Zaman Akhter	ESS	ALL	✅	11	RHB	5	2	45	12	15	102.27	0	4	RFM	11	12	2.8	22.33	8.64	15.5	0	3/19	3	2	168.5	337	0	8	200	10	0	0	0	✅	6	84	11	69	0
James Sales	NOR	BOWL	✅	16	RHB	9	4	59	12	11.8	105.35	0	6	RM	14	17	2.9	21.29	8.82	14.4	1	5/21	5	3	223	669	17	16	200	9	0	0	0		13	39	0	35	0
Charlie Bennett	ESS	BOWL	✅	7	RHB	1	1	0	0			0	0	RFM	7	11	3	19.09	10.08	11.3	0	3/25	2	2	205.5	411	0	11	200	11	0	0	0		14	38	0	34	0
Simon Fernandes	ESS	WK	✅	2	RHB	1	0	6	6	6	66.66	0	0	OB	0	0					0	-	0	2	7	14	6	0	0	8	0	0	0		19	22	10	0	8
Chris Lynn	NOR	BAT	✅	312	RHB	304	32	8949	115	32.9	144.52	65	1271	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
Nathan McSweeney	NOR	BAT	✅	38	RHB	37	4	957	84	29	120.22	5	106	OB	10	6	1.6	21	7.79	16.1	0	3/3	18	3	103.3	310	127	1	133.3	8	0	0	0		20	20	0	0	16

Completed matches of Northamptonshire
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
NOR vs GLA	22 May - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Glamorgan	NORNorthants	GLA	165/8 (20.0)	162/8 (20.0)	Northants Northants won by 3 runs
NOR vs WOR	24 May - 07:00 PM	Worcester	Northants	NORNorthants	WOR	191/10 (20.0)	91/10 (14.4)	Northants Northants won by 100 runs
GLO vs NOR	29 May - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Northants	GLOGloucs	NOR	164/9 (20.0)	166/3 (16.2)	Northants Northants won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
WAS vs NOR	31 May - 07:00 PM	Birmingham	Bears	WASBears	NOR	208/7 (20.0)	209/4 (19.2)	Northants Northants won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
NOR vs DUR	06 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chester-le-Street	Durham	NORNorthants	DUR	145/9 (20.0)	138/8 (20.0)	Northants Northants won by 7 runs
NOR vs WOR	09 Jun - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Northants	WORWorcs	NOR	154/5 (18.0)	162/4 (16.0)	Northants Northants won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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
NOR vs GLO	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Bristol	Gloucs	GLOGloucs	NOR	184/2 (20.0)	187/2 (17.2)	Northants Northants won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

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

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
NOR vs GLA	22 May - 11:00 PM	Glamorgan	NORNorthants	GLA	165/8 (20.0)	162/8 (20.0)	Northants Northants won by 3 runs
GLO vs NOR	29 May - 11:00 PM	Northants	GLOGloucs	NOR	164/9 (20.0)	166/3 (16.2)	Northants Northants won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
NOR vs WOR	09 Jun - 11:00 PM	Northants	WORWorcs	NOR	154/5 (18.0)	162/4 (16.0)	Northants Northants won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)
NOR vs ESS	26 Jun - 11:00 PM	Essex	NORNorthants	ESS	238/6 (20.0)	108/10 (13.2)	Northants Northants won by 130 runs

Top batting performance for NOR
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
WAS vs NOR	2	Chris Lynn	not out	115	59	13	5	194.91
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
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
NOR vs GLA	6	Justin Broad	caught	38	25	3	1	152
NOR vs WOR	2	Chris Lynn	caught	37	18	3	4	205.55
NOR vs GLO	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	caught	36	30	5	0	120
NOR vs DUR	5	Justin Broad	caught	36	32	1	2	112.5
NOR vs WOR	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	caught	34	26	3	2	130.76
NOR vs WOR	7	Calvin Harrison	caught	30	20	1	1	150
NOR vs WOR	4	Justin Broad	caught	29	19	1	2	152.63
NOR vs ESS	4	Justin Broad	caught	28	21	3	1	133.33
WAS vs NOR	1	Ricardo Vasconcelos	run out	27	15	3	1	180
NOR vs GLA	3	Nathan McSweeney	caught	27	26	1	1	103.84

Top bowling performance for NOR
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
NOR vs WOR	Calvin Harrison	3.4	0	17	4	4.63
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
NOR vs ESS	Ben Sanderson	2	0	25	2	12.5
NOR vs WOR	David Willey	4	1	28	2	7
NOR vs DUR	Ben Sanderson	4	0	26	2	6.5
NOR vs DUR	James Sales	2	0	10	2	5
WAS vs NOR	James Sales	4	0	63	2	15.75
GLO vs NOR	David Willey	4	0	34	2	8.5
NOR vs WOR	Ben Sanderson	2	1	8	2	4
NOR vs GLA	Calvin Harrison	4	0	34	2	8.5
NOR vs GLO	Calvin Harrison	3	0	29	1	9.66
NOR vs GLO	James Sales	4	0	45	1	11.25
NOR vs ESS	James Sales	2	0	18	1	9
NOR vs ESS	George Scrimshaw	3	0	23	1	7.66
NOR vs ESS	Saif Zaib	2	0	9	1	4.5
NOR vs DUR	David Willey	4	0	31	1	7.75

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
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 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
ESS vs SUS	4	Luc Benkenstein	bowled	36	18	1	4	200
SUS vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	34	18	2	2	188.88
SUR vs ESS	9	Shane Snater	not out	33	14	2	3	235.71

Top bowling performance for ESS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
SUS vs ESS	Sam Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2
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
SUS vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
SUS vs ESS	Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.5
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
MID vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	3	0	23	2	7.66
MID vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	3.5	0	22	2	5.73
ESS vs DER	Zaman Akhter	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs DER	Wiaan Mulder	3	1	23	2	7.66
ESS vs DER	Simon Harmer	4	0	25	2	6.25
ESS vs DER	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
ESS vs KET	Shane Snater	4	0	23	2	5.75
HAM vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	44	2	11