Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	b Porter	15	23	31	3	0	65.21
Max Holden	c †Wheater b SJ Cook	0	2	6	0	0	0.00
Nick Gubbins	lbw b Porter	2	6	7	0	0	33.33
Stephen Eskinazi (c)	c †Wheater b SJ Cook	15	32	47	3	0	46.87
Robbie White	c AN Cook b Porter	12	55	76	1	0	21.81
Martin Andersson	c Khushi b Harmer	5	17	28	1	0	29.41
John Simpson †	c †Wheater b Harmer	12	34	42	2	0	35.29
James Harris	lbw b SJ Cook	34	64	70	6	0	53.12
Blake Cullen	c †Wheater b Harmer	11	54	78	0	1	20.37
Thilan Walallawita	c †Wheater b SJ Cook	4	13	14	1	0	30.76
Tim Murtagh	not out	11	23	19	1	0	47.82
Extras	(lb 13, nb 4)	17
Total	53.3 Ov (RR: 2.57)	138
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Max Holden, 1.2 ov), 2-5 (Nick Gubbins, 2.5 ov), 3-18 (Sam Robson, 6.6 ov), 4-38 (Stephen Eskinazi, 13.1 ov), 5-50 (Martin Andersson, 19.4 ov), 6-56 (Robbie White, 24.4 ov), 7-76 (John Simpson, 31.3 ov), 8-110 (James Harris, 44.4 ov), 9-120 (Thilan Walallawita, 48.2 ov), 10-138 (Blake Cullen, 53.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	15	3	55	3	3.66	67	10	0	0	0
2.5 to NRT Gubbins, . 5/2 6.6 to SD Robson, . 18/3 24.4 to RG White, . 56/6
Sam Cook	15	5	27	4	1.80	79	3	0	0	2
1.2 to MDE Holden, . 2/1 13.1 to SS Eskinazi, . 38/4 44.4 to JAR Harris, . 110/8 48.2 to TN Walallawita, . 120/9
Aaron Beard	5	2	9	0	1.80	26	1	0	0	0
Simon Harmer	18.3	5	34	3	1.83	94	4	1	0	0
19.4 to MK Andersson, . 50/5 31.3 to JA Simpson, . 76/7 53.3 to BC Cullen, . 138/10

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter	b Harris	43	79	124	6	0	54.43
Alastair Cook	c Eskinazi b Cullen	6	24	31	1	0	25.00
Tom Westley (c)	b Murtagh	8	11	21	1	0	72.72
Dan Lawrence	c †Simpson b Murtagh	0	6	9	0	0	0.00
Feroze Khushi	lbw b Harris	1	6	6	0	0	16.66
Ryan ten Doeschate	c †Simpson b Andersson	43	89	128	6	0	48.31
Adam Wheater †	not out	83	142	169	11	0	58.45
Simon Harmer	lbw b Andersson	32	55	63	6	0	58.18
Aaron Beard	c Eskinazi b Andersson	1	12	14	0	0	8.33
Sam Cook	c Robson b Andersson	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Jamie Porter	c †Simpson b Murtagh	3	12	16	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 4, w 1)	16
Total	73 Ov (RR: 3.23)	236
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Alastair Cook, 7.2 ov), 2-35 (Tom Westley, 12.1 ov), 3-43 (Dan Lawrence, 14.1 ov), 4-44 (Feroze Khushi, 15.1 ov), 5-87 (Paul Walter, 29.2 ov), 5-122* (Ryan ten Doeschate, retired not out), 6-194 (Simon Harmer, 57.5 ov), 7-203 (Aaron Beard, 61.2 ov), 8-203 (Sam Cook, 61.6 ov), 9-227 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 69.3 ov), 10-236 (Jamie Porter, 72.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	19	4	50	3	2.63	92	8	0	0	0
12.1 to T Westley, . 35/2 14.1 to DW Lawrence, . 43/3 72.6 to JA Porter, . 236/10
Blake Cullen	13	2	46	1	3.53	60	5	0	0	2
7.2 to AN Cook, . 18/1
Thilan Walallawita	18	7	30	0	1.66	89	3	0	0	0
James Harris	12	1	61	2	5.08	49	11	0	0	0
15.1 to FIN Khushi, . 44/4 29.2 to PI Walter, . 87/5
Martin Andersson	11	0	38	4	3.45	45	4	0	1	0
. 122/5 57.5 to SR Harmer, . 194/6 61.2 to AP Beard, . 203/7 61.6 to SJ Cook, . 203/8 69.3 to RN ten Doeschate, . 227/9

Middlesex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Max Holden	b Beard	37	98	110	3	1	37.75
Sam Robson	c Harmer b SJ Cook	6	20	44	1	0	30.00
Nick Gubbins	lbw b Harmer	16	33	41	1	0	48.48
Stephen Eskinazi (c)	b Beard	5	12	12	0	0	41.66
Robbie White	lbw b Harmer	23	57	94	3	0	40.35
Martin Andersson	c Harmer b Beard	3	12	13	0	0	25.00
John Simpson †	not out	26	123	137	2	0	21.13
James Harris	b SJ Cook	3	22	23	0	0	13.63
Blake Cullen	c †Wheater b SJ Cook	4	15	15	1	0	26.66
Thilan Walallawita	b Beard	7	23	28	1	0	30.43
Tim Murtagh	st †Wheater b Harmer	5	4	7	1	0	125.00
Extras	(lb 15)	15
Total	69.5 Ov (RR: 2.14)	150
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Sam Robson, 10.2 ov), 2-58 (Nick Gubbins, 21.5 ov), 3-63 (Stephen Eskinazi, 24.5 ov), 4-70 (Max Holden, 28.3 ov), 5-84 (Martin Andersson, 32.1 ov), 6-120 (Robbie White, 49.3 ov), 7-123 (James Harris, 56.2 ov), 8-133 (Blake Cullen, 60.3 ov), 9-143 (Thilan Walallawita, 68.4 ov), 10-150 (Tim Murtagh, 69.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	10	2	32	0	3.20	47	3	1	0	0
Sam Cook	20	8	28	3	1.40	104	2	0	0	0
10.2 to SD Robson, . 29/1 56.2 to JAR Harris, . 123/7 60.3 to BC Cullen, . 133/8
Simon Harmer	28.5	12	54	3	1.87	142	6	0	0	0
21.5 to NRT Gubbins, . 58/2 49.3 to RG White, . 120/6 69.5 to TJ Murtagh, . 150/10
Aaron Beard	10	3	21	4	2.10	47	2	0	0	0
24.5 to SS Eskinazi, . 63/3 28.3 to MDE Holden, . 70/4 32.1 to MK Andersson, . 84/5 68.4 to TN Walallawita, . 143/9
Dan Lawrence	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 53 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter	not out	20	32	52	4	0	62.50
Alastair Cook	b Murtagh	21	34	40	4	0	61.76
Tom Westley (c)	not out	10	17	12	2	0	58.82
Extras	(b 1, lb 1)	2
Total	13.5 Ov (RR: 3.83)	53/1
Did not bat: Dan Lawrence, Feroze Khushi, Ryan ten Doeschate, Adam Wheater †, Simon Harmer, Aaron Beard, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Alastair Cook, 10.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	6	1	17	1	2.83	29	3	0	0	0
10.3 to AN Cook, . 41/1
Martin Andersson	3	0	14	0	4.66	14	3	0	0	0
Blake Cullen	3	1	13	0	4.33	14	3	0	0	0
Sam Robson	1	0	6	0	6.00	3	1	0	0	0
Nick Gubbins	0.5	0	1	0	1.20	4	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Sun, 06 Sep - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 108/5 (Ryan ten Doeschate 28*, Adam Wheater 18*, 37 ov)

Mon, 07 Sep - day 2 - Middlesex 2nd innings 123/6 (John Simpson 16*, James Harris 3*, 55 ov)

Tue, 08 Sep - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 53/1 (13.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Middlesex, elected to bat first
Series	Bob Willis Trophy
Season	2020
Match days	6,7,8 September 2020 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Paul Pollard Russell Warren
Match Referee	Peter Such
Points	Essex 20, Middlesex 3

Match Coverage

Essex braced for Bob Willis Trophy final with convincing win over Middlesex

Aaron Beard, Adam Wheater edge Essex towards Bob Willis final qualification

Essex take charge through Sam Cook four-for on 15-wicket day

Instant answers to T20 questions

Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	6	1	17	1	2.83
MK Andersson	3	0	14	0	4.66
BC Cullen	3	1	13	0	4.33
SD Robson	1	0	6	0	6
NRT Gubbins	0.5	0	1	0	1.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	41	Alastair Cook	Paul Walter
2nd	12	Tom Westley	Paul Walter