T20 Blast
Essex
13 seasons since 2014177 matchesCounty Ground1 titleHead coach Chris Silverwood
- Won
- 49%
- Record
- 82–86
- Titles
- 1
- Last 10
- 6–4
Form
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Last ten
| Date | Opponent | Ground | Result | Our chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 Quarter-Final | HampshireHampshireThe Rose Bowl | The Rose Bowl | lost by 75 runs | 44% |
| 12 Jul 2026 | SurreySurreyKennington Oval | Kennington Oval | won by 8 wickets | 37% |
| 10 Jul 2026 | HampshireHampshireCounty Ground | County Ground | won by 7 wickets | 44% |
| 5 Jul 2026 | MiddlesexMiddlesexCounty Ground | County Ground | lost by 4 wickets | 67% |
| 3 Jul 2026 | SussexSussexCounty Ground, Hove | County Ground, Hove | won by 100 runs | 46% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | SurreySurreyCounty Ground | County Ground | lost by 7 runs | 41% |
| 26 Jun 2026 | NorthamptonshireNorthantsCounty Ground | County Ground | lost by 130 runs | 39% |
| 9 Jun 2026 | KentKentCounty Ground | County Ground | won by 3 runs | 47% |
| 7 Jun 2026 | MiddlesexMiddlesexMerchant Taylors' School Ground | Merchant Taylors' School Ground | won by 60 runs | 54% |
| 31 May 2026 | DerbyshireDerbyshireCounty Ground | County Ground | won by 5 wickets | 52% |
Against our model
| Season | Matches | Won | Expected | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 5.9 | −2.9 |
| 2026 | 13 | 7 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
Season by season
| Season | P | W | L | Pts | NRR | Ladder | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Out in the Quarter-Final | 14 | 7 | 5 | 16 | +0.35 | 3 of 6, South | Out in the Quarter-Final |
| 2025Missed the finals | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | −1.45 | 9 of 9, South | Missed the finals |
| 2024Missed the finals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | +0.15 | 5 of 9, South | Missed the finals |
| 2023Runners-up | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | +0.20 | 4 of 9, South | Runners-up |
| 2022Out in the Quarter-Final | 14 | 9 | 4 | 19 | +0.87 | 3 of 9, South | Out in the Quarter-Final |
| 2021Missed the finals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −0.28 | 7 of 9, South | Missed the finals |
| 2020Missed the finals | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0.00 | 5 of 6, South | Missed the finals |
| 2019Champions | 14 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −0.46 | 4 of 9, South | Champions |
| 2018Missed the finals | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | −1.04 | 7 of 9, South | Missed the finals |
| 2017Missed the finals | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −0.20 | 8 of 9, South | Missed the finals |
| 2016Out in the Quarter-Final | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | +0.17 | 4 of 9, South | Out in the Quarter-Final |
| 2015Out in the Play-off | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | +0.21 | 4 of 9, South | Out in the Play-off |
| 2014Out in the Quarter-Final | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | +0.40 | 1 of 9, South | Out in the Quarter-Final |
Against the rest
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | 28 | 11 | 14 | 44% |
| Kent | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48% |
| Middlesex | 25 | 14 | 10 | 58% |
| Surrey | 21 | 11 | 9 | 55% |
| Glamorgan | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56% |
| Sussex | 20 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| Somerset | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| Gloucestershire | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| Birmingham Bears | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| Derbyshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| Lancashire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Northamptonshire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Worcestershire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | P | W | L | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris SilverwoodCapped | 2025– | 27 | 10 | 16 | – |
| Anthony McGrathCapped | 2018–2024 | 94 | 43 | 44 | 1 |
| Chris SilverwoodCapped | 2016–2017 | 27 | 12 | 14 | – |
| Paul GraysonCapped | 2014–2015 | 28 | 17 | 11 | – |
Players used
Luc Benkenstein
21 · Right-handed watchful middle-order batter · Right-arm leg-spin bowler · Occasional bowler
Matthew Critchley
30 · United Kingdom · Right-handed watchful middle-order batter · Right-arm leg-spin bowler · Middle-overs bowler
Michael-Kyle Pepper
28 · United Kingdom · Right-handed aggressive top-order batter
Paul Walter
32 · United Kingdom · Left-handed aggressive top-order batter · Left-arm medium bowler · Occasional bowler
Shane Snater
30 · Netherlands · Right-handed finisher · Right-arm fast-medium bowler · New-ball bowler
Simon Harmer
37 · South Africa · Right-handed finisher · Right-arm off-spin bowler · Middle-overs bowler
Charlie Bennett
Right-arm fast-medium bowler · New-ball bowler
Charlie Allison
Right-handed watchful middle-order batter · Right-arm medium bowler
Zaman Akhter
27 · Right-handed lower-order batter · Right-arm fast-medium bowler · Bowls through the innings
Noah Thain
Right-handed finisher · Right-arm medium bowler
Wiaan Mulder
28 · South Africa · Right-handed finisher · Right-arm medium bowler · Bowls through the innings
Jordan Cox
26 · England · Right-handed top-order batter
Sam Cook
29 · England · Right-handed lower-order batter · Right-arm medium-fast bowler · New-ball bowler
Simon Fernandes
Right-arm off-spin bowler
Mackenzie Jones
21 · Scotland · Right-arm fast bowler