Watch: Harmer’s T20 Blast hat-trick

Harmer finished with figures of 4-28 as Essex won by 25 runs.

“It was nice to get off to a great start. I’ve been in that situation a few times in my career and never believed it would happen,” said Harmer.

“Quite nice to have it happen. It was an important game for us.”

A hat-trick to start your spell! ?

Simon Harmer, you magnificent man ?#Blast23 https://t.co/zgpTXCDTjp pic.twitter.com/zBEQdlByYQ

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 1, 2023