Multi-dayMenUpset 62

Essex v Somerset

Somerset won by 3 wickets

County Championship, Match 212 May 2025 to 5 May 2025The County Ground, Taunton

ESS

Essexbatted first

206 & 259/978.4 ov

SOM

Somerset

145 & 325/793.4 ov

Somerset won the toss and chose to field

ESSEssex innings

20688.2 ov

Essex batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar	lbw b M Pretorius	30	76	3	0	39.5
PI Walter	c JH Davey b C Overton	22	43	3	0	51.2
T Westley	c C Overton b JH Davey	20	80	1	0	25.0
JM Cox	c AM Vaughan b JH Davey	26	63	4	0	41.3
MJJ Critchley	lbw b MJ Leach	3	21	0	0	14.3
MS Pepper	c C Overton b MJ Leach	0	8	0	0	0.0
NRM Thain	c JEK Rew b M Pretorius	41	112	3	0	36.6
SR Harmer	lbw b MJ Leach	3	17	0	0	17.6
SJ Cook	c AM Vaughan b M Pretorius	8	73	1	0	11.0
CAK Rajitha	not out	7*	20	1	0	35.0
JA Porter	b C Overton	19	22	3	0	86.4
Extras	b 10, lb 7, nb 10	27
Total	all out, 88.2 overs, run rate 2.33	206

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 330

1-40 PI Walter2-66 D Elgar3-115 T Westley4-118 JM Cox5-121 MS Pepper6-122 MJJ Critchley7-136 SR Harmer8-179 SJ Cook9-180 NRM Thain10-206 JA Porter

Bowling to Essex
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	Nb
C Overton	13.2	5	35	2	2.63	63	5	0
JH Davey	14	3	39	2	2.79	68	7	1
L Gregory	17	3	56	0	3.29	72	4	4
M Pretorius	14	3	24	3	1.71	66	2	0
MJ Leach	30	12	35	3	1.17	149	1	0

SOMSomerset innings

14546.3 ov

Somerset batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AM Vaughan	c MJJ Critchley b SJ Cook	0	5	0	0	0.0
ARI Umeed	b SR Harmer	20	48	3	0	41.7
JH Davey	b JA Porter	27	75	4	0	36.0
TA Lammonby	c JM Cox b SR Harmer	13	20	2	0	65.0
TB Abell	c JM Cox b SR Harmer	7	8	1	0	87.5
T Banton	b CAK Rajitha	12	16	3	0	75.0
JEK Rew	c MS Pepper b CAK Rajitha	9	19	2	0	47.4
L Gregory	lbw b SJ Cook	14	34	2	0	41.2
C Overton	c SJ Cook b JA Porter	12	23	1	0	52.2
M Pretorius	c & b SR Harmer	24	20	3	0	120.0
MJ Leach	not out	1*	12	0	0	8.3
Extras	b 2, lb 2, nb 2	6
Total	all out, 46.3 overs, run rate 3.12	145

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 330

1-0 AM Vaughan2-46 ARI Umeed3-56 JH Davey4-63 TB Abell5-78 TA Lammonby6-86 T Banton7-97 JEK Rew8-108 L Gregory9-137 M Pretorius10-145 C Overton

Bowling to Somerset
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	Nb
SJ Cook	14	6	31	2	2.21	67	5	0
SR Harmer	19	6	43	4	2.26	90	4	0
JA Porter	8.3	2	41	2	4.82	36	7	1
CAK Rajitha	5	0	26	2	5.20	20	5	0

ESSEssex innings

259/978.4 ov

Essex batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar	b L Gregory	23	39	2	1	59.0
PI Walter	lbw b JH Davey	0	9	0	0	0.0
T Westley	lbw b C Overton	26	102	3	0	25.5
JM Cox	retired hurt	103*	156	16	0	66.0
MJJ Critchley	c L Gregory b MJ Leach	28	60	4	0	46.7
MS Pepper	lbw b M Pretorius	36	60	6	0	60.0
NRM Thain	c JEK Rew b M Pretorius	0	11	0	0	0.0
SR Harmer	c AM Vaughan b MJ Leach	4	19	0	0	21.1
SJ Cook	c ARI Umeed b M Pretorius	2	13	0	0	15.4
CAK Rajitha	lbw b MJ Leach	0	4	0	0	0.0
JA Porter	not out	0*	5	0	0	0.0
Extras	b 14, lb 11, nb 12	37
Total	9 wickets, 78.4 overs, run rate 3.29	259

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 330

1-3 PI Walter2-45 D Elgar3-102 T Westley4-163 MJJ Critchley5-252 MS Pepper6-253 NRM Thain7-255 SJ Cook8-256 CAK Rajitha9-259 SR Harmer

Bowling to Essex
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Nb
JH Davey	7	1	32	1	4.57	28	3	1	1
C Overton	13	5	37	1	2.85	58	6	0	0
L Gregory	12	2	45	1	3.75	54	5	0	5
MJ Leach	29.4	5	73	3	2.46	135	10	0	0
M Pretorius	14	4	36	3	2.57	65	5	0	0
AM Vaughan	3	0	11	0	3.67	13	2	0	0

SOMSomerset innings

325/793.4 ov

Somerset batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AM Vaughan	c b SJ Cook	4	23	1	0	17.4
ARI Umeed	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	0	11	0	0	0.0
TA Lammonby	lbw b SR Harmer	30	49	4	0	61.2
TB Abell	b SR Harmer	29	67	3	0	43.3
T Banton	c D Elgar b SR Harmer	13	22	2	0	59.1
JEK Rew	lbw b SR Harmer	116	189	18	0	61.4
L Gregory	b CAK Rajitha	57	87	8	0	65.5
C Overton	not out	53*	111	3	1	47.7
M Pretorius	not out	1*	5	0	0	20.0
Extras	b 8, lb 5, nb 4, pen 5	22
Total	7 wickets, 93.4 overs, run rate 3.47	325

Did not batJH Davey, MJ Leach

Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 330

1-0 ARI Umeed2-8 AM Vaughan3-54 TA Lammonby4-71 TB Abell5-78 T Banton6-179 L Gregory7-312 JEK Rew

Bowling to Somerset
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Dots	4s	6s	Nb
SJ Cook	22	4	55	1	2.50	99	6	0	0
JA Porter	12	4	43	1	3.58	53	8	0	0
SR Harmer	38.4	3	120	4	3.10	168	14	1	0
CAK Rajitha	15	2	71	1	4.73	59	8	0	2
MJJ Critchley	6	2	18	0	3.00	26	3	0	0

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Match facts

Format: Multi-day match
Competition: County Championship
Toss: Somerset, chose to field
Umpires: BJ Debenham and NJ Llong
Match referee: Phil Whitticase
Season: 2025

Conditions

The day's weather at the ground.

Day 1: 20 / 10°C, 0.1 mm rain
Day 2: 18 / 8°C, dry
Day 3: 14 / 5°C, 0.1 mm rain
Day 4: 13 / 3°C, 0.1 mm rain

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