Essex v Somerset
Somerset won by 10 wickets
County Championship, Match 610 April 2026 to 12 April 2026The County Ground, Chelmsford
ESS
Essexbatted first
149 & 24572.3 ov
SOM
Somerset
348 & 49/05.4 ov
Somerset won the toss and chose to field
ESSEssex innings
14951 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | c JT Ball b TA Lammonby | 41 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 43.6 |
| PI Walter | lbw b JT Ball | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| PWA Mulder | c T Kohler-Cadmore b JT Ball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CWJ Allison | c TB Abell b M Pretorius | 49 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 58.3 |
| MJJ Critchley | c JEK Rew b TA Lammonby | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LM Benkenstein | b J Shaw | 18 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 36.7 |
| MS Pepper | b C Overton | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 72.7 |
| SR Harmer | lbw b C Overton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| S Snater | b J Shaw | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 118.2 |
| SJ Cook | not out | 1* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| JA Porter | c JEK Rew b J Shaw | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 7, nb 2 | 9 | ||||
| Total | all out, 51 overs, run rate 2.92 | 149 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350
1-14 PI Walter2-14 PWA Mulder3-77 D Elgar4-77 MJJ Critchley5-105 CWJ Allison6-130 MS Pepper7-130 SR Harmer8-134 LM Benkenstein9-147 S Snater10-149 JA Porter
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Overton | 13.2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2.63 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Ball | 13.4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2.49 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pretorius | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.45 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J Shaw | 11 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 2.73 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Lammonby | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SOMSomerset innings
34892.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Leach | b JA Porter | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| JF Thomas | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| TA Lammonby | c D Elgar b SJ Cook | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| JEK Rew | c MS Pepper b SR Harmer | 48 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 71.6 |
| TB Abell | c MS Pepper b S Snater | 29 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 |
| LP Goldsworthy | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 42 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 33.1 |
| C Overton | lbw b S Snater | 141 | 180 | 19 | 3 | 78.3 |
| WCF Smeed | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 39 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 50.6 |
| M Pretorius | c PI Walter b JA Porter | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| J Shaw | not out | 11* | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.7 |
| JT Ball | c PWA Mulder b S Snater | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Extras | b 8, lb 3, nb 8 | 19 | ||||
| Total | all out, 92.3 overs, run rate 3.76 | 348 | ||||
Did not batT Kohler-Cadmore, AM Vaughan
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350
1-8 MJ Leach2-11 TA Lammonby3-16 JF Thomas4-73 TB Abell5-114 JEK Rew6-212 LP Goldsworthy7-330 C Overton8-330 WCF Smeed9-347 M Pretorius10-348 JT Ball
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 21 | 5 | 84 | 3 | 4.00 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SJ Cook | 24 | 5 | 93 | 3 | 3.88 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Snater | 18.3 | 6 | 56 | 3 | 3.03 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.00 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SR Harmer | 16 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3.75 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESSEssex innings
24572.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Walter | c & b C Overton | 70 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 59.3 |
| D Elgar | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 20.6 |
| LM Benkenstein | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| CWJ Allison | c TB Abell b JT Ball | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJJ Critchley | c AM Vaughan b C Overton | 59 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 67.8 |
| PWA Mulder | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 31 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 66.0 |
| MS Pepper | c C Overton b JT Ball | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SR Harmer | lbw b J Shaw | 20 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 44.4 |
| S Snater | c AM Vaughan b M Pretorius | 27 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 58.7 |
| SJ Cook | c JEK Rew b JT Ball | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 44.7 |
| JA Porter | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 7, nb 2 | 10 | ||||
| Total | all out, 72.3 overs, run rate 3.38 | 245 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350
1-29 D Elgar2-40 LM Benkenstein3-45 CWJ Allison4-141 MJJ Critchley5-150 PI Walter6-151 MS Pepper7-192 PWA Mulder8-203 SR Harmer9-241 SJ Cook10-245 S Snater
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Overton | 19 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 2.42 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Ball | 19 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 3.53 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pretorius | 19.3 | 5 | 64 | 3 | 3.28 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJ Leach | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Shaw | 11 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 4.73 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SOMSomerset innings
49/05.4 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Vaughan | not out | 41* | 25 | 6 | 2 | 164.0 |
| JF Thomas | not out | 8* | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.9 |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 wickets, 5.4 overs, run rate 8.65 | 49 | ||||
Did not batMJ Leach, TA Lammonby, JEK Rew, TB Abell, LP Goldsworthy, C Overton, WCF Smeed, M Pretorius, J Shaw, JT Ball, T Kohler-Cadmore
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 350
No wickets fell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Cook | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 2.4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9.38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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