11/06Result

County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 11-14 2023

Essex won by 196 runs

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Essex bowlers confirm big victory over Somerset

Simon Harmer claims eight for the match as Sam Cook and Jamie Porter add impact

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

County Championship Division One 2023

Toss

Essex , elected to bat first

Season

2023

Match days

11,12,13,14 June 2023 (4-day match)

Points

Essex 22, Somerset 2

Scorecard Summary

ESSEX 462/9d(119 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Alastair Cook128 (244)
Matt Critchley121 (143)

Josh Davey3/88 (20)
Craig Overton2/54 (22.5)

SOMERSET 167(61.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Tom Kohler-Cadmore32 (39)
Sean Dickson*82 (180)

Simon Harmer5/64 (25)
Jamie Porter3/38 (13)

ESSEX 170/7d(46 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Alastair Cook34 (60)
Matt Critchley52 (72)

Josh Davey1/18 (5)
Kasey Aldridge4/36 (8)

SOMERSET 269(97.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Tom Abell83 (207)
Tom Lammonby59 (99)

Simon Harmer3/114 (42)
Jamie Porter3/31 (14.1)

97.1

Porter to Davey, OUT,

JH Davey c †Buttleman b Porter 14 (41m 34b 2x4 0x6) SR: 41.17

END OF OVER:
97 | 11 Runs | SOM: 269/9

Shoaib Bashir6 (7b)
Josh Davey14 (33b)

Simon Harmer42-9-114-3
Jamie Porter14-5-31-2

96.6

Harmer to Shoaib Bashir, no run,

96.5

Harmer to Shoaib Bashir, FOUR,

96.4

Harmer to Shoaib Bashir, no run,

96.3

Harmer to Shoaib Bashir, 4 byes,

96.2

Harmer to Shoaib Bashir, 2 runs,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Essex bowlers confirm big victory over Somerset
Simon Harmer claims eight for the match as Sam Cook and Jamie Porter add impact
Matt Critchley provides the allround squeeze as Essex push for victory
Somerset fight through Abell and Lammonby but face uphill battle on final day
Simon Harmer five-for helps Essex demolish Somerset
Sean Dickson carries bat but hosts claim mammoth 295-run advantage
Alastair Cook gets back in the old routine before Critchley ton cements Essex advantage
First hundred of the summer for veteran opener as Essex pile up 360 for 4

Somerset INNINGS		R	B
TA Lammonby	lbw	59	99
SR Dickson	caught	18	44
TB Abell	caught wk	83	207
GA Bartlett	caught	15	28
T Kohler-Cadmore	lbw	25	46
JEK Rew	caught	28	81
KL Aldridge	bowled	0	1
C Overton	caught	5	20
JH Davey	caught wk	14	34
MJ Henry	caught wk	3	16
Shoaib Bashir	not out	6	7
EXTRAS	(b 8, lb 5)
TOTAL	269 (all out; 97.1 ovs)

Essex BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Porter	14.1	5	31	3	2.18
SJ Cook	15.0	5	37	2	2.46
SR Harmer	42.0	8	114	3	2.71
PI Walter	6.0	1	15	0	2.50
BMJ Allison	4.0	1	13	0	3.25
MJJ Critchley	16.0	3	46	2	2.87

Somerset 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	SR Dickson	TA Lammonby
2nd	58	TB Abell	TA Lammonby
3rd	27	TB Abell	GA Bartlett
4th	55	TB Abell	T Kohler-Cadmore
5th	56	TB Abell	JEK Rew
6th	0	KL Aldridge	JEK Rew
7th	4	C Overton	JEK Rew
8th	9	JH Davey	C Overton
9th	17	JH Davey	MJ Henry
10th	11	JH Davey	Shoaib Bashir

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	216
ESSEX	14	7	3	4	196
HANTS	14	8	4	2	192
WARKS	14	6	4	4	179
LANCS	14	3	1	10	161
NOTTS	14	4	4	6	151
SOM	14	3	4	7	148
KENT	14	2	7	5	111
MIDDX	14	3	9	2	104
NHNTS	14	2	8	4	96

County Ground, Chelmsford

Series

Toss

Season

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

ESSEX 462/9d(119 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

SOMERSET 167(61.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 170/7d(46 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

SOMERSET 269(97.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:97 | 11 Runs | SOM: 269/9