30/06Result

45th Match, County Championship Division One at London, Jun 30-Jul 3 2024

Surrey won by 145 runs

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Tom Lawes rules over Essex as Surrey tighten Championship grip

Jordan Cox's absence through illness keenly felt as challengers slump to 145-run loss

Match Centre

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London

Series

County Championship Division One 2024

Toss

Essex , elected to field first

Season

2024

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

30 June, 1,2,3 July 2024 (4-day match)

Umpires

Peter Hartley

Graham Lloyd

Match Referee

James Whitaker

Points

Surrey 20, Essex 3

Scorecard Summary

61.1

Clark to Snater, OUT,

S Snater lbw b Clark 7 (32m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 29.16

END OF OVER:
61 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ESSEX: 215/8

Shane Snater7 (23b)

Daniel Worrall18-3-71-2
Jordan Clark22-3-56-2

60.6

Worrall to Harmer, OUT,

SR Harmer c †Foakes b Worrall 7 (57m 42b 1x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

60.5

Worrall to Harmer, no run,

60.4

Worrall to Harmer, no run,

60.3

1lb

Worrall to Snater, 1 leg bye,

60.2

Worrall to Snater, no run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Tom Lawes rules over Essex as Surrey tighten Championship grip
Jordan Cox's absence through illness keenly felt as challengers slump to 145-run loss
Ryan Patel century leaves Essex on the ropes in top-of-table clash
Smith maintains form as two wickets before close leave challengers in strife
Surrey edge ahead as Essex suffer Jordan Cox illness setback
In-form batter absent with appendicitis as 14 wickets fall on green-tinged Oval pitch
Jamie Smith marks England call-up with century to steer Surrey's challenge
Prospective debutant confirms his form against Essex, as Eathan Bosch claims three wickets

Essex INNINGS		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught wk	9	28
D Elgar	caught	60	95
E Bosch	bowled	1	8
T Westley	caught wk	28	50
MJJ Critchley	caught wk	0	1
PI Walter	bowled	56	87
MS Pepper	caught	26	34
SR Harmer	caught wk	7	42
S Snater	lbw	7	24
JA Porter	not out	0	0
JM Cox	absent hurt
EXTRAS	(b 13, lb 4, nb 4)
TOTAL	215 (all out; 61.1 ovs)

Surrey BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Worrall	18.0	3	71	2	3.94	(1nb)
J Clark	22.1	3	56	3	2.52	(1nb)
JPA Taylor	6.0	0	41	0	6.83
TE Lawes	13.0	4	26	4	2.00
DW Lawrence	2.0	0	4	0	2.00

Essex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	D Elgar	NLJ Browne
2nd	6	D Elgar	E Bosch
3rd	69	T Westley	D Elgar
4th	0	D Elgar	MJJ Critchley
5th	31	D Elgar	PI Walter
6th	64	MS Pepper	PI Walter
7th	13	SR Harmer	PI Walter
8th	21	SR Harmer	S Snater
9th	0	JA Porter	S Snater

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	231
HANTS	14	6	1	6	214
SOM	14	5	3	6	196
ESSEX	14	6	3	5	194
DURH	14	4	4	5	171
WORCS	14	3	4	7	162
WARKS	14	1	4	9	159
NOTTS	14	2	4	8	155
LANCS	14	3	6	5	134
KENT	14	1	8	5	99

Kennington Oval, London

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

SURREY 262(83.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 180(51.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

SURREY 278(75 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 215(61.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:61 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ESSEX: 215/8

Tom Lawes rules over Essex as Surrey tighten Championship grip

Ryan Patel century leaves Essex on the ropes in top-of-table clash

Surrey edge ahead as Essex suffer Jordan Cox illness setback

Jamie Smith marks England call-up with century to steer Surrey's challenge

SURREY 262(83.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ESSEX 180(51.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SURREY 278(75 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ESSEX 215(61.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
61 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ESSEX: 215/8