- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (lb 9, nb 6)TOTAL517/5d (150 Overs, RR: 3.44)Fall of wickets: 1-151 (Nick Browne, 48.3 ov), 2-176 (Alastair Cook, 55.4 ov), 3-204 (Tom Westley, 64.1 ov), 4-212 (Michael Pepper, 69.3 ov), 5-506 (Ravi Bopara, 147.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 2, nb 4)TOTAL407 all out (127 Overs, RR: 3.2)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Steven Davies, 14.6 ov), 2-140 (George Bartlett, 41.5 ov), 3-150 (Eddie Byrom, 48.2 ov), 4-242 (Tom Abell, 78.6 ov), 5-280 (James Hildreth, 93.2 ov), 6-310 (Peter Trego, 100.2 ov), 7-356 (Dom Bess, 110.1 ov), 8-361 (Lewis Gregory, 112.2 ov), 9-385 (Josh Davey, 121.6 ov), 10-407 (Jamie Overton, 126.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (lb 1, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL208/7d (53 Overs, RR: 3.92)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Westley, 1.2 ov), 2-1 (Michael Pepper, 2.1 ov), 3-107 (Ravi Bopara, 33.2 ov), 4-111 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 33.5 ov), 5-149 (Adam Wheater, 43.4 ov), 6-152 (Alastair Cook, 44.3 ov), 7-180 (Nick Browne, 50.1 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras1 (b 1)TOTAL151/5 (49 Overs, RR: 3.08)Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Eddie Byrom, 10.2 ov), 2-75 (Steven Davies, 13.1 ov), 3-107 (James Hildreth, 17.5 ov), 4-113 (George Bartlett, 18.5 ov), 5-116 (Peter Trego, 19.3 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
25,26,27,28 June 2018 - day/night match (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Points
Essex 11, Somerset 10
Close of Play
- Mon, 25 Jun - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 298/4 (RS Bopara 37*, RN ten Doeschate 46*, 98 ov)
- Tue, 26 Jun - day 2 - Somerset 1st innings 140/2 (EJ Byrom 53*, 41.5 ov)
- Wed, 27 Jun - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 17/2 (NLJ Browne 5*, RS Bopara 11*, 9 ov)
- Thu, 28 Jun - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 151/5 (49 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
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Ryan ten Doeschate returns from suspension in emphatic style
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