- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (b 5, lb 2)TOTAL94 all out (25.3 Overs, RR: 3.68)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tom Fell, 0.4 ov), 2-10 (Daryl Mitchell, 2.2 ov), 3-12 (Olly Westbury, 2.3 ov), 4-12 (Alex Milton, 2.5 ov), 5-32 (Ben Cox, 8.3 ov), 6-32 (Ed Barnard, 8.4 ov), 7-60 (Wayne Parnell, 14.5 ov), 8-83 (Joe Clarke, 20.4 ov), 9-93 (Josh Tongue, 24.5 ov), 10-94 (Dillon Pennington, 25.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras44 (b 30, lb 6, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL474/7d (124 Overs, RR: 3.82)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Nick Browne, 3.2 ov), 2-138 (Murali Vijay, 37.1 ov), 3-139 (Dan Lawrence, 38.3 ov), 4-170 (Tom Westley, 46.5 ov), 5-201 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 55.3 ov), 6-318 (Adam Wheater, 86.6 ov), 7-452 (Simon Harmer, 120.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JC Tongue 24 2 94 1 3.91 1 2 WD Parnell 21 1 95 1 4.52 0 0 EG Barnard 24 8 63 3 2.62 0 0 DY Pennington 24 5 57 1 2.37 0 1 BJ Twohig 23 2 107 1 4.65 1 0 DKH Mitchell 7 2 16 0 2.28 0 0 OE Westbury 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (b 18, lb 1)TOTAL251 all out (77.5 Overs, RR: 3.22)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tom Fell, 2.1 ov), 2-4 (Daryl Mitchell, 2.5 ov), 3-44 (Olly Westbury, 13.5 ov), 4-138 (Alex Milton, 35.2 ov), 5-140 (Joe Clarke, 40.3 ov), 6-161 (Ben Cox, 47.4 ov), 7-161 (Josh Tongue, 48.1 ov), 8-212 (Ed Barnard, 66.2 ov), 9-251 (Ben Twohig, 77.4 ov), 10-251 (Dillon Pennington, 77.5 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Worcestershire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
18,19,20 September 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Essex 24, Worcestershire 2
Close of Play
- Tue, 18 Sep - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 252/5 (RS Bopara 36*, AJA Wheater 36*, 70 ov)
- Wed, 19 Sep - day 2 - Worcestershire 2nd innings 140/4 (JM Clarke 74*, JC Tongue 0*, 40 ov)
- Thu, 20 Sep - day 3 - Worcestershire 2nd innings 251 (77.5 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
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Worcestershire's relegation to Division Two was confirmed as they slumped to an innings defeat against Essex at Chelmsford
Joe Clarke offers reminder of what Worcestershire will miss
Ravi Bopara's hundred built a huge lead for Essex and it seems only weather can deny them victory
Worcestershire fall into the jet-black abyss
Barely had Worcestershire's celebrations of their Vitality Blast triumph abated than they walked headlong into a batting collapse at Essex that probably consigns them to relegation