- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras18 (b 5, lb 7, nb 6)TOTAL462/9d (119 Overs, RR: 3.88)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Nick Browne, 20.1 ov), 2-136 (Tom Westley, 42.1 ov), 3-188 (Paul Walter, 56.4 ov), 4-341 (Alastair Cook, 90.6 ov), 5-361 (Ben Allison, 96.3 ov), 6-366 (Matt Critchley, 98.2 ov), 7-389 (Simon Harmer, 108.2 ov), 8-419 (William Buttleman, 114.2 ov), 9-430 (Sam Cook, 115.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Henry 22 8 76 0 3.45 0 0 C Overton 22.5 6 54 2 2.36 0 0 KL Aldridge 19.1 1 108 2 5.63 0 0 JH Davey 20 1 88 3 4.40 0 2 Shoaib Bashir 35 6 124 1 3.54 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (b 1, lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL167 all out (61.2 Overs, RR: 2.72)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Tom Lammonby, 0.3 ov), 2-2 (Tom Abell, 0.6 ov), 3-10 (George Bartlett, 2.6 ov), 4-70 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 18.2 ov), 5-85 (James Rew, 23.3 ov), 6-102 (Kasey Aldridge, 30.1 ov), 7-142 (Craig Overton, 42.6 ov), 8-154 (Josh Davey, 48.2 ov), 9-154 (Matt Henry, 48.3 ov), 10-167 (Shoaib Bashir, 61.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 13 1 38 3 2.92 0 1 SJ Cook 11.2 2 32 1 2.82 0 0 SR Harmer 25 9 64 5 2.56 0 0 BMJ Allison 8 1 26 1 3.25 0 1 MJJ Critchley 4 2 3 0 0.75 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (lb 2)TOTAL170/7d (46 Overs, RR: 3.69)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Nick Browne, 1.4 ov), 2-28 (Tom Westley, 12.1 ov), 3-65 (Paul Walter, 19.5 ov), 4-98 (Alastair Cook, 27.4 ov), 5-100 (Feroze Khushi, 29.1 ov), 6-150 (Simon Harmer, 43.4 ov), 7-159 (Matt Critchley, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Henry 11 2 24 1 2.18 0 0 C Overton 8 2 32 1 4.00 0 0 JH Davey 5 0 18 1 3.60 0 0 Shoaib Bashir 14 0 58 0 4.14 0 0 KL Aldridge 8 3 36 4 4.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (b 8, lb 5)TOTAL269 all out (97.1 Overs, RR: 2.76)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Sean Dickson, 13.6 ov), 2-90 (Tom Lammonby, 34.1 ov), 3-117 (George Bartlett, 41.2 ov), 4-172 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 58.3 ov), 5-228 (Tom Abell, 81.2 ov), 6-228 (Kasey Aldridge, 81.3 ov), 7-232 (James Rew, 86.3 ov), 8-241 (Craig Overton, 90.1 ov), 9-258 (Matt Henry, 95.4 ov), 10-269 (Josh Davey, 97.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Porter 14.1 5 31 3 2.18 0 0 SJ Cook 15 5 37 2 2.46 0 0 SR Harmer 42 8 114 3 2.71 0 0 PI Walter 6 1 15 0 2.50 0 0 BMJ Allison 4 1 13 0 3.25 0 0 MJJ Critchley 16 3 46 2 2.87 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
11,12,13,14 June 2023 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Essex 22, Somerset 2
Close of Play
- Sun, 11 Jun - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 360/4 (MJJ Critchley 119*, BMJ Allison 4*, 96 ov)
- Mon, 12 Jun - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 15/1 (AN Cook 9*, T Westley 6*, 7 ov)
- Tue, 13 Jun - day 3 - Somerset 2nd innings 172/4 (TB Abell 54*, 58.3 ov)
- Wed, 14 Jun - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 269 (97.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Somerset 2nd innings
- Batting and bowling points: Essex 6, Somerset 2
Match Coverage
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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