MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Somerset v Essex
14 Apr 2017 – 16 Apr 2017 · County Ground, Taunton · Specsavers County Championship
Specsavers County ChampionshipRESULT
Somerset209/1072.2 ov174/1050.2 ov
Essex129/1054.5 ov257/284.1 ovEssex won by 8 wickets
Somerset209/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Trescothick | c AN Cook b RS Bopara | 26 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 40.63 |
 Dean Elgar | stumped · Ashar Zaidi | 34 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 35.42 |
 Tom Abell | c AN Cook b RS Bopara | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
 James Hildreth | c RS Bopara b JA Porter | 36 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 64.29 |
 Steven Davies | bowled · SR Harmer | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 |
 Peter Trego | c Ashar Zaidi b SR Harmer | 48 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 56.47 |
 Lewis Gregory | c SR Harmer b N Wagner | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
 Roelof van der Merwe | lbw · Ashar Zaidi | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Craig Overton | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
 Jamie Overton | bowled · Ashar Zaidi | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
 Jack Leach | not out | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Total · 434 legal balls | 209 | 72.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 25 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamie Porter | 17.0 | 34 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Neil Wagner | 15.2 | 78 | 2 | 5.09 | 0 | 4 |
 Simon Harmer | 23.0 | 51 | 2 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
 Ravi Bopara | 5.0 | 10 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 12.0 | 17 | 3 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (ME Trescothick) · 2-54 (TB Abell) · 3-108 (D Elgar) · 4-112 (JC Hildreth) · 5-130 (SM Davies) · 6-143 (L Gregory) · 7-176 (RE van der Merwe) · 8-188 (PD Trego) · 9-197 (J Overton) · 10-209 (C Overton)
Essex129/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Browne | bowled · C Overton | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45.83 |
 Alastair Cook | bowled · L Gregory | 52 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Tom Westley | bowled · RE van der Merwe | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 19.61 |
 Daniel Lawrence | lbw · C Overton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravi Bopara | bowled · MJ Leach | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
 Adam Wheater | bowled · RE van der Merwe | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
 Ryan ten Doeschate | c JC Hildreth b L Gregory | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Ashar Zaidi | c SM Davies b MJ Leach | 23 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 53.49 |
| Simon Harmer | c SM Davies b RE van der Merwe | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Neil Wagner | c SM Davies b J Overton | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 329 legal balls | 129 | 54.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 3 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 12.0 | 28 | 2 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Overton | 12.0 | 17 | 2 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 6.0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 16.5 | 25 | 2 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 8.0 | 26 | 3 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (NLJ Browne) · 2-60 (T Westley) · 3-64 (DW Lawrence) · 4-81 (RS Bopara) · 5-81 (AN Cook) · 6-91 (RN ten Doeschate) · 7-91 (AJA Wheater) · 8-119 (SR Harmer) · 9-129 (N Wagner) · 10-129 (Ashar Zaidi)
Somerset174/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw · SR Harmer | 27 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Marcus Trescothick | lbw · JA Porter | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Tom Abell | c AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Hildreth | c SR Harmer b RS Bopara | 35 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 92.11 |
| Steven Davies | c JA Porter b N Wagner | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Peter Trego | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 58.62 |
| Lewis Gregory | c NLJ Browne b N Wagner | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 64.00 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | c RN ten Doeschate b N Wagner | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Craig Overton | c Ashar Zaidi b N Wagner | 22 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 37.29 |
| Jamie Overton | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 27 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 65.85 |
| Total · 302 legal balls | 174 | 50.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 8.0 | 43 | 2 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | 12.2 | 48 | 6 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 14.0 | 26 | 1 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 5.0 | 30 | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 11.0 | 19 | 0 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (ME Trescothick) · 2-25 (TB Abell) · 3-69 (D Elgar) · 4-71 (JC Hildreth) · 5-100 (SM Davies) · 6-109 (PD Trego) · 7-111 (RE van der Merwe) · 8-122 (L Gregory) · 9-124 (J Overton) · 10-174 (C Overton)
Essex257/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browne | c SM Davies b J Overton | 35 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 30.97 |
| Alastair Cook | c JC Hildreth b D Elgar | 110 | 214 | 16 | 0 | 51.40 |
| Tom Westley | not out | 86 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 58.90 |
| Daniel Lawrence | not out | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total · 505 legal balls | 257 | 84.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 9.1 | 28 | 0 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Overton | 11.0 | 54 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 27.0 | 69 | 0 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 11.0 | 30 | 1 | 2.73 | 5 | 2 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 22.0 | 45 | 0 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Trego | 3.0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (NLJ Browne) · 2-216 (AN Cook)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.