MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Essex v Somerset
28 Aug 2017 – 31 Aug 2017 · County Ground, Chelmsford · Specsavers County Championship
Specsavers County ChampionshipRESULT
Essex159/1050.2 ov293/9100.1 ov
Somerset164/1064.0 ov109/1037.5 ovEssex won by 179 runs
Essex159/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Varun Chopra | lbw · PA van Meekeren | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Nick Browne | c PA van Meekeren b C Overton | 44 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 46.81 |
 Daniel Lawrence | c JC Hildreth b PA van Meekeren | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Ravi Bopara | lbw · C Overton | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
 Adam Wheater | lbw · TD Groenewald | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
 Ryan ten Doeschate | c ME Trescothick b C Overton | 35 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 83.33 |
 James Foster | c JC Hildreth b TD Groenewald | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Paul Walter | bowled · PA van Meekeren | 17 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 42.50 |
 Simon Harmer | c ME Trescothick b PA van Meekeren | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 |
 Mohammad Amir | not out | 22 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 122.22 |
 Jamie Porter | bowled · C Overton | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Total · 302 legal balls | 159 | 50.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 2 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Overton | 15.2 | 40 | 4 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 14.0 | 60 | 4 | 4.29 | 1 | 0 |
 Tim Groenewald | 13.0 | 25 | 2 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Abell | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Leach | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (V Chopra) · 2-21 (DW Lawrence) · 3-36 (RS Bopara) · 4-39 (AJA Wheater) · 5-90 (RN ten Doeschate) · 6-97 (NLJ Browne) · 7-98 (JS Foster) · 8-121 (SR Harmer) · 9-140 (PI Walter) · 10-159 (JA Porter)
Somerset164/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Trescothick | c JS Foster b JA Porter | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Eddie Byrom | bowled · JA Porter | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12.82 |
 Tim Rouse | c SR Harmer b RS Bopara | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
 James Hildreth | c RS Bopara b JA Porter | 51 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 72.86 |
| Tom Abell | c V Chopra b JA Porter | 30 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Steven Davies | c JS Foster b JA Porter | 15 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Jack Leach | c JS Foster b Mohammad Amir | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Craig Overton | bowled · Mohammad Amir | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Dominic Bess | not out | 22 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 43.14 |
| Tim Groenewald | c JS Foster b SR Harmer | 11 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 21.15 |
| Paul van Meekeren | c AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 384 legal balls | 164 | 64.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 17.0 | 40 | 5 | 2.35 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir | 12.0 | 22 | 2 | 1.83 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Harmer | 22.0 | 42 | 2 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 5.0 | 25 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 8.0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | 0 | 4 |
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (ME Trescothick) · 2-10 (TD Rouse) · 3-20 (EJ Byrom) · 4-98 (TB Abell) · 5-101 (JC Hildreth) · 6-118 (MJ Leach) · 7-118 (C Overton) · 8-133 (SM Davies) · 9-164 (TD Groenewald) · 10-164 (PA van Meekeren)
Essex293/9
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Chopra | lbw · C Overton | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Nick Browne | bowled · TD Groenewald | 83 | 198 | 12 | 1 | 41.92 |
| Daniel Lawrence | lbw · C Overton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravi Bopara | stumped · MJ Leach | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 20.93 |
| Adam Wheater | c SM Davies b C Overton | 88 | 188 | 11 | 0 | 46.81 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach | 67 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 74.44 |
| James Foster | lbw · TD Groenewald | 22 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Paul Walter | not out | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Simon Harmer | lbw · DM Bess | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Jamie Porter | c SM Davies b DM Bess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 601 legal balls | 293 | 100.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 25.0 | 68 | 3 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 20.0 | 72 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Groenewald | 21.0 | 74 | 2 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 25.0 | 52 | 2 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bess | 9.1 | 17 | 2 | 1.85 | 0 | 4 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (V Chopra) · 2-8 (DW Lawrence) · 3-39 (RS Bopara) · 4-157 (NLJ Browne) · 5-234 (AJA Wheater) · 6-284 (JS Foster) · 7-284 (RN ten Doeschate) · 8-293 (SR Harmer) · 9-293 (JA Porter)
Somerset109/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | bowled · JA Porter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eddie Byrom | c JS Foster b JA Porter | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Tim Rouse | c JS Foster b JA Porter | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| James Hildreth | c JS Foster b JA Porter | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tom Abell | lbw · SR Harmer | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steven Davies | c NLJ Browne b JA Porter | 19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 37.25 |
| Craig Overton | bowled · SR Harmer | 36 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 49.32 |
| Dominic Bess | lbw · SR Harmer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Leach | bowled · JA Porter | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Tim Groenewald | bowled · JA Porter | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Paul van Meekeren | not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Total · 227 legal balls | 109 | 37.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 3 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 14.0 | 55 | 7 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 7.0 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 15.5 | 29 | 3 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ME Trescothick) · 2-10 (TD Rouse) · 3-31 (EJ Byrom) · 4-32 (TB Abell) · 5-42 (JC Hildreth) · 6-81 (SM Davies) · 7-82 (DM Bess) · 8-99 (MJ Leach) · 9-105 (TD Groenewald) · 10-109 (C Overton)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.