MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Essex v Somerset
25 Jun 2018 – 28 Jun 2018 · County Ground, Chelmsford · Specsavers County Championship
Specsavers County ChampionshipRESULT
Essex517/5d150.0 ov208/7d53.0 ov
Somerset407/10127.0 ov151/549.0 ovdraw
Essex517/5d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Browne | run out | 66 | 142 | 11 | 0 | 46.48 |
 Alastair Cook | lbw · DM Bess | 96 | 165 | 15 | 0 | 58.18 |
 Tom Westley | c TB Abell b L Gregory | 21 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 45.65 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | bowled · DM Bess | 22 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48.89 |
 Ravi Bopara | bowled · PD Trego | 118 | 251 | 13 | 0 | 47.01 |
 Ryan ten Doeschate | not out | 173 | 244 | 22 | 3 | 70.90 |
 Adam Wheater | not out | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Total · 900 legal balls | 517 | 150.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lewis Gregory | 16.0 | 70 | 1 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamie Overton | 22.0 | 110 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Davey | 23.0 | 67 | 0 | 2.91 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Groenewald | 12.0 | 48 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Dominic Bess | 49.0 | 132 | 2 | 2.69 | 0 | 2 |
 Peter Trego | 20.0 | 43 | 1 | 2.15 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Abell | 8.0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-151 (NLJ Browne) · 2-176 (AN Cook) · 3-204 (T Westley) · 4-212 (MS Pepper) · 5-506 (RS Bopara)
Somerset407/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Byrom | c AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 54 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Steven Davies | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 41 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 71.93 |
| George Bartlett | bowled · SJ Cook | 42 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 44.68 |
 James Hildreth | lbw · SR Harmer | 78 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 52.70 |
| Tom Abell | c AJA Wheater b RS Bopara | 41 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 44.57 |
| Peter Trego | bowled · JA Porter | 39 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 60.94 |
| Lewis Gregory | c RS Bopara b N Wagner | 22 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 46.81 |
| Dominic Bess | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 35 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 92.11 |
| Josh Davey | c RN ten Doeschate b SR Harmer | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 30.23 |
| Jamie Overton | c RS Bopara b T Westley | 35 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 74.47 |
| Tim Groenewald | not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Total · 762 legal balls | 407 | 127.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamie Porter | 23.0 | 87 | 2 | 3.78 | 0 | 2 |
 Sam Cook | 19.0 | 66 | 1 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Harmer | 46.0 | 122 | 2 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
 Neil Wagner | 32.0 | 122 | 3 | 3.81 | 0 | 2 |
| Ravi Bopara | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (SM Davies) · 2-140 (GA Bartlett) · 3-150 (EJ Byrom) · 4-242 (TB Abell) · 5-280 (JC Hildreth) · 6-310 (PD Trego) · 7-356 (DM Bess) · 8-361 (L Gregory) · 9-385 (JH Davey) · 10-407 (J Overton)
Essex208/7d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browne | c GA Bartlett b PD Trego | 75 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 48.08 |
| Tom Westley | lbw · JH Davey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | lbw · L Gregory | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ravi Bopara | c L Gregory b DM Bess | 58 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 65.91 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | bowled · DM Bess | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Adam Wheater | bowled · DM Bess | 20 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 68.97 |
| Alastair Cook | c J Overton b PD Trego | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Simon Harmer | not out | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 318 legal balls | 208 | 53.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 9.0 | 25 | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Davey | 9.0 | 19 | 1 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 5.0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominic Bess | 17.0 | 81 | 3 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Trego | 13.0 | 63 | 2 | 4.85 | 0 | 2 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (T Westley) · 2-1 (MS Pepper) · 3-107 (RS Bopara) · 4-111 (RN ten Doeschate) · 5-149 (AJA Wheater) · 6-152 (AN Cook) · 7-180 (NLJ Browne)
Somerset151/5
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Byrom | run out | 38 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 102.70 |
| Steven Davies | bowled · SR Harmer | 30 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 88.24 |
| George Bartlett | c AN Cook b N Wagner | 25 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 96.15 |
| James Hildreth | bowled · SR Harmer | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Tom Abell | not out | 21 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 23.60 |
| Peter Trego | c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Lewis Gregory | not out | 15 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Total · 294 legal balls | 151 | 49.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 1 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 6.0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 22.0 | 44 | 3 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | 14.0 | 56 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (EJ Byrom) · 2-75 (SM Davies) · 3-107 (JC Hildreth) · 4-113 (GA Bartlett) · 5-116 (PD Trego)
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