MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Somerset v Essex
19 Aug 2018 – 22 Aug 2018 · County Ground, Taunton · Specsavers County Championship
Specsavers County ChampionshipRESULT
Somerset324/10100.3 ov202/1066.3 ov
Essex191/1066.4 ov290/10106.0 ovSomerset won by 45 runs
Somerset324/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Trescothick | c NLJ Browne b PM Siddle | 95 | 158 | 16 | 0 | 60.13 |
 Eddie Byrom | c AJA Wheater b PM Siddle | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 42.11 |
 Azhar Ali | c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 44.74 |
 James Hildreth | lbw · JA Porter | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 |
 Tom Abell | c AJA Wheater b RS Bopara | 70 | 143 | 9 | 0 | 48.95 |
| Steven Davies | bowled · JA Porter | 45 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 55.56 |
 Lewis Gregory | bowled · PM Siddle | 47 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 81.03 |
 Dominic Bess | c DW Lawrence b PM Siddle | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
 Jamie Overton | not out | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
 Jack Leach | bowled · PM Siddle | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
 Josh Davey | c V Chopra b JA Porter | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Total · 603 legal balls | 324 | 100.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamie Porter | 24.3 | 82 | 3 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Cook | 11.0 | 40 | 0 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 |
 Peter Siddle | 26.0 | 80 | 5 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Harmer | 32.0 | 88 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
 Ravi Bopara | 3.0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (EJ Byrom) · 2-63 (Azhar Ali) · 3-104 (JC Hildreth) · 4-180 (ME Trescothick) · 5-244 (TB Abell) · 6-285 (SM Davies) · 7-298 (DM Bess) · 8-313 (L Gregory) · 9-317 (MJ Leach) · 10-324 (JH Davey)
Essex191/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Browne | c SM Davies b JH Davey | 13 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Varun Chopra | lbw · L Gregory | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tom Westley | bowled · JH Davey | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Daniel Lawrence | lbw · MJ Leach | 28 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 50.91 |
| Ravi Bopara | c SM Davies b J Overton | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.24 |
 Ryan ten Doeschate | lbw · J Overton | 73 | 137 | 7 | 1 | 53.28 |
 Adam Wheater | c L Gregory b MJ Leach | 10 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 32.26 |
| Simon Harmer | caught and bowled · DM Bess | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Peter Siddle | c L Gregory b Azhar Ali | 12 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Jamie Porter | c SM Davies b J Overton | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Sam Cook | not out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Total · 400 legal balls | 191 | 66.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 11.0 | 37 | 1 | 3.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Davey | 10.0 | 27 | 2 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 19.0 | 27 | 2 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 8.4 | 40 | 3 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bess | 14.0 | 43 | 1 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Azhar Ali | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (NLJ Browne) · 2-29 (V Chopra) · 3-29 (T Westley) · 4-54 (RS Bopara) · 5-106 (DW Lawrence) · 6-132 (AJA Wheater) · 7-137 (SR Harmer) · 8-174 (PM Siddle) · 9-180 (RN ten Doeschate) · 10-191 (JA Porter)
Somerset202/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | lbw · SJ Cook | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Eddie Byrom | lbw · SR Harmer | 42 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 37.17 |
| Dominic Bess | c SR Harmer b SJ Cook | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Azhar Ali | c RS Bopara b SR Harmer | 23 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 60.53 |
| James Hildreth | bowled · PM Siddle | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Tom Abell | c RS Bopara b SR Harmer | 27 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Steven Davies | c MR Quinn b JA Porter | 29 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 40.85 |
| Lewis Gregory | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Jamie Overton | bowled · PM Siddle | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Jack Leach | lbw · T Westley | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Josh Davey | not out | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Total · 399 legal balls | 202 | 66.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 11.3 | 44 | 1 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 12.0 | 23 | 2 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 25.0 | 69 | 4 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 15.0 | 49 | 2 | 3.27 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Westley | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (ME Trescothick) · 2-33 (DM Bess) · 3-85 (Azhar Ali) · 4-96 (EJ Byrom) · 5-118 (JC Hildreth) · 6-142 (TB Abell) · 7-154 (L Gregory) · 8-169 (J Overton) · 9-183 (MJ Leach) · 10-202 (SM Davies)
Essex290/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browne | c J Overton b MJ Leach | 86 | 181 | 14 | 0 | 47.51 |
| Varun Chopra | lbw · MJ Leach | 24 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 58.54 |
| Tom Westley | lbw · J Overton | 56 | 128 | 9 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Daniel Lawrence | bowled · MJ Leach | 21 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 39.62 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | bowled · MJ Leach | 50 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 63.29 |
| Ravi Bopara | bowled · MJ Leach | 27 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 45.76 |
| Adam Wheater | caught and bowled · MJ Leach | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Simon Harmer | c ME Trescothick b DM Bess | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12.12 |
| Peter Siddle | c J Overton b MJ Leach | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jamie Porter | lbw · MJ Leach | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sam Cook | not out | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Total · 636 legal balls | 290 | 106.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 5.0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Davey | 18.0 | 53 | 0 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Bess | 26.0 | 78 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 48.0 | 85 | 8 | 1.77 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Overton | 9.0 | 44 | 1 | 4.89 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (V Chopra) · 2-171 (NLJ Browne) · 3-171 (T Westley) · 4-225 (DW Lawrence) · 5-256 (RN ten Doeschate) · 6-258 (AJA Wheater) · 7-281 (RS Bopara) · 8-281 (SR Harmer) · 9-287 (PM Siddle) · 10-290 (JA Porter)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.