MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Essex v Somerset
10 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · County Championship
Essex149/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dean Elgar | c JT Ball b TA Lammonby | 41 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 43.62 |
 Paul Walter | lbw · JT Ball | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c T Kohler-Cadmore b JT Ball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CWJ Allison | c TB Abell b M Pretorius | 49 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 58.33 |
 Matthew Critchley | c JEK Rew b TA Lammonby | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luc Benkenstein | bowled · J Shaw | 18 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 36.73 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | bowled · C Overton | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 72.73 |
 Simon Harmer | lbw · C Overton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Shane Snater | bowled · J Shaw | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 118.18 |
 Sam Cook | not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Jamie Porter | c JEK Rew b J Shaw | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 306 legal balls | 149 | 51.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Overton | 13.2 | 35 | 2 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Ball | 13.4 | 34 | 2 | 2.49 | 0 | 0 |
 Migael Pretorius | 11.0 | 38 | 1 | 3.45 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Shaw | 11.0 | 30 | 3 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lammonby | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (PI Walter) · 2-14 (PWA Mulder) · 3-77 (D Elgar) · 4-77 (MJJ Critchley) · 5-105 (CWJ Allison) · 6-130 (MS Pepper) · 7-130 (SR Harmer) · 8-134 (LM Benkenstein) · 9-147 (S Snater) · 10-149 (JA Porter)
Somerset348/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Leach | bowled · JA Porter | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Josh Thomas | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Tom Lammonby | c D Elgar b SJ Cook | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| James Rew | c MS Pepper b SR Harmer | 48 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 71.64 |
 Tom Abell | c MS Pepper b S Snater | 29 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 69.05 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 42 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 33.07 |
| Craig Overton | lbw · S Snater | 141 | 180 | 19 | 3 | 78.33 |
| Will Smeed | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 39 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 50.65 |
| Migael Pretorius | c PI Walter b JA Porter | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Josh Shaw | not out | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Jake Ball | c PWA Mulder b S Snater | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Total · 555 legal balls | 348 | 92.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 19 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 21.0 | 84 | 3 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 |
| Sam Cook | 24.0 | 93 | 3 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater | 18.3 | 56 | 3 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Harmer | 16.0 | 60 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6.0 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (MJ Leach) · 2-11 (TA Lammonby) · 3-16 (JF Thomas) · 4-73 (TB Abell) · 5-114 (JEK Rew) · 6-212 (LP Goldsworthy) · 7-330 (C Overton) · 8-330 (WCF Smeed) · 9-347 (M Pretorius) · 10-348 (JT Ball)
Essex245/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | caught and bowled · C Overton | 70 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 59.32 |
| Dean Elgar | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 20.59 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| CWJ Allison | c TB Abell b JT Ball | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Critchley | c AM Vaughan b C Overton | 59 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 67.82 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 31 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 65.96 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c C Overton b JT Ball | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon Harmer | lbw · J Shaw | 20 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Shane Snater | c AM Vaughan b M Pretorius | 27 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 58.70 |
| Sam Cook | c JEK Rew b JT Ball | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 435 legal balls | 245 | 72.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 19.0 | 46 | 2 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ball | 19.0 | 67 | 3 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Migael Pretorius | 19.3 | 64 | 3 | 3.28 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Shaw | 11.0 | 52 | 1 | 4.73 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (D Elgar) · 2-40 (LM Benkenstein) · 3-45 (CWJ Allison) · 4-141 (MJJ Critchley) · 5-150 (PI Walter) · 6-151 (MS Pepper) · 7-192 (PWA Mulder) · 8-203 (SR Harmer) · 9-241 (SJ Cook) · 10-245 (S Snater)
Somerset49/0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Vaughan | not out | 41 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 164.00 |
| Josh Thomas | not out | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Total · 34 legal balls | 49 | 5.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 0 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 2.0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 2.4 | 25 | 0 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.