MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Somerset v Essex
20 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2026 · The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton · County Championship
Somerset469/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Thomas | bowled · S Snater | 110 | 162 | 15 | 1 | 67.90 |
| Tom Lammonby | bowled · SJ Cook | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Henry Nicholls | bowled · SJ Cook | 96 | 191 | 13 | 0 | 50.26 |
 Tom Abell | bowled · S Snater | 65 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 52.42 |
| James Rew | not out | 74 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 58.27 |
| Jake Ball | bowled · SJ Cook | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| AM Vaughan | bowled · JA Porter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Lewis Gregory | lbw · S Snater | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Jack Leach | c JA Porter b SJ Cook | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23.81 |
| Migael Pretorius | lbw · MJJ Critchley | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 767 legal balls | 469 | 127.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 21 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 27.0 | 70 | 2 | 2.59 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Cook | 29.0 | 92 | 4 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater | 26.0 | 96 | 3 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Harmer | 31.0 | 124 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| NRM Thain | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew Critchley | 11.5 | 54 | 1 | 4.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (TA Lammonby) · 2-94 (LP Goldsworthy) · 3-213 (JF Thomas) · 4-312 (HM Nicholls) · 5-348 (TB Abell) · 6-352 (JT Ball) · 7-353 (AM Vaughan) · 8-382 (L Gregory) · 9-397 (MJ Leach) · 10-469 (M Pretorius)
Essex158/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw · L Gregory | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Walter | c MJ Leach b JT Ball | 48 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 68.57 |
| Tom Westley | c JEK Rew b L Gregory | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CWJ Allison | bowled · L Gregory | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Matthew Critchley | lbw · AM Vaughan | 50 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 56.82 |
| NRM Thain | lbw · MJ Leach | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c HM Nicholls b AM Vaughan | 35 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 81.40 |
| Simon Harmer | c LP Goldsworthy b MJ Leach | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shane Snater | c JEK Rew b MJ Leach | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sam Cook | bowled · MJ Leach | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 256 legal balls | 158 | 42.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 6.0 | 29 | 3 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ball | 10.0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Migael Pretorius | 8.0 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Leach | 13.0 | 37 | 4 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Vaughan | 5.4 | 13 | 2 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (D Elgar) · 2-0 (T Westley) · 3-2 (CWJ Allison) · 4-104 (PI Walter) · 5-117 (NRM Thain) · 6-129 (MJJ Critchley) · 7-134 (SR Harmer) · 8-138 (S Snater) · 9-146 (SJ Cook) · 10-158 (MS Pepper)
Essex412/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | bowled · JT Ball | 43 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 52.44 |
| Dean Elgar | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 56 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 44.80 |
| Tom Westley | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 22 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 43.14 |
| CWJ Allison | c JEK Rew b MJ Leach | 114 | 254 | 13 | 2 | 44.88 |
| Matthew Critchley | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 94 | 236 | 11 | 0 | 39.83 |
| NRM Thain | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 11 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 20.37 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c TB Abell b MJ Leach | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Simon Harmer | bowled · AM Vaughan | 24 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Shane Snater | bowled · AM Vaughan | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Sam Cook | not out | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28.13 |
| Jamie Porter | lbw · AM Vaughan | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 20.59 |
| Total · 967 legal balls | 412 | 161.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migael Pretorius | 26.0 | 72 | 1 | 2.77 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Ball | 24.4 | 60 | 1 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Vaughan | 40.1 | 123 | 3 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 55.2 | 81 | 5 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lammonby | 8.0 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Gregory | 2.0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (PI Walter) · 2-127 (D Elgar) · 3-127 (T Westley) · 4-339 (MJJ Critchley) · 5-346 (CWJ Allison) · 6-350 (MS Pepper) · 7-367 (NRM Thain) · 8-395 (S Snater) · 9-396 (SR Harmer) · 10-412 (JA Porter)
Somerset103/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Thomas | c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 31 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 106.90 |
| Tom Lammonby | not out | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c S Snater b SR Harmer | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Total · 116 legal balls | 103 | 19.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 2.0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 9.2 | 39 | 2 | 4.18 | 5 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6.0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (JF Thomas) · 2-65 (LP Goldsworthy)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.