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Essex vs Middlesex, Match - Scorecard

ResultFirst-classCounty Championship 2023· Super 18, Group 1· County Ground, Chelmsford·
Essex304 & 319/7d(81 ov)
Middlesex179 & 147(58.2 ov)
Essex won by 297 runs

Essex 1st innings

304 (98.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nick Brownec SD Robson b JM De Caires591089054.63
Alastair Cooklbw b JM De Caires581279045.67
Tom Westleyb JM De Caires19274070.37
Daniel Lawrencec †JA Simpson b ER Bamber13182072.22
Matthew Critchleylbw b TS Roland-Jones36856042.35
Paul Walterb JM De Caires2150013.33
Adam Rossington †c LBK Hollman b JM De Caires37626059.68
Simon Harmerc TS Roland-Jones b JM De Caires16502032.00
Umesh Yadavc MD Stoneman b JM De Caires181621112.50
Sam Cookc RF Higgins b JM De Caires19402047.50
Jamie Porternot out10*451022.22
Extras(b 4, lb 7, nb 6)17
Total98.2 Ov (RR 3.09)304
Fall of wickets: 122-1 (NLJ Browne, 38.2 ov), 135-2 (AN Cook, 41 ov), 148-3 (T Westley, 44.5 ov), 162-4 (DW Lawrence, 48 ov), 169-5 (PI Walter, 54.4 ov), 235-6 (AM Rossington, 72.4 ov), 235-7 (MJJ Critchley, 73.3 ov), 260-8 (UT Yadav, 78.5 ov), 279-9 (SR Harmer, 88.2 ov), 304-10 (SJ Cook, 98.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ethan Bamber1845112.83859000
Toby Roland-Jones1955813.059010000
Josh de Caires39.2810682.6917912100
Ryan Higgins1453902.79717002
Luke Hollman602704.50233001
Sam Robson201206.0062000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNLJ Browne 59(108) & AN Cook 56(123)122230
2ndT Westley 11(12) & AN Cook 2(4)1316
3rdT Westley 8(15) & DW Lawrence 5(8)1323
4thMJJ Critchley 6(9) & DW Lawrence 8(10)1419
5thMJJ Critchley 5(25) & PI Walter 2(15)740
6thAM Rossington 37(62) & MJJ Critchley 25(48)66108
7thSR Harmer 0(2) & MJJ Critchley 0(3)05
8thUT Yadav 18(16) & SR Harmer 6(16)2532
9thSJ Cook 8(25) & SR Harmer 10(32)1957
10thJA Porter 10(45) & SJ Cook 11(15)2560

Middlesex 1st innings

179 (53.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mark Stonemanc PI Walter b JA Porter8131061.54
Sam Robsonb JA Porter10152066.67
Joe Cracknellc SR Harmer b JA Porter04000.00
Jack Davieslbw b SJ Cook5121041.67
Max Holdenc & b JA Porter30764039.47
John Simpson †lbw b JA Porter16543029.63
Ryan Higginsb SJ Cook44557080.00
Luke Hollmanlbw b SJ Cook20383152.63
Josh de Cairesnot out29*336087.88
Toby Roland-Jonesc MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer11152073.33
Ethan Bamberlbw b JA Porter010000.00
Extras(lb 2, nb 4)6
Total53.5 Ov (RR 3.33)179
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (MD Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 8-2 (JB Cracknell, 2.5 ov), 21-3 (SD Robson, 6.5 ov), 25-4 (JLB Davies, 7.2 ov), 59-5 (JA Simpson, 23.5 ov), 100-6 (MDE Holden, 33.1 ov), 138-7 (LBK Hollman, 43.3 ov), 143-8 (RF Higgins, 45.2 ov), 168-9 (TS Roland-Jones, 50.4 ov), 179-10 (ER Bamber, 53.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jamie Porter12.513462.65623002
Sam Cook1014334.30449000
Simon Harmer2267313.3210112100
Umesh Yadav922703.00435000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMD Stoneman 8(13) & SD Robson 0(0)813
2ndJB Cracknell 0(4) & SD Robson 0(0)04
3rdJLB Davies 1(10) & SD Robson 10(15)1324
4thMDE Holden 0(1) & JLB Davies 4(2)43
5thJA Simpson 16(54) & MDE Holden 18(45)3499
6thRF Higgins 25(27) & MDE Holden 12(30)4156
7thLBK Hollman 20(38) & RF Higgins 18(24)3862
8thJM De Caires 4(7) & RF Higgins 1(4)511
9thTS Roland-Jones 11(15) & JM De Caires 14(17)2532
10thER Bamber 0(10) & JM De Caires 11(9)1119

Essex 2nd innings

319/7d (81 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nick Brownec †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones35785044.87
Alastair Cookc †JA Simpson b SD Robson841789047.19
Tom Westleylbw b ER Bamber471064044.34
Daniel Lawrencec SD Robson b JM De Caires262620100.00
Matthew Critchleyst †JA Simpson b RF Higgins656571100.00
Paul Walterc JLB Davies b JM De Caires240050.00
Adam Rossington †c JLB Davies b SD Robson12141085.71
Simon Harmernot out20*1421142.86
Umesh Yadavnot out5*210250.00
Extras(b 2, lb 19, nb 2)23
Total81 Ov (RR 3.94)319/7d
Did not bat: Sam Cook, Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 64-1 (NLJ Browne, 21 ov), 178-2 (T Westley, 58.3 ov), 182-3 (AN Cook, 61.1 ov), 239-4 (DW Lawrence, 71.3 ov), 249-5 (PI Walter, 73.2 ov), 283-6 (AM Rossington, 77.1 ov), 311-7 (MJJ Critchley, 80.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ethan Bamber1445113.64649000
Josh de Caires2748423.111057000
Ryan Higgins603215.33173000
Toby Roland-Jones1332912.23603000
Luke Hollman1626604.13566100
Sam Robson503627.20123101
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNLJ Browne 35(78) & AN Cook 25(48)64126
2ndAN Cook 57(119) & T Westley 47(106)114225
3rdDW Lawrence 2(5) & AN Cook 2(11)416
4thMJJ Critchley 32(41) & DW Lawrence 24(21)5762
5thPI Walter 2(4) & MJJ Critchley 8(7)1011
6thAM Rossington 12(14) & MJJ Critchley 18(10)3423
7thSR Harmer 17(12) & MJJ Critchley 7(7)2819
8thUT Yadav 5(2) & SR Harmer 3(2)8*4

Middlesex 2nd innings

147 (58.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sam Robsonc DW Lawrence b SR Harmer18214085.71
Mark Stonemanc MJJ Critchley b UT Yadav6470012.77
Joe Cracknelllbw b SR Harmer12192063.16
Jack Daviesc AN Cook b UT Yadav1100010.00
Max Holdenc †AM Rossington b UT Yadav12231052.17
John Simpson †lbw b MJJ Critchley32725044.44
Ryan Higginsb MJJ Critchley21961021.88
Luke Hollmanc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer15173088.24
Josh de Cairesc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer170014.29
Toby Roland-Jonesc †AM Rossington b SR Harmer13322040.63
Ethan Bambernot out4*81050.00
Extras(b 8, nb 4)12
Total58.2 Ov (RR 2.52) · Target 445147
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (SD Robson, 6.2 ov), 36-2 (JB Cracknell, 10.4 ov), 41-3 (JLB Davies, 13.5 ov), 42-4 (MD Stoneman, 17.4 ov), 55-5 (MDE Holden, 21.5 ov), 97-6 (JA Simpson, 40.1 ov), 113-7 (LBK Hollman, 44.3 ov), 115-8 (JM De Caires, 46.3 ov), 143-9 (RF Higgins, 55.4 ov), 147-10 (TS Roland-Jones, 58.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jamie Porter622504.17294002
Sam Cook932202.44433000
Simon Harmer24.2114351.771275000
Umesh Yadav1223232.67554000
Matthew Critchley711722.43353000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSD Robson 18(21) & MD Stoneman 2(19)2438
2ndJB Cracknell 12(19) & MD Stoneman 0(7)1226
3rdJLB Davies 1(10) & MD Stoneman 4(9)519
4thMDE Holden 1(11) & MD Stoneman 0(12)123
5thJA Simpson 2(13) & MDE Holden 11(12)1325
6thRF Higgins 8(51) & JA Simpson 30(59)42110
7thLBK Hollman 15(17) & RF Higgins 1(9)1626
8thJM De Caires 1(7) & RF Higgins 1(5)212
9thTS Roland-Jones 13(24) & RF Higgins 11(31)2855
10thER Bamber 4(8) & TS Roland-Jones 0(8)416