Essex vs Somerset, Match 21 - Scorecard
ResultFirst-classCounty Championship 2025· Super 18, Group 1· The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton·
Essex206 & 259/9(78.4 ov)
Somerset145 & 325/7(93.4 ov)
Somerset won by 3 wickets
Essex 1st innings
206 (88.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw b M Pretorius | 30 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 39.47 |
| Paul Walter | c JH Davey b C Overton | 22 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 51.16 |
| Tom Westley | c C Overton b JH Davey | 20 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Jordan Cox † | c AM Vaughan b JH Davey | 26 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 41.27 |
| Matthew Critchley | lbw b MJ Leach | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | c C Overton b MJ Leach | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NRM Thain | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 41 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 36.61 |
| Simon Harmer | lbw b MJ Leach | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
| Sam Cook | c AM Vaughan b M Pretorius | 8 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 10.96 |
| Kasun Rajitha | not out | 7* | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35.00 |
| Jamie Porter | b C Overton | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 7, nb 10) | 27 | ||||
| Total | 88.2 Ov (RR 2.33) | 206 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 40-1 (PI Walter, 13.4 ov), 66-2 (D Elgar, 26.3 ov), 115-3 (T Westley, 42.3 ov), 118-4 (JM Cox, 44.3 ov), 121-5 (MS Pepper, 47.3 ov), 122-6 (MJJ Critchley, 49.2 ov), 136-7 (SR Harmer, 55.2 ov), 179-8 (SJ Cook, 80.4 ov), 180-9 (NRM Thain, 82.1 ov), 206-10 (JA Porter, 88.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 13.2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2.63 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Davey | 14 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2.79 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Gregory | 17 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3.29 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Migael Pretorius | 14 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1.71 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 30 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 1.17 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Elgar 13(40) & PI Walter 22(43) | 40 | 82 |
| 2nd | T Westley 8(41) & D Elgar 17(36) | 26 | 77 |
| 3rd | JM Cox 25(59) & T Westley 12(39) | 49 | 96 |
| 4th | MJJ Critchley 2(8) & JM Cox 1(4) | 3 | 12 |
| 5th | MS Pepper 0(8) & MJJ Critchley 1(11) | 3 | 18 |
| 6th | NRM Thain 1(9) & MJJ Critchley 0(2) | 1 | 11 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 3(17) & NRM Thain 11(19) | 14 | 36 |
| 8th | SJ Cook 8(73) & NRM Thain 28(80) | 43 | 152 |
| 9th | CAK Rajitha 0(5) & NRM Thain 1(4) | 1 | 9 |
| 10th | JA Porter 19(22) & CAK Rajitha 7(15) | 26 | 37 |
Somerset 1st innings
145 (46.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Vaughan | c MJJ Critchley b SJ Cook | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Umeed | b SR Harmer | 20 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Josh Davey | b JA Porter | 27 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Tom Lammonby | c †JM Cox b SR Harmer | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65.00 |
| Tom Abell | c †JM Cox b SR Harmer | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Tom Banton † | b CAK Rajitha | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| James Rew | c MS Pepper b CAK Rajitha | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Lewis Gregory | lbw b SJ Cook | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Craig Overton | c SJ Cook b JA Porter | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Migael Pretorius | c & b SR Harmer | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 1* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 2, nb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 46.3 Ov (RR 3.12) | 145 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AM Vaughan, 0.5 ov), 46-2 (ARI Umeed, 19.3 ov), 56-3 (JH Davey, 22.4 ov), 63-4 (TB Abell, 24 ov), 78-5 (TA Lammonby, 27.4 ov), 86-6 (T Banton, 28.5 ov), 97-7 (JEK Rew, 34.1 ov), 108-8 (L Gregory, 38.4 ov), 137-9 (M Pretorius, 43.3 ov), 145-10 (C Overton, 46.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 14 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 2.21 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 19 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 2.26 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Porter | 8.3 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 4.82 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5.20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AM Vaughan 0(5) & ARI Umeed 0(0) | 0 | 5 |
| 2nd | JH Davey 23(65) & ARI Umeed 20(48) | 46 | 112 |
| 3rd | TA Lammonby 6(9) & JH Davey 4(10) | 10 | 19 |
| 4th | TB Abell 7(8) & TA Lammonby 0(0) | 7 | 8 |
| 5th | TA Lammonby 7(11) & T Banton 8(11) | 15 | 22 |
| 6th | JEK Rew 4(2) & T Banton 4(5) | 8 | 7 |
| 7th | L Gregory 6(15) & JEK Rew 5(17) | 11 | 32 |
| 8th | C Overton 2(8) & L Gregory 8(19) | 11 | 27 |
| 9th | M Pretorius 24(20) & C Overton 5(9) | 29 | 29 |
| 10th | MJ Leach 1(12) & C Overton 5(6) | 8 | 18 |
Essex 2nd innings
259/9 (78.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | b L Gregory | 23 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 58.97 |
| Paul Walter | lbw b JH Davey | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Westley | lbw b C Overton | 26 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 25.49 |
| Jordan Cox † | retired hurt | 103* | 156 | 16 | 0 | 66.03 |
| Matthew Critchley | c L Gregory b MJ Leach | 28 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | lbw b M Pretorius | 36 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 60.00 |
| NRM Thain | c JEK Rew b M Pretorius | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon Harmer | c AM Vaughan b MJ Leach | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Sam Cook | c ARI Umeed b M Pretorius | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Kasun Rajitha | lbw b MJ Leach | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 14, lb 11, nb 12) | 37 | ||||
| Total | 78.4 Ov (RR 3.29) | 259/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (PI Walter, 2.4 ov), 45-2 (D Elgar, 13.5 ov), 102-3 (T Westley, 34 ov), 163-4 (MJJ Critchley, 52.3 ov), 252-5 (MS Pepper, 71.1 ov), 253-6 (NRM Thain, 73.1 ov), 255-7 (SJ Cook, 75.3 ov), 256-8 (CAK Rajitha, 76.2 ov), 259-9 (SR Harmer, 78.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Davey | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.57 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Overton | 13 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 2.85 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Gregory | 12 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 3.75 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Leach | 29.4 | 5 | 73 | 3 | 2.46 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Migael Pretorius | 14 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 2.57 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Elgar 1(7) & PI Walter 0(9) | 3 | 16 |
| 2nd | T Westley 6(38) & D Elgar 22(32) | 42 | 67 |
| 3rd | JM Cox 37(57) & T Westley 20(64) | 57 | 121 |
| 4th | JM Cox 24(51) & MJJ Critchley 28(60) | 61 | 111 |
| 5th | MS Pepper 30(54) & JM Cox 42(48) | 83 | 99 |
| 5th | MS Pepper 6(6) & NRM Thain 0(7) | 6 | 13 |
| 6th | SR Harmer 0(8) & NRM Thain 0(4) | 1 | 12 |
| 7th | SJ Cook 2(13) & SR Harmer 0(1) | 2 | 14 |
| 8th | CAK Rajitha 0(4) & SR Harmer 1(1) | 1 | 5 |
| 9th | JA Porter 0(5) & SR Harmer 3(9) | 3 | 14 |
Somerset 2nd innings
325/7 (93.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Vaughan | c ? b SJ Cook | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17.39 |
| Andrew Umeed | c SR Harmer b JA Porter | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Lammonby | lbw b SR Harmer | 30 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 61.22 |
| Tom Abell | b SR Harmer | 29 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 43.28 |
| Tom Banton † | c D Elgar b SR Harmer | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| James Rew | lbw b SR Harmer | 116 | 189 | 18 | 0 | 61.38 |
| Lewis Gregory | b CAK Rajitha | 57 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 65.52 |
| Craig Overton | not out | 53* | 111 | 3 | 1 | 47.75 |
| Migael Pretorius | not out | 1* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, nb 4, pen 5) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 93.4 Ov (RR 3.47) · Target 321 | 325/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ARI Umeed, 3.5 ov), 8-2 (AM Vaughan, 6.5 ov), 54-3 (TA Lammonby, 21.5 ov), 71-4 (TB Abell, 27.2 ov), 78-5 (T Banton, 29.2 ov), 179-6 (L Gregory, 52.4 ov), 312-7 (JEK Rew, 91.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 22 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 2.50 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Porter | 12 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 3.58 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 38.4 | 3 | 120 | 4 | 3.10 | 170 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 15 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 4.73 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AM Vaughan 0(12) & ARI Umeed 0(11) | 0 | 23 |
| 2nd | TA Lammonby 4(7) & AM Vaughan 4(11) | 8 | 18 |
| 3rd | TB Abell 19(48) & TA Lammonby 26(42) | 46 | 90 |
| 4th | T Banton 7(14) & TB Abell 10(19) | 17 | 33 |
| 5th | JEK Rew 1(4) & T Banton 6(8) | 7 | 12 |
| 6th | L Gregory 57(87) & JEK Rew 36(53) | 101 | 140 |
| 7th | C Overton 41(105) & JEK Rew 79(132) | 133 | 235 |
| 8th | M Pretorius 1(5) & C Overton 12(6) | 13* | 11 |