Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, South · Match · First-class
Essex beat Surrey by 169 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford, . Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardEssex won the toss and chose to bat. Essex were bowled out for 262, Feroze Khushi 66 from 108 balls and Adam Wheater 52 from 101 balls. Rikki Clarke took 3 for 26.
Surrey were bowled out for 187, Will Jacks 70 from 127 balls and Laurie Evans 41 from 70 balls. Simon Harmer took 6 for 67.
Essex were bowled out for 261, Paul Walter 46 from 97 balls and Alastair Cook 42 from 69 balls. Adam Finch took 4 for 38.
Surrey were bowled out for 167, Jamie Smith 45 from 89 balls. Simon Harmer took 8 for 64.
Essex won by 169 runs.
Key performers
Essex 1st innings
262(95.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Brownec MD Stoneman b AAP Atkinson | c MD Stoneman b AAP Atkinson | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Alastair Cookc R Clarke b A Virdi | c R Clarke b A Virdi | 42 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 45.16 |
| Tom Westleyc †JL Smith b JPA Taylor | c †JL Smith b JPA Taylor | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Varun Choprac SG Borthwick b JPA Taylor | c SG Borthwick b JPA Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Feroze Khushic RS Patel b A Virdi | c RS Patel b A Virdi | 66 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Paul Walterb SG Borthwick | b SG Borthwick | 33 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 28.70 |
| Adam Wheater †c LJ Evans b R Clarke | c LJ Evans b R Clarke | 52 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 51.49 |
| Simon Harmerc RS Patel b AAP Atkinson | c RS Patel b AAP Atkinson | 19 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 24.05 |
| Aaron Beardc †JL Smith b R Clarke | c †JL Smith b R Clarke | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Sam Cooklbw b R Clarke | lbw b R Clarke | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Jamie Porternot out | not out | 0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, nb 22) | (lb 6, nb 22) | 28 | ||||
| Total95.4 Ov (RR 2.74) | 95.4 Ov (RR 2.74) | 262 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (NLJ Browne, 9.3 ov), 49-2 (T Westley, 17.5 ov), 49-3 (V Chopra, 18 ov), 98-4 (AN Cook, 33.3 ov), 165-5 (FIN Khushi, 49.2 ov), 222-6 (PI Walter, 73.3 ov), 248-7 (AJA Wheater, 82.4 ov), 256-8 (Aaron Beard, 92.5 ov), 262-9 (SJ Cook, 94.2 ov), 262-10 (SR Harmer, 95.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Finch | 17 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 2.59 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gus Atkinson | 14.4 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 3.89 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rikki Clarke | 21 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 1.24 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Taylor | 8 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Patel | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Virdi | 24 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 2.71 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Borthwick | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3.20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NLJ Browne 8(34) & AN Cook 9(25) | 21 | 57 |
| 2nd | T Westley 10(22) & AN Cook 16(29) | 28 | 50 |
| 3rd | V Chopra 0(1) & AN Cook 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | AN Cook 17(39) & FIN Khushi 29(55) | 49 | 93 |
| 5th | PI Walter 18(47) & FIN Khushi 37(53) | 67 | 95 |
| 6th | AJA Wheater 38(79) & PI Walter 15(68) | 57 | 145 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 12(33) & AJA Wheater 14(22) | 26 | 55 |
| 8th | Aaron Beard 1(21) & SR Harmer 6(40) | 8 | 61 |
| 9th | SJ Cook 3(7) & SR Harmer 1(2) | 6 | 9 |
| 10th | JA Porter 0(4) & SR Harmer 0(4) | 0 | 8 |
Surrey 1st innings
187(75.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stonemanc AN Cook b SR Harmer | c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Ryan Patelc SR Harmer b JA Porter | c SR Harmer b JA Porter | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Scott Borthwickc FIN Khushi b JA Porter | c FIN Khushi b JA Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Will Jacksc Aaron Beard b SR Harmer | c Aaron Beard b SR Harmer | 70 | 127 | 12 | 0 | 55.12 |
| Jamie Smith †b JA Porter | b JA Porter | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Laurie Evansb JA Porter | b JA Porter | 41 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 58.57 |
| Rikki Clarkec V Chopra b SR Harmer | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 15 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Gus Atkinsonc V Chopra b SR Harmer | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Adam Finchc T Westley b SR Harmer | c T Westley b SR Harmer | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17.14 |
| James Taylorc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 22 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Amar Virdinot out | not out | 6* | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 2) | (b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total75.3 Ov (RR 2.48) | 75.3 Ov (RR 2.48) | 187 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (RS Patel, 1 ov), 1-2 (SG Borthwick, 2.1 ov), 35-3 (MD Stoneman, 19.2 ov), 54-4 (JL Smith, 26.4 ov), 134-5 (WG Jacks, 47.3 ov), 136-6 (LJ Evans, 50.1 ov), 137-7 (AAP Atkinson, 52 ov), 154-8 (R Clarke, 60 ov), 169-9 (AW Finch, 65.3 ov), 187-10 (JPA Taylor, 75.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 16 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 3.31 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Cook | 13 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1.62 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 31.3 | 11 | 67 | 6 | 2.13 | 155 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beard | 12 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.17 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MD Stoneman 1(2) & RS Patel 0(4) | 1 | 6 |
| 2nd | MD Stoneman 0(6) & SG Borthwick 0(1) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | WG Jacks 27(47) & MD Stoneman 4(57) | 34 | 103 |
| 4th | JL Smith 8(26) & WG Jacks 10(18) | 19 | 44 |
| 5th | LJ Evans 39(63) & WG Jacks 33(62) | 80 | 125 |
| 6th | R Clarke 0(9) & LJ Evans 2(7) | 2 | 16 |
| 7th | AAP Atkinson 1(8) & R Clarke 0(3) | 1 | 11 |
| 8th | R Clarke 15(28) & AW Finch 2(20) | 17 | 48 |
| 9th | AW Finch 4(15) & JPA Taylor 11(18) | 15 | 33 |
| 10th | A Virdi 6(22) & JPA Taylor 11(38) | 18 | 60 |
Essex 2nd innings
261(75.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Brownec †JL Smith b AW Finch | c †JL Smith b AW Finch | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Alastair Cooklbw b AAP Atkinson | lbw b AAP Atkinson | 42 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Tom Westleyc SG Borthwick b A Virdi | c SG Borthwick b A Virdi | 34 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 55.74 |
| Varun Choprac RS Patel b AW Finch | c RS Patel b AW Finch | 39 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 40.63 |
| Feroze Khushic RS Patel b R Clarke | c RS Patel b R Clarke | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Paul Walterb A Virdi | b A Virdi | 46 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 47.42 |
| Adam Wheater †c SG Borthwick b AW Finch | c SG Borthwick b AW Finch | 33 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Simon Harmerlbw b A Virdi | lbw b A Virdi | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Aaron Beardc †JL Smith b A Virdi | c †JL Smith b A Virdi | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 70.83 |
| Sam Cooklbw b AW Finch | lbw b AW Finch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Porternot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 3, nb 16) | (b 2, lb 3, nb 16) | 21 | ||||
| Total75.4 Ov (RR 3.45) | 75.4 Ov (RR 3.45) | 261 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (NLJ Browne, 6.1 ov), 69-2 (AN Cook, 18.3 ov), 105-3 (T Westley, 30 ov), 122-4 (FIN Khushi, 34.4 ov), 167-5 (V Chopra, 50.3 ov), 209-6 (PI Walter, 63.5 ov), 237-7 (SR Harmer, 69.5 ov), 255-8 (AJA Wheater, 74.4 ov), 255-9 (SJ Cook, 74.5 ov), 261-10 (Aaron Beard, 75.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikki Clarke | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Virdi | 27.4 | 2 | 85 | 4 | 3.07 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Finch | 12 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 3.17 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Atkinson | 11 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4.09 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Taylor | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.20 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Borthwick | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Jacks | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NLJ Browne 4(16) & AN Cook 17(21) | 22 | 37 |
| 2nd | T Westley 18(28) & AN Cook 25(48) | 47 | 74 |
| 3rd | V Chopra 17(37) & T Westley 16(33) | 36 | 69 |
| 4th | V Chopra 2(13) & FIN Khushi 11(17) | 17 | 28 |
| 5th | PI Walter 20(51) & V Chopra 20(46) | 45 | 95 |
| 6th | AJA Wheater 15(34) & PI Walter 26(46) | 42 | 80 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 14(25) & AJA Wheater 11(12) | 28 | 36 |
| 8th | Aaron Beard 11(20) & AJA Wheater 7(9) | 18 | 29 |
| 9th | SJ Cook 0(1) & Aaron Beard 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | JA Porter 0(1) & Aaron Beard 6(4) | 6 | 5 |
Surrey 2nd innings
167(75.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stonemanlbw b SR Harmer | lbw b SR Harmer | 16 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ryan Patelc JA Porter b SR Harmer | c JA Porter b SR Harmer | 19 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 19.59 |
| Scott Borthwickc †AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | c †AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Will Jackslbw b SR Harmer | lbw b SR Harmer | 21 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Jamie Smith †c SR Harmer b Aaron Beard | c SR Harmer b Aaron Beard | 45 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 50.56 |
| Laurie Evansst †AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | st †AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rikki Clarkec V Chopra b SR Harmer | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Gus Atkinsonb SR Harmer | b SR Harmer | 15 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Adam Finchnot out | not out | 7* | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| James Taylorc FIN Khushi b Aaron Beard | c FIN Khushi b Aaron Beard | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Amar Virdic JA Porter b SR Harmer | c JA Porter b SR Harmer | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 4, nb 4) | (b 5, lb 4, nb 4) | 13 | ||||
| Total75.1 Ov (RR 2.22) | 75.1 Ov (RR 2.22) · Target 337 | 167 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (MD Stoneman, 15.2 ov), 35-2 (SG Borthwick, 23.1 ov), 48-3 (RS Patel, 32 ov), 99-4 (WG Jacks, 51.1 ov), 99-5 (LJ Evans, 51.3 ov), 117-6 (R Clarke, 59.1 ov), 141-7 (JL Smith, 65 ov), 145-8 (AAP Atkinson, 65.5 ov), 150-9 (JPA Taylor, 68.3 ov), 167-10 (A Virdi, 75.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 16 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1.81 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 13 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1.62 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Harmer | 34.1 | 15 | 64 | 8 | 1.87 | 182 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Beard | 10 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3.30 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MD Stoneman 16(48) & RS Patel 10(44) | 27 | 92 |
| 2nd | SG Borthwick 5(19) & RS Patel 3(28) | 8 | 47 |
| 3rd | WG Jacks 3(28) & RS Patel 6(25) | 13 | 53 |
| 4th | WG Jacks 18(65) & JL Smith 31(51) | 51 | 115 |
| 5th | LJ Evans 0(2) & JL Smith 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | R Clarke 14(27) & JL Smith 2(19) | 18 | 46 |
| 7th | AAP Atkinson 11(16) & JL Smith 12(19) | 24 | 35 |
| 8th | AAP Atkinson 4(5) & AW Finch 0(0) | 4 | 5 |
| 9th | JPA Taylor 0(7) & AW Finch 5(9) | 5 | 16 |
| 10th | A Virdi 12(22) & AW Finch 2(19) | 17 | 40 |
Commentary
75.1W
SR Harmer to A Virdi, OUT
A Virdi c JA Porter b SR Harmer 12(22) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 167/10 (75.1 ov)
End of over 751 runSUR 167/9010000
AW Finch 7(28)A Virdi 12(21)SJ Cook 13-4-21-0
74.60
SJ Cook to AW Finch, no run
74.50
SJ Cook to AW Finch, no run
74.40
SJ Cook to AW Finch, no run
74.30
SJ Cook to AW Finch, no run
74.21
SJ Cook to A Virdi, 1 run
74.10
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
End of over 746 runsSUR 166/9140010
AW Finch 7(24)A Virdi 11(19)SR Harmer 34-15-64-7
73.60
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run
73.51
SR Harmer to A Virdi, 1 run
73.40
SR Harmer to A Virdi, no run
73.30
SR Harmer to A Virdi, no run
73.24
SR Harmer to A Virdi, FOUR
73.11
SR Harmer to AW Finch, 1 run
End of over 732 runsSUR 160/900002Nb00
A Virdi 6(15)AW Finch 6(22)SJ Cook 12-4-20-0
72.60
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
72.50
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
72.52Nb
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no ball
72.40
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
72.30
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
72.20
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
72.10
SJ Cook to A Virdi, no run
End of over 720 runsSUR 158/9000000
AW Finch 6(22)A Virdi 6(8)SR Harmer 33-15-58-7
71.60
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run
71.50
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run
71.40
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run
71.30
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run
71.20
SR Harmer to AW Finch, no run