Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, South · Match · First-class
Essex beat Kent by 2 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford, . Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardKent won the toss and chose to bat. Kent were bowled out for 387, Heino Kuhn 140 from 248 balls and Ollie Robinson 78 from 124 balls. Jamie Porter took 4 for 107.
Essex were bowled out for 298, Ryan ten Doeschate 78 from 170 balls and Nick Browne 61 from 179 balls. Matt Milnes took 4 for 46.
Kent were bowled out for 112. Simon Harmer took 4 for 35.
Essex made 202 for 8, Alastair Cook 66 from 116 balls and Feroze Khushi 45 from 87 balls. Ivan Thomas took 4 for 32.
Essex won by 2 wickets.
Key performers
Kent 1st innings
387(104.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummondlbw b SJ Cook | lbw b SJ Cook | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Jordan Coxc †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | c †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 15 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Jack Leaningc FIN Khushi b SJ Cook | c FIN Khushi b SJ Cook | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ollie Robinson †c †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | c †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 78 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 62.90 |
| Heino Kuhnlbw b JA Porter | lbw b JA Porter | 140 | 248 | 17 | 0 | 56.45 |
| Darren Stevensc NLJ Browne b JA Porter | c NLJ Browne b JA Porter | 36 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 70.59 |
| Grant Stewartlbw b RN ten Doeschate | lbw b RN ten Doeschate | 37 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 90.24 |
| Marcus O'Riordannot out | not out | 42* | 81 | 6 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Matt Milnesc JA Porter b SR Harmer | c JA Porter b SR Harmer | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Hamidullah Qadric V Chopra b SR Harmer | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ivan Thomasc SR Harmer b MR Quinn | c SR Harmer b MR Quinn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 10, nb 4) | (lb 10, nb 4) | 14 | ||||
| Total104.3 Ov (RR 3.70) | 104.3 Ov (RR 3.70) | 387 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 3.5 ov), 23-2 (JM Cox, 5 ov), 23-3 (JA Leaning, 5.4 ov), 173-4 (OG Robinson, 46.2 ov), 253-5 (DI Stevens, 67 ov), 306-6 (G Stewart, 79.2 ov), 344-7 (HG Kuhn, 90.2 ov), 381-8 (ME Milnes, 101.3 ov), 386-9 (Hamidullah Qadri, 103.5 ov), 387-10 (IAA Thomas, 104.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 26 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 4.12 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Cook | 21 | 3 | 70 | 2 | 3.33 | 96 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Quinn | 23.3 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 3.23 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 28 | 1 | 110 | 2 | 3.93 | 110 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DJ Bell-Drummond 6(11) & JM Cox 7(13) | 15 | 23 |
| 2nd | JA Leaning 0(1) & JM Cox 8(6) | 8 | 7 |
| 3rd | JA Leaning 0(4) & OG Robinson 0(0) | 0 | 4 |
| 4th | HG Kuhn 66(120) & OG Robinson 78(124) | 150 | 244 |
| 5th | DI Stevens 36(51) & HG Kuhn 44(73) | 80 | 124 |
| 6th | HG Kuhn 16(33) & G Stewart 37(41) | 53 | 74 |
| 7th | MK O'Riordan 20(44) & HG Kuhn 14(22) | 38 | 66 |
| 8th | ME Milnes 19(39) & MK O'Riordan 16(29) | 37 | 67 |
| 9th | MK O'Riordan 5(6) & Hamidullah Qadri 0(8) | 5 | 14 |
| 10th | IAA Thomas 0(2) & MK O'Riordan 1(2) | 1 | 4 |
Essex 1st innings
298(108.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browneb DI Stevens | b DI Stevens | 61 | 179 | 9 | 0 | 34.08 |
| Alastair Cooklbw b ME Milnes | lbw b ME Milnes | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Tom Westleyc HG Kuhn b DI Stevens | c HG Kuhn b DI Stevens | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Varun Choprab MK O'Riordan | b MK O'Riordan | 41 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 50.62 |
| Feroze Khushic JM Cox b MK O'Riordan | c JM Cox b MK O'Riordan | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ryan ten Doeschatec JA Leaning b ME Milnes | c JA Leaning b ME Milnes | 78 | 170 | 5 | 1 | 45.88 |
| Adam Wheater †run out (HG Kuhn) | run out (HG Kuhn) | 37 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 43.02 |
| Simon Harmerlbw b MK O'Riordan | lbw b MK O'Riordan | 29 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 54.72 |
| Sam Cookc MK O'Riordan b ME Milnes | c MK O'Riordan b ME Milnes | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 53.33 |
| Jamie Porternot out | not out | 2* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Matthew Quinnc HG Kuhn b ME Milnes | c HG Kuhn b ME Milnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 3, nb 12) | (b 4, lb 3, nb 12) | 19 | ||||
| Total108.2 Ov (RR 2.75) | 108.2 Ov (RR 2.75) | 298 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (AN Cook, 9 ov), 41-2 (T Westley, 18.3 ov), 120-3 (V Chopra, 45.5 ov), 124-4 (FIN Khushi, 49.4 ov), 144-5 (NLJ Browne, 58.1 ov), 213-6 (AJA Wheater, 85.5 ov), 281-7 (SR Harmer, 102 ov), 289-8 (RN ten Doeschate, 106.2 ov), 298-9 (SJ Cook, 108.1 ov), 298-10 (MR Quinn, 108.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 20.2 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 2.26 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Stevens | 27 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 2.11 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Stewart | 15 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 2.60 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamidullah Qadri | 14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 2.43 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Thomas | 7 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 6.00 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marcus O'Riordan | 23 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 3.09 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leaning | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NLJ Browne 11(28) & AN Cook 8(26) | 19 | 54 |
| 2nd | NLJ Browne 9(30) & T Westley 13(27) | 22 | 57 |
| 3rd | V Chopra 41(81) & NLJ Browne 31(86) | 79 | 164 |
| 4th | FIN Khushi 2(12) & NLJ Browne 2(11) | 4 | 23 |
| 5th | RN ten Doeschate 11(27) & NLJ Browne 8(24) | 20 | 51 |
| 6th | AJA Wheater 37(86) & RN ten Doeschate 25(83) | 69 | 166 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 29(53) & RN ten Doeschate 35(44) | 68 | 97 |
| 8th | RN ten Doeschate 7(16) & SJ Cook 1(10) | 8 | 26 |
| 9th | JA Porter 2(6) & SJ Cook 7(5) | 9 | 11 |
| 10th | MR Quinn 0(1) & JA Porter 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
Kent 2nd innings
112(49.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummondc †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | c †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jordan Coxb SJ Cook | b SJ Cook | 29 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Jack Leaninglbw b SJ Cook | lbw b SJ Cook | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Ollie Robinson †c SR Harmer b MR Quinn | c SR Harmer b MR Quinn | 14 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 28.00 |
| Heino Kuhnc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 60.71 |
| Darren Stevensc T Westley b SR Harmer | c T Westley b SR Harmer | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Grant Stewartc †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | c †AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Marcus O'Riordanlbw b SR Harmer | lbw b SR Harmer | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Matt Milnesc FIN Khushi b SR Harmer | c FIN Khushi b SR Harmer | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Hamidullah Qadric †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | c †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ivan Thomasnot out | not out | 3* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Extras(b 8, nb 4) | (b 8, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total49.1 Ov (RR 2.28) | 49.1 Ov (RR 2.28) | 112 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 3 ov), 13-2 (JA Leaning, 7.4 ov), 36-3 (OG Robinson, 20.5 ov), 65-4 (HG Kuhn, 30 ov), 86-5 (DI Stevens, 37.4 ov), 95-6 (G Stewart, 40.3 ov), 100-7 (MK O'Riordan, 44 ov), 100-8 (JM Cox, 44.2 ov), 100-9 (Hamidullah Qadri, 44.5 ov), 112-10 (ME Milnes, 49.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 12 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2.58 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 10 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1.90 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Quinn | 9 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2.11 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 18.1 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 1.93 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DJ Bell-Drummond 5(15) & JM Cox 1(3) | 6 | 18 |
| 2nd | JM Cox 1(18) & JA Leaning 6(10) | 7 | 28 |
| 3rd | OG Robinson 14(50) & JM Cox 7(30) | 23 | 79 |
| 4th | HG Kuhn 17(28) & JM Cox 10(28) | 29 | 55 |
| 5th | DI Stevens 13(22) & JM Cox 8(24) | 21 | 46 |
| 6th | G Stewart 7(12) & JM Cox 2(5) | 9 | 17 |
| 7th | MK O'Riordan 1(15) & JM Cox 0(6) | 5 | 21 |
| 8th | JM Cox 0(2) & ME Milnes 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 9th | Hamidullah Qadri 0(3) & ME Milnes 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 10th | IAA Thomas 3(13) & ME Milnes 5(13) | 12 | 26 |
Essex 2nd innings
202/8(69.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porterc DJ Bell-Drummond b G Stewart | c DJ Bell-Drummond b G Stewart | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.54 |
| Nick Brownec DI Stevens b Hamidullah Qadri | c DI Stevens b Hamidullah Qadri | 25 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 36.76 |
| Alastair Cooklbw b IAA Thomas | lbw b IAA Thomas | 66 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 56.90 |
| Tom Westleyc †OG Robinson b G Stewart | c †OG Robinson b G Stewart | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Varun Choprac †OG Robinson b G Stewart | c †OG Robinson b G Stewart | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Feroze Khushic †OG Robinson b IAA Thomas | c †OG Robinson b IAA Thomas | 45 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Ryan ten Doeschatelbw b IAA Thomas | lbw b IAA Thomas | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Adam Wheater †not out | not out | 26* | 46 | 2 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Simon Harmerc †OG Robinson b IAA Thomas | c †OG Robinson b IAA Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sam Cooknot out | not out | 15* | 46 | 2 | 0 | 32.61 |
| Extras(nb 8) | (nb 8) | 8 | ||||
| Total69.4 Ov (RR 2.90) | 69.4 Ov (RR 2.90) · Target 202 | 202/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Matthew Quinn
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (JA Porter, 9.2 ov), 48-2 (NLJ Browne, 21.4 ov), 49-3 (T Westley, 24.1 ov), 61-4 (V Chopra, 26.2 ov), 147-5 (AN Cook, 51.5 ov), 152-6 (FIN Khushi, 53.3 ov), 171-7 (RN ten Doeschate, 57.1 ov), 171-8 (SR Harmer, 57.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 15 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2.13 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Stevens | 15 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1.80 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Stewart | 13 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 3.69 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus O'Riordan | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.88 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamidullah Qadri | 10.4 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.25 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Thomas | 8 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4.00 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JA Porter 3(26) & NLJ Browne 8(30) | 11 | 56 |
| 2nd | AN Cook 20(36) & NLJ Browne 17(38) | 37 | 74 |
| 3rd | T Westley 0(8) & AN Cook 1(7) | 1 | 15 |
| 4th | V Chopra 9(9) & AN Cook 3(4) | 12 | 13 |
| 5th | FIN Khushi 44(84) & AN Cook 42(69) | 86 | 153 |
| 6th | RN ten Doeschate 4(7) & FIN Khushi 1(3) | 5 | 10 |
| 7th | AJA Wheater 16(15) & RN ten Doeschate 1(8) | 19 | 22 |
| 8th | SR Harmer 0(1) & AJA Wheater 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | SJ Cook 15(46) & AJA Wheater 10(31) | 31* | 74 |
Commentary
69.41
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, 1 run
69.32
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, 2 runs
69.20
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
69.10
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
End of over 692 runsESS 199/8001100
AJA Wheater 26(46)SJ Cook 12(42)ME Milnes 15-4-32-0
68.60
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
68.50
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
68.41
ME Milnes to SJ Cook, 1 run
68.31
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, 1 run
68.20
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
68.10
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
End of over 680 runsESS 197/8000000
SJ Cook 11(41)AJA Wheater 25(41)Hamidullah Qadri 10-2-21-1
67.60
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
67.50
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
67.40
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
67.30
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
67.20
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
67.10
Hamidullah Qadri to SJ Cook, no run
End of over 671 runESS 197/8010000
AJA Wheater 25(41)SJ Cook 11(35)ME Milnes 14-4-30-0
66.60
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
66.50
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
66.40
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
66.30
ME Milnes to AJA Wheater, no run
66.21
ME Milnes to SJ Cook, 1 run
66.10
ME Milnes to SJ Cook, no run
End of over 660 runsESS 196/8000000
AJA Wheater 25(37)SJ Cook 10(33)DI Stevens 15-1-27-0
65.60
DI Stevens to AJA Wheater, no run
65.50
DI Stevens to AJA Wheater, no run
65.40
DI Stevens to AJA Wheater, no run