Somerset vs Essex, Match 44 - Scorecard
ResultFirst-classCounty Championship 2026· Super 18, Group 1· The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton·
Somerset469 & 103/2(19.2 ov)
Essex158 & 412(161.1 ov)
Somerset won by 8 wickets
Somerset 1st innings
469 (127.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Thomas | b S Snater | 110 | 162 | 15 | 1 | 67.90 |
| Tom Lammonby | b SJ Cook | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c †MS Pepper b JA Porter | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Henry Nicholls | b SJ Cook | 96 | 191 | 13 | 0 | 50.26 |
| Tom Abell | b S Snater | 65 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 52.42 |
| James Rew † | not out | 74* | 127 | 10 | 0 | 58.27 |
| Jake Ball | b SJ Cook | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| AM Vaughan | b JA Porter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lewis Gregory | lbw b 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 b MJJ Critchley | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 15, nb 2) | 21 | ||||
| Total | 127.5 Ov (RR 3.67) | 469 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (TA Lammonby, 5.4 ov), 94-2 (LP Goldsworthy, 17.4 ov), 213-3 (JF Thomas, 55.3 ov), 312-4 (HM Nicholls, 81.4 ov), 348-5 (TB Abell, 94.3 ov), 352-6 (JT Ball, 99 ov), 353-7 (AM Vaughan, 99.5 ov), 382-8 (L Gregory, 108.1 ov), 397-9 (MJ Leach, 113.3 ov), 469-10 (M Pretorius, 127.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 27 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2.59 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Cook | 29 | 5 | 92 | 4 | 3.17 | 127 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater | 26 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 3.69 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 31 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 4.00 | 131 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NRM Thain | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 11.5 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4.56 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JF Thomas 8(14) & TA Lammonby 20(21) | 34 | 34 |
| 2nd | LP Goldsworthy 16(31) & JF Thomas 37(41) | 60 | 72 |
| 3rd | HM Nicholls 52(120) & JF Thomas 65(107) | 119 | 227 |
| 4th | TB Abell 50(86) & HM Nicholls 44(71) | 99 | 157 |
| 5th | JEK Rew 21(39) & TB Abell 15(38) | 36 | 77 |
| 6th | JT Ball 3(14) & JEK Rew 1(13) | 4 | 27 |
| 7th | JEK Rew 1(2) & AM Vaughan 0(3) | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | L Gregory 11(26) & JEK Rew 18(24) | 29 | 50 |
| 9th | MJ Leach 5(21) & JEK Rew 9(11) | 15 | 32 |
| 10th | M Pretorius 48(48) & JEK Rew 24(38) | 72 | 86 |
Essex 1st innings
158 (42.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw b 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 | b L Gregory | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Matthew Critchley | lbw b AM Vaughan | 50 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 56.82 |
| NRM Thain | lbw b 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 | b MJ Leach | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0* | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 6) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 42.4 Ov (RR 3.70) | 158 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (D Elgar, 0.2 ov), 0-2 (T Westley, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (CWJ Allison, 2.2 ov), 104-4 (PI Walter, 22.3 ov), 117-5 (NRM Thain, 27.4 ov), 129-6 (MJJ Critchley, 32.4 ov), 134-7 (SR Harmer, 34 ov), 138-8 (S Snater, 35.5 ov), 146-9 (SJ Cook, 37.3 ov), 158-10 (MS Pepper, 42.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 4.83 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Ball | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Migael Pretorius | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | 13 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2.85 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Vaughan | 5.4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2.29 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Elgar 0(2) & PI Walter 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | T Westley 0(2) & PI Walter 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | CWJ Allison 1(6) & PI Walter 1(4) | 2 | 10 |
| 4th | MJJ Critchley 47(58) & PI Walter 47(66) | 102 | 121 |
| 5th | NRM Thain 10(17) & MJJ Critchley 3(14) | 13 | 31 |
| 6th | MS Pepper 10(14) & MJJ Critchley 0(16) | 12 | 30 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 4(6) & MS Pepper 1(2) | 5 | 8 |
| 8th | MS Pepper 4(5) & S Snater 0(6) | 4 | 11 |
| 9th | SJ Cook 0(5) & MS Pepper 8(5) | 8 | 10 |
| 10th | JA Porter 0(14) & MS Pepper 12(17) | 12 | 31 |
Essex 2nd innings (following on)
412 (161.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | b 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 | b AM Vaughan | 24 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Shane Snater | b AM Vaughan | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Sam Cook | not out | 9* | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28.13 |
| Jamie Porter | lbw b AM Vaughan | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 20.59 |
| Extras | (b 10, nb 4) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 161.1 Ov (RR 2.56) | 412 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 82-1 (PI Walter, 26.4 ov), 127-2 (D Elgar, 42.3 ov), 127-3 (T Westley, 43.2 ov), 339-4 (MJJ Critchley, 121.4 ov), 346-5 (CWJ Allison, 127.5 ov), 350-6 (MS Pepper, 129.2 ov), 367-7 (NRM Thain, 139.2 ov), 395-8 (S Snater, 149.4 ov), 396-9 (SR Harmer, 151.1 ov), 412-10 (JA Porter, 161.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migael Pretorius | 26 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 2.77 | 126 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Ball | 24.4 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 2.43 | 121 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Vaughan | 40.1 | 6 | 123 | 3 | 3.06 | 176 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 55.2 | 22 | 81 | 5 | 1.46 | 276 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lammonby | 8 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Gregory | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PI Walter 43(82) & D Elgar 39(78) | 82 | 160 |
| 2nd | T Westley 22(49) & D Elgar 17(47) | 45 | 95 |
| 3rd | CWJ Allison 0(3) & T Westley 0(2) | 0 | 5 |
| 4th | MJJ Critchley 94(236) & CWJ Allison 112(234) | 212 | 470 |
| 5th | NRM Thain 3(21) & CWJ Allison 2(17) | 7 | 37 |
| 6th | MS Pepper 4(3) & NRM Thain 0(6) | 4 | 9 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 9(33) & NRM Thain 8(27) | 17 | 60 |
| 8th | S Snater 14(30) & SR Harmer 14(32) | 28 | 62 |
| 9th | SJ Cook 0(6) & SR Harmer 1(3) | 1 | 9 |
| 10th | JA Porter 7(34) & SJ Cook 9(26) | 16 | 60 |
Somerset 2nd innings
103/2 (19.2 ov)| Batter | 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 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 5) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 19.2 Ov (RR 5.33) · Target 102 | 103/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Tom Abell, James Rew, Jake Ball, AM Vaughan, Lewis Gregory, Jack Leach, Migael Pretorius
Fall of wickets: 59-1 (JF Thomas, 9.1 ov), 65-2 (LP Goldsworthy, 11.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 9.2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.18 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Westley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JF Thomas 31(29) & TA Lammonby 24(26) | 59 | 55 |
| 2nd | LP Goldsworthy 6(8) & TA Lammonby 0(4) | 6 | 12 |
| 3rd | HM Nicholls 18(25) & TA Lammonby 15(24) | 38* | 49 |