Somerset v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 21st Match, County Championship Division One, 2025

County Championship Division One 21st Match: Somerset v Essex at Taunton, May 02, 2025

Somerset

SOM

145/10 (46.3) & 325/7 (93.4)

Essex

ESS

206/10 (88.2) & 259/9 (78.4)

Finished

SOM won by 3 wickets

Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning206/10 (88.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	lbw b M Pretorius	30	76	3	0	39.47
lbw b M Pretorius
Paul Walter	c J Davey b C Overton	22	43	3	0	51.16
c J Davey b C Overton
Tom Westley(C)	c C Overton b J Davey	20	80	1	0	25.00
c C Overton b J Davey
Jordan Cox	c A Vaughan b J Davey	26	63	4	0	41.27
c A Vaughan b J Davey
Matt Critchley	lbw b J Leach	3	21	0	0	14.29
lbw b J Leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c C Overton b J Leach	0	8	0	0	0.00
c C Overton b J Leach
Noah Thain	c J Rew b M Pretorius	41	112	3	0	35.71
c J Rew b M Pretorius
Simon Harmer	lbw b J Leach	3	17	0	0	17.65
lbw b J Leach
Samuel Cook	c A Vaughan b M Pretorius	8	73	1	0	10.96
c A Vaughan b M Pretorius
Kasun Rajitha	Not out	7	20	1	0	35.00
Not out
Jamie Porter	b C Overton	19	22	3	0	86.36
b C Overton
Extra	28 (b 10, w 0, nb 11, lb 7)
Total	206/10 (88.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Craig Overton	13.2	5	35	2	2.63
Josh Davey	14	3	39	2	2.71
Lewis Gregory	17	3	56	0	3.00
Migael Pretorius	14	3	24	3	1.71
Jack Leach	30	12	35	3	1.17

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (PI Walter - 13.4 ov), 2-66 (D Elgar - 26.3 ov), 3-115 (TZ Westley - 42.3 ov), 4-118 (J Cox - 44.3 ov), 5-121 (MKS Pepper - 47.3 ov), 6-122 (MJJ Critchley - 49.2 ov), 7-136 (SR Harmer - 55.2 ov), 8-179 (S Cook - 80.4 ov), 9-180 (NRM Thain - 82.1 ov), 10-206 (JA Porter - 88.2 ov)

Somerset 1st InningSOM 1st Inning145/10 (46.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Archie Vaughan	c MJJ Critchley b S Cook	0	5	0	0	0.00
c MJJ Critchley b S Cook
Andrew Umeed	b SR Harmer	20	48	3	0	40.82
b SR Harmer
Josh Davey	b JA Porter	27	75	4	0	36.49
b JA Porter
Tom Lammonby	c J Cox b SR Harmer	13	20	2	0	65.00
c J Cox b SR Harmer
Tom Abell	c J Cox b SR Harmer	7	8	1	0	87.50
c J Cox b SR Harmer
Tom Banton	b K Rajitha	12	16	3	0	75.00
b K Rajitha
James Rew(WK)	c MKS Pepper b K Rajitha	9	19	2	0	47.37
c MKS Pepper b K Rajitha
Lewis Gregory(C)	lbw b S Cook	14	34	2	0	41.18
lbw b S Cook
Craig Overton	c S Cook b JA Porter	12	23	1	0	52.17
c S Cook b JA Porter
Migael Pretorius	c & b SR Harmer	24	20	3	0	120.00
c & b SR Harmer
Jack Leach	Not out	1	12	0	0	8.33
Not out
Extra	6 (b 2, w 0, nb 2, lb 2)
Total	145/10 (46.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Samuel Cook	14	6	31	2	2.21
Simon Harmer	19	6	43	4	2.26
Jamie Porter	8.3	2	41	2	4.71
Kasun Rajitha	5	0	26	2	5.20

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (A Vaughan - 0.5 ov), 2-46 (ARI Umeed - 19.3 ov), 3-56 (J Davey - 22.4 ov), 4-63 (TB Abell - 23.6 ov), 5-78 (TA Lammonby - 27.4 ov), 6-86 (T Banton - 28.5 ov), 7-97 (J Rew - 34.1 ov), 8-108 (L Gregory - 38.4 ov), 9-137 (M Pretorius - 43.3 ov), 10-145 (C Overton - 46.3 ov)

Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning259/9 (78.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	b L Gregory	23	39	2	1	58.97
b L Gregory
Paul Walter	lbw b J Davey	0	9	0	0	0.00
lbw b J Davey
Tom Westley(C)	lbw b C Overton	26	102	3	0	23.53
lbw b C Overton
Jordan Cox	Retired hurt	103	156	16	0	65.61
Retired hurt
Matt Critchley	c L Gregory b J Leach	28	60	4	0	46.67
c L Gregory b J Leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	lbw b M Pretorius	36	60	6	0	61.02
lbw b M Pretorius
Noah Thain	c J Rew b M Pretorius	0	11	0	0	0.00
c J Rew b M Pretorius
Simon Harmer	c A Vaughan b J Leach	4	19	0	0	21.05
c A Vaughan b J Leach
Samuel Cook	c ARI Umeed b M Pretorius	2	13	0	0	15.38
c ARI Umeed b M Pretorius
Kasun Rajitha	lbw b J Leach	0	4	0	0	0.00
lbw b J Leach
Jamie Porter	Not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	39 (b 17, w 0, nb 11, lb 11)
Total	259/9 (78.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Josh Davey	7	1	29	1	4.14
Craig Overton	13	5	37	1	2.85
Lewis Gregory	12	2	45	1	3.33
Jack Leach	29.4	5	73	3	2.46
Migael Pretorius	14	4	36	3	2.57
Archie Vaughan	3	0	11	0	3.67

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (PI Walter - 2.4 ov), 2-45 (D Elgar - 13.5 ov), 3-102 (TZ Westley - 33.6 ov), 4-163 (MJJ Critchley - 52.3 ov), 5-252 (MKS Pepper - 71.1 ov), 6-253 (NRM Thain - 73.1 ov), 7-255 (S Cook - 75.3 ov), 8-256 (K Rajitha - 76.2 ov), 9-259 (SR Harmer - 78.4 ov)

Somerset 2nd InningSOM 2nd Inning325/7 (93.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Archie Vaughan	c (sub S Snater) b S Cook	4	23	1	0	17.39
c (sub S Snater) b S Cook
Andrew Umeed	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	0	11	0	0	0.00
c SR Harmer b JA Porter
Tom Lammonby	lbw b SR Harmer	30	49	4	0	61.22
lbw b SR Harmer
Tom Abell	b SR Harmer	29	67	3	0	43.28
b SR Harmer
Tom Banton	c D Elgar b SR Harmer	13	22	2	0	59.09
c D Elgar b SR Harmer
James Rew(WK)	lbw b SR Harmer	116	189	18	0	61.05
lbw b SR Harmer
Lewis Gregory(C)	b K Rajitha	57	87	8	0	65.52
b K Rajitha
Craig Overton	Not out	53	111	3	1	48.18
Not out
Migael Pretorius	Not out	1	5	0	0	20.00
Not out
Extra	22 (b 8, w 0, nb 4, lb 5)
Total	325/7 (93.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Samuel Cook	22	4	55	1	2.50
Jamie Porter	12	4	43	1	3.58
Simon Harmer	38.4	3	120	4	3.10
Kasun Rajitha	15	2	71	1	4.60
Matt Critchley	6	2	18	0	3.83

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ARI Umeed - 3.5 ov), 2-8 (A Vaughan - 6.5 ov), 3-54 (TA Lammonby - 21.5 ov), 4-71 (TB Abell - 27.2 ov), 5-78 (T Banton - 29.2 ov), 6-179 (L Gregory - 52.4 ov), 7-312 (J Rew - 91.5 ov)

Date

2025-05-02 15:30 PM

Venue

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton

Toss

Somerset elected to bowl

Umpires

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