Somerset v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 44, County Championship Division One, 2026
County Championship Division One Match 44: Somerset v Essex at Taunton, August 20, 2026
Somerset
SOM
469/10 (127.5) & 103/2 (19.2)
Essex
ESS
158/10 (42.4) & 412/10 (161.1)
Finished
SOM won by 8 wickets
469/10 (127.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas | 110 | 162 | 15 | 1 | 67.90 | |
| Tom Lammonby | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.24 | |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.61 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 96 | 191 | 13 | 0 | 50.26 | |
| Tom Abell | 65 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 52.42 | |
| James Rew(WK) | 74 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 58.27 | |
| Jake Ball | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 | |
| Archie Vaughan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Lewis Gregory(C) | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 | |
| Jack Leach | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23.81 | |
| Migael Pretorius | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 21 (b 4, w 0, nb 2, lb 15) | |||||
| Total | 469/10 (127.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 27 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2.59 |
| Samuel Cook | 29 | 5 | 92 | 4 | 3.17 |
| Shane Snater | 26 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 3.69 |
| Simon Harmer | 31 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Matt Critchley | 11.5 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4.56 |
| Tom Westley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (TA Lammonby - 5.4 ov), 2-94 (L Goldsworthy - 17.4 ov), 3-213 (J Thomas - 55.3 ov), 4-312 (H Nicholls - 81.4 ov), 5-348 (TB Abell - 94.3 ov), 6-352 (JT Ball - 98.6 ov), 7-353 (A Vaughan - 99.5 ov), 8-382 (L Gregory - 108.1 ov), 9-397 (J Leach - 113.3 ov), 10-469 (M Pretorius - 127.5 ov)
158/10 (42.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Paul Walter | 48 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 68.57 | |
| Tom Westley(C) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Charles Allison | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Matt Critchley | 50 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 56.82 | |
| Noah Thain | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 | |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | 35 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 81.40 | |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Shane Snater | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Samuel Cook | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Jamie Porter | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 2, w 1, nb 6, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 158/10 (42.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 4.83 |
| Jake Ball | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Migael Pretorius | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Jack Leach | 13 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2.85 |
| Archie Vaughan | 5.4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2.29 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (D Elgar - 0.2 ov), 2-0 (TZ Westley - 0.4 ov), 3-2 (CW Allison - 2.2 ov), 4-104 (PI Walter - 22.3 ov), 5-117 (NRM Thain - 27.4 ov), 6-129 (MJJ Critchley - 32.4 ov), 7-134 (SR Harmer - 33.6 ov), 8-138 (S Snater - 35.5 ov), 9-146 (S Cook - 37.3 ov), 10-158 (MKS Pepper - 42.4 ov)
412/10 (161.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | 43 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 52.44 | |
| Dean Elgar | 56 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 44.80 | |
| Tom Westley(C) | 22 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 43.14 | |
| Charles Allison | 114 | 254 | 13 | 2 | 44.88 | |
| Matt Critchley | 94 | 236 | 11 | 0 | 39.83 | |
| Noah Thain | 11 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 20.37 | |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Simon Harmer | 24 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 | |
| Shane Snater | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 46.67 | |
| Samuel Cook | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28.13 | |
| Jamie Porter | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 20.59 | |
| Extra | 14 (b 10, w 0, nb 4, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 412/10 (161.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migael Pretorius | 26 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 2.77 |
| Jake Ball | 24.4 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Archie Vaughan | 40.1 | 6 | 123 | 3 | 3.06 |
| Jack Leach | 55.2 | 22 | 81 | 5 | 1.46 |
| Joshua Thomas | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Tom Lammonby | 8 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Lewis Gregory | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (PI Walter - 26.4 ov), 2-127 (D Elgar - 42.3 ov), 3-127 (TZ Westley - 43.2 ov), 4-339 (MJJ Critchley - 121.4 ov), 5-346 (CW Allison - 127.5 ov), 6-350 (MKS Pepper - 129.2 ov), 7-367 (NRM Thain - 139.2 ov), 8-395 (S Snater - 149.4 ov), 9-396 (SR Harmer - 151.1 ov), 10-412 (JA Porter - 161.1 ov)
103/2 (19.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas | 31 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 106.90 | |
| Tom Lammonby | 39 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 72.22 | |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 72.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 4, w 5, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 103/2 (19.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cook | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Simon Harmer | 9.2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.18 |
| Matt Critchley | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Tom Westley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (J Thomas - 9.1 ov), 2-65 (L Goldsworthy - 11.1 ov)
Date
2026-08-20 15:30 PM
Venue
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton
Toss
Essex elected to bowl
Umpires
- ID Blackwell
- MJ Saggers
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Mike Smith
