Essex
1st Innings
149
ALL OUT
2nd Innings
245
ALL OUT
Bonus points:
3
Results
Friday 10 April 2026
Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Rothesay County Championship
4 Days
Somerset
1st Innings
348
ALL OUT
2nd Innings
49-0
TARGET REACHED
Bonus points:
0
Somerset win by 10 wickets
End of match
Toss: Won by Somerset who chose to field
Overview
Scorecard
NV Play
Match info
Date
Friday 10 April 2026
Start Time
11:00 am
Days
4 Days
Venue
Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Toss Winner
Somerset
Umpires
Michael Gough
Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee
James Whitaker
Essex
Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Wiaan Mulder
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Luc Benkenstein
Michael Pepper
(wk)
Simon Harmer
Shane Snater
Sam Cook
(c)
Jamie Porter
Somerset
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Josh Thomas
Tom Lammonby
Tom Abell
James Rew
(wk)
Lewis Goldsworthy
Josh Shaw
Migael Pretorius
Craig Overton
(c)
Jake Ball
Jack Leach
Will Smeed
Scorecard
Essex - 1st Innings: 149
Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Dean Elgar
c Ball b Lammonby
41
94
5
0
43.62
Wiaan Mulder
c Kohler-Cadmore b Ball
0
2
0
0
0.00
Charlie Allison
c Abell b Pretorius
49
84
6
0
58.33
Matt Critchley
c J Rew b Lammonby
0
3
0
0
0.00
Michael Pepper
b Overton
16
22
3
0
72.73
Simon Harmer
lbw b Overton
0
2
0
0
0.00
Shane Snater
b Shaw
13
11
3
0
118.18
Shane Snater
b Shaw
1
7
0
0
14.29
Jamie Porter
c J Rew b Shaw
0
11
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wicket
Fall of Wicket
Over
14 - 1
Paul Walter
7.3
77 - 3
Dean Elgar
29.3
77 - 4
Matt Critchley
29.6
105 - 5
Charlie Allison
38.4
130 - 6
Michael Pepper
45.1
134 - 8
Luc Benkenstein
46.4
147 - 9
Shane Snater
48.5
149 - 10
Jamie Porter
50.6
147 - 9
Shane Snater
48.5
149 - 10
Jamie Porter
50.6
Bowling
Bowler
Ovs
M
R
W
Econ
DOTS
Jake Ball
13.4
1
34
2
2.48
65
Migael Pretorius
11.0
1
38
1
3.45
49
Josh Shaw
11.0
5
30
3
2.72
54
Tom Lammonby
2.0
0
5
2
2.50
8
Somerset - 2nd Innings: 348
Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Jack Leach
b Porter
6
12
1
0
50.00
Josh Thomas
c Pepper b Cook
4
20
0
0
20.00
Tom Lammonby
c Elgar b Cook
2
2
0
0
100.00
James Rew
c Pepper b Harmer
48
67
9
0
71.64
Tom Abell
c Pepper b Snater
29
42
3
0
69.05
Lewis Goldsworthy
c Pepper b Porter
42
127
5
0
33.07
Craig Overton
lbw b Snater
141
180
19
3
78.33
Will Smeed
c Pepper b Cook
39
77
5
0
50.65
Migael Pretorius
c Walter b Porter
6
11
1
0
54.55
Josh Shaw
not out
11
17
2
0
64.71
Jake Ball
c Mulder b Snater
1
4
0
0
25.00
Fall of Wicket
Fall of Wicket
Over
8 - 1
Jack Leach
2.5
11 - 2
Tom Lammonby
3.6
16 - 3
Josh Thomas
5.2
73 - 4
Tom Abell
18.2
114 - 5
James Rew
30.1
212 - 6
Lewis Goldsworthy
57.2
330 - 7
Craig Overton
86.3
330 - 8
Will Smeed
87.4
347 - 9
Migael Pretorius
91.5
348 - 10
Jake Ball
92.3
Bowling
Bowler
Ovs
M
R
W
Econ
DOTS
Jamie Porter
21.0
5
84
3
4.00
89
Sam Cook
24.0
5
93
3
3.87
106
Shane Snater
18.3
6
56
3
3.02
88
Wiaan Mulder
7.0
1
21
0
3.00
35
Simon Harmer
16.0
2
60
1
3.75
72
Matt Critchley
6.0
0
23
0
3.83
18
Essex - 3rd Innings: 245
Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Paul Walter
c & b Overton
70
118
9
0
59.32
Dean Elgar
c Abell b Leach
7
34
1
0
20.59
Luc Benkenstein
c J Rew b Pretorius
4
8
1
0
50.00
Charlie Allison
c Abell b Ball
0
5
0
0
0.00
Matt Critchley
c Vaughan b Overton
59
87
10
0
67.82
Wiaan Mulder
c J Rew b Pretorius
31
47
5
0
65.96
Michael Pepper
c Overton b Ball
0
7
0
0
0.00
Simon Harmer
lbw b Shaw
20
45
2
0
44.44
Shane Snater
c Vaughan b Pretorius
27
46
4
0
58.70
Sam Cook
c J Rew b Ball
17
38
2
0
44.74
Jamie Porter
not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wicket
Fall of Wicket
Over
29 - 1
Dean Elgar
8.6
40 - 2
Luc Benkenstein
13.2
45 - 3
Charlie Allison
14.5
141 - 4
Matt Critchley
40.3
150 - 5
Paul Walter
44.2
151 - 6
Michael Pepper
45.6
192 - 7
Wiaan Mulder
55.5
203 - 8
Simon Harmer
61.4
241 - 9
Sam Cook
71.5
245 - 10
Shane Snater
72.3
Bowling
Bowler
Ovs
M
R
W
Econ
DOTS
Craig Overton
19.0
4
46
2
2.42
89
Jake Ball
19.0
2
67
3
3.52
77
Migael Pretorius
19.3
5
64
3
3.28
91
Jack Leach
4.0
0
8
1
2.00
19
Josh Shaw
11.0
2
52
1
4.72
43
Somerset - 4th Innings: 49
Batting
Batter
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Archie Vaughan
not out
41
25
6
2
164.00
Josh Thomas
not out
8
9
2
0
88.89
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
0
0
0
0
0
Tom Lammonby
0
0
0
0
0
Tom Abell
0
0
0
0
0
James Rew
0
0
0
0
0
Lewis Goldsworthy
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Shaw
0
0
0
0
0
Migael Pretorius
0
0
0
0
0
Craig Overton
0
0
0
0
0
Jake Ball
0
0
0
0
0
Jack Leach
0
0
0
0
0
Will Smeed
0
0
0
0
0
Fall of Wicket
Fall of Wicket
Over
Bowling
Bowler
Ovs
M
R
W
Econ
DOTS
Sam Cook
2.0
1
19
0
9.50
7
Simon Harmer
2.4
0
25
0
9.37
10
Matt Critchley
1.0
0
5
0
5.00
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