Somerset vs Essex, 21st Match

County Championship Division One 2025·test
Essex ESX
206 & 259
Result
145 & 325
Somerset won by 3 wkts
Somerset SOM

Details

Date Time Match Day
May 2, 2025 11:00 am Friday

Venue

Venue
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Essex Inning 1

Team Runs Wickeis Lost Overs
Essex 206 10 88.2

Somerset Inning 1

Team Runs Wickeis Lost Overs
Somerset 145 10 46.3

Essex Inning 2

Team Runs Wickeis Lost Overs
Essex 259 10 78.4

Somerset Inning 2

Team Runs Wickeis Lost Overs
Somerset 325 7 93.4

Essex Inning 1

206/10(88.2)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Dean Elgar lbw b migael pretorius
30 76 3 0 39.47
lbw b migael pretorius
Paul Walter c davey b craig overton
22 43 3 0 51.16
c davey b craig overton
Tom Westley c craig overton b davey
20 80 1 0 25
c craig overton b davey
Jordan Cox c archie vaughan b davey
26 63 4 0 41.27
c archie vaughan b davey
Matthew Critchley lbw b jack leach
3 21 0 0 14.29
lbw b jack leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper c craig overton b jack leach
0 8 0 0 0
c craig overton b jack leach
Noah Thain c james rew b migael pretorius
41 112 3 0 36.61
c james rew b migael pretorius
Simon Harmer lbw b jack leach
3 17 0 0 17.65
lbw b jack leach
Samuel James Cook c archie vaughan b migael pretorius
8 73 1 0 10.96
c archie vaughan b migael pretorius
Kasun Rajitha not out
7 20 1 0 35
not out
Jamie Porter b craig overton
19 22 3 0 86.36
b craig overton
Extras 27 10
Bowling O M R W NB WD ECO
Craig Overton 13.2 5 35 2 0 0 2.6
Josh Davey 14 3 39 2 2 0 2.8
Lewis Gregory 17 3 56 0 8 0 3.3
Migael Pretorius 14 3 24 3 0 0 1.7
Jack Leach 30 12 35 3 0 0 1.2

Essex Inning 2

259/10(78.4)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Dean Elgar b l gregory
23 39 2 1 58.97
b l gregory
Paul Walter lbw b davey
0 9 0 0 0
lbw b davey
Tom Westley lbw b craig overton
26 102 3 0 25.49
lbw b craig overton
Jordan Cox retd out
103 156 16 0 66.03
retd out
Matthew Critchley c l gregory b jack leach
28 60 4 0 46.67
c l gregory b jack leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper lbw b migael pretorius
36 60 6 0 60
lbw b migael pretorius
Noah Thain c james rew b migael pretorius
0 11 0 0 0
c james rew b migael pretorius
Simon Harmer c archie vaughan b jack leach
4 19 0 0 21.05
c archie vaughan b jack leach
Samuel James Cook c umeed b migael pretorius
2 13 0 0 15.38
c umeed b migael pretorius
Kasun Rajitha lbw b jack leach
0 4 0 0 0
lbw b jack leach
Jamie Porter not out
0 5 0 0 0
not out
Extras 37 14
Bowling O M R W NB WD ECO
Josh Davey 7 1 32 1 2 0 4.6
Craig Overton 13 5 37 1 0 0 2.8
Lewis Gregory 12 2 45 1 10 0 3.8
Jack Leach 29.4 5 73 3 0 0 2.5
Migael Pretorius 14 4 36 3 0 0 2.6
Archie Vaughan 3 0 11 0 0 0 3.7

Somerset Inning 1

145/10(46.3)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Archie Vaughan c critchley b sam cook
0 5 0 0 0
c critchley b sam cook
Andrew Umeed b harmer
20 48 3 0 41.67
b harmer
Josh Davey b jamie porter
27 75 4 0 36
b jamie porter
Tom Lammonby c jordan cox b harmer
13 20 2 0 65
c jordan cox b harmer
Tom Abell c jordan cox b harmer
7 8 1 0 87.5
c jordan cox b harmer
Tom Banton b rajitha
12 16 3 0 75
b rajitha
James Rew c michael pepper b rajitha
9 19 2 0 47.37
c michael pepper b rajitha
Lewis Gregory lbw b sam cook
14 34 2 0 41.18
lbw b sam cook
Craig Overton c sam cook b jamie porter
12 23 1 0 52.17
c sam cook b jamie porter
Migael Pretorius c and b harmer
24 20 3 0 120
c and b harmer
Jack Leach not out
1 12 0 0 8.33
not out
Extras 6 2
Bowling O M R W NB WD ECO
Samuel James Cook 14 6 31 2 0 0 2.2
Simon Harmer 19 6 43 4 0 0 2.3
Jamie Porter 8.3 2 41 2 2 0 4.8
Kasun Rajitha 5 0 26 2 0 0 5.2

Somerset Inning 2

325/7(93.4)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Archie Vaughan c snater b sam cook
4 23 1 0 17.39
c snater b sam cook
Andrew Umeed c harmer b jamie porter
0 11 0 0 0
c harmer b jamie porter
Tom Lammonby lbw b harmer
30 49 4 0 61.22
lbw b harmer
Tom Abell b harmer
29 67 3 0 43.28
b harmer
Tom Banton c elgar b harmer
13 22 2 0 59.09
c elgar b harmer
James Rew lbw b harmer
116 189 19 0 61.38
lbw b harmer
Lewis Gregory b rajitha
57 87 8 0 65.52
b rajitha
Craig Overton not out
53 111 3 1 47.75
not out
Migael Pretorius not out
1 5 0 0 20
not out
Extras 22 8
Bowling O M R W NB WD ECO
Samuel James Cook 22 4 55 1 0 0 2.5
Jamie Porter 12 4 43 1 0 0 3.6
Simon Harmer 38.4 3 120 4 0 0 3.1
Kasun Rajitha 15 2 71 1 4 0 4.7
Matthew Critchley 6 2 18 0 0 0 3

Points Table

Team
M
W
L
T
NR
Durham
7
2
3
0
2
Essex
7
1
2
0
4
Hampshire
7
2
2
0
3
Nottinghamshire
7
4
1
0
2
Somerset
7
2
3
0
2
Surrey
7
0
2
0
5
Sussex
7
2
3
0
2
Warwickshire
7
2
1
0
4
Worcestershire
7
1
4
0
2
Yorkshire
7
0
5
0
2

Squads

ESX ESX
SOM SOM
Paul Walter
Paul Walter Batting Allrounder
Charlie Allison
Charlie Allison Bowling Allrounder
Shane Snater
Shane Snater Bowler
Noah Thain
Noah Thain Bowling Allrounder
Samuel James Cook
Samuel James Cook Bowler
Jordan Cox
Jordan Cox WK-Batsman
Jamie Porter
Jamie Porter Bowler
Mackenzie Jones
Mackenzie Jones Bowler
Michael-Kyle Pepper
Michael-Kyle Pepper WK-Batsman
Tom Westley
Tom Westley Batsman
Matthew Critchley
Matthew Critchley Batting Allrounder
Simon Harmer
Simon Harmer Bowler
Alfie Ogborne Bowler
Alfie Ogborne
Josh Davey Bowler
Josh Davey
Lewis Gregory Bowling Allrounder
Lewis Gregory
Tom Lammonby Batting Allrounder
Tom Lammonby
Kasey Aldridge Bowling Allrounder
Kasey Aldridge
James Rew WK-Batsman
James Rew
Tom Abell Batting Allrounder
Tom Abell
Jack Leach Bowler
Jack Leach
Tom Banton WK-Batsman
Tom Banton
Craig Overton Bowling Allrounder
Craig Overton
Sean Dickson Batsman
Sean Dickson
Archie Vaughan --
Archie Vaughan
Jake Ball Bowler
Jake Ball
Migael Pretorius Bowling Allrounder
Migael Pretorius