Match summary
Essex played Durham in the County Championship 2021 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 15 Apr 2021 to 18 Apr 2021. Essex won by 44 runs.
Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 96 in 41.3 overs, Durham made 259 in 82.3 overs, Essex made 330 in 122.2 overs, Durham made 123 in 56.4 overs.
Scott Borthwick top-scored with 124 runs in the match; Simon Harmer took 10/136 in the match.
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne b C Rushworth |
b C Rushworth | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AN Cook lbw b C Rushworth |
lbw b C Rushworth | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| T Westley c SW Poynter b MET Salisbury |
c SW Poynter b MET Salisbury | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| DW Lawrence b MET Salisbury |
b MET Salisbury | 32 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 47.06 |
| PI Walter b BA Carse |
b BA Carse | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| RN ten Doeschate c EJH Eckersley b BA Carse |
c EJH Eckersley b BA Carse | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| AJA Wheater c SG Borthwick b BA Raine |
c SG Borthwick b BA Raine | 18 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 40.91 |
| SR Harmer c DG Bedingham b BA Raine |
c DG Bedingham b BA Raine | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BMJ Allison c SW Poynter b C Rushworth |
c SW Poynter b C Rushworth | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| SJ Cook c DG Bedingham b BA Carse |
c DG Bedingham b BA Carse | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| JA Porter not out |
not out | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 4) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 41.3 Ov (RR: 2.31) | 96/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (NLJ Browne, 0.3 ov), 2-7 (T Westley, 3.6 ov), 3-15 (AN Cook, 6.2 ov), 4-32 (PI Walter, 13.1 ov), 5-36 (RN ten Doeschate, 13.4 ov), 6-74 (AJA Wheater, 27.1 ov), 7-74 (DW Lawrence, 28.6 ov), 8-76 (SR Harmer, 31.5 ov), 9-82 (BMJ Allison, 38.2 ov), 10-96 (SJ Cook, 41.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Rushworth | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1.18 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MET Salisbury | 11 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2.27 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Raine | 12 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1.67 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Carse | 7.3 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 4.93 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Durham Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees c AJA Wheater b SJ Cook |
c AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| WA Young c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer |
c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer | 24 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 30.38 |
| SG Borthwick b DW Lawrence |
b DW Lawrence | 100 | 129 | 16 | 0 | 77.52 |
| DG Bedingham c T Westley b SR Harmer |
c T Westley b SR Harmer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JTA Burnham b SJ Cook |
b SJ Cook | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| EJH Eckersley c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| SW Poynter not out |
not out | 52 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 50.98 |
| BA Carse b DW Lawrence |
b DW Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BA Raine c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| MET Salisbury c RN ten Doeschate b SR Harmer |
c RN ten Doeschate b SR Harmer | 41 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 40.59 |
| C Rushworth c AN Cook b SJ Cook |
c AN Cook b SJ Cook | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 8, w 0, nb 0) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 82.3 Ov (RR: 3.14) | 259/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (AZ Lees, 3.2 ov), 2-98 (WA Young, 27.3 ov), 3-104 (DG Bedingham, 29.5 ov), 4-114 (JTA Burnham, 34.1 ov), 5-141 (EJH Eckersley, 41.3 ov), 6-143 (SG Borthwick, 44.5 ov), 7-143 (BA Carse, 44.6 ov), 8-144 (BA Raine, 47.6 ov), 9-238 (MET Salisbury, 77.1 ov), 10-259 (C Rushworth, 82.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 15 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 3.93 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 20.3 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 2.78 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMJ Allison | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 34 | 12 | 79 | 5 | 2.32 | 173 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Lawrence | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4.00 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne b C Rushworth |
b C Rushworth | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| AN Cook c JTA Burnham b MET Salisbury |
c JTA Burnham b MET Salisbury | 12 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 32.43 |
| T Westley c DG Bedingham b BA Carse |
c DG Bedingham b BA Carse | 38 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 33.63 |
| DW Lawrence c WA Young b BA Carse |
c WA Young b BA Carse | 76 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 61.79 |
| PI Walter c SW Poynter b BA Carse |
c SW Poynter b BA Carse | 77 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 57.46 |
| RN ten Doeschate c & b SG Borthwick |
c & b SG Borthwick | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 72.73 |
| AJA Wheater c SW Poynter b SG Borthwick |
c SW Poynter b SG Borthwick | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| SR Harmer lbw b BA Raine |
lbw b BA Raine | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| BMJ Allison lbw b BA Carse |
lbw b BA Carse | 52 | 163 | 4 | 0 | 31.90 |
| SJ Cook c SW Poynter b BA Carse |
c SW Poynter b BA Carse | 37 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 48.68 |
| JA Porter not out |
not out | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 122.2 Ov (RR: 2.70) | 330/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (NLJ Browne, 2.6 ov), 2-19 (AN Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-122 (T Westley, 46.1 ov), 4-139 (DW Lawrence, 50.5 ov), 5-164 (RN ten Doeschate, 57.6 ov), 6-180 (AJA Wheater, 61.5 ov), 7-208 (SR Harmer, 69.3 ov), 8-266 (PI Walter, 92.4 ov), 9-319 (BMJ Allison, 118.4 ov), 10-330 (SJ Cook, 122.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Rushworth | 24 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 2.29 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MET Salisbury | 27 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 2.48 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Raine | 25 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 2.68 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Carse | 27.2 | 3 | 82 | 5 | 3.00 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG Borthwick | 17 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 3.06 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EJH Eckersley | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Durham Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| WA Young b SJ Cook |
b SJ Cook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SG Borthwick lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 24 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 20.00 |
| DG Bedingham c BMJ Allison b SJ Cook |
c BMJ Allison b SJ Cook | 18 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 41.86 |
| JTA Burnham c T Westley b SR Harmer |
c T Westley b SR Harmer | 43 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 52.44 |
| EJH Eckersley c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer |
c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 46.43 |
| SW Poynter lbw b SJ Cook |
lbw b SJ Cook | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| BA Raine lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| BA Carse lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65.22 |
| MET Salisbury b JA Porter |
b JA Porter | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| C Rushworth not out |
not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 2 | ||||
| Total | 56.4 Ov (RR: 2.17) | 123/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (WA Young, 1.1 ov), 2-0 (AZ Lees, 2.3 ov), 3-20 (DG Bedingham, 14.4 ov), 4-83 (JTA Burnham, 41.6 ov), 5-87 (SG Borthwick, 43.3 ov), 6-88 (SW Poynter, 44.3 ov), 7-91 (BA Raine, 45.4 ov), 8-108 (EJH Eckersley, 51.1 ov), 9-121 (BA Carse, 55.2 ov), 10-123 (MET Salisbury, 56.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 13.4 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 2.41 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 13 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1.31 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 24 | 8 | 57 | 5 | 2.38 | 114 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMJ Allison | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- County Championship 2021
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford
- Date
- 15 Apr 2021 to 18 Apr 2021
- Toss
- Essex, elected to bat first
- Result
- Essex won by 44 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2021
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Essex vs Durham match on 15 Apr 2021?
Essex won by 44 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Durham?
Scott Borthwick (Durham) with 124 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Durham?
Simon Harmer, with 10/136.
Who won the toss in Essex vs Durham?
Essex, who chose to bat first.
Where was Essex vs Durham played?
At County Ground, Chelmsford.