Match summary
Somerset played Essex in the County Championship 2022 at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, from 14 Apr 2022 to 16 Apr 2022. Essex won by 1 wicket.
Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Somerset made 109 in 45.4 overs, Essex made 180 in 79 overs, Somerset made 154 in 60.2 overs, Essex made 84/9 in 32 overs.
Alastair Cook top-scored with 62 runs in the match; Craig Overton took 13/87 in the match.
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGF Green c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee |
c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 71.43 |
| TA Lammonby c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 48 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 40.00 |
| MT Renshaw b SJ Cook |
b SJ Cook | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| JC Hildreth c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee |
c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
| TB Abell c DW Lawrence b SJ Cook |
c DW Lawrence b SJ Cook | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| LP Goldsworthy c AN Cook b SJ Cook |
c AN Cook b SJ Cook | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SM Davies c AJA Wheater b S Snater |
c AJA Wheater b S Snater | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10.71 |
| L Gregory c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 |
| C Overton b MT Steketee |
b MT Steketee | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| PM Siddle c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| MJ Leach not out |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 0, nb 2) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 45.4 Ov (RR: 2.39) | 109/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (BGF Green, 5.3 ov), 2-22 (MT Renshaw, 8.5 ov), 3-32 (JC Hildreth, 16.1 ov), 4-49 (TB Abell, 21.1 ov), 5-49 (LP Goldsworthy, 21.5 ov), 6-70 (SM Davies, 30.4 ov), 7-79 (L Gregory, 37.6 ov), 8-102 (C Overton, 42.6 ov), 9-106 (TA Lammonby, 43.5 ov), 10-109 (PM Siddle, 45.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Cook | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1.13 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MT Steketee | 13 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3.62 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Snater | 13 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2.15 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SR Harmer | 4.4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3.00 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c TB Abell b C Overton |
c TB Abell b C Overton | 25 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 30.12 |
| AN Cook c JC Hildreth b PM Siddle |
c JC Hildreth b PM Siddle | 59 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 47.20 |
| T Westley c SM Davies b C Overton |
c SM Davies b C Overton | 13 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 24.07 |
| SJ Cook b C Overton |
b C Overton | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| DW Lawrence lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 17 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 38.64 |
| MJJ Critchley c MT Renshaw b C Overton |
c MT Renshaw b C Overton | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26.92 |
| AM Rossington lbw b C Overton |
lbw b C Overton | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| AJA Wheater c SM Davies b C Overton |
c SM Davies b C Overton | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| SR Harmer not out |
not out | 25 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 53.19 |
| S Snater c JC Hildreth b C Overton |
c JC Hildreth b C Overton | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
| MT Steketee lbw b L Gregory |
lbw b L Gregory | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 4) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 79 Ov (RR: 2.28) | 180/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (NLJ Browne, 24.6 ov), 2-103 (T Westley, 41.6 ov), 3-109 (AN Cook, 48.1 ov), 4-113 (SJ Cook, 51.6 ov), 5-133 (DW Lawrence, 60.5 ov), 6-134 (MJJ Critchley, 62.2 ov), 7-141 (AM Rossington, 64.3 ov), 8-144 (AJA Wheater, 68.4 ov), 9-156 (S Snater, 72.3 ov), 10-180 (MT Steketee, 78.6 ov)
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGF Green lbw b S Snater |
lbw b S Snater | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 15.63 |
| TA Lammonby c AN Cook b SJ Cook |
c AN Cook b SJ Cook | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| MT Renshaw lbw b SJ Cook |
lbw b SJ Cook | 45 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 42.45 |
| JC Hildreth b S Snater |
b S Snater | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| TB Abell c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee |
c AJA Wheater b MT Steketee | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| LP Goldsworthy c AJA Wheater b S Snater |
c AJA Wheater b S Snater | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| SM Davies b MT Steketee |
b MT Steketee | 51 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 51.00 |
| L Gregory c SJ Cook b S Snater |
c SJ Cook b S Snater | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| C Overton b S Snater |
b S Snater | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| PM Siddle not out |
not out | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJ Leach b S Snater |
b S Snater | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 0) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 60.2 Ov (RR: 2.55) | 154/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (TA Lammonby, 6.6 ov), 2-7 (BGF Green, 9.3 ov), 3-23 (JC Hildreth, 15.2 ov), 4-50 (TB Abell, 22.6 ov), 5-60 (LP Goldsworthy, 26.5 ov), 6-101 (MT Renshaw, 44.3 ov), 7-141 (L Gregory, 56.2 ov), 8-143 (C Overton, 56.4 ov), 9-143 (SM Davies, 57.3 ov), 10-154 (MJ Leach, 60.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Cook | 17 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 1.88 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MT Steketee | 17 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 3.12 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Snater | 14.2 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 2.51 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 12 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2.08 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c BGF Green b C Overton |
c BGF Green b C Overton | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| AN Cook c SM Davies b PM Siddle |
c SM Davies b PM Siddle | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| SJ Cook b C Overton |
b C Overton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| T Westley c SM Davies b C Overton |
c SM Davies b C Overton | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 15.00 |
| DW Lawrence c C Overton b PM Siddle |
c C Overton b PM Siddle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJJ Critchley b C Overton |
b C Overton | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 53.57 |
| AM Rossington not out |
not out | 29 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 59.18 |
| AJA Wheater lbw b C Overton |
lbw b C Overton | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 51.52 |
| SR Harmer lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S Snater c TA Lammonby b C Overton |
c TA Lammonby b C Overton | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| MT Steketee not out |
not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 32 Ov (RR: 2.63) | 84/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (NLJ Browne, 0.6 ov), 2-4 (SJ Cook, 2.2 ov), 3-4 (AN Cook, 3.2 ov), 4-4 (DW Lawrence, 3.5 ov), 5-27 (MJJ Critchley, 14.2 ov), 6-28 (T Westley, 14.5 ov), 7-57 (AJA Wheater, 25.4 ov), 8-60 (SR Harmer, 26.2 ov), 9-83 (S Snater, 31.3 ov)
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- Match
- County Championship 2022
- Venue
- The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Date
- 14 Apr 2022 to 16 Apr 2022
- Toss
- Essex, elected to field first
- Result
- Essex won by 1 wicket
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2022
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Somerset vs Essex match on 14 Apr 2022?
Essex won by 1 wicket.
Who scored the most runs in Somerset vs Essex?
Alastair Cook (Essex) with 62 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Somerset vs Essex?
Craig Overton, with 13/87.
Who won the toss in Somerset vs Essex?
Essex, who chose to field first.
Where was Somerset vs Essex played?
At The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.