Essex vs Middlesex Scorecard, County Championship 2023

County Championship 2023 · Lord's, London · 6 Apr 2023 to 9 Apr 2023

Essex 266 & 211

Middlesex 170 & 210

Essex won by 97 runs

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Match summary

Essex played Middlesex in the County Championship 2023 at Lord's, London, from 6 Apr 2023 to 9 Apr 2023. Essex won by 97 runs.

Middlesex won the toss and chose to field first. Essex made 266 in 93.1 overs, Middlesex made 170 in 63.3 overs, Essex made 211 in 63.2 overs, Middlesex made 210 in 83 overs.

Dan Lawrence top-scored with 142 runs in the match; JA Porter took 9/69 in the match.

Essex Innings

266/10 (93.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
NLJ Browne c SD Robson b TJ Murtagh	c SD Robson b TJ Murtagh	22	23	4	0	95.65
AN Cook c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones	c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones	16	26	1	0	61.54
T Westley c MDE Holden b TS Roland-Jones	c MDE Holden b TS Roland-Jones	48	129	6	0	37.21
DW Lawrence lbw b TG Helm	lbw b TG Helm	105	204	11	2	51.47
MJJ Critchley c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones	c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones	55	104	9	0	52.88
AM Rossington c LBK Hollman b TS Roland-Jones	c LBK Hollman b TS Roland-Jones	8	36	1	0	22.22
SR Harmer lbw b TS Roland-Jones	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	1	9	0	0	11.11
S Snater b TS Roland-Jones	b TS Roland-Jones	0	1	0	0	0.00
BMJ Allison lbw b TS Roland-Jones	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	8	18	1	0	44.44
SJ Cook c SS Eskinazi b TG Helm	c SS Eskinazi b TG Helm	0	3	0	0	0.00
JA Porter not out	not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)	3
Total	93.1 Ov (RR: 2.86)	266/10

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (AN Cook, 7.6 ov), 2-38 (NLJ Browne, 8.1 ov), 3-159 (T Westley, 54.3 ov), 4-199 (DW Lawrence, 69.4 ov), 5-213 (AM Rossington, 81.4 ov), 6-229 (SR Harmer, 85.1 ov), 7-229 (S Snater, 85.2 ov), 8-255 (BMJ Allison, 89.6 ov), 9-260 (SJ Cook, 90.6 ov), 10-266 (MJJ Critchley, 93.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
TJ Murtagh	22	5	95	1	4.32	96	12	1
TS Roland-Jones	27.1	7	61	7	2.25	132	6	1
RF Higgins	17	7	29	0	1.71	88	3	0
TG Helm	21	3	75	2	3.57	94	12	0
LBK Hollman	6	3	3	0	0.50	33	0	0

Middlesex Innings

170/10 (63.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SD Robson lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	0	1	0	0	0.00
MD Stoneman c AN Cook b SJ Cook	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	0	10	0	0	0.00
PJ Malan b JA Porter	b JA Porter	0	2	0	0	0.00
SS Eskinazi c AM Rossington b JA Porter	c AM Rossington b JA Porter	0	8	0	0	0.00
MDE Holden c SR Harmer b JA Porter	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	6	22	0	0	27.27
JA Simpson c T Westley b JA Porter	c T Westley b JA Porter	63	183	4	0	34.43
RF Higgins b SR Harmer	b SR Harmer	70	127	7	0	55.12
LBK Hollman lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	4	5	1	0	80.00
TS Roland-Jones c AN Cook b JA Porter	c AN Cook b JA Porter	1	8	0	0	12.50
TG Helm not out	not out	8	17	0	0	47.06
TJ Murtagh lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 3, w 0, nb 6)	18
Total	63.3 Ov (RR: 2.68)	170/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (SD Robson, 0.1 ov), 2-2 (PJ Malan, 0.2 ov), 3-2 (SS Eskinazi, 2.4 ov), 4-4 (MD Stoneman, 3.3 ov), 5-20 (MDE Holden, 10.3 ov), 6-147 (RF Higgins, 55.6 ov), 7-157 (LBK Hollman, 57.3 ov), 8-162 (TS Roland-Jones, 60.1 ov), 9-169 (JA Simpson, 62.6 ov), 10-170 (TJ Murtagh, 63.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	NB
JA Porter	15	4	35	6	2.33	75	3	1
SJ Cook	16	3	42	1	2.63	77	4	2
S Snater	7	0	33	0	4.71	30	2	0
BMJ Allison	8	3	15	0	1.88	39	1	0
SR Harmer	17.3	6	33	3	1.89	85	2	0

Essex Innings

211/10 (63.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
NLJ Browne c MD Stoneman b TJ Murtagh	c MD Stoneman b TJ Murtagh	24	41	3	1	58.54
AN Cook c & b RF Higgins	c & b RF Higgins	28	57	3	0	49.12
T Westley c JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh	c JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh	7	16	1	0	43.75
DW Lawrence c JA Simpson b RF Higgins	c JA Simpson b RF Higgins	37	56	6	0	66.07
MJJ Critchley lbw b TJ Murtagh	lbw b TJ Murtagh	53	80	8	0	66.25
AM Rossington c SS Eskinazi b LBK Hollman	c SS Eskinazi b LBK Hollman	0	2	0	0	0.00
SR Harmer lbw b TJ Murtagh	lbw b TJ Murtagh	26	57	4	0	45.61
S Snater b TG Helm	b TG Helm	19	29	4	0	65.52
BMJ Allison not out	not out	9	34	0	0	26.47
SJ Cook c RF Higgins b LBK Hollman	c RF Higgins b LBK Hollman	2	3	0	0	66.67
JA Porter lbw b TG Helm	lbw b TG Helm	0	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, w 0, nb 0)	6
Total	63.2 Ov (RR: 3.33)	211/10

Fall of wickets: 1-52 (NLJ Browne, 14.2 ov), 2-60 (AN Cook, 17.6 ov), 3-68 (T Westley, 20.1 ov), 4-122 (DW Lawrence, 35.6 ov), 5-123 (AM Rossington, 36.3 ov), 6-171 (MJJ Critchley, 49.3 ov), 7-184 (SR Harmer, 53.5 ov), 8-203 (S Snater, 59.5 ov), 9-210 (SJ Cook, 62.2 ov), 10-211 (JA Porter, 63.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
RF Higgins	14	4	44	2	3.14	70	9	0
TS Roland-Jones	13	1	42	0	3.23	53	3	0
TJ Murtagh	15	5	44	4	2.93	70	5	1
TG Helm	10.2	1	38	2	3.68	49	7	0
LBK Hollman	11	2	37	2	3.36	48	5	0

Middlesex Innings

210/10 (83 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MD Stoneman lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	0	3	0	0	0.00
SD Robson lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	3	3	0	0	100.00
PJ Malan lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	4	28	0	0	14.29
SS Eskinazi lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	37	114	4	0	32.46
MDE Holden lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	25	37	5	0	67.57
JA Simpson c & b MJJ Critchley	c & b MJJ Critchley	19	71	2	0	26.76
TG Helm c AN Cook b SJ Cook	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	0	7	0	0	0.00
RF Higgins lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	41	102	2	1	40.20
LBK Hollman not out	not out	63	121	8	0	52.07
TS Roland-Jones c AN Cook b S Snater	c AN Cook b S Snater	0	1	0	0	0.00
TJ Murtagh b JA Porter	b JA Porter	6	11	1	0	54.55
Extras	(b 8, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)	12
Total	83 Ov (RR: 2.53)	210/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (MD Stoneman, 0.3 ov), 2-4 (SD Robson, 3.1 ov), 3-15 (PJ Malan, 7.3 ov), 4-41 (MDE Holden, 17.4 ov), 5-76 (JA Simpson, 36.6 ov), 6-77 (TG Helm, 39.4 ov), 7-93 (SS Eskinazi, 46.4 ov), 8-180 (RF Higgins, 76.5 ov), 9-180 (TS Roland-Jones, 76.6 ov), 10-210 (TJ Murtagh, 82.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
JA Porter	16	3	34	3	2.13	79	3	0
SJ Cook	17	6	31	3	1.82	84	3	0
S Snater	14	7	34	2	2.43	70	5	0
BMJ Allison	11	4	23	0	2.09	57	4	0
SR Harmer	24	7	72	1	3.00	111	6	1
MJJ Critchley	1	0	4	1	4.00	5	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Middlesex match on 6 Apr 2023?

Essex won by 97 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Middlesex?

Dan Lawrence (Essex) with 142 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Middlesex?

JA Porter, with 9/69.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Middlesex?

Middlesex, who chose to field first.

Where was Essex vs Middlesex played?

At Lord's, London.