Match summary
Essex played Somerset in the County Championship 2023 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 11 Jun 2023 to 14 Jun 2023. Essex won by 196 runs.
Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 462/9 declared in 119 overs, Somerset made 167 in 61.2 overs, Essex made 170/7 declared in 46 overs, Somerset made 269 in 97.1 overs.
MJJ Critchley top-scored with 173 runs in the match; Simon Harmer took 8/178 in the match.
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c T Kohler-Cadmore b JH Davey |
c T Kohler-Cadmore b JH Davey | 33 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 47.83 |
| AN Cook lbw b JH Davey |
lbw b JH Davey | 128 | 244 | 19 | 0 | 52.46 |
| T Westley c JEK Rew b C Overton |
c JEK Rew b C Overton | 37 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 55.22 |
| PI Walter b Kasey Aldridge |
b Kasey Aldridge | 27 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 58.70 |
| MJJ Critchley run out (SR Dickson) |
run out (SR Dickson) | 121 | 143 | 19 | 1 | 84.62 |
| BMJ Allison b C Overton |
b C Overton | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| FIN Khushi not out |
not out | 56 | 69 | 2 | 4 | 81.16 |
| SR Harmer c JEK Rew b Kasey Aldridge |
c JEK Rew b Kasey Aldridge | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 56.67 |
| WEL Buttleman c TA Lammonby b JH Davey |
c TA Lammonby b JH Davey | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 |
| SJ Cook c TA Lammonby b Shoaib Bashir |
c TA Lammonby b Shoaib Bashir | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| JA Porter not out |
not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 7, w 0, nb 6) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 119 Ov (RR: 3.88) | 462/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (NLJ Browne, 20.1 ov), 2-136 (T Westley, 42.1 ov), 3-188 (PI Walter, 56.4 ov), 4-341 (AN Cook, 90.6 ov), 5-361 (BMJ Allison, 96.3 ov), 6-366 (MJJ Critchley, 98.2 ov), 7-389 (SR Harmer, 108.2 ov), 8-419 (WEL Buttleman, 114.2 ov), 9-430 (SJ Cook, 115.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Henry | 22 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 3.45 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Overton | 22.5 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 2.36 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 19.1 | 1 | 108 | 2 | 5.63 | 69 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Davey | 20 | 1 | 88 | 3 | 4.40 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 35 | 6 | 124 | 1 | 3.54 | 146 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Lammonby c BMJ Allison b JA Porter |
c BMJ Allison b JA Porter | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SR Dickson not out |
not out | 82 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 45.56 |
| TB Abell c SR Harmer b JA Porter |
c SR Harmer b JA Porter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GA Bartlett lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| T Kohler-Cadmore c BMJ Allison b SR Harmer |
c BMJ Allison b SR Harmer | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 82.05 |
| JEK Rew c WEL Buttleman b BMJ Allison |
c WEL Buttleman b BMJ Allison | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Kasey Aldridge c & b SR Harmer |
c & b SR Harmer | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
| C Overton c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer |
c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 23 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 54.76 |
| JH Davey c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer |
c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 |
| MJ Henry c & b SR Harmer |
c & b SR Harmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoaib Bashir c AN Cook b SJ Cook |
c AN Cook b SJ Cook | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9.76 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 4) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 61.2 Ov (RR: 2.72) | 167/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (TA Lammonby, 0.3 ov), 2-2 (TB Abell, 0.6 ov), 3-10 (GA Bartlett, 2.6 ov), 4-70 (T Kohler-Cadmore, 18.2 ov), 5-85 (JEK Rew, 23.3 ov), 6-102 (Kasey Aldridge, 30.1 ov), 7-142 (C Overton, 42.6 ov), 8-154 (JH Davey, 48.2 ov), 9-154 (MJ Henry, 48.3 ov), 10-167 (Shoaib Bashir, 61.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 13 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2.92 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SJ Cook | 11.2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2.82 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 25 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 2.56 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BMJ Allison | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJJ Critchley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne lbw b C Overton |
lbw b C Overton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AN Cook c TA Lammonby b Kasey Aldridge |
c TA Lammonby b Kasey Aldridge | 34 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 56.67 |
| T Westley lbw b MJ Henry |
lbw b MJ Henry | 14 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| PI Walter c C Overton b JH Davey |
c C Overton b JH Davey | 25 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 67.57 |
| MJJ Critchley c C Overton b Kasey Aldridge |
c C Overton b Kasey Aldridge | 52 | 72 | 5 | 2 | 72.22 |
| FIN Khushi c TB Abell b Kasey Aldridge |
c TB Abell b Kasey Aldridge | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| SR Harmer c T Kohler-Cadmore b Kasey Aldridge |
c T Kohler-Cadmore b Kasey Aldridge | 21 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 45.65 |
| WEL Buttleman not out |
not out | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 112.50 |
| BMJ Allison not out |
not out | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 366.67 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 2 | ||||
| Total | 46 Ov (RR: 3.70) | 170/7 | ||||
Did not bat: JA Porter, SJ Cook
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (NLJ Browne, 1.4 ov), 2-28 (T Westley, 12.1 ov), 3-65 (PI Walter, 19.5 ov), 4-98 (AN Cook, 27.4 ov), 5-100 (FIN Khushi, 29.1 ov), 6-150 (SR Harmer, 43.4 ov), 7-159 (MJJ Critchley, 45.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Henry | 11 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.18 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Overton | 8 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Davey | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3.60 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 14 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 4.14 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 8 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4.50 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Lammonby lbw b MJJ Critchley |
lbw b MJJ Critchley | 59 | 99 | 9 | 0 | 59.60 |
| SR Dickson c FIN Khushi b JA Porter |
c FIN Khushi b JA Porter | 18 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 40.91 |
| TB Abell c WEL Buttleman b SJ Cook |
c WEL Buttleman b SJ Cook | 83 | 207 | 12 | 0 | 40.10 |
| GA Bartlett c AN Cook b MJJ Critchley |
c AN Cook b MJJ Critchley | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 53.57 |
| T Kohler-Cadmore lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 25 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 54.35 |
| JEK Rew c AN Cook b SR Harmer |
c AN Cook b SR Harmer | 28 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 34.57 |
| Kasey Aldridge b SJ Cook |
b SJ Cook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C Overton c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer |
c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| JH Davey c WEL Buttleman b JA Porter |
c WEL Buttleman b JA Porter | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 41.18 |
| MJ Henry c WEL Buttleman b JA Porter |
c WEL Buttleman b JA Porter | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Shoaib Bashir not out |
not out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 0) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 97.1 Ov (RR: 2.77) | 269/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (SR Dickson, 13.6 ov), 2-90 (TA Lammonby, 34.1 ov), 3-117 (GA Bartlett, 41.2 ov), 4-172 (T Kohler-Cadmore, 58.3 ov), 5-228 (TB Abell, 81.2 ov), 6-228 (Kasey Aldridge, 81.3 ov), 7-232 (JEK Rew, 86.3 ov), 8-241 (C Overton, 90.1 ov), 9-258 (MJ Henry, 95.4 ov), 10-269 (JH Davey, 97.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 14.1 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 2.19 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 15 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 2.47 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 42 | 8 | 114 | 3 | 2.71 | 198 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PI Walter | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMJ Allison | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 16 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2.88 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- County Championship 2023
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford
- Date
- 11 Jun 2023 to 14 Jun 2023
- Toss
- Essex, elected to bat first
- Result
- Essex won by 196 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2023
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Essex vs Somerset match on 11 Jun 2023?
Essex won by 196 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Somerset?
MJJ Critchley (Essex) with 173 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Somerset?
Simon Harmer, with 8/178.
Who won the toss in Essex vs Somerset?
Essex, who chose to bat first.
Where was Essex vs Somerset played?
At County Ground, Chelmsford.