Match summary
Essex played Middlesex in the County Championship 2023 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 4 Sept 2023 to 6 Sept 2023. Essex won by 297 runs.
Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 304 in 98.2 overs, Middlesex made 179 in 53.5 overs, Essex made 319/7 declared in 81 overs, Middlesex made 147 in 58.2 overs.
Alastair Cook top-scored with 142 runs in the match; JM De Caires took 10/190 in the match.
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c SD Robson b JM De Caires |
c SD Robson b JM De Caires | 59 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 54.63 |
| AN Cook lbw b JM De Caires |
lbw b JM De Caires | 58 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 45.67 |
| T Westley b JM De Caires |
b JM De Caires | 19 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 70.37 |
| DW Lawrence c JA Simpson b ER Bamber |
c JA Simpson b ER Bamber | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 |
| MJJ Critchley lbw b TS Roland-Jones |
lbw b TS Roland-Jones | 36 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 42.35 |
| PI Walter b JM De Caires |
b JM De Caires | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| AM Rossington c LBK Hollman b JM De Caires |
c LBK Hollman b JM De Caires | 37 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 59.68 |
| SR Harmer c TS Roland-Jones b JM De Caires |
c TS Roland-Jones b JM De Caires | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 32.00 |
| UT Yadav c MD Stoneman b JM De Caires |
c MD Stoneman b JM De Caires | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 112.50 |
| SJ Cook c RF Higgins b JM De Caires |
c RF Higgins b JM De Caires | 19 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 47.50 |
| JA Porter not out |
not out | 10 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 7, w 0, nb 6) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 98.2 Ov (RR: 3.09) | 304/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (NLJ Browne, 38.2 ov), 2-135 (AN Cook, 40.6 ov), 3-148 (T Westley, 44.5 ov), 4-162 (DW Lawrence, 47.6 ov), 5-169 (PI Walter, 54.4 ov), 6-235 (AM Rossington, 72.4 ov), 7-235 (MJJ Critchley, 73.3 ov), 8-260 (UT Yadav, 78.5 ov), 9-279 (SR Harmer, 88.2 ov), 10-304 (SJ Cook, 98.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER Bamber | 18 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 2.83 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Roland-Jones | 19 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 3.05 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JM De Caires | 39.2 | 8 | 106 | 8 | 2.69 | 179 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RF Higgins | 14 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 2.79 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LBK Hollman | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SD Robson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Stoneman c PI Walter b JA Porter |
c PI Walter b JA Porter | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| SD Robson b JA Porter |
b JA Porter | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| JB Cracknell c SR Harmer b JA Porter |
c SR Harmer b JA Porter | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JLB Davies lbw b SJ Cook |
lbw b SJ Cook | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| MDE Holden c & b JA Porter |
c & b JA Porter | 30 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 39.47 |
| JA Simpson lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 16 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 29.63 |
| RF Higgins b SJ Cook |
b SJ Cook | 44 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 80.00 |
| LBK Hollman lbw b SJ Cook |
lbw b SJ Cook | 20 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 52.63 |
| JM De Caires not out |
not out | 29 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 87.88 |
| TS Roland-Jones c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer |
c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| ER Bamber lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 53.5 Ov (RR: 3.33) | 179/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (MD Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 2-8 (JB Cracknell, 2.5 ov), 3-21 (SD Robson, 6.5 ov), 4-25 (JLB Davies, 7.2 ov), 5-59 (JA Simpson, 23.5 ov), 6-100 (MDE Holden, 33.1 ov), 7-138 (LBK Hollman, 43.3 ov), 8-143 (RF Higgins, 45.2 ov), 9-168 (TS Roland-Jones, 50.4 ov), 10-179 (ER Bamber, 53.5 ov)
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones |
c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones | 35 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 44.87 |
| AN Cook c JA Simpson b SD Robson |
c JA Simpson b SD Robson | 84 | 178 | 9 | 0 | 47.19 |
| T Westley lbw b ER Bamber |
lbw b ER Bamber | 47 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 44.34 |
| DW Lawrence c SD Robson b JM De Caires |
c SD Robson b JM De Caires | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| MJJ Critchley st JA Simpson b RF Higgins |
st JA Simpson b RF Higgins | 65 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 100.00 |
| PI Walter c JLB Davies b JM De Caires |
c JLB Davies b JM De Caires | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| AM Rossington c JLB Davies b SD Robson |
c JLB Davies b SD Robson | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| SR Harmer not out |
not out | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 142.86 |
| UT Yadav not out |
not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 19, w 0, nb 2) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 81 Ov (RR: 3.94) | 319/7 | ||||
Did not bat: JA Porter, SJ Cook
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (NLJ Browne, 20.6 ov), 2-178 (T Westley, 58.3 ov), 3-182 (AN Cook, 61.1 ov), 4-239 (DW Lawrence, 71.3 ov), 5-249 (PI Walter, 73.2 ov), 6-283 (AM Rossington, 77.1 ov), 7-311 (MJJ Critchley, 80.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER Bamber | 14 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 3.64 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JM De Caires | 27 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 3.11 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RF Higgins | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5.33 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Roland-Jones | 13 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2.23 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LBK Hollman | 16 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 4.13 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SD Robson | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 7.20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Robson c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer |
c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 85.71 |
| MD Stoneman c MJJ Critchley b UT Yadav |
c MJJ Critchley b UT Yadav | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 12.77 |
| JB Cracknell lbw b SR Harmer |
lbw b SR Harmer | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| JLB Davies c AN Cook b UT Yadav |
c AN Cook b UT Yadav | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| MDE Holden c AM Rossington b UT Yadav |
c AM Rossington b UT Yadav | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 52.17 |
| JA Simpson lbw b MJJ Critchley |
lbw b MJJ Critchley | 32 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 44.44 |
| RF Higgins b MJJ Critchley |
b MJJ Critchley | 21 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 21.88 |
| LBK Hollman c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer |
c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.24 |
| JM De Caires c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer |
c NLJ Browne b SR Harmer | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| TS Roland-Jones c AM Rossington b SR Harmer |
c AM Rossington b SR Harmer | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 40.63 |
| ER Bamber not out |
not out | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 0, w 0, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 58.2 Ov (RR: 2.52) | 147/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (SD Robson, 6.2 ov), 2-36 (JB Cracknell, 10.4 ov), 3-41 (JLB Davies, 13.5 ov), 4-42 (MD Stoneman, 17.4 ov), 5-55 (MDE Holden, 21.5 ov), 6-97 (JA Simpson, 40.1 ov), 7-113 (LBK Hollman, 44.3 ov), 8-115 (JM De Caires, 46.3 ov), 9-143 (RF Higgins, 55.4 ov), 10-147 (TS Roland-Jones, 58.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SJ Cook | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2.44 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 24.2 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 1.77 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UT Yadav | 12 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 2.67 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.43 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- County Championship 2023
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford
- Date
- 4 Sept 2023 to 6 Sept 2023
- Toss
- Essex, elected to bat first
- Result
- Essex won by 297 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2023
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Essex vs Middlesex match on 4 Sept 2023?
Essex won by 297 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Middlesex?
Alastair Cook (Essex) with 142 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Middlesex?
JM De Caires, with 10/190.
Who won the toss in Essex vs Middlesex?
Essex, who chose to bat first.
Where was Essex vs Middlesex played?
At County Ground, Chelmsford.