Worcestershire vs Essex Scorecard, Match 51, County Championship 2024

Match 51 · County Championship 2024 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 29 Aug 2024 to 1 Sept 2024

Worcestershire 266 & 321

Essex 404 & 140

Worcestershire won by 43 runs

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Match summary

Worcestershire played Essex in Match 51, County Championship 2024 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 29 Aug 2024 to 1 Sept 2024. Worcestershire won by 43 runs.

Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat first. Worcestershire made 266 in 75 overs, Essex made 404 in 107.4 overs, Worcestershire made 321 in 86 overs, Essex made 140 in 46.3 overs.

MS Pepper top-scored with 134 runs in the match; JA Porter took 6/93 in the match.

Worcestershire Innings

266/10 (75 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GH Roderick lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	0	9	0	0	0.00
JD Libby b JA Porter	b JA Porter	7	7	1	0	100.00
Kashif Ali b JA Porter	b JA Porter	24	24	5	0	100.00
RP Jones c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	1	5	0	0	20.00
AJ Hose c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	0	2	0	0	0.00
BL D'Oliveira lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	68	136	4	1	50.00
EA Brookes c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	46	73	9	0	63.01
LV van Beek c & b SR Harmer	c & b SR Harmer	6	20	1	0	30.00
TAI Taylor not out	not out	62	94	7	0	65.96
J Leach lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	5	8	1	0	62.50
A Virdi c D Elgar b S Snater	c D Elgar b S Snater	42	73	5	2	57.53
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 2)	5
Total	75 Ov (RR: 3.55)	266/10

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (JD Libby, 2.3 ov), 2-9 (GH Roderick, 3.1 ov), 3-10 (RP Jones, 4.1 ov), 4-10 (AJ Hose, 4.3 ov), 5-46 (Kashif Ali, 11.5 ov), 6-118 (EA Brookes, 33.5 ov), 7-133 (LV van Beek, 40.1 ov), 8-192 (BL D'Oliveira, 54.3 ov), 9-202 (J Leach, 56.1 ov), 10-266 (A Virdi, 74.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	17	5	52	5	3.06	77	8	0	0
SJ Cook	15	0	53	1	3.53	62	7	0	0
S Snater	6	2	18	1	3.00	30	2	0	1
SR Harmer	27	4	103	3	3.81	112	13	2	0
MJJ Critchley	9	0	36	0	4.00	33	3	1	0
PI Walter	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0

Essex Innings

404/10 (107.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar lbw b TAI Taylor	lbw b TAI Taylor	29	59	4	0	49.15
RJ Das b EA Brookes	b EA Brookes	46	106	8	0	43.40
T Westley c GH Roderick b A Virdi	c GH Roderick b A Virdi	68	126	5	0	53.97
JM Cox c AJ Hose b EA Brookes	c AJ Hose b EA Brookes	3	21	0	0	14.29
MJJ Critchley lbw b BL D'Oliveira	lbw b BL D'Oliveira	10	26	1	0	38.46
PI Walter c RP Jones b LV van Beek	c RP Jones b LV van Beek	33	50	5	0	66.00
MS Pepper not out	not out	112	125	13	1	89.60
SR Harmer c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	7	31	1	0	22.58
S Snater c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	53	74	7	0	71.62
SJ Cook b A Virdi	b A Virdi	15	24	2	0	62.50
JA Porter lbw b A Virdi	lbw b A Virdi	0	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, w 0, nb 12)	28
Total	107.4 Ov (RR: 3.75)	404/10

Did not bat: NRM Thain

Fall of wickets: 1-50 (D Elgar, 18.3 ov), 2-115 (RJ Das, 36.2 ov), 3-121 (JM Cox, 40.3 ov), 4-146 (MJJ Critchley, 47.3 ov), 5-201 (T Westley, 63.3 ov), 6-205 (PI Walter, 64.2 ov), 7-227 (SR Harmer, 72.5 ov), 8-361 (S Snater, 98.5 ov), 9-386 (SJ Cook, 103.6 ov), 10-404 (JA Porter, 107.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
J Leach	15	1	55	0	3.67	67	8	0	1
TAI Taylor	17	2	65	1	3.82	72	10	0	0
LV van Beek	19	1	83	2	4.37	81	14	0	1
A Virdi	37.4	4	126	3	3.35	143	11	0	0
EA Brookes	12	2	34	3	2.83	57	1	1	4
BL D'Oliveira	5	1	16	1	3.20	19	1	0	0
Kashif Ali	2	0	9	0	4.50	7	1	0	0

Worcestershire Innings

321/10 (86 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
J Leach c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	0	21	0	0	0.00
JD Libby c RJ Das b SJ Cook	c RJ Das b SJ Cook	65	112	9	0	58.04
GH Roderick c SR Harmer b JA Porter	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	6	16	0	0	37.50
Kashif Ali c SR Harmer b PI Walter	c SR Harmer b PI Walter	27	51	3	0	52.94
RP Jones c D Elgar b SR Harmer	c D Elgar b SR Harmer	31	35	4	0	88.57
AJ Hose b SR Harmer	b SR Harmer	64	91	9	0	70.33
BL D'Oliveira c D Elgar b MJJ Critchley	c D Elgar b MJJ Critchley	51	71	7	0	71.83
EA Brookes c RJ Das b SR Harmer	c RJ Das b SR Harmer	19	37	3	0	51.35
LV van Beek not out	not out	22	44	2	0	50.00
TAI Taylor c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	17	30	2	0	56.67
A Virdi c & b SJ Cook	c & b SJ Cook	2	8	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	17
Total	86 Ov (RR: 3.73)	321/10

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (J Leach, 5.6 ov), 2-24 (GH Roderick, 12.2 ov), 3-75 (Kashif Ali, 27.4 ov), 4-130 (JD Libby, 37.4 ov), 5-136 (RP Jones, 40.3 ov), 6-216 (BL D'Oliveira, 60.1 ov), 7-259 (AJ Hose, 70.1 ov), 8-278 (EA Brookes, 74.4 ov), 9-313 (TAI Taylor, 83.6 ov), 10-321 (A Virdi, 85.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
SR Harmer	29	5	110	3	3.79	114	15
SJ Cook	15	5	23	4	1.53	75	1
JA Porter	12	3	41	1	3.42	52	5
S Snater	5	1	15	0	3.00	23	2
PI Walter	10	1	46	1	4.60	32	5
MJJ Critchley	15	1	69	1	4.60	59	11

Essex Innings

140/10 (46.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Das run out (BL D'Oliveira)	run out (BL D'Oliveira)	32	67	1	0	47.76
D Elgar lbw b J Leach	lbw b J Leach	6	16	1	0	37.50
T Westley c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	21	27	3	0	77.78
JM Cox c BL D'Oliveira b LV van Beek	c BL D'Oliveira b LV van Beek	11	16	1	0	68.75
MJJ Critchley c AJ Hose b A Virdi	c AJ Hose b A Virdi	7	8	1	0	87.50
PI Walter c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	3	13	0	0	23.08
MS Pepper lbw b A Virdi	lbw b A Virdi	22	41	2	0	53.66
SR Harmer c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	19	39	1	0	48.72
S Snater c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	c GH Roderick b LV van Beek	4	18	0	0	22.22
SJ Cook c EA Brookes b LV van Beek	c EA Brookes b LV van Beek	10	26	0	0	38.46
JA Porter not out	not out	0	10	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 0, w 0, nb 4)	5
Total	46.3 Ov (RR: 3.01)	140/10

Did not bat: NRM Thain

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (D Elgar, 4.2 ov), 2-53 (T Westley, 14.2 ov), 3-69 (RJ Das, 20.4 ov), 4-71 (JM Cox, 20.6 ov), 5-79 (MJJ Critchley, 23.5 ov), 6-81 (PI Walter, 24.4 ov), 7-119 (SR Harmer, 36.3 ov), 8-129 (MS Pepper, 39.1 ov), 9-137 (S Snater, 42.6 ov), 10-140 (SJ Cook, 46.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	NB
J Leach	5	3	12	1	2.40	23	1	0
A Virdi	23	1	66	2	2.87	88	2	1
TAI Taylor	9	0	35	2	3.89	34	5	0
LV van Beek	9.3	1	26	4	2.74	44	2	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Worcestershire vs Essex match on 29 Aug 2024?

Worcestershire won by 43 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Worcestershire vs Essex?

MS Pepper (Essex) with 134 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Worcestershire vs Essex?

JA Porter, with 6/93.

Who won the toss in Worcestershire vs Essex?

Worcestershire, who chose to bat first.

Where was Worcestershire vs Essex played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.