Essex vs Surrey Scorecard, County Championship 2025

County Championship 2025 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 4 Apr 2025 to 7 Apr 2025

Essex 582/6d

Surrey 365 & 219/6

Match drawn

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Match summary

Essex played Surrey in the County Championship 2025 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 4 Apr 2025 to 7 Apr 2025. Match drawn.

Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 582/6 declared in 147.2 overs, Surrey made 365 in 129.5 overs, Surrey made 219/6 in 97 overs.

MJJ Critchley top-scored with 145 off 261 balls; Simon Harmer took 5/129 in the match.

Essex Innings

582/6d (147.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c BT Foakes b MD Fisher	c BT Foakes b MD Fisher	95	172	14	0	55.23
CWJ Allison lbw b DW Lawrence	lbw b DW Lawrence	25	55	3	0	45.45
T Westley c JL Smith b KAJ Roach	c JL Smith b KAJ Roach	40	67	7	0	59.70
JM Cox b KAJ Roach	b KAJ Roach	117	148	21	0	79.05
MJJ Critchley not out	not out	145	261	17	1	55.56
MS Pepper c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence	c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence	109	162	13	1	67.28
NRM Thain c KAJ Roach b DW Lawrence	c KAJ Roach b DW Lawrence	26	26	5	0	100.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 6, w 0, nb 14)	25
Total	147.2 Ov (RR: 3.95)	582/6

Did not bat: SR Harmer, JA Porter, SJ Cook, S Snater

Fall of wickets: 1-78 (CWJ Allison, 19.4 ov), 2-126 (T Westley, 35.6 ov), 3-226 (PI Walter, 62.1 ov), 4-318 (JM Cox, 83.3 ov), 5-534 (MS Pepper, 139.4 ov), 6-582 (NRM Thain, 147.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
KAJ Roach	26	4	84	2	3.23	117	11	0	2
J Clark	27	6	71	0	2.63	131	12	0	0
MD Fisher	25	6	102	1	4.08	109	17	0	0
JPA Taylor	29	5	107	0	3.69	123	14	0	4
DW Lawrence	35.2	2	169	3	4.78	118	20	2	0
RS Patel	5	0	38	0	7.60	14	6	0	1

Surrey Innings

365/10 (129.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burns c MS Pepper b SR Harmer	c MS Pepper b SR Harmer	73	171	10	0	42.69
DP Sibley lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	3	9	0	0	33.33
OJ Pope b JA Porter	b JA Porter	45	111	5	0	40.54
JL Smith b S Snater	b S Snater	25	34	4	0	73.53
BT Foakes not out	not out	92	191	10	0	48.17
DW Lawrence c JM Cox b SR Harmer	c JM Cox b SR Harmer	3	6	0	0	50.00
RS Patel c MS Pepper b SR Harmer	c MS Pepper b SR Harmer	2	27	0	0	7.41
J Clark lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	45	88	5	1	51.14
MD Fisher b SR Harmer	b SR Harmer	30	57	6	0	52.63
JPA Taylor b MJJ Critchley	b MJJ Critchley	26	75	5	0	34.67
KAJ Roach lbw b MJJ Critchley	lbw b MJJ Critchley	1	10	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 12, w 0, nb 0)	20
Total	129.5 Ov (RR: 2.81)	365/10

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (DP Sibley, 3.2 ov), 2-111 (OJ Pope, 44.1 ov), 3-148 (JL Smith, 53.6 ov), 4-148 (RJ Burns, 54.1 ov), 5-156 (DW Lawrence, 56.2 ov), 6-180 (RS Patel, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (J Clark, 87.4 ov), 8-306 (MD Fisher, 104.6 ov), 9-356 (JPA Taylor, 126.6 ov), 10-365 (KAJ Roach, 129.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
JA Porter	16	4	56	1	3.50	76	11	0
SJ Cook	21	3	67	2	3.19	93	7	1
SR Harmer	47	12	83	4	1.77	229	7	0
S Snater	16	3	50	1	3.13	75	9	0
MJJ Critchley	18.5	2	47	2	2.50	85	6	0
NRM Thain	11	0	42	0	3.82	41	5	0

Surrey Innings

219/6 (97 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RJ Burns lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	25	56	5	0	44.64
DP Sibley c JM Cox b NRM Thain	c JM Cox b NRM Thain	66	221	8	0	29.86
OJ Pope c MS Pepper b S Snater	c MS Pepper b S Snater	1	4	0	0	25.00
JL Smith run out (MS Pepper)	run out (MS Pepper)	32	49	5	1	65.31
BT Foakes b JA Porter	b JA Porter	50	134	4	0	37.31
DW Lawrence c JM Cox b MJJ Critchley	c JM Cox b MJJ Critchley	18	57	1	0	31.58
RS Patel not out	not out	8	57	1	0	14.04
J Clark not out	not out	2	6	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 4)	17
Total	97 Ov (RR: 2.26)	219/6

Did not bat: JPA Taylor, KAJ Roach, MD Fisher

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (RJ Burns, 18.1 ov), 2-39 (OJ Pope, 19.1 ov), 3-81 (JL Smith, 33.6 ov), 4-181 (DP Sibley, 75.1 ov), 5-198 (BT Foakes, 81.3 ov), 6-215 (DW Lawrence, 95.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	11	5	16	1	1.45	60	3	0	0
SJ Cook	10	3	22	0	2.20	48	3	0	0
SR Harmer	34	13	46	1	1.35	175	5	0	0
S Snater	7	2	23	1	3.29	31	4	0	0
PI Walter	2	0	25	0	12.50	4	4	1	0
MJJ Critchley	18	1	39	1	2.17	80	2	0	1
T Westley	7	3	10	0	1.43	35	1	0	0
NRM Thain	8	0	25	1	3.13	34	2	0	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Surrey match on 4 Apr 2025?

Match drawn.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Surrey?

MJJ Critchley (Essex) with 145 off 261 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Surrey?

Simon Harmer, with 5/129.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Surrey?

Essex, who chose to bat first.

Where was Essex vs Surrey played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.