Worcestershire vs Essex Scorecard, Match 30, County Championship 2025

Match 30 · County Championship 2025 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester · 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025

Worcestershire 358 & 134

Essex 157 & 110

Worcestershire won by 225 runs

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Match summary

Worcestershire played Essex in Match 30, County Championship 2025 at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025. Worcestershire won by 225 runs.

Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Worcestershire made 358 in 99.2 overs, Essex made 157 in 60 overs, Worcestershire made 134 in 57.3 overs, Essex made 110 in 43.5 overs.

MJ Waite top-scored with 81 runs in the match; MJ Waite took 9/53 in the match.

Worcestershire Innings

358/10 (99.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GH Roderick lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	17	38	2	0	44.74
JD Libby c MS Pepper b NRM Thain	c MS Pepper b NRM Thain	16	51	2	0	31.37
HM Nicholls c MS Pepper b CAK Rajitha	c MS Pepper b CAK Rajitha	0	9	0	0	0.00
Kashif Ali b S Snater	b S Snater	46	81	5	0	56.79
RP Jones c RJ Das b NRM Thain	c RJ Das b NRM Thain	54	117	9	1	46.15
BL D'Oliveira c MS Pepper b S Snater	c MS Pepper b S Snater	3	6	0	0	50.00
EA Brookes c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	31	45	5	0	68.89
MJ Waite c MS Pepper b MJJ Critchley	c MS Pepper b MJJ Critchley	73	91	11	1	80.22
TAI Taylor b MJJ Critchley	b MJJ Critchley	43	69	7	0	62.32
BMJ Allison c CWJ Allison b S Snater	c CWJ Allison b S Snater	38	66	3	1	57.58
Y Singh not out	not out	5	26	1	0	19.23
Extras	(b 8, lb 16, w 2, nb 6)	32
Total	99.2 Ov (RR: 3.60)	358/10

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (GH Roderick, 9.6 ov), 2-36 (HM Nicholls, 12.4 ov), 3-58 (JD Libby, 21.1 ov), 4-119 (Kashif Ali, 39.3 ov), 5-123 (BL D'Oliveira, 41.2 ov), 6-182 (EA Brookes, 54.6 ov), 7-192 (RP Jones, 57.6 ov), 8-287 (TAI Taylor, 79.2 ov), 9-334 (MJ Waite, 91.4 ov), 10-358 (BMJ Allison, 99.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
JA Porter	25	6	57	1	2.28	121	7	0	0	0
S Snater	24.2	5	78	4	3.21	109	10	0	0	0
CAK Rajitha	21	6	81	1	3.86	98	14	1	2	1
NRM Thain	13	0	71	2	5.46	52	10	1	0	2
SR Harmer	10	0	34	0	3.40	42	3	1	0	0
MJJ Critchley	6	0	13	2	2.17	26	1	0	0	0

Essex Innings

157/10 (60 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor	c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor	16	56	2	0	28.57
CWJ Allison b BMJ Allison	b BMJ Allison	0	2	0	0	0.00
T Westley c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	6	15	1	0	40.00
RJ Das c RP Jones b MJ Waite	c RP Jones b MJ Waite	44	91	7	0	48.35
MJJ Critchley c GH Roderick b BMJ Allison	c GH Roderick b BMJ Allison	15	31	3	0	48.39
MS Pepper c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor	c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor	13	37	3	0	35.14
NRM Thain b MJ Waite	b MJ Waite	15	61	2	0	24.59
SR Harmer c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	14	30	2	0	46.67
S Snater c GH Roderick b Y Singh	c GH Roderick b Y Singh	20	24	3	1	83.33
CAK Rajitha not out	not out	6	10	1	0	60.00
JA Porter c GH Roderick b MJ Waite	c GH Roderick b MJ Waite	4	3	1	0	133.33
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)	4
Total	60 Ov (RR: 2.62)	157/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (CWJ Allison, 1.2 ov), 2-9 (T Westley, 6.2 ov), 3-46 (D Elgar, 18.6 ov), 4-75 (MJJ Critchley, 29.3 ov), 5-98 (MS Pepper, 38.3 ov), 6-98 (RJ Das, 39.1 ov), 7-117 (SR Harmer, 48.2 ov), 8-142 (S Snater, 55.5 ov), 9-153 (NRM Thain, 59.3 ov), 10-157 (JA Porter, 59.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
TAI Taylor	15	5	23	3	1.53	78	3	0
BMJ Allison	15	6	27	2	1.80	79	5	0
Y Singh	12	1	55	1	4.58	54	10	1
MJ Waite	12	3	34	3	2.83	58	5	0
EA Brookes	6	2	14	1	2.33	30	2	0

Worcestershire Innings

134/10 (57.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GH Roderick c MJJ Critchley b S Snater	c MJJ Critchley b S Snater	0	7	0	0	0.00
JD Libby lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	10	40	1	0	25.00
HM Nicholls lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	2	5	0	0	40.00
Kashif Ali lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	31	66	3	0	46.97
RP Jones lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	19	59	2	0	32.20
BMJ Allison lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	5	0	0	0.00
Y Singh lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	7	29	1	0	24.14
BL D'Oliveira c CAK Rajitha b SR Harmer	c CAK Rajitha b SR Harmer	4	5	1	0	80.00
EA Brookes lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	38	70	6	0	54.29
MJ Waite c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	8	54	0	0	14.81
TAI Taylor not out	not out	5	5	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)	10
Total	57.3 Ov (RR: 2.33)	134/10

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (GH Roderick, 1.5 ov), 2-3 (HM Nicholls, 3.4 ov), 3-26 (JD Libby, 13.3 ov), 4-58 (Kashif Ali, 26.1 ov), 5-58 (BMJ Allison, 26.6 ov), 6-66 (RP Jones, 33.3 ov), 7-71 (BL D'Oliveira, 34.3 ov), 8-80 (Y Singh, 36.5 ov), 9-125 (MJ Waite, 55.3 ov), 10-134 (EA Brookes, 57.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
JA Porter	15.3	5	30	3	1.94	78	4
S Snater	18	4	45	3	2.50	88	6
CAK Rajitha	3	0	12	0	4.00	11	1
SR Harmer	21	5	37	4	1.76	102	4

Essex Innings

110/10 (43.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
CWJ Allison c GH Roderick b MJ Waite	c GH Roderick b MJ Waite	23	44	4	0	52.27
D Elgar c GH Roderick b BMJ Allison	c GH Roderick b BMJ Allison	9	31	1	0	29.03
T Westley lbw b Y Singh	lbw b Y Singh	4	11	1	0	36.36
RJ Das lbw b MJ Waite	lbw b MJ Waite	0	10	0	0	0.00
MJJ Critchley c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	c GH Roderick b EA Brookes	17	39	4	0	43.59
MS Pepper c RP Jones b MJ Waite	c RP Jones b MJ Waite	2	13	0	0	15.38
NRM Thain c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor	23	57	4	0	40.35
SR Harmer lbw b MJ Waite	lbw b MJ Waite	9	34	1	0	26.47
S Snater c EA Brookes b MJ Waite	c EA Brookes b MJ Waite	1	4	0	0	25.00
CAK Rajitha not out	not out	13	17	3	0	76.47
JA Porter b MJ Waite	b MJ Waite	4	3	1	0	133.33
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	5
Total	43.5 Ov (RR: 2.51)	110/10

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (D Elgar, 11.3 ov), 2-35 (CWJ Allison, 13.3 ov), 3-41 (T Westley, 14.5 ov), 4-45 (RJ Das, 17.1 ov), 5-47 (MS Pepper, 21.2 ov), 6-77 (MJJ Critchley, 30.1 ov), 7-92 (NRM Thain, 38.3 ov), 8-93 (S Snater, 39.1 ov), 9-106 (SR Harmer, 43.2 ov), 10-110 (JA Porter, 43.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
TAI Taylor	14	5	36	1	2.57	71	7
BMJ Allison	11	5	26	1	2.36	55	4
Y Singh	5	0	18	1	3.60	22	3
MJ Waite	10.5	7	19	6	1.75	59	4
EA Brookes	3	1	6	1	2.00	15	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Worcestershire vs Essex match on 16 May 2025?

Worcestershire won by 225 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Worcestershire vs Essex?

MJ Waite (Worcestershire) with 81 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Worcestershire vs Essex?

MJ Waite, with 9/53.

Who won the toss in Worcestershire vs Essex?

Essex, who chose to field first.

Where was Worcestershire vs Essex played?

At County Ground, New Road, Worcester.