Somerset vs Essex Scorecard, Match 44, County Championship 2026

Match 44 · County Championship 2026 · The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton · 20 Aug 2026 to 23 Aug 2026

Somerset 469 & 103/2

Essex 158 & 412

Somerset won by 8 wickets

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Match summary

Somerset played Essex in Match 44, County Championship 2026 at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, from 20 Aug 2026 to 23 Aug 2026. Somerset won by 8 wickets.

Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Somerset made 469 in 127.5 overs, Essex made 158 in 42.4 overs, Essex made 412 in 161.1 overs, Somerset made 103/2 in 19.2 overs.

MJJ Critchley top-scored with 144 runs in the match; Jack Leach took 9/118 in the match.

Somerset Innings

469/10 (127.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JF Thomas b S Snater	b S Snater	110	162	15	1	67.90
TA Lammonby b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	20	21	4	0	95.24
LP Goldsworthy c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	16	31	3	0	51.61
HM Nicholls b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	96	191	13	0	50.26
TB Abell b S Snater	b S Snater	65	124	10	0	52.42
JEK Rew not out	not out	74	127	10	0	58.27
JT Ball b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	3	14	0	0	21.43
AM Vaughan b JA Porter	b JA Porter	0	3	0	0	0.00
L Gregory lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	11	26	1	0	42.31
MJ Leach c JA Porter b SJ Cook	c JA Porter b SJ Cook	5	21	1	0	23.81
M Pretorius lbw b MJJ Critchley	lbw b MJJ Critchley	48	48	7	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 15, w 0, nb 2)	21
Total	127.5 Ov (RR: 3.67)	469/10

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (TA Lammonby, 5.4 ov), 2-94 (LP Goldsworthy, 17.4 ov), 3-213 (JF Thomas, 55.3 ov), 4-312 (HM Nicholls, 81.4 ov), 5-348 (TB Abell, 94.3 ov), 6-352 (JT Ball, 98.6 ov), 7-353 (AM Vaughan, 99.5 ov), 8-382 (L Gregory, 108.1 ov), 9-397 (MJ Leach, 113.3 ov), 10-469 (M Pretorius, 127.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	27	8	70	2	2.59	131	10	0	1
SJ Cook	29	5	92	4	3.17	127	14	0	0
S Snater	26	5	96	3	3.69	116	15	0	0
SR Harmer	31	4	124	0	4.00	131	18	0	0
NRM Thain	2	0	12	0	6.00	8	1	1	0
MJJ Critchley	11.5	1	54	1	4.56	38	6	0	0
T Westley	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0

Essex Innings

158/10 (42.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar lbw b L Gregory	lbw b L Gregory	0	2	0	0	0.00
PI Walter c MJ Leach b JT Ball	c MJ Leach b JT Ball	48	70	8	0	68.57
T Westley c JEK Rew b L Gregory	c JEK Rew b L Gregory	0	2	0	0	0.00
CWJ Allison b L Gregory	b L Gregory	1	6	0	0	16.67
MJJ Critchley lbw b AM Vaughan	lbw b AM Vaughan	50	88	6	1	56.82
NRM Thain lbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	10	17	2	0	58.82
MS Pepper c HM Nicholls b AM Vaughan	c HM Nicholls b AM Vaughan	35	43	5	0	81.40
SR Harmer c LP Goldsworthy b MJ Leach	c LP Goldsworthy b MJ Leach	4	6	1	0	66.67
S Snater c JEK Rew b MJ Leach	c JEK Rew b MJ Leach	0	6	0	0	0.00
SJ Cook b MJ Leach	b MJ Leach	0	5	0	0	0.00
JA Porter not out	not out	0	14	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 6)	10
Total	42.4 Ov (RR: 3.70)	158/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (D Elgar, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (T Westley, 0.4 ov), 3-2 (CWJ Allison, 2.2 ov), 4-104 (PI Walter, 22.3 ov), 5-117 (NRM Thain, 27.4 ov), 6-129 (MJJ Critchley, 32.4 ov), 7-134 (SR Harmer, 33.6 ov), 8-138 (S Snater, 35.5 ov), 9-146 (SJ Cook, 37.3 ov), 10-158 (MS Pepper, 42.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
L Gregory	6	1	29	3	4.83	25	5	0	0	0
JT Ball	10	0	55	1	5.50	38	7	1	0	1
M Pretorius	8	3	21	0	2.63	41	3	0	1	2
MJ Leach	13	2	37	4	2.85	60	6	0	0	0
AM Vaughan	5.4	1	13	2	2.29	27	1	0	0	0

Essex Innings

412/10 (161.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter b JT Ball	b JT Ball	43	82	4	1	52.44
D Elgar c JEK Rew b M Pretorius	c JEK Rew b M Pretorius	56	125	9	0	44.80
T Westley c TB Abell b MJ Leach	c TB Abell b MJ Leach	22	51	4	0	43.14
CWJ Allison c JEK Rew b MJ Leach	c JEK Rew b MJ Leach	114	254	13	2	44.88
MJJ Critchley c TB Abell b MJ Leach	c TB Abell b MJ Leach	94	236	11	0	39.83
NRM Thain c TB Abell b MJ Leach	c TB Abell b MJ Leach	11	54	1	0	20.37
MS Pepper c TB Abell b MJ Leach	c TB Abell b MJ Leach	4	3	1	0	133.33
SR Harmer b AM Vaughan	b AM Vaughan	24	68	2	0	35.29
S Snater b AM Vaughan	b AM Vaughan	14	30	2	0	46.67
SJ Cook not out	not out	9	32	0	0	28.13
JA Porter lbw b AM Vaughan	lbw b AM Vaughan	7	34	1	0	20.59
Extras	(b 10, lb 0, w 0, nb 4)	14
Total	161.1 Ov (RR: 2.56)	412/10

Fall of wickets: 1-82 (PI Walter, 26.4 ov), 2-127 (D Elgar, 42.3 ov), 3-127 (T Westley, 43.2 ov), 4-339 (MJJ Critchley, 121.4 ov), 5-346 (CWJ Allison, 127.5 ov), 6-350 (MS Pepper, 129.2 ov), 7-367 (NRM Thain, 139.2 ov), 8-395 (S Snater, 149.4 ov), 9-396 (SR Harmer, 151.1 ov), 10-412 (JA Porter, 161.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
M Pretorius	26	3	72	1	2.77	126	12	0	2
JT Ball	24.4	7	60	1	2.43	121	10	0	0
AM Vaughan	40.1	6	123	3	3.06	176	14	1	0
MJ Leach	55.2	22	81	5	1.46	276	3	1	0
JF Thomas	2	0	10	0	5.00	6	1	0	0
TA Lammonby	8	2	33	0	4.13	36	5	1	0
LP Goldsworthy	3	1	5	0	1.67	13	0	0	0
L Gregory	2	0	18	0	9.00	4	3	0	0

Somerset Innings

103/2 (19.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JF Thomas c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer	c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer	31	29	3	0	106.90
TA Lammonby not out	not out	39	54	5	0	72.22
LP Goldsworthy c S Snater b SR Harmer	c S Snater b SR Harmer	6	8	1	0	75.00
HM Nicholls not out	not out	18	25	2	0	72.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 5, nb 0)	9
Total	19.2 Ov (RR: 5.33)	103/2

Did not bat: L Gregory, AM Vaughan, MJ Leach, JT Ball, JEK Rew, M Pretorius, TB Abell

Fall of wickets: 1-59 (JF Thomas, 9.1 ov), 2-65 (LP Goldsworthy, 11.1 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
SJ Cook	2	17	0	8.50	5	3	0
SR Harmer	9.2	39	2	4.18	34	2	1
MJJ Critchley	6	33	0	5.50	19	5	0
T Westley	2	10	0	5.00	5	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Somerset vs Essex match on 20 Aug 2026?

Somerset won by 8 wickets.

Who scored the most runs in Somerset vs Essex?

MJJ Critchley (Essex) with 144 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Somerset vs Essex?

Jack Leach, with 9/118.

Who won the toss in Somerset vs Essex?

Essex, who chose to field first.

Where was Somerset vs Essex played?

At The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.