Essex vs Somerset - County Championship Division One
Completed
ESS
SOM
149/10 (51 ov) & 245/10 (72.3 ov)
51 & 72.3 overs
vs
348/10 (92.3 ov) & 49/0 (5.4 ov)
92.3 & 5.4 overs
Friday, 10 April, 2026 | 15:30
TOP BATSMEN
Craig Overton SOM
141 (180)
Paul Walter ESS
72 (140)
TOP BOWLERS
Jake Ball SOM
5/101 (19)
Craig Overton SOM
4/81 (19)
ESS
149/10 (51 ov), CRR: 2.92 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Dean Elgar
c JT Ball b TA Lammonby
41
94
5
0
43.61
Paul Walter
lbw b JT Ball
2
22
0
0
9.09
Wiaan Mulder
c TK Cadmore b JT Ball
0
2
0
0
0.00
Charles Allison
c TB Abell b M Pretorius
49
84
6
0
58.33
Matt Critchley
c J Rew b TA Lammonby
0
3
0
0
0.00
Luc Benkenstein
b J Shaw
18
49
3
0
36.73
Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk)
b C Overton
16
22
3
0
72.72
Simon Harmer
lbw b C Overton
0
2
0
0
0.00
Shane Snater
b J Shaw
13
11
3
0
118.18
Samuel Cook (c)
Not out
1
7
0
0
14.28
Jamie Porter
c J Rew b J Shaw
0
11
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wickets
14/1 (Paul Walter, 7.3 Overs) 14/2 (Wiaan Mulder, 7.5 Overs) 77/3 (Dean Elgar, 29.3 Overs) 77/4 (Matt Critchley, 29.6 Overs) 105/5 (Charles Allison, 38.4 Overs) 130/6 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 45.1 Overs) 130/7 (Simon Harmer, 45.3 Overs) 134/8 (Luc Benkenstein, 46.4 Overs) 147/9 (Shane Snater, 48.5 Overs) 149/10 (Jamie Porter, 50.6 Overs)
SOM
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Craig Overton
13.2
5
35
2
0
0
2.65
Jake Ball
13.4
1
34
2
0
0
2.54
Migael Pretorius
11
1
38
1
1
0
3.45
Josh Shaw
11
5
30
3
0
0
2.73
Tom Lammonby
2
0
5
2
0
0
2.50
SOM
348/10 (92.3 ov), CRR: 3.76 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Jack Leach
b JA Porter
6
12
1
0
50.00
Joshua Thomas
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
4
20
0
0
20.00
Tom Lammonby
c D Elgar b S Cook
2
2
0
0
100.00
James Rew (wk)
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer
48
67
9
0
71.64
Tom Abell
c MKS Pepper b S Snater
29
42
3
0
69.04
Lewis Goldsworthy
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
42
127
5
0
33.07
Craig Overton (c)
lbw b S Snater
141
180
19
3
78.33
Will Smeed
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
39
77
5
0
50.64
Migael Pretorius
c PI Walter b JA Porter
6
11
1
0
54.00
Josh Shaw
Not out
11
17
2
0
64.70
Jake Ball
c PWA Mulder b S Snater
1
4
0
0
25.00
Did Not Bat:
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Fall of Wickets
8/1 (Jack Leach, 2.5 Overs) 11/2 (Tom Lammonby, 3.6 Overs) 16/3 (Joshua Thomas, 5.2 Overs) 73/4 (Tom Abell, 18.2 Overs) 114/5 (James Rew, 30.1 Overs) 212/6 (Lewis Goldsworthy, 57.2 Overs) 330/7 (Craig Overton, 86.3 Overs) 330/8 (Will Smeed, 87.4 Overs) 347/9 (Migael Pretorius, 91.5 Overs) 348/10 (Jake Ball, 92.3 Overs)
ESS
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Jamie Porter
21
5
84
3
3
0
4.00
Samuel Cook
24
5
93
3
0
0
3.88
Shane Snater
18.3
6
56
3
0
0
3.06
Wiaan Mulder
7
1
21
0
1
0
3.00
Simon Harmer
16
2
60
1
0
0
3.75
Matt Critchley
6
0
23
0
0
0
3.83
ESS
245/10 (72.3 ov), CRR: 3.38 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Paul Walter
c & b C Overton
70
118
9
0
659.32
Dean Elgar
c TB Abell b J Leach
7
34
1
0
20.58
Luc Benkenstein
c J Rew b M Pretorius
4
8
1
0
50.00
Charles Allison
c TB Abell b JT Ball
0
5
0
0
0.00
Matt Critchley
c (sub A Vaughan) b C Overton
59
87
10
0
67.81
Wiaan Mulder
c J Rew b M Pretorius
31
47
5
0
65.95
Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk)
c C Overton b JT Ball
0
7
0
0
0.00
Simon Harmer
lbw b J Shaw
20
45
2
0
44.44
Shane Snater
c (sub A Vaughan) b M Pretorius
27
46
4
0
58.00
Samuel Cook (c)
c J Rew b JT Ball
17
38
2
0
44.00
Jamie Porter
Not out
0
1
0
0
0.00
Fall of Wickets
29/1 (Dean Elgar, 8.6 Overs) 40/2 (Luc Benkenstein, 13.2 Overs) 45/3 (Charles Allison, 14.5 Overs) 141/4 (Matt Critchley, 40.3 Overs) 150/5 (Paul Walter, 44.2 Overs) 151/6 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 45.6 Overs) 192/7 (Wiaan Mulder, 55.5 Overs) 203/8 (Simon Harmer, 61.4 Overs) 241/9 (Samuel Cook, 71.5 Overs) 245/10 (Shane Snater, 72.3 Overs)
SOM
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Craig Overton
19
4
46
2
0
0
2.42
Jake Ball
19
2
67
3
0
0
3.53
Migael Pretorius
19.3
5
64
3
1
0
3.32
Jack Leach
4
0
8
1
0
0
2.00
Josh Shaw
11
2
52
1
0
0
4.73
SOM
49/0 (5.4 ov), CRR: 8.65 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Archie Vaughan
Not out
41
25
6
2
164.00
Joshua Thomas
Not out
8
9
2
0
88.88
Did Not Bat:
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, James Rew (wk), Lewis Goldsworthy, Migael Pretorius, Craig Overton (c), Josh Shaw, Jack Leach, Jake Ball
ESS
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Samuel Cook
2
1
19
0
0
0
9.50
Simon Harmer
2.4
0
25
0
0
0
10.42
Matt Critchley
1
0
5
0
0
0
5.00
Match
County Championship Division One Match 6
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Date & Time
10 April, 2026, 15:30 IST, 10:00 GMT
Toss
Somerset elected to bowl
