Essex vs Somerset Full Scorecard, 66th Match, 24 September, 2025
COMPLETED / 66th Match / County Ground, Chelmsford
 
        438/10 (106 ov) & 99/3 (18.1 ov)
 
        433/10 (122.2 ov) & 99/10 (33.3 ov)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Vaughan  c PI Walter b JA Porter | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | 
| Joshua Thomas  b JA Porter | 86 | 127 | 14 | 1 | 67.72 | 
| Tom Lammonby  lbw b CE Bennett | 47 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 36.43 | 
| James Rew  c (sub Simon Fernandes) b DAJ Bracewell | 74 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 64.35 | 
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore  c (sub Simon Fernandes) b DAJ Bracewell | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | 
| Lewis Goldsworthy  c CW Allison b CE Bennett | 100 | 193 | 14 | 0 | 51.81 | 
| Kasey Aldridge  c (sub Simon Fernandes) b JA Porter | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 | 
| Craig Overton  b SR Harmer | 60 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 85.71 | 
| Jack Leach  c (sub Simon Fernandes) b CE Bennett | 14 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 | 
| Lewis Gregory  c JA Porter b SR Harmer | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 81.82 | 
| Jake Ball Not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 
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            Extras: 23 ( b 8, lb 8, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
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          Fall of wickets :20 - 1 ( Archie Vaughan , 6.4 ov ) ,141 - 2 ( Joshua Thomas , 40.5 ov ) ,167 - 3 ( Tom Lammonby , 49.6 ov ) ,184 - 4 ( Tom Kohler-Cadmore , 52.4 ov ) ,274 - 5 ( James Rew , 81.2 ov ) ,281 - 6 ( Kasey Aldridge , 86.2 ov ) ,379 - 7 ( Craig Overton , 105.5 ov ) ,412 - 8 ( Jack Leach , 116.5 ov ) ,425 - 9 ( Lewis Gregory , 119.6 ov ) ,433 - 10 ( Lewis Goldsworthy , 122.2 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 27 | 66 | 3 | 2.44 | 133 | 
| Doug Bracewell | 22 | 87 | 2 | 3.95 | 90 | 
| Simon Harmer | 25 | 65 | 2 | 2.60 | 113 | 
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 16.2 | 73 | 3 | 4.47 | 66 | 
| Noah Thain | 19 | 78 | 0 | 4.11 | 79 | 
| Matt Critchley | 13 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | 51 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar  lbw b K Aldridge | 118 | 227 | 17 | 1 | 51.98 | 
| Paul Walter  c L Goldsworthy b C Overton | 158 | 167 | 21 | 3 | 94.61 | 
| Simon Harmer  c K Aldridge b C Overton | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 54.55 | 
| Tom Westley  c J Thomas b C Overton | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | 
| Charlie Allison  b C Overton | 27 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 45.76 | 
| Matt Critchley  lbw b L Gregory | 29 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 53.70 | 
| Michael-Kyle Pepper  lbw b C Overton | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 70.83 | 
| Noah Thain Not out | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 | 
| Doug Bracewell  c (sub BGF Green) b C Overton | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Charlie Edward Bennett  c & b J Leach | 22 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 84.62 | 
| Jamie Porter  c J Thomas b J Leach | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 | 
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            Extras: 27 ( b 8, lb 11, w 0, nb 8, p 0)
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          Fall of wickets :277 - 1 ( Paul Walter , 60.2 ov ) ,295 - 2 ( Simon Harmer , 66.4 ov ) ,307 - 3 ( Tom Westley , 70.1 ov ) ,319 - 4 ( Dean Elgar , 73.2 ov ) ,369 - 5 ( Charlie Allison , 88.1 ov ) ,379 - 6 ( Matt Critchley , 91.5 ov ) ,393 - 7 ( Michael-Kyle Pepper , 94.4 ov ) ,399 - 8 ( Doug Bracewell , 98.5 ov ) ,432 - 9 ( Charlie Edward Bennett , 105.2 ov ) ,438 - 10 ( Jamie Porter , 105.6 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 27 | 88 | 6 | 3.26 | 127 | 
| Jake Ball | 16 | 59 | 0 | 3.69 | 71 | 
| Archie Vaughan | 15 | 59 | 0 | 3.93 | 60 | 
| Lewis Gregory | 22.2 | 87 | 1 | 3.90 | 97 | 
| Tom Lammonby | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 13 | 
| Jack Leach | 8 | 47 | 2 | 5.88 | 26 | 
| Kasey Aldridge | 14.4 | 62 | 1 | 4.23 | 56 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Vaughan  b JA Porter | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 38.10 | 
| Joshua Thomas  lbw b JA Porter | 39 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 | 
| Tom Lammonby  lbw b CE Bennett | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| James Rew  c NRM Thain b CE Bennett | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore  b DAJ Bracewell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Lewis Goldsworthy  b SR Harmer | 19 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 32.76 | 
| Kasey Aldridge  c (sub Simon Fernandes) b JA Porter | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Craig Overton  lbw b JA Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 
| Jack Leach  runout ( (sub Simon Fernandes ) / CW Allison) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 
| Lewis Gregory Not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 
| Jake Ball  b SR Harmer | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | 
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            Extras: 8 ( b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
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          Fall of wickets :22 - 1 ( Archie Vaughan , 6.3 ov ) ,23 - 2 ( Tom Lammonby , 7.6 ov ) ,59 - 3 ( James Rew , 13.6 ov ) ,60 - 4 ( Tom Kohler-Cadmore , 14.5 ov ) ,89 - 5 ( Joshua Thomas , 26.1 ov ) ,89 - 6 ( Kasey Aldridge , 26.6 ov ) ,91 - 7 ( Craig Overton , 28.6 ov ) ,95 - 8 ( Jack Leach , 30.6 ov ) ,97 - 9 ( Lewis Goldsworthy , 31.6 ov ) ,99 - 10 ( Jake Ball , 33.3 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1.50 | 61 | 
| Doug Bracewell | 7 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | 29 | 
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 10 | 36 | 2 | 3.60 | 45 | 
| Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 
| Simon Harmer | 1.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.33 | 7 | 
| Matt Critchley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter  c L Gregory b JT Ball | 30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 96.77 | 
| Dean Elgar  lbw b L Gregory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Tom Westley  c J Rew b L Gregory | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 61.90 | 
| Charlie Allison Not out | 32 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 94.12 | 
| Matt Critchley Not out | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 79.17 | 
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            Extras: 5 ( b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
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            Did Not Batting : Michael-Kyle Pepper , Noah Thain , Simon Harmer , Doug Bracewell , Charlie Edward Bennett , Jamie Porter
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          Fall of wickets :2 - 1 ( Dean Elgar , 1.1 ov ) ,30 - 2 ( Tom Westley , 5.5 ov ) ,56 - 3 ( Paul Walter , 10.1 ov )
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 5 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 | 21 | 
| Lewis Gregory | 9 | 43 | 2 | 4.78 | 39 | 
| Jake Ball | 4.1 | 30 | 1 | 7.20 | 16 | 
Match Info
- Match: 66th Match
- Series: County Championship Division One
- Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
- Time: 03:00 PM
- Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
- Umpires: Nigel Llong (England), Russell Warren (England)
- Referee: Wayne Noon (England)
