Somerset vs Essex Live Score and Commentary, South Group, Vitality Blast, 29 May, 2022

COMPLETED / South Group / The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Somerset

147/4 (14.4 ov)

Essex

139/9 (18 ov)

Somerset won by 6 wickets (D/L) Method

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Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lewis Gregory	10	6	2	0	166.67
Tom Lammonby	5	9	0	0	55.56
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Matt Critchley	2.4	0	32	1	12.00
Simon Harmer	4	0	22	2	5.50

Somerset won by 6 wickets (D/L) Method

Somerset vs Essex, Live Cricket Commentary

6

10.2

Matt Critchley to Rilee Rossouw, Six,
1

10.3

Matt Critchley to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run,
6

10.4

Matt Critchley to Will Smeed, Six,
w

10.5

Will Smeed c S Cook b MJJ Critchley 58 (30) Matt Critchley to Will Smeed, no run, c S Cook b MJJ Critchley,
0

10.6

Matt Critchley to Tom Abell, no run,
End of over 11 (19 runs)
1. Tom Abell 0 (1)
2. Rilee Rossouw 67 (28)
3. Matt Critchley 1-0-19-1
4. Daniel Sams 3-0-32-0
5. Somerset 129/2
w

11.1

Rilee Rossouw c TZ Westley b SR Harmer 67 (29) Simon Harmer to Rilee Rossouw, no run, c TZ Westley b SR Harmer,
0

11.2

Simon Harmer to Tom Lammonby, no run,
1

11.3

Simon Harmer to Tom Lammonby, 1 run,
1

11.4

Simon Harmer to Tom Abell, 1 run,
0

11.5

Simon Harmer to Tom Lammonby, no run,
1

11.6

Simon Harmer to Tom Lammonby, 1 run,
End of over 12 (3 runs)
1. Tom Lammonby 2 (4)
2. Tom Abell 1 (2)
3. Simon Harmer 3-0-20-1
4. Matt Critchley 1-0-19-1
5. Somerset 132/3
1

12.1

Matt Critchley to Tom Lammonby, 1 run,
1

12.2

Matt Critchley to Tom Abell, 1 run,
1

12.3

Matt Critchley to Tom Lammonby, 1 run,
1

12.4

Matt Critchley to Tom Abell, 1 run,
0

12.5

Matt Critchley to Tom Lammonby, no run,
0

12.6

Matt Critchley to Tom Lammonby, no run,
End of over 13 (4 runs)
1. Tom Lammonby 4 (8)
2. Tom Abell 3 (4)
3. Matt Critchley 2-0-23-1
4. Simon Harmer 3-0-20-1
5. Somerset 136/3
0

13.1

Simon Harmer to Tom Abell, no run,
0

13.2

Simon Harmer to Tom Abell, no run,
w

13.3

Tom Abell c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer 3 (7) Simon Harmer to Tom Abell, no run, c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer,
0

13.4

Simon Harmer to Lewis Gregory, no run,
2

13.5

Simon Harmer to Lewis Gregory, 2 runs,
0

13.6

Simon Harmer to Lewis Gregory, no run,
End of over 14 (2 runs)
1. Lewis Gregory 2 (3)
2. Tom Lammonby 4 (8)
3. Simon Harmer 4-0-22-2
4. Matt Critchley 2-0-23-1
5. Somerset 138/4
1

14.1

Matt Critchley to Tom Lammonby, 1 run,
4

14.2

Matt Critchley to Lewis Gregory, Four,
0

14.3

Matt Critchley to Lewis Gregory, no run,
4

14.4

Matt Critchley to Lewis Gregory, Four,

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Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)

Opponent	Description	Date
Yorkshire (YOR won by 185 runs)	Match 63	15 Sep 2026
Leicestershire (SOM won by 377 runs)	60th Match	8 Sep 2026
Glamorgan (SOM won by an inning and 64 runs)	Match 54	2 Sep 2026
Sussex (Match Drawn)	Match 50	27 Aug 2026
Essex (SOM won by 8 wickets)	Match 44	20 Aug 2026

Opponent	Description	Date
Warwickshire (WAR won by 8 wickets)	61st Match	15 Sep 2026
Yorkshire (YOR won by an inning and 106 runs)	Match 57	8 Sep 2026
Sussex (SUS won by 47 runs)	Match 51	2 Sep 2026
Surrey (Match Drawn)	Match 47	27 Aug 2026
Somerset (SOM won by 8 wickets)	Match 44	20 Aug 2026

Key Stats

Partnership: 11 run (1.1 ov): Lewis Gregory: 10 (6), Tom Lammonby: 1 (1)
Last Bat: Tom Abell 3(7) - c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer Simon Harmer
Fall of Wickets: 27 - 1 Tom Banton, 129 - 2 Will Smeed, 129 - 3 Rilee Rossouw, 136 - 4 Tom Abell
Reviews Remaining: Somerset - 0 of 0, Essex - 0 of 0
Toss: Somerset elected to bowl