f62925 cc22590	Essex v Worcestershire
	Rothesay County Championship 2025 (Division 1)
Venue	Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st April 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 28 runs
Points	Essex 19 (Bowling 3); Worcestershire 3 (Bowling 3)
Umpires	SJ O'Shaughnessy, JC Tredwell
Referee	SJ Davis (Australia)
Scorers	SM Drinkwater (Worcestershire), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 98/4 (Hose 39*, D'Oliveira 31*; 28 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 233/6 (Thain 49*, Harmer 11*; 70 overs)
Close of play day 3	Worcestershire (2) 185/6 (Waite 27*, Brookes 17*; 64 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
PI Walter	b Duffy	1	11	17	-	-	10
CWJ Allison	lbw b Duffy	19	23	27	4	-	17
*T Westley	c Roderick b Taylor	28	44	67	5	-	34
JM Cox	c Roderick b Duffy	32	44	65	4	1	32
MJJ Critchley	c Roderick b Waite	19	34	52	3	-	25
+MS Pepper	lbw b Waite	10	47	157	1	-	41
NRM Thain	lbw b Waite	7	41	52	1	-	38
SR Harmer	c Roderick b Allison	28	77	116	4	-	63
S Snater	c Brookes b Duffy	24	27	37	2	1	16
CAK Rajitha	not out	2	3	6	-	-	2
JA Porter	b Allison	0	2	1	-	-	2
Extras	(6 lb, 2 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 58.4 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Walter, 4.3 ov), 2-21 (Allison, 6.4 ov), 3-81 (Westley, 19.4 ov), 4-84 (Cox, 20.6 ov), 5-106 (Critchley, 31.2 ov), 6-113 (Thain, 39.6 ov), 7-146 (Snater, 48.5 ov), 8-177 (Pepper, 57.3 ov), 9-179 (Harmer, 58.2 ov), 10-179 (Porter, 58.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Duffy	16	4	39	4	1	-	76	5	-
Taylor	13	4	46	1	-	-	63	10	-
Allison	12.4	4	37	2	-	1	61	4	1
Waite	16	4	47	3	-	-	77	5	1
Brookes	1	0	4	0	-	-	3	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+GH Roderick	c Critchley b Snater	4	23	31	1	-	22
JD Libby	c Critchley b Snater	12	16	20	2	-	10
Kashif Ali	c Thain b Porter	6	24	28	-	-	21
RP Jones	c +Cox b Rajitha	0	8	12	-	-	8
AJ Hose	c Walter b Rajitha	48	78	108	7	-	57
*BL D'Oliveira	lbw b Rajitha	48	78	118	6	-	56
MJ Waite	c +sub (SML Fernandes) b Porter	32	38	46	5	-	25
EA Brookes	c Walter b Thain	24	32	53	4	-	22
TAI Taylor	c Snater b Rajitha	3	19	28	-	-	16
BMJ Allison	c +sub (SML Fernandes) b Thain	10	8	11	2	-	5
JA Duffy	not out	0	1	5	-	-	1
Extras	(4 b, 9 lb, 2 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 54 overs)	202
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Libby, 5.2 ov), 2-19 (Roderick, 7.4 ov), 3-22 (Jones, 10.5 ov), 4-22 (Kashif Ali, 11.6 ov), 5-124 (Hose, 36.2 ov), 6-131 (D'Oliveira, 38.6 ov), 7-160 (Waite, 46.3 ov), 8-188 (Brookes, 51.4 ov), 9-192 (Taylor, 52.5 ov), 10-202 (Allison, 53.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	18	3	49	2	-	-	83	4	-
Snater	15	5	44	2	-	-	74	8	-
Rajitha	13	4	52	4	-	-	59	9	-
Thain	6	0	29	2	-	1	21	3	-
Harmer	2	0	15	0	-	-	6	3	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
PI Walter	b Taylor	104	154	255	13	-	101
CWJ Allison	c Roderick b Waite	24	45	65	3	-	35
*T Westley	lbw b Waite	3	12	16	-	-	10
JM Cox	c Waite b Duffy	24	22	32	5	-	15
MJJ Critchley	c and b Brookes	5	19	23	-	-	15
+MS Pepper	b Waite	1	7	5	-	-	6
NRM Thain	c Roderick b Brookes	54	143	166	6	-	113
SR Harmer	c Roderick b Taylor	33	87	104	4	-	68
S Snater	b Allison	48	63	79	5	1	41
CAK Rajitha	lbw b Taylor	3	11	18	-	-	8
JA Porter	not out	0	7	14	-	-	7
Extras	(5 b, 11 lb, 2 w)	18
Total	(all out, 95 overs)	317
Fall of wickets:
1-53 (Allison, 15.4 ov), 2-63 (Westley, 19.4 ov), 3-111 (Cox, 26.4 ov), 4-127 (Critchley, 32.2 ov), 5-128 (Pepper, 33.4 ov), 6-211 (Walter, 61.1 ov), 7-246 (Thain, 77.1 ov), 8-287 (Harmer, 87.5 ov), 9-303 (Rajitha, 91.5 ov), 10-317 (Snater, 94.6 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Duffy	22	2	98	1	2	-	83	11	1
Taylor	23	4	73	3	-	-	106	10	-
Allison	18	4	53	1	-	-	80	6	-
Waite	18	6	40	3	-	-	88	4	-
Brookes	14	2	37	2	-	-	62	5	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+GH Roderick	lbw b Porter	0	2	1	-	-	2
JD Libby	c Allison b Snater	14	27	33	3	-	23
Kashif Ali	c Cox b Harmer	50	91	146	9	-	70
RP Jones	c Harmer b Porter	4	22	23	-	-	19
AJ Hose	lbw b Thain	21	42	50	4	-	34
*BL D'Oliveira	c Walter b Porter	36	92	117	5	-	75
MJ Waite	b Porter	27	89	122	3	-	73
EA Brookes	c and b Porter	88	105	125	6	7	74
TAI Taylor	c Walter b Porter	1	16	15	-	-	15
BMJ Allison	b Rajitha	0	12	18	-	-	12
JA Duffy	not out	0	12	44	-	-	12
Extras	(4 b, 16 lb, 4 nb, 1 w)	25
Total	(all out, 84.4 overs)	266
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Roderick, 0.2 ov), 2-18 (Libby, 7.5 ov), 3-32 (Jones, 13.3 ov), 4-78 (Hose, 25.4 ov), 5-119 (Kashif Ali, 35.5 ov), 6-162 (D'Oliveira, 55.2 ov), 7-186 (Waite, 66.2 ov), 8-192 (Taylor, 70.2 ov), 9-202 (Allison, 74.6 ov), 10-266 (Brookes, 84.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	24.4	8	52	6	-	-	127	7	1
Snater	26	8	69	1	-	-	128	11	1
Rajitha	18	3	67	1	1	-	78	8	2
Thain	7	0	35	1	-	2	27	4	-
Harmer	9	5	23	1	-	-	47	-	3

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 94/4 (Critchley 10*, Pepper 1*; 26.4 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 179 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Worcestershire (1) 202 all out
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (2) 138/5 (Walter 69*, Thain 5*; 38 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Worcestershire (2) 1/1 (Libby 0*, Kashif Ali 0*; 1 over)
--> Day 3 Tea: Worcestershire (2) 124/5 (D'Oliveira 20*, Waite 0*; 37 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 28.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 49.1 overs
--> Worcestershire first innings: 50 in 18.5 overs
--> Worcestershire first innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> Worcestershire first innings: 150 in 41.4 overs
--> Worcestershire first innings: 200 in 53.4 overs
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 14.5 overs
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 25.4 overs
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 43.3 overs
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 57.5 overs
--> Essex second innings: 250 in 77.4 overs
--> Essex second innings: 300 in 90.4 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 50 in 17.3 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 100 in 28.5 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 150 in 47.6 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 200 in 74.3 overs
--> Worcestershire second innings: 250 in 81.2 overs
--> CAK Rajitha made his debut in County Championship matches
--> PI Walter made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> PI Walter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CWJ Allison made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> CWJ Allison made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> T Westley made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> T Westley made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JM Cox made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JM Cox made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> MJJ Critchley made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> MJJ Critchley made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MS Pepper made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> MS Pepper made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> NRM Thain made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> NRM Thain made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> SR Harmer made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SR Harmer made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> CAK Rajitha made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CAK Rajitha made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JA Porter made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JA Porter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Kashif Ali made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Kashif Ali made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> T Westley (1) passed 13500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> PI Walter (2) 50 in 79 balls with 7 fours
--> PI Walter (2) 100 in 149 balls with 13 fours
--> NRM Thain (2) passed his previous highest score of 33 in County Championship matches
--> NRM Thain (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in First-Class matches
--> NRM Thain (2) 50 in 134 balls with 6 fours
--> Kashif Ali (2) 50 in 86 balls with 9 fours
--> EA Brookes (2) 50 in 73 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes
--> EA Brookes (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 37
--> TAI Taylor reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed T Westley, his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings
--> T Westley (27) and JM Cox (24) added 50 in 68 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> AJ Hose (22) and BL D'Oliveira (28) added 50 in 67 balls for the Worcestershire 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AJ Hose (48) and BL D'Oliveira (46) added 100 in 144 balls for the Worcestershire 5th wicket in the first innings
--> PI Walter (24) and CWJ Allison (22) added 50 in 89 balls for the Essex 1st wicket in the second innings
--> PI Walter (24) and NRM Thain (22) added 50 in 89 balls for the Essex 6th wicket in the second innings
--> EA Brookes (50) and JA Duffy (0) added 50 in 38 balls for the Worcestershire 10th wicket in the second innings
--> MS Pepper retired hurt in the Essex first innings having scored 1 (team score 94/4) - he returned when the score was 146/7 (retired after 26.5 overs)

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JM Cox kept wicket for Essex on Day 1 and SML Fernandes on Days 2, 3 and 4

 

 

 

 

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