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misc954193	Essex v Middlesex
	Other matches in England 2024
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 1st, 2nd April 2024 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Players	Essex: 15 (11 to bat and field); Middlesex: 13 (11 to bat and field)
Toss	No toss made
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	NL Bainton, JD Shantry
Scorers	P Parkinson (Essex), AJ Thurogood (Middlesex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 274/8 (Harmer 18, D Elgar 23; 65 overs)

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Elgar	lbw b Higgins	4	8	8	1	-
FIN Khushi	c Davies b Higgins	10	20	26	2	-
*T Westley	c Cullen b Brookes	6	34	42	1	-
JM Cox	b Cullen	11	15	18	1	-
MJJ Critchley	c Davies b Andersson	22	44	64	4	-
PI Walter	retired out	65	68	89	13	-
AM Rossington	lbw b de Caires	49	73	87	9	-
+MS Pepper	retired out	50	46	63	6	3
SR Harmer	not out	18	39	56	2	1
D Elgar	not out	23	48	47	2	1
S Snater	did not bat
JA Porter	did not bat
SJ Cook	did not bat
AP Beard	did not bat
BMJ Allison	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 10 nb)	16
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 252 minutes, 65 overs)	274
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (D Elgar, 2.2 ov), 2-19 (Khushi, 6.6 ov), 3-36 (Cox, 11.4 ov), 4-38 (Westley, 12.6 ov), 5-110 (Critchley, 25.6 ov), 6-149 (Walter, 34.6 ov), 7-220 (Rossington, 49.3 ov), 8-232 (Pepper, 51.6 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Higgins	10	3	34	2	-	1
Cornwell	12	1	51	0	-	1
Cullen	12	2	37	1	-	2
Brookes	13	1	57	1	-	1
Andersson	11	3	46	1	-	-
de Caires	7	0	43	1	-	-

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SD Robson	lbw b Cook	6	12	16	1	-
MD Stoneman	lbw b Porter	0	7	9	-	-
MDE Holden	b Snater	25	61	76	4	-
*JL du Plooy	retired out	53	45	72	11	-
NS Fernandes	c +Rossington b Walter	26	74	93	4	-
RF Higgins	retired out	39	66	78	5	1
+JLB Davies	c Cox b Harmer	39	67	87	6	1
SD Robson	retired out	20	61	60	3	-
JM de Caires	not out	33	37	46	8	-
MK Andersson	c Khushi b Harmer	2	9	13	-	-
HJH Brookes	not out	6	17	17	1	-
NB Cornwell	did not bat
BC Cullen	did not bat
Extras	(7 lb)	7
Total	(9 wickets, 286 minutes, 76 overs)	256
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Stoneman, 2.2 ov), 2-7 (SD Robson, 3.5 ov), 3-85 (Holden, 20.3 ov), 4-86 (du Plooy, 20.6 ov), 5-150 (Higgins, 42.6 ov), 6-154 (Fernandes, 45.5 ov), 7-207 (SD Robson, 62.6 ov), 8-220 (Davies, 66.4 ov), 9-238 (Andersson, 70.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Porter	13	4	34	1	-	-
Cook	9	2	24	1	-	-
Beard	9	2	38	0	-	-
Snater	9	3	34	1	-	-
Allison	9	2	29	0	-	-
Harmer	15	6	51	2	-	-
Walter	4	1	4	1	-	-
Critchley	8	0	35	0	-	-

Notes
--> D Elgar was allowed to bat twice
--> SD Robson was allowed to bat twice
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 134/5 (Walter 59*, Rossington 9*; 30 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 149/6 (Rossington 18*; 35 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Middlesex (1) 86/4 (Fernandes 0*; 21 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Middlesex (1) 182/6 (Davies 16*, SD Robson 14*; 55 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 14.4 overs, 58 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 23.3 overs, 96 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 35.1 overs, 141 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 48.2 overs, 190 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 58.1 overs, 225 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 13 overs, 54 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 26 overs, 106 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 43 overs, 167 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 200 in 61.1 overs, 234 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 250 in 73 overs, 276 minutes
--> PI Walter (1) 50 in 44 balls, 59 minutes with 11 fours
--> MS Pepper (1) 50 in 46 balls, 63 minutes with 6 fours and 3 sixes
--> JL du Plooy (1) 50 in 43 balls, 65 minutes with 11 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (19) and PI Walter (29) added 50 in 39 balls, 26 minutes for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AM Rossington (27) and MS Pepper (26) added 50 in 80 balls, 49 minutes for the Essex 7th wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (20) and JL du Plooy (32) added 50 in 72 balls, 48 minutes for the Middlesex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> NS Fernandes (21) and RF Higgins (29) added 50 in 108 balls, 62 minutes for the Middlesex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JLB Davies (32) and SD Robson (20) added 50 in 99 balls, 58 minutes for the Middlesex 7th wicket in the first innings