f62322 cc22534	Essex v Worcestershire
	Vitality County Championship 2024 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 29th, 30th, 31st August, 1st September 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by 43 runs
Points	Essex 7 (Batting 4, Bowling 3); Worcestershire 20 (Batting 1, Bowling 3)
Umpires	DJ Millns, SJ O'Shaughnessy
Referee	PM Such
Scorers	SM Drinkwater (Worcestershire), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 50/1 (Das 21*; 18.3 overs)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 2/0 (Leach 0*, Libby 2*; 5 overs)
Close of play day 3	Worcestershire (2) 303/8 (van Beek 13*, Taylor 14*; 81 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+GH Roderick	lbw b Cook	0	9	14	-	-	9
JD Libby	b Porter	7	7	10	1	-	4
Kashif Ali	b Porter	24	24	43	5	-	16
RP Jones	c Pepper b Porter	1	5	4	-	-	4
AJ Hose	c Pepper b Porter	0	2	1	-	-	2
*BL D'Oliveira	lbw b Harmer	68	136	191	4	1	93
EA Brookes	c Pepper b Porter	46	73	79	9	-	58
LV van Beek	c and b Harmer	6	20	22	1	-	17
TAI Taylor	not out	62	94	127	7	-	54
J Leach	lbw b Harmer	5	8	7	1	-	6
GS Virdi	c Elgar b Snater	42	73	62	5	2	57
Extras	(3 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 288 minutes, 75 overs)	266
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Libby, 2.3 ov), 2-9 (Roderick, 3.1 ov), 3-10 (Jones, 4.1 ov), 4-10 (Hose, 4.3 ov), 5-46 (Kashif Ali, 11.5 ov), 6-118 (Brookes, 33.5 ov), 7-133 (van Beek, 40.1 ov), 8-192 (D'Oliveira, 54.3 ov), 9-202 (Leach, 56.1 ov), 10-266 (Virdi, 74.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	17	5	52	5	-	-	77	8	-
Cook	15	0	53	1	-	-	62	7	-
Snater	6	2	18	1	-	1	30	2	-
Harmer	27	4	103	3	-	-	112	13	2
Critchley	9	0	36	0	-	-	33	3	1
Walter	1	0	1	0	-	-	5	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	lbw b Taylor	29	59	71	4	-	46
RJ Das	b Brookes	46	106	143	8	-	86
*T Westley	c Roderick b Virdi	68	126	175	5	-	79
JM Cox	c Hose b Brookes	3	21	14	-	-	18
MJJ Critchley	lbw b D'Oliveira	10	26	26	1	-	20
PI Walter	c Jones b van Beek	33	50	62	5	-	32
+MS Pepper	not out	112	125	180	13	1	68
SR Harmer	c Roderick b Brookes	7	31	30	1	-	27
S Snater	c Roderick b van Beek	53	74	106	7	-	48
SJ Cook	b Virdi	15	24	18	2	-	16
JA Porter	lbw b Virdi	0	10	15	-	-	10
Extras	(4 b, 12 lb, 12 nb)	28
Total	(all out, 427 minutes, 107.4 overs)	404
Fall of wickets:
1-50 (Elgar, 18.3 ov), 2-115 (Das, 36.2 ov), 3-121 (Cox, 40.3 ov), 4-146 (Critchley, 47.3 ov), 5-201 (Westley, 63.3 ov), 6-205 (Walter, 64.2 ov), 7-227 (Harmer, 72.5 ov), 8-361 (Snater, 98.5 ov), 9-386 (Cook, 103.6 ov), 10-404 (Porter, 107.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Leach	15	1	55	0	-	1	67	8	-
Taylor	17	2	65	1	-	-	72	10	-
van Beek	19	1	83	2	-	1	81	14	-
Virdi	37.4	4	126	3	-	-	143	11	-
Brookes	12	2	34	3	-	4	57	1	1
D'Oliveira	5	1	16	1	-	-	19	1	-
Kashif Ali	2	0	9	0	-	-	7	1	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
J Leach	c Pepper b Cook	0	21	18	-	-	21
JD Libby	c Das b Cook	65	112	143	9	-	78
+GH Roderick	c Harmer b Porter	6	16	24	-	-	12
Kashif Ali	c Harmer b Walter	27	51	58	3	-	36
RP Jones	c Elgar b Harmer	31	35	51	4	-	19
AJ Hose	b Harmer	64	91	127	9	-	59
*BL D'Oliveira	c Elgar b Critchley	51	71	73	7	-	46
EA Brookes	c Das b Harmer	19	37	53	3	-	29
LV van Beek	not out	22	44	59	2	-	29
TAI Taylor	c Pepper b Cook	17	30	34	2	-	20
GS Virdi	c and b Cook	2	8	8	-	-	6
Extras	(12 b, 5 lb)	17
Total	(all out, 332 minutes, 86 overs)	321
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Leach, 5.6 ov), 2-24 (Roderick, 12.2 ov), 3-75 (Kashif Ali, 27.4 ov), 4-130 (Libby, 37.4 ov), 5-136 (Jones, 40.3 ov), 6-216 (D'Oliveira, 60.1 ov), 7-259 (Hose, 70.1 ov), 8-278 (Brookes, 74.4 ov), 9-313 (Taylor, 83.6 ov), 10-321 (Virdi, 85.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Harmer	29	5	110	3	-	-	114	15	-
Cook	15	5	23	4	-	-	75	1	-
Porter	12	3	41	1	-	-	52	5	-
Snater	5	1	15	0	-	-	23	2	-
Walter	10	1	46	1	-	-	32	5	-
Critchley	15	1	69	1	-	-	59	11	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RJ Das	run out (D'Oliveira)	32	67	80	1	-	44
D Elgar	lbw b Leach	6	16	16	1	-	13
*T Westley	c Roderick b Taylor	21	27	37	3	-	15
JM Cox	c D'Oliveira b van Beek	11	16	27	1	-	9
MJJ Critchley	c Hose b Virdi	7	8	13	1	-	4
PI Walter	c Roderick b van Beek	3	13	15	-	-	11
+MS Pepper	lbw b Virdi	22	41	67	2	-	26
SR Harmer	c Roderick b Taylor	19	39	47	1	-	26
S Snater	c Roderick b van Beek	4	18	29	-	-	14
SJ Cook	c Brookes b van Beek	10	26	31	-	-	18
JA Porter	not out	0	10	14	-	-	10
Extras	(1 b, 4 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 194 minutes, 46.3 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Elgar, 4.2 ov), 2-53 (Westley, 14.2 ov), 3-69 (Das, 20.4 ov), 4-71 (Cox, 20.6 ov), 5-79 (Critchley, 23.5 ov), 6-81 (Walter, 24.4 ov), 7-119 (Harmer, 36.3 ov), 8-129 (Pepper, 39.1 ov), 9-137 (Snater, 42.6 ov), 10-140 (Cook, 46.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Leach	5	3	12	1	-	-	23	1	-
Virdi	23	1	66	2	-	1	88	2	-
Taylor	9	0	35	2	-	-	34	5	-
van Beek	9.3	1	26	4	-	1	44	2	-

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Notes
--> Essex full substitute: JM Cox for NRM Thain (after 43 overs of the Worcestershire first innings) (released from international squad)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Worcestershire (1) 100/5 (D'Oliveira 31*, Brookes 34*; 30 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Worcestershire (1) 265/9 (Taylor 62*, Virdi 41*; 73 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 151/4 (Westley 45*, Walter 4*; 49 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (1) 275/7 (Pepper 46*, Snater 15*; 83 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Worcestershire (2) 125/3 (Libby 60*, Jones 27*; 36 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Worcestershire (2) 254/6 (Hose 59*, Brookes 10*; 69 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Essex (2) 75/4 (Critchley 3*, Walter 1*; 23 overs)
--> Worcestershire first innings: 50 in 12.3 overs, 59 minutes
--> Worcestershire first innings: 100 in 29.4 overs, 121 minutes
--> Worcestershire first innings: 150 in 44.4 overs, 178 minutes
--> Worcestershire first innings: 200 in 55.1 overs, 220 minutes
--> Worcestershire first innings: 250 in 68.6 overs, 266 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 17.5 overs, 67 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 31.4 overs, 125 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 48.4 overs, 193 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 62.4 overs, 239 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 79.4 overs, 309 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 90.4 overs, 354 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 97.5 overs, 385 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 107.1 overs, 424 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 50 in 19.1 overs, 72 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 100 in 32.2 overs, 123 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 150 in 43.2 overs, 168 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 200 in 57.6 overs, 221 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 250 in 66.3 overs, 256 minutes
--> Worcestershire second innings: 300 in 80.2 overs, 307 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 13.4 overs, 50 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 30.5 overs, 122 minutes
--> JM Cox made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JM Cox made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> BL D'Oliveira (1) 50 in 107 balls, 150 minutes with 4 fours
--> TAI Taylor (1) 50 in 71 balls, 88 minutes with 6 fours
--> T Westley (1) 50 in 95 balls, 133 minutes with 5 fours
--> MS Pepper (1) 50 in 64 balls, 89 minutes with 6 fours
--> MS Pepper (1) passed his previous highest score of 92 in First-Class matches
--> MS Pepper (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> MS Pepper (1) passed his previous highest score of 92 in County Championship matches
--> MS Pepper (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> MS Pepper (1) 100 in 116 balls, 167 minutes with 12 fours
--> S Snater (1) 50 in 73 balls, 106 minutes with 7 fours
--> JD Libby (2) 50 in 90 balls, 120 minutes with 8 fours
--> RP Jones (2) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 13
--> AJ Hose (2) 50 in 71 balls, 106 minutes with 7 fours
--> BL D'Oliveira (2) 50 in 68 balls, 66 minutes with 7 fours
--> EA Brookes achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed RJ Das in the Essex first innings (previous best was 0-9)
--> EA Brookes achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed RJ Das in the Essex first innings (previous best was 0-9)
--> SJ Cook reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed GS Virdi, his 4th wicket in the Worcestershire second innings
--> GS Virdi reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed MJJ Critchley, his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings
--> LV van Beek achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 4-42)
--> BL D'Oliveira (17) and EA Brookes (33) added 50 in 93 balls for the Worcestershire 6th wicket in the first innings
--> BL D'Oliveira (19) and TAI Taylor (29) added 50 in 70 balls for the Worcestershire 8th wicket in the first innings
--> TAI Taylor (17) and GS Virdi (36) added 50 in 81 balls for the Worcestershire 10th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (29) and RJ Das (21) added 50 in 107 balls for the Essex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> RJ Das (18) and T Westley (28) added 50 in 81 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> T Westley (21) and PI Walter (27) added 50 in 82 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MS Pepper (32) and S Snater (16) added 50 in 68 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
--> MS Pepper (58) and S Snater (37) added 100 in 136 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JD Libby (19) and Kashif Ali (27) added 50 in 90 balls for the Worcestershire 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> JD Libby (22) and RP Jones (27) added 50 in 50 balls for the Worcestershire 4th wicket in the second innings
--> AJ Hose (15) and BL D'Oliveira (35) added 50 in 95 balls for the Worcestershire 6th wicket in the second innings

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BL D'Oliveira (17) and EA Brookes (33) added 50 in 93 balls for the Worcestershire 6th wicket in the first innings
BL D'Oliveira (19) and TAI Taylor (29) added 50 in 70 balls for the Worcestershire 8th wicket in the first innings
TAI Taylor (17) and GS Virdi (36) added 50 in 81 balls for the Worcestershire 10th wicket in the first innings
D Elgar (29) and RJ Das (21) added 50 in 107 balls for the Essex 1st wicket in the first innings
RJ Das (18) and T Westley (28) added 50 in 81 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
T Westley (21) and PI Walter (27) added 50 in 82 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
MS Pepper (32) and S Snater (16) added 50 in 68 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
MS Pepper (58) and S Snater (37) added 100 in 136 balls for the Essex 8th wicket in the first innings
JD Libby (19) and Kashif Ali (27) added 50 in 90 balls for the Worcestershire 3rd wicket in the second innings
JD Libby (22) and RP Jones (27) added 50 in 50 balls for the Worcestershire 4th wicket in the second innings
AJ Hose (15) and BL D'Oliveira (35) added 50 in 95 balls for the Worcestershire 6th wicket in the second innings

 

 

 

 

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