Somerset vs Essex, 44th Match, County Championship Division One 2026 - ScorecardSOM vs ESS, 44th Match, County Championship Division One 2026 - Scorecard
Day 2: Stumps - Essex trail by 252 runs
SOM 1st Innings
Somerset 1st Innings
469-10 (127.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Extras
21 (b 4, lb 15, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
469-10 (127.5 Overs, RR: 3.67)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Partnerships
Joshua Thomas
8(14)
34(34)
20(21)
Joshua Thomas
37(41)
60(72)
16(31)
Goldsworthy
Joshua Thomas
65(107)
119(227)
52(120)
Tom Abell
50(86)
99(157)
44(71)
Tom Abell
15(38)
36(77)
21(39)
James Rew
Jake Ball
3(14)
4(27)
1(13)
James Rew
Archie Vaughan
0(3)
1(5)
1(2)
James Rew
Lewis Gregory
11(26)
29(50)
18(24)
James Rew
Jack Leach
5(21)
15(32)
9(11)
James Rew
Migael Pretorius
48(48)
72(86)
24(38)
James Rew
ESS 1st Innings
Essex 1st Innings
158-10 (42.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Extras
10 (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total
158-10 (42.4 Overs, RR: 3.7)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Partnerships
Charlie Allison
1(6)
2(10)
1(4)
Critchley
47(58)
102(121)
47(66)
Critchley
3(14)
13(31)
10(17)
Noah Thain
Critchley
0(16)
12(30)
10(14)
Michael Pepper
4(6)
5(8)
1(2)
Michael Pepper
0(6)
4(11)
4(5)
Michael Pepper
0(5)
8(10)
8(5)
Michael Pepper
Jamie Porter
0(14)
12(31)
12(17)
Michael Pepper
ESS 2nd Innings
Essex 2nd Innings
59-0 f/o (19 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Extras
0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
59-0 f/o (19 Overs, RR: 3.11)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Partnerships
INFO
Match
SOM vs ESS • 44th Match • County Championship Division One 2026
Date
Thursday, August 20
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 10:00 AM GMT, 3:30 PM IST
Toss
Essex won the toss and opt to Bowl
Umpires
Ian Blackwell, Martin Saggers
Referee
Mike Smith
Somerset squad
Players
Joshua Thomas,
Tom Lammonby,
Henry Nicholls,
James Rew (wk),
Tom Abell,
Lewis Goldsworthy,
Archie Vaughan,
Lewis Gregory (c),
Jack Leach,
Migael Pretorius,
Jake Ball
Bench
Jordan Hermann,
Thomas Rew,
Craig Overton,
Joshua Shaw,
Will Smeed,
Alfie Ogborne
Essex squad
Players
Dean Elgar,
Paul Walter,
Tom Westley (c),
Charlie Allison,
Matthew Critchley,
Michael Pepper (wk),
Noah Thain,
Simon Harmer,
Shane Snater,
Sam Cook,
Jamie Porter
Bench
Wiaan Mulder,
Jordan Cox,
Luc Benkenstein,
Zaman Akhter,
Charlie Bennett
