Essex v Durham, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 56th Match, County Championship Division One, 2025
County Championship Division One 56th Match: Essex v Durham, September 08, 2025

Essex
ESS
457/8d (128)

Durham
DUR
333/10 (100.2) & 173/7 (66.2)
Finished
Match Drawn
Durham 1st InningDUR 1st Inning333/10 (100.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees(C) | lbw b SR Harmer | 94 | 152 | 15 | 0 | 61.84 |
lbw b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Emilio Gay | c MJJ Critchley b DAJ Bracewell | 22 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
c MJJ Critchley b DAJ Bracewell | ||||||
| Ben McKinney | b JA Porter | 121 | 228 | 18 | 2 | 55.13 |
b JA Porter | ||||||
| David Bedingham | runout (MKS Pepper / JA Porter) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (MKS Pepper / JA Porter) | ||||||
| Colin Ackermann | b S Snater | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 41.94 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| Oliver George Robinson(WK) | c MKS Pepper b DAJ Bracewell | 15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 41.18 |
c MKS Pepper b DAJ Bracewell | ||||||
| Graham Clark | Not out | 37 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 51.39 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ben Raine | lbw b JA Porter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Matthew Potts | b JA Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b JA Porter | ||||||
| Samuel Conners | c & b DAJ Bracewell | 24 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 43.64 |
c & b DAJ Bracewell | ||||||
| Callum Parkinson | b JA Porter | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b JA Porter | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 333/10 (100.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 23.2 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 3.30 |
| Shane Snater | 19.2 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 3.21 |
| Doug Bracewell | 17 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 4.12 |
| Simon Harmer | 27 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 2.52 |
| Noah Thain | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Matt Critchley | 10.4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (E Gay - 10.6 ov), 2-189 (A Lees - 49.6 ov), 3-190 (DG Bedingham - 50.6 ov), 4-240 (C Ackermann - 64.5 ov), 5-262 (OG Robinson - 72.3 ov), 6-283 (BS McKinney - 84.3 ov), 7-283 (BA Raine - 84.6 ov), 8-291 (MJ Potts - 86.1 ov), 9-332 (S Conners - 99.3 ov), 10-333 (CF Parkinson - 100.2 ov)
Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning457/8 (128 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c OG Robinson b MJ Potts | 150 | 283 | 17 | 1 | 53.00 |
c OG Robinson b MJ Potts | ||||||
| Paul Walter | c BS McKinney b BA Raine | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
c BS McKinney b BA Raine | ||||||
| Tom Westley(C) | lbw b CF Parkinson | 32 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 43.24 |
lbw b CF Parkinson | ||||||
| Charles Allison | b C Ackermann | 33 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 64.71 |
b C Ackermann | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | lbw b MJ Potts | 129 | 168 | 17 | 1 | 76.79 |
lbw b MJ Potts | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | lbw b S Conners | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
lbw b S Conners | ||||||
| Noah Thain | c BS McKinney b MJ Potts | 24 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 |
c BS McKinney b MJ Potts | ||||||
| Simon Harmer | b BA Raine | 44 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 63.77 |
b BA Raine | ||||||
| Doug Bracewell | Not out | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 |
Not out | ||||||
| Shane Snater | Not out | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 457/8 (128) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Raine | 31 | 6 | 103 | 2 | 3.32 |
| Matthew Potts | 30 | 7 | 95 | 3 | 3.17 |
| Samuel Conners | 27 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 3.30 |
| Callum Parkinson | 28 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 4.21 |
| Colin Ackermann | 12 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 3.92 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (PI Walter - 6.2 ov), 2-83 (TZ Westley - 30.5 ov), 3-158 (CW Allison - 47.4 ov), 4-349 (D Elgar - 97.2 ov), 5-354 (MJJ Critchley - 99.5 ov), 6-358 (MKS Pepper - 102.1 ov), 7-410 (NRM Thain - 119.3 ov), 8-447 (SR Harmer - 125.3 ov)
Durham 2nd InningDUR 2nd Inning173/7 (66.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees(C) | lbw b JA Porter | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Emilio Gay | lbw b JA Porter | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 81.25 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Ben McKinney | b SR Harmer | 11 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 17.19 |
b SR Harmer | ||||||
| David Bedingham | c DAJ Bracewell b NRM Thain | 16 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 26.67 |
c DAJ Bracewell b NRM Thain | ||||||
| Colin Ackermann | c D Elgar b SR Harmer | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 17.86 |
c D Elgar b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Oliver George Robinson(WK) | c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 21 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 38.18 |
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Graham Clark | lbw b JA Porter | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Ben Raine | Not out | 42 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 59.15 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matthew Potts | Not out | 34 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 50.75 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 5, w 0, nb 0, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 173/7 (66.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 16.2 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 2.20 |
| Doug Bracewell | 9 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Simon Harmer | 27 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 2.37 |
| Noah Thain | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Matt Critchley | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Tom Westley | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (A Lees - 4.2 ov), 2-19 (E Gay - 6.2 ov), 3-45 (BS McKinney - 23.3 ov), 4-51 (DG Bedingham - 26.6 ov), 5-67 (C Ackermann - 33.3 ov), 6-92 (G Clark - 42.5 ov), 7-96 (OG Robinson - 43.3 ov)
Date
2025-09-08 15:00 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Durham elected to bat
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Tv Umpires
Match Referee
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