Essex v Kent, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 6th Match, Vitality County Championship Division One, 2024
Vitality County Championship Division One 6th Match: Essex v Kent, April 12, 2024

Essex
ESS
530/7d (112) & 257/4d (40)

Kent
KEN
413/10 (135.1) & 164/7 (67.4)
Finished
Match Drawn
Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning530/7 (112 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c T Muyeye b MW Parkinson | 120 | 176 | 18 | 0 | 68.18 |
c T Muyeye b MW Parkinson | ||||||
| Feroze Khushi | b WA Agar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b WA Agar | ||||||
| Tom Westley(C) | c HZ Finch b G Garrett | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c HZ Finch b G Garrett | ||||||
| Jordan Cox | lbw b G Garrett | 67 | 105 | 10 | 1 | 63.81 |
lbw b G Garrett | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | Not out | 151 | 212 | 5 | 4 | 71.23 |
Not out | ||||||
| Paul Walter | c JL Denly b MW Parkinson | 33 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 64.71 |
c JL Denly b MW Parkinson | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | c T Muyeye b NN Gilchrist | 49 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 116.67 |
c T Muyeye b NN Gilchrist | ||||||
| Simon Harmer | st HZ Finch b JK Denly | 44 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 60.27 |
st HZ Finch b JK Denly | ||||||
| Shane Snater | Not out | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 162.50 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 35 (b 0, w 1, nb 28, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 530/7 (112) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Agar | 20 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 4.90 |
| George Garrett | 23 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Nathan Gilchrist | 20 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 6.10 |
| Matt Parkinson | 27 | 1 | 125 | 2 | 4.60 |
| Jack Leaning | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Jaydn Denly | 11 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 4.70 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (FIN Khushi - 0.5 ov), 2-10 (TZ Westley - 3.3 ov), 3-169 (J Cox - 38.1 ov), 4-258 (D Elgar - 58.4 ov), 5-316 (PI Walter - 76.4 ov), 6-396 (MKS Pepper - 88.5 ov), 7-478 (SR Harmer - 107.2 ov)
Kent 1st InningKEN 1st Inning413/10 (135.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton | b SR Harmer | 165 | 363 | 18 | 0 | 45.45 |
b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Tawanda Muyeye | lbw b S Snater | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 39.29 |
lbw b S Snater | ||||||
| Daniel Bell-Drummond(C) | lbw b JA Porter | 135 | 227 | 11 | 2 | 59.47 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Jack Leaning | lbw b JA Porter | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Joe Denly | b S Snater | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| Harry Finch(WK) | c TZ Westley b MJJ Critchley | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 |
c TZ Westley b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Jaydn Denly | c FIN Khushi b MJJ Critchley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c FIN Khushi b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Wes Agar | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
lbw b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Nathan Gilchrist | c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley | 41 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 64.06 |
c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Matt Parkinson | c SR Harmer b MJJ Critchley | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
c SR Harmer b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| George Garrett | Not out | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 13 (b 6, w 0, nb 2, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 413/10 (135.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 22 | 3 | 71 | 2 | 3.27 |
| Shane Snater | 18 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 2.39 |
| Simon Harmer | 45.1 | 10 | 117 | 1 | 2.59 |
| Aaron Beard | 15 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 3.53 |
| Matt Critchley | 29 | 2 | 105 | 5 | 3.62 |
| Tom Westley | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.17 |
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (T Muyeye - 8.6 ov), 2-251 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 82.3 ov), 3-257 (JA Leaning - 84.5 ov), 4-283 (JL Denly - 94.2 ov), 5-298 (HZ Finch - 103.1 ov), 6-301 (JK Denly - 106.3 ov), 7-312 (WA Agar - 109.6 ov), 8-380 (NN Gilchrist - 127.3 ov), 9-388 (MW Parkinson - 129.5 ov), 10-413 (B Compton - 135.1 ov)
Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning257/4 (40 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw b G Garrett | 34 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 70.83 |
lbw b G Garrett | ||||||
| Feroze Khushi | c JK Denly b WA Agar | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
c JK Denly b WA Agar | ||||||
| Tom Westley(C) | lbw b WA Agar | 22 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 44.00 |
lbw b WA Agar | ||||||
| Jordan Cox | Not out | 116 | 89 | 7 | 6 | 130.34 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | b MW Parkinson | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 108.70 |
b MW Parkinson | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | Not out | 34 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 147.83 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 18 (b 1, w 1, nb 14, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 257/4 (40) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Agar | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.20 |
| Nathan Gilchrist | 10 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Matt Parkinson | 15 | 0 | 108 | 1 | 7.20 |
| George Garrett | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3.80 |
| Jaydn Denly | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (FIN Khushi - 6.2 ov), 2-56 (D Elgar - 14.2 ov), 3-79 (TZ Westley - 20.5 ov), 4-166 (MJJ Critchley - 31.5 ov)
Kent 2nd InningKEN 2nd Inning164/7 (67.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Muyeye | c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | ||||||
| Ben Compton | lbw b JA Porter | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Daniel Bell-Drummond(C) | lbw b SR Harmer | 18 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 33.96 |
lbw b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Jack Leaning | b S Snater | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 34.78 |
b S Snater | ||||||
| Joe Denly | c FIN Khushi b JA Porter | 39 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 60.94 |
c FIN Khushi b JA Porter | ||||||
| Harry Finch(WK) | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 14 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
lbw b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Jaydn Denly | Not out | 41 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 32.03 |
Not out | ||||||
| Wes Agar | c S Snater b JA Porter | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
c S Snater b JA Porter | ||||||
| Nathan Gilchrist | Not out | 19 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 34.55 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 13 (b 8, w 0, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 164/7 (67.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 11 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1.82 |
| Shane Snater | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 28.4 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 2.06 |
| Aaron Beard | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Matt Critchley | 18 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 2.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (T Muyeye - 2.6 ov), 2-19 (B Compton - 8.4 ov), 3-37 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 17.5 ov), 4-37 (JA Leaning - 18.3 ov), 5-65 (HZ Finch - 28.1 ov), 6-116 (JL Denly - 44.1 ov), 7-130 (WA Agar - 48.2 ov)
Date
2024-04-12 15:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss
Essex elected to bat
Umpires
- Graham Lloyd
- Ian Blackwell
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Phil Whitticase
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