Essex v Surrey, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Match, County Championship Division One, 2025

County Championship Division One 1st Match: Essex v Surrey, April 04, 2025

Essex

ESS

582/6d (147.2)

Surrey

SUR

365/10 (129.5) & 219/6 (97)

Finished

Match Drawn

Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning582/6 (147.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	c BT Foakes b MD Fisher	95	172	14	0	55.23
c BT Foakes b MD Fisher
Charles Allison	lbw b DW Lawrence	25	55	3	0	45.45
lbw b DW Lawrence
Tom Westley(C)	c JL Smith b K Roach	40	67	7	0	59.70
c JL Smith b K Roach
Jordan Cox	b K Roach	117	148	21	0	79.05
b K Roach
Matt Critchley	Not out	145	261	17	1	55.56
Not out
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence	109	162	13	1	67.28
c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence
Noah Thain	c K Roach b DW Lawrence	26	26	5	0	100.00
c K Roach b DW Lawrence
Extra	25 (b 5, w 0, nb 14, lb 6)
Total	582/6 (147.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Kemar Roach	26	4	82	2	3.15
Jordan Clark	27	6	71	0	2.63
Matthew Fisher	25	6	102	1	4.08
James Taylor	29	5	107	0	3.70
Dan Lawrence	35.2	2	169	3	4.78
Ryan Patel	5	0	38	0	7.60

Fall of wickets: 1-78 (CW Allison - 19.4 ov), 2-126 (TZ Westley - 35.6 ov), 3-226 (PI Walter - 62.1 ov), 4-318 (J Cox - 83.3 ov), 5-534 (MKS Pepper - 139.4 ov), 6-582 (NRM Thain - 147.2 ov)

Surrey 1st InningSUR 1st Inning365/10 (129.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rory Burns(C)	c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer	73	171	10	0	42.69
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer
Dom Sibley	lbw b S Cook	3	9	0	0	33.33
lbw b S Cook
Ollie Pope	b JA Porter	45	111	5	0	40.54
b JA Porter
Jamie Smith	b S Snater	25	34	4	0	73.53
b S Snater
Ben Foakes(WK)	Not out	92	191	10	0	48.17
Not out
Dan Lawrence	c J Cox b SR Harmer	3	6	0	0	50.00
c J Cox b SR Harmer
Ryan Patel	c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer	2	27	0	0	7.41
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer
Jordan Clark	lbw b S Cook	45	88	5	1	51.14
lbw b S Cook
Matthew Fisher	b SR Harmer	30	57	6	0	52.63
b SR Harmer
James Taylor	b MJJ Critchley	26	75	5	0	34.67
b MJJ Critchley
Kemar Roach	lbw b MJJ Critchley	1	10	0	0	10.00
lbw b MJJ Critchley
Extra	20 (b 8, w 0, nb 0, lb 12)
Total	365/10 (129.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	16	4	56	1	3.50
Samuel Cook	21	3	67	2	3.19
Simon Harmer	47	12	83	4	1.77
Shane Snater	16	3	50	1	3.13
Matt Critchley	18.5	2	47	2	2.50
Noah Thain	11	0	42	0	3.82

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (DP Sibley - 3.2 ov), 2-111 (O Pope - 44.1 ov), 3-148 (JL Smith - 53.6 ov), 4-148 (RJ Burns - 54.1 ov), 5-156 (DW Lawrence - 56.2 ov), 6-180 (RS Patel - 66.1 ov), 7-251 (J Clark - 87.4 ov), 8-306 (MD Fisher - 104.6 ov), 9-356 (JWA Taylor - 126.6 ov), 10-365 (K Roach - 129.5 ov)

Surrey 2nd InningSUR 2nd Inning219/6 (97 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rory Burns(C)	lbw b SR Harmer	25	56	5	0	44.64
lbw b SR Harmer
Dom Sibley	c J Cox b NRM Thain	66	221	8	0	29.86
c J Cox b NRM Thain
Ollie Pope	c MKS Pepper b S Snater	1	4	0	0	25.00
c MKS Pepper b S Snater
Jamie Smith	runout (MJJ Critchley / MKS Pepper)	32	49	5	1	65.31
runout (MJJ Critchley / MKS Pepper)
Ben Foakes(WK)	b JA Porter	50	134	4	0	37.31
b JA Porter
Dan Lawrence	c J Cox b MJJ Critchley	18	57	1	0	31.58
c J Cox b MJJ Critchley
Ryan Patel	Not out	8	57	1	0	14.04
Not out
Jordan Clark	Not out	2	6	0	0	33.33
Not out
Extra	17 (b 8, w 0, nb 4, lb 5)
Total	219/6 (97)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	11	5	16	1	1.45
Samuel Cook	10	3	22	0	2.20
Simon Harmer	34	13	46	1	1.35
Shane Snater	7	2	23	1	3.29
Paul Walter	2	0	25	0	12.50
Matt Critchley	18	1	39	1	2.20
Tom Westley	7	3	10	0	1.43
Noah Thain	8	0	25	1	3.10

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (RJ Burns - 18.1 ov), 2-39 (O Pope - 19.1 ov), 3-81 (JL Smith - 33.6 ov), 4-181 (DP Sibley - 75.1 ov), 5-198 (BT Foakes - 81.3 ov), 6-215 (DW Lawrence - 95.1 ov)

Date

2025-04-04 15:30 PM

Venue

County Ground, Chelmsford

Toss

Essex elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee