Somerset v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, , Specsavers County Championship Division One, 2017
Specsavers County Championship Division One : Somerset v Essex at Taunton, April 14, 2017

Somerset
SOM
209/10 (72.2) & 174/10 (50.2)

Essex
ESS
129/10 (54.5) & 257/2 (84.1)
Finished
ESS won by 8 wickets
Somerset 1st inningSOM 1st inn.209/10 (72.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c AN Cook b R Bopara | 26 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 40.62 |
c AN Cook b R Bopara | ||||||
| Dean Elgar | st AJA Wheater b Ashar Zaidi | 34 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 35.41 |
st AJA Wheater b Ashar Zaidi | ||||||
| Tom Abell(C) | c AN Cook b R Bopara | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
c AN Cook b R Bopara | ||||||
| James Hildreth | c R Bopara b JA Porter | 36 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 64.28 |
c R Bopara b JA Porter | ||||||
| Steven Davies(WK) | b SR Harmer | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 |
b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Peter Trego | c Ashar Zaidi b SR Harmer | 48 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 56.47 |
c Ashar Zaidi b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Lewis Gregory | c SR Harmer b N Wagner | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
c SR Harmer b N Wagner | ||||||
| Roelof van der Merwe | lbw b Ashar Zaidi | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
lbw b Ashar Zaidi | ||||||
| Craig Overton | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | ||||||
| Jamie Overton | b Ashar Zaidi | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
b Ashar Zaidi | ||||||
| Jack Leach | Not out | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 10, w 0, nb 6, lb 9) | |||||
| Total | 209/10 (72.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 17 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Neil Wagner | 15.2 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 5.08 |
| Simon Harmer | 23 | 10 | 51 | 2 | 2.21 |
| Ravi Bopara | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 12 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1.41 |
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (ME Trescothick - 18.5 ov), 2-54 (TB Abell - 22.2 ov), 3-108 (D Elgar - 35.4 ov), 4-112 (JC Hildreth - 38.4 ov), 5-130 (SM Davies - 45.6 ov), 6-143 (L Gregory - 50.6 ov), 7-176 (R Merwe - 59.4 ov), 8-188 (PD Trego - 64.5 ov), 9-197 (J Overton - 67.3 ov), 10-209 (C Overton - 72.2 ov)
Essex 1st inningESS 1st inn.129/10 (54.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browne | b C Overton | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45.83 |
b C Overton | ||||||
| Alastair Cook | b L Gregory | 52 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 56.52 |
b L Gregory | ||||||
| Tom Westley | b R Merwe | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 19.60 |
b R Merwe | ||||||
| Dan Lawrence | lbw b C Overton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b C Overton | ||||||
| Ravi Bopara | b J Leach | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
b J Leach | ||||||
| Adam Wheater(WK) | b R Merwe | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
b R Merwe | ||||||
| Ryan ten Doeschate(C) | c JC Hildreth b L Gregory | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
c JC Hildreth b L Gregory | ||||||
| Ashar Zaidi | c SM Davies b J Leach | 23 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 53.48 |
c SM Davies b J Leach | ||||||
| Simon Harmer | c SM Davies b R Merwe | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c SM Davies b R Merwe | ||||||
| Neil Wagner | c SM Davies b J Overton | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c SM Davies b J Overton | ||||||
| Jamie Porter | Not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 129/10 (54.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 12 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2.33 |
| Craig Overton | 12 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1.41 |
| Jamie Overton | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Jack Leach | 16.5 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1.48 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3.25 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (NLJ Browne - 7.1 ov), 2-60 (TZ Westley - 20.5 ov), 3-64 (DW Lawrence - 24.1 ov), 4-81 (R Bopara - 35.2 ov), 5-81 (AN Cook - 36.1 ov), 6-91 (R Doeschate - 42.4 ov), 7-91 (AJA Wheater - 43.1 ov), 8-119 (SR Harmer - 49.6 ov), 9-129 (N Wagner - 53.5 ov), 10-129 (Ashar Zaidi - 54.5 ov)
Somerset 2nd inningSOM 2nd inn.174/10 (50.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw b SR Harmer | 27 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
lbw b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Marcus Trescothick | lbw b JA Porter | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
lbw b JA Porter | ||||||
| Tom Abell(C) | c AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c AJA Wheater b JA Porter | ||||||
| James Hildreth | c SR Harmer b R Bopara | 35 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 92.10 |
c SR Harmer b R Bopara | ||||||
| Steven Davies(WK) | c JA Porter b N Wagner | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 |
c JA Porter b N Wagner | ||||||
| Peter Trego | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 58.62 |
c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | ||||||
| Lewis Gregory | c NLJ Browne b N Wagner | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 64.00 |
c NLJ Browne b N Wagner | ||||||
| Roelof van der Merwe | c R Doeschate b N Wagner | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
c R Doeschate b N Wagner | ||||||
| Craig Overton | c Ashar Zaidi b N Wagner | 22 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 37.28 |
c Ashar Zaidi b N Wagner | ||||||
| Jamie Overton | c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
c AJA Wheater b N Wagner | ||||||
| Jack Leach | Not out | 27 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 65.85 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 4, w 0, nb 2, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 174/10 (50.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 8 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 5.37 |
| Neil Wagner | 12.2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 3.89 |
| Simon Harmer | 14 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Ravi Bopara | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 11 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1.72 |
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (ME Trescothick - 2.5 ov), 2-25 (TB Abell - 6.5 ov), 3-69 (D Elgar - 15.6 ov), 4-71 (JC Hildreth - 16.6 ov), 5-100 (SM Davies - 24.5 ov), 6-109 (PD Trego - 28.3 ov), 7-111 (R Merwe - 30.3 ov), 8-122 (L Gregory - 34.1 ov), 9-124 (J Overton - 36.2 ov), 10-174 (C Overton - 50.2 ov)
Essex 2nd inningESS 2nd inn.257/2 (84.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Browne | c SM Davies b J Overton | 35 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 30.97 |
c SM Davies b J Overton | ||||||
| Alastair Cook | c JC Hildreth b D Elgar | 110 | 214 | 16 | 0 | 51.40 |
c JC Hildreth b D Elgar | ||||||
| Tom Westley | Not out | 86 | 146 | 15 | 1 | 58.90 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dan Lawrence | Not out | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 0 (b 8, w 5, nb 2, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 257/2 (84.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 9.1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Craig Overton | 11 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 4.90 |
| Jack Leach | 27 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 2.55 |
| Jamie Overton | 11 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 2.72 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 22 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 2.04 |
| Peter Trego | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-82 (NLJ Browne - 32.6 ov), 2-216 (AN Cook - 72.2 ov)
Date
2017-04-14 15:30 PM
Venue
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton
Toss
Somerset elected to bat
Umpires
- Graham Lloyd
- Michael Gough
Tv Umpires
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