Somerset v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 44, County Championship Division One, 2026

County Championship Division One Match 44: Somerset v Essex at Taunton, August 20, 2026

Somerset

SOM

469/10 (127.5) & 103/2 (19.2)

Essex

ESS

158/10 (42.4) & 412/10 (161.1)

Finished

SOM won by 8 wickets

Somerset 1st InningSOM 1st Inning469/10 (127.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Joshua Thomas	b S Snater	110	162	15	1	67.90
b S Snater
Tom Lammonby	b S Cook	20	21	4	0	95.24
b S Cook
Lewis Goldsworthy	c MKS Pepper b JA Porter	16	31	3	0	51.61
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
Henry Nicholls	b S Cook	96	191	13	0	50.26
b S Cook
Tom Abell	b S Snater	65	124	10	0	52.42
b S Snater
James Rew(WK)	Not out	74	127	10	0	58.27
Not out
Jake Ball	b S Cook	3	14	0	0	21.43
b S Cook
Archie Vaughan	b JA Porter	0	3	0	0	0.00
b JA Porter
Lewis Gregory(C)	lbw b S Snater	11	26	1	0	42.31
lbw b S Snater
Jack Leach	c JA Porter b S Cook	5	21	1	0	23.81
c JA Porter b S Cook
Migael Pretorius	lbw b MJJ Critchley	48	48	7	0	100.00
lbw b MJJ Critchley
Extra	21 (b 4, w 0, nb 2, lb 15)
Total	469/10 (127.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	27	8	70	2	2.59
Samuel Cook	29	5	92	4	3.17
Shane Snater	26	5	96	3	3.69
Simon Harmer	31	4	124	0	4.00
Noah Thain	2	0	12	0	6.00
Matt Critchley	11.5	1	54	1	4.56
Tom Westley	1	0	2	0	2.00

Fall of wickets: 1-34 (TA Lammonby - 5.4 ov), 2-94 (L Goldsworthy - 17.4 ov), 3-213 (J Thomas - 55.3 ov), 4-312 (H Nicholls - 81.4 ov), 5-348 (TB Abell - 94.3 ov), 6-352 (JT Ball - 98.6 ov), 7-353 (A Vaughan - 99.5 ov), 8-382 (L Gregory - 108.1 ov), 9-397 (J Leach - 113.3 ov), 10-469 (M Pretorius - 127.5 ov)

Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning158/10 (42.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	lbw b L Gregory	0	2	0	0	0.00
lbw b L Gregory
Paul Walter	c J Leach b JT Ball	48	70	8	0	68.57
c J Leach b JT Ball
Tom Westley(C)	c J Rew b L Gregory	0	2	0	0	0.00
c J Rew b L Gregory
Charles Allison	b L Gregory	1	6	0	0	16.67
b L Gregory
Matt Critchley	lbw b A Vaughan	50	88	6	1	56.82
lbw b A Vaughan
Noah Thain	lbw b J Leach	10	17	2	0	58.82
lbw b J Leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c H Nicholls b A Vaughan	35	43	5	0	81.40
c H Nicholls b A Vaughan
Simon Harmer	c L Goldsworthy b J Leach	4	6	1	0	66.67
c L Goldsworthy b J Leach
Shane Snater	c J Rew b J Leach	0	6	0	0	0.00
c J Rew b J Leach
Samuel Cook	b J Leach	0	5	0	0	0.00
b J Leach
Jamie Porter	Not out	0	14	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	10 (b 2, w 1, nb 6, lb 1)
Total	158/10 (42.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Lewis Gregory	6	1	29	3	4.83
Jake Ball	10	0	55	1	5.50
Migael Pretorius	8	3	21	0	2.63
Jack Leach	13	2	37	4	2.85
Archie Vaughan	5.4	1	13	2	2.29

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (D Elgar - 0.2 ov), 2-0 (TZ Westley - 0.4 ov), 3-2 (CW Allison - 2.2 ov), 4-104 (PI Walter - 22.3 ov), 5-117 (NRM Thain - 27.4 ov), 6-129 (MJJ Critchley - 32.4 ov), 7-134 (SR Harmer - 33.6 ov), 8-138 (S Snater - 35.5 ov), 9-146 (S Cook - 37.3 ov), 10-158 (MKS Pepper - 42.4 ov)

Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning412/10 (161.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	b JT Ball	43	82	4	1	52.44
b JT Ball
Dean Elgar	c J Rew b M Pretorius	56	125	9	0	44.80
c J Rew b M Pretorius
Tom Westley(C)	c TB Abell b J Leach	22	51	4	0	43.14
c TB Abell b J Leach
Charles Allison	c J Rew b J Leach	114	254	13	2	44.88
c J Rew b J Leach
Matt Critchley	c TB Abell b J Leach	94	236	11	0	39.83
c TB Abell b J Leach
Noah Thain	c TB Abell b J Leach	11	54	1	0	20.37
c TB Abell b J Leach
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c TB Abell b J Leach	4	3	1	0	133.33
c TB Abell b J Leach
Simon Harmer	b A Vaughan	24	68	2	0	35.29
b A Vaughan
Shane Snater	b A Vaughan	14	30	2	0	46.67
b A Vaughan
Samuel Cook	Not out	9	32	0	0	28.13
Not out
Jamie Porter	lbw b A Vaughan	7	34	1	0	20.59
lbw b A Vaughan
Extra	14 (b 10, w 0, nb 4, lb 0)
Total	412/10 (161.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Migael Pretorius	26	3	72	1	2.77
Jake Ball	24.4	7	60	1	2.43
Archie Vaughan	40.1	6	123	3	3.06
Jack Leach	55.2	22	81	5	1.46
Joshua Thomas	2	0	10	0	5.00
Tom Lammonby	8	2	33	0	4.13
Lewis Goldsworthy	3	1	5	0	1.67
Lewis Gregory	2	0	18	0	9.00

Fall of wickets: 1-82 (PI Walter - 26.4 ov), 2-127 (D Elgar - 42.3 ov), 3-127 (TZ Westley - 43.2 ov), 4-339 (MJJ Critchley - 121.4 ov), 5-346 (CW Allison - 127.5 ov), 6-350 (MKS Pepper - 129.2 ov), 7-367 (NRM Thain - 139.2 ov), 8-395 (S Snater - 149.4 ov), 9-396 (SR Harmer - 151.1 ov), 10-412 (JA Porter - 161.1 ov)

Somerset 2nd InningSOM 2nd Inning103/2 (19.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Joshua Thomas	c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer	31	29	3	0	106.90
c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer
Tom Lammonby	Not out	39	54	5	0	72.22
Not out
Lewis Goldsworthy	c S Snater b SR Harmer	6	8	1	0	75.00
c S Snater b SR Harmer
Henry Nicholls	Not out	18	25	2	0	72.00
Not out
Extra	9 (b 4, w 5, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	103/2 (19.2)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Samuel Cook	2	17	0	8.50
Simon Harmer	9.2	39	2	4.18
Matt Critchley	6	33	0	5.50
Tom Westley	2	10	0	5.00

Fall of wickets: 1-59 (J Thomas - 9.1 ov), 2-65 (L Goldsworthy - 11.1 ov)

Date

2026-08-20 15:30 PM

Venue

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Taunton

Toss

Essex elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee