Surrey v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 15, County Championship Division One, 2026
County Championship Division One Match 15: Surrey v Essex at London, April 24, 2026

Surrey
SUR
472/10 (156.3)

Essex
ESS
409/10 (117.1) & 302/2 (86)
Finished
Match Drawn
Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning409/10 (117.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c BT Foakes b J Clark | 92 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 56.79 |
c BT Foakes b J Clark | ||||||
| Paul Walter | lbw b S Abbott | 101 | 184 | 14 | 0 | 55.19 |
lbw b S Abbott | ||||||
| Tom Westley(C) | b T Lawes | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
b T Lawes | ||||||
| Charles Allison | lbw b MD Fisher | 40 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 58.21 |
lbw b MD Fisher | ||||||
| Matt Critchley | c RJ Burns b T Lawes | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
c RJ Burns b T Lawes | ||||||
| Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK) | b G Atkinson | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 51.28 |
b G Atkinson | ||||||
| Noah Thain | c JL Smith b DW Lawrence | 64 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 50.00 |
c JL Smith b DW Lawrence | ||||||
| Simon Harmer | lbw b S Abbott | 41 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 54.67 |
lbw b S Abbott | ||||||
| Shane Snater | Not out | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 121.43 |
Not out | ||||||
| Samuel Cook | c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | ||||||
| Jamie Porter | c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | ||||||
| Extra | 28 (b 0, w 4, nb 18, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 409/10 (117.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 23 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Thomas Lawes | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.87 |
| Sean Abbott | 24 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 3.13 |
| Jordan Clark | 25 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Matthew Fisher | 17 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Dan Lawrence | 5.1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2.90 |
Fall of wickets: 1-183 (D Elgar - 46.6 ov), 2-194 (TZ Westley - 55.3 ov), 3-247 (PI Walter - 70.3 ov), 4-261 (CW Allison - 73.2 ov), 5-261 (MJJ Critchley - 74.6 ov), 6-308 (MKS Pepper - 87.3 ov), 7-383 (SR Harmer - 112.1 ov), 8-407 (NRM Thain - 115.1 ov), 9-407 (S Cook - 115.2 ov), 10-409 (JA Porter - 117.1 ov)
Surrey 1st InningSUR 1st Inning472/10 (156.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns(C) | c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | ||||||
| Dom Sibley | c MKS Pepper b S Cook | 101 | 283 | 8 | 0 | 35.56 |
c MKS Pepper b S Cook | ||||||
| Jamie Smith | c MKS Pepper b S Snater | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 |
c MKS Pepper b S Snater | ||||||
| Ollie Pope | b JA Porter | 69 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 52.67 |
b JA Porter | ||||||
| Dan Lawrence | c S Cook b NRM Thain | 125 | 204 | 15 | 2 | 61.88 |
c S Cook b NRM Thain | ||||||
| Ben Foakes(WK) | b MJJ Critchley | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.93 |
b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Jordan Clark | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 43 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 71.67 |
lbw b MJJ Critchley | ||||||
| Thomas Lawes | c & b SR Harmer | 36 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 50.70 |
c & b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Sean Abbott | c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Gus Atkinson | Not out | 21 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 41.18 |
Not out | ||||||
| Matthew Fisher | c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | ||||||
| Extra | 27 (b 6, w 0, nb 8, lb 13) | |||||
| Total | 472/10 (156.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 26 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 2.79 |
| Samuel Cook | 29 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 2.14 |
| Shane Snater | 27 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 2.74 |
| Noah Thain | 20 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Simon Harmer | 25.3 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 2.71 |
| Matt Critchley | 28 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3.36 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (RJ Burns - 2.2 ov), 2-29 (JL Smith - 11.3 ov), 3-134 (O Pope - 52.6 ov), 4-255 (DP Sibley - 96.6 ov), 5-341 (BT Foakes - 116.1 ov), 6-367 (DW Lawrence - 123.5 ov), 7-434 (T Lawes - 140.2 ov), 8-434 (J Clark - 141.2 ov), 9-450 (S Abbott - 148.4 ov), 10-472 (MD Fisher - 156.3 ov)
Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning302/2 (86 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | lbw b G Atkinson | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8.11 |
lbw b G Atkinson | ||||||
| Dean Elgar | Not out | 107 | 238 | 10 | 1 | 44.96 |
Not out | ||||||
| Tom Westley(C) | c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence | 136 | 169 | 22 | 2 | 80.47 |
c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence | ||||||
| Charles Allison | Not out | 35 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 44.30 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 21 (b 0, w 2, nb 14, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 302/2 (86) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 15 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Gus Atkinson | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Dan Lawrence | 19 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Jordan Clark | 11 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Matthew Fisher | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Thomas Lawes | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Rory Burns | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Dom Sibley | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Ben Foakes | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (PI Walter - 10.6 ov), 2-219 (TZ Westley - 59.5 ov)
Date
2026-04-24 15:30 PM
Venue
Kennington Oval, London
Toss
Surrey elected to bowl
Umpires
Tv Umpires
Match Referee


