Warwickshire v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 12, County Championship Division One, 2026

County Championship Division One Match 12: Warwickshire v Essex at Birmingham, April 17, 2026

Warwickshire

WAR

190/10 (64.5) & 220/10 (62.2)

Essex

ESS

205/10 (73.5) & 164/10 (64.2)

Finished

WAR won by 41 runs

Warwickshire 1st InningWAR 1st Inning190/10 (64.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Robert Yates	c PI Walter b JA Porter	8	12	1	0	66.67
c PI Walter b JA Porter
Alex Davies(WK)	c MKS Pepper b JA Porter	0	1	0	0	0.00
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
Dan Mousley	lbw b JA Porter	10	33	2	0	30.30
lbw b JA Porter
Sam Hain	Not out	88	179	11	2	49.16
Not out
Beau Webster	b S Snater	14	17	2	0	82.35
b S Snater
Ed Barnard(C)	lbw b Z Akhter	9	27	2	0	33.33
lbw b Z Akhter
Zen Malik	lbw b JA Porter	4	21	1	0	19.05
lbw b JA Porter
Jordan Thompson	c PI Walter b S Cook	13	11	2	0	118.18
c PI Walter b S Cook
Keith Barker	c S Snater b Z Akhter	22	48	2	0	45.83
c S Snater b Z Akhter
Ethan Bamber	c MKS Pepper b S Snater	0	7	0	0	0.00
c MKS Pepper b S Snater
Nathan Gilchrist	b S Cook	7	35	1	0	20.00
b S Cook
Extra	15 (b 4, w 3, nb 2, lb 6)
Total	190/10 (64.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	20	3	59	4	2.95
Samuel Cook	18.5	7	38	2	2.02
Shane Snater	12	3	34	2	2.83
Zaman Akhter	13	3	47	2	3.62
Simon Harmer	1	0	2	0	2.00

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AL Davies - 0.2 ov), 2-12 (RM Yates - 4.2 ov), 3-25 (D Mousley - 10.4 ov), 4-48 (BJ Webster - 17.2 ov), 5-65 (EG Barnard - 23.5 ov), 6-96 (Z Malik - 32.1 ov), 7-113 (JA Thompson - 35.4 ov), 8-144 (KHD Barker - 48.1 ov), 9-145 (ER Bamber - 49.5 ov), 10-190 (NN Gilchrist - 64.5 ov)

Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning205/10 (73.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	c RM Yates b ER Bamber	7	25	1	0	28.00
c RM Yates b ER Bamber
Paul Walter	c D Mousley b ER Bamber	46	97	7	0	47.42
c D Mousley b ER Bamber
Luc Benkenstein	c AL Davies b KHD Barker	1	7	0	0	14.29
c AL Davies b KHD Barker
Charles Allison	lbw b NN Gilchrist	44	94	8	0	46.81
lbw b NN Gilchrist
Samuel Cook(C)	c RM Yates b NN Gilchrist	19	46	3	0	41.30
c RM Yates b NN Gilchrist
Matt Critchley	c Z Malik b ER Bamber	11	18	0	0	61.11
c Z Malik b ER Bamber
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c BJ Webster b NN Gilchrist	0	2	0	0	0.00
c BJ Webster b NN Gilchrist
Simon Harmer	b NN Gilchrist	48	91	6	2	52.75
b NN Gilchrist
Shane Snater	lbw b EG Barnard	8	42	1	0	19.05
lbw b EG Barnard
Zaman Akhter	b KHD Barker	4	14	0	0	28.57
b KHD Barker
Jamie Porter	Not out	1	9	0	0	11.11
Not out
Extra	16 (b 0, w 1, nb 4, lb 11)
Total	205/10 (73.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Keith Barker	17	8	37	2	2.18
Ethan Bamber	20	3	44	3	2.20
Ed Barnard	17	7	38	1	2.24
Jordan Thompson	10	0	35	0	3.50
Nathan Gilchrist	9.5	0	40	4	4.07

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (D Elgar - 9.2 ov), 2-19 (L Benkenstein - 10.4 ov), 3-103 (PI Walter - 33.1 ov), 4-127 (CW Allison - 42.3 ov), 5-136 (S Cook - 46.4 ov), 6-136 (MKS Pepper - 46.6 ov), 7-144 (MJJ Critchley - 49.6 ov), 8-173 (S Snater - 62.6 ov), 9-186 (Z Akhter - 67.5 ov), 10-205 (SR Harmer - 73.5 ov)

Warwickshire 2nd InningWAR 2nd Inning220/10 (62.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Robert Yates	c CW Allison b S Snater	22	56	4	0	39.29
c CW Allison b S Snater
Alex Davies(WK)	c SR Harmer b S Cook	5	17	0	0	29.41
c SR Harmer b S Cook
Dan Mousley	c L Benkenstein b S Cook	0	5	0	0	0.00
c L Benkenstein b S Cook
Sam Hain	c SR Harmer b S Cook	0	5	0	0	0.00
c SR Harmer b S Cook
Beau Webster	b S Cook	91	123	16	0	73.98
b S Cook
Ed Barnard(C)	c PI Walter b S Snater	17	25	4	0	68.00
c PI Walter b S Snater
Zen Malik	c CW Allison b JA Porter	21	47	3	0	44.68
c CW Allison b JA Porter
Jordan Thompson	c PI Walter b SR Harmer	7	19	1	0	36.84
c PI Walter b SR Harmer
Keith Barker	c MKS Pepper b S Cook	11	24	2	0	45.83
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
Ethan Bamber	Not out	19	25	3	0	76.00
Not out
Nathan Gilchrist	b S Snater	17	28	2	1	60.71
b S Snater
Extra	10 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 6)
Total	220/10 (62.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	13	8	31	1	2.38
Samuel Cook	15	3	58	5	3.87
Shane Snater	9.2	4	15	3	1.61
Zaman Akhter	7	1	41	0	5.86
Simon Harmer	18	3	65	1	3.61

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (AL Davies - 5.5 ov), 2-14 (D Mousley - 7.4 ov), 3-14 (SR Hain - 9.3 ov), 4-58 (RM Yates - 16.6 ov), 5-94 (EG Barnard - 26.2 ov), 6-144 (Z Malik - 40.3 ov), 7-153 (JA Thompson - 45.1 ov), 8-177 (BJ Webster - 52.2 ov), 9-188 (KHD Barker - 54.2 ov), 10-220 (NN Gilchrist - 62.2 ov)

Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning164/10 (64.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Samuel Cook(C)	c JA Thompson b KHD Barker	14	25	3	0	56.00
c JA Thompson b KHD Barker
Dean Elgar	lbw b KHD Barker	0	7	0	0	0.00
lbw b KHD Barker
Paul Walter	c KHD Barker b EG Barnard	8	45	1	0	17.78
c KHD Barker b EG Barnard
Charles Allison	b KHD Barker	0	3	0	0	0.00
b KHD Barker
Matt Critchley	c D Mousley b ER Bamber	4	5	1	0	80.00
c D Mousley b ER Bamber
Luc Benkenstein	b ER Bamber	39	93	8	0	41.94
b ER Bamber
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c RM Yates b KHD Barker	9	41	1	0	21.95
c RM Yates b KHD Barker
Simon Harmer	c RM Yates b BJ Webster	32	57	4	0	56.14
c RM Yates b BJ Webster
Shane Snater	c AL Davies b JA Thompson	11	36	2	0	30.56
c AL Davies b JA Thompson
Zaman Akhter	c SR Hain b BJ Webster	35	68	7	0	51.47
c SR Hain b BJ Webster
Jamie Porter	Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	12 (b 1, w 3, nb 2, lb 6)
Total	164/10 (64.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Ethan Bamber	16	4	57	2	3.56
Keith Barker	17	5	29	4	1.71
Nathan Gilchrist	7	2	31	0	4.42
Ed Barnard	11	6	12	1	1.09
Jordan Thompson	8	3	24	1	3.00
Beau Webster	4.2	2	4	2	0.92
Robert Yates	1	1	0	0	0.00

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (D Elgar - 5.1 ov), 2-16 (S Cook - 5.3 ov), 3-16 (CW Allison - 5.6 ov), 4-21 (MJJ Critchley - 8.2 ov), 5-58 (PI Walter - 19.3 ov), 6-80 (MKS Pepper - 35.3 ov), 7-82 (L Benkenstein - 36.6 ov), 8-112 (S Snater - 46.4 ov), 9-163 (SR Harmer - 62.1 ov), 10-164 (Z Akhter - 64.2 ov)

Date

2026-04-17 15:30 PM

Venue

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Toss

Essex elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee