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Durham vs Essex Scorecard, Group B
Durham won by 20 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Sun, 9 Aug, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- Riverside Ground
- Data checked
- 05:35:18 IST
Match summary
Durham won by 20 runs.
Group B · Royal London One-Day Cup · Riverside Ground · 9 Aug 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Durham: 229/5 (38 ov)
Top score: Colin Ackermann, 80 not out off 85 balls
Best bowling: James Porter, 2 for 42 in 8 overs
Essex: 209 (37.1 ov)
Top score: Noah Thain, 76 off 83 balls
Best bowling: James Minto, 3 for 45 in 5 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Durham innings229/5 (38 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Leesc Critchley b Porter | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ollie George Robinsonc Critchley b Bennett | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | ||
| Will Rhodesb Porter | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | ||
| David Bedinghamlbw b Jones | 38 | 48 | 79.2 | ||
| Ben Stokesc Fernandes b Harmer | 43 | 27 | 159.3 | ||
| Colin Ackermannnot out | 80 | 85 | 94.1 | ||
| Kasey Aldridgenot out | 35 | 39 | 89.7 | ||
| Extras | 17 (w 15, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 229/5 (38 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Alex Lees, 0.2 ov) · 17-2 (Ollie George Robinson, 3.3 ov) · 30-3 (Will Rhodes, 6.1 ov) · 87-4 (Ben Stokes, 12.2 ov) · 126-5 (David Bedingham, 21.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Porter | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 5.25 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 | ||
| Mackenzie Jones | 7 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 9.00 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
Essex innings209 (37.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thainrun out (Ghafari) | 76 | 83 | 91.6 | ||
| Luc Benkensteinc Ghafari b Olivier | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | ||
| Tom Westleyb Rhodes | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | ||
| Matthew Critchleylbw b Rhodes | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | ||
| Grant Roelofsenc Rhodes b Aldridge | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | ||
| Simon Harmerlbw b Ghafari | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | ||
| Simon Fernandesc Robinson b Minto | 30 | 33 | 90.9 | ||
| Zaman Akhterc Rhodes b Minto | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | ||
| Mackenzie Jonesc Aldridge b Minto | 13 | 5 | 260.0 | ||
| Charlie Bennettb Robinson | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| James Porternot out | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 7 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 209 (37.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
25-1 (Luc Benkenstein, 4.6 ov) · 75-2 (Tom Westley, 12.5 ov) · 81-3 (Matthew Critchley, 16.3 ov) · 110-4 (Grant Roelofsen, 21.3 ov) · 118-5 (Noah Thain, 23.2 ov) · 165-6 (Simon Harmer, 31.3 ov) · 186-7 (Zaman Akhter, 34.6 ov) · 195-8 (Simon Fernandes, 36.1 ov) · 209-9 (Mackenzie Jones, 36.5 ov) · 209-10 (Charlie Bennett, 37.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Minto | 5 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 9.00 | ||
| Luke Robinson | 7.1 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 5.58 | ||
| Duanne Olivier | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | ||
| Shafiqullah Ghafari | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4.86 | ||
| Will Rhodes | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3.75 | ||
| Kasey Aldridge | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 6.00 |
Line-ups
Durham
The ground: Riverside Ground
FairPlay holds 26 completed matches in one-day cricket at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, with a median first-innings score of 272.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 65%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 50% of the time.
Highest total: 390/5 by Middlesex on 13 Aug 2025.
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