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Glamorgan vs Essex Scorecard, Division 1
Match drawn
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 24 Sept, 15:00 IST
- Venue
- Sophia Gardens
- Data checked
- 05:33:14 IST
Match summary
Match drawn.
Division 1 · County Championship Division One · Sophia Gardens · 24 Sept 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Glamorgan: 505 (157.1 ov)
Top score: Asa Tribe, 184 off 383 balls
Best bowling: Zaman Akhter, 5 for 107 in 23.1 overs
Essex, 1st innings: 129 (45.1 ov)
Top score: Simon Harmer, 35 off 51 balls
Best bowling: Zain Ul Hassan, 5 for 14 in 8.1 overs
Essex, 2nd innings: 351/6 (85.3 ov)
Top score: Dean Elgar, 108 off 181 balls
Best bowling: Mason Crane, 2 for 58 in 14 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Glamorgan innings505 (157.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Ul Hassanc Bell b Akhter | 37 | 73 | 50.7 | ||
| Asa Tribec Bell b Akhter | 184 | 383 | 48.0 | ||
| Kiran Carlsonb Critchley | 107 | 158 | 67.7 | ||
| Ben Kellawaylbw b Critchley | 2 | 22 | 9.1 | ||
| Colin Ingramc Elgar b Akhter | 42 | 100 | 42.0 | ||
| Billy Rootc Walter b Harmer | 59 | 88 | 67.0 | ||
| Chris Cookec Bell b Cook | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | ||
| Mason Cranec Bell b Akhter | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | ||
| Daniel Douthwaitec Auld b Akhter | 21 | 45 | 46.7 | ||
| Timm van der Gugtenlbw b Cook | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Raymond Toolenot out | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | ||
| Extras | 21 (w 7, nb 0, b 6, lb 8) | ||||
| Total | 505 (157.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
76-1 (Zain Ul Hassan, 23.3 ov) · 254-2 (Kiran Carlson, 73.1 ov) · 260-3 (Ben Kellaway, 79.2 ov) · 348-4 (Colin Ingram, 109.2 ov) · 451-5 (Asa Tribe, 137.4 ov) · 451-6 (Billy Root, 136.4 ov) · 461-7 (Mason Crane, 141.2 ov) · 490-8 (Chris Cooke, 151.1 ov) · 490-9 (Timm van der Gugten, 151.3 ov) · 505-10 (Daniel Douthwaite, 157.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cook | 28 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 1.93 | ||
| Jack Andrew Geoffrey Auld | 24 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 3.63 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 23.1 | 6 | 107 | 5 | 4.62 | ||
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 42 | 8 | 117 | 1 | 2.79 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 31 | 4 | 95 | 2 | 3.06 | ||
| Tom Westley | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 |
Essex 1st innings129 (45.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgarc Cooke b Gugten | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | ||
| Paul Walterc Ingram b Toole | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | ||
| Tom Westleylbw b Hassan | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | ||
| Charlie Allisonb Hassan | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | ||
| Matthew Critchleylbw b Toole | 21 | 58 | 36.2 | ||
| Noah Thainb Hassan | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| George Belllbw b Gugten | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | ||
| Simon Harmerb Hassan | 35 | 51 | 68.6 | ||
| Zaman Akhterb Toole | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | ||
| Samuel Cookc Carlson b Hassan | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | ||
| Jack Andrew Geoffrey Auldnot out | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 3 (w 0, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 129 (45.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
2-1 (Dean Elgar, 2.5 ov) · 6-2 (Paul Walter, 5.6 ov) · 36-3 (Charlie Allison, 13.3 ov) · 41-4 (Tom Westley, 15.4 ov) · 47-5 (Noah Thain, 17.3 ov) · 73-6 (George Bell, 25.2 ov) · 100-7 (Matthew Critchley, 33.1 ov) · 118-8 (Zaman Akhter, 39.1 ov) · 128-9 (Samuel Cook, 43.1 ov) · 129-10 (Simon Harmer, 45.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten | 15 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 3.73 | ||
| Raymond Toole | 15 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1.40 | ||
| Zain Ul Hassan | 8.1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1.71 | ||
| Ben Kellaway | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | ||
| Mason Crane | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
Essex 2nd innings351/6 (85.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterb Hassan | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | ||
| Dean Elgarlbw b Kellaway | 108 | 181 | 59.7 | ||
| Tom Westleylbw b Kellaway | 65 | 141 | 46.1 | ||
| Charlie Allisonc Tribe b Crane | 42 | 45 | 93.3 | ||
| Matthew Critchleylbw b Crane | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | ||
| Noah Thainnot out | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | ||
| George Belllbw b Gugten | 66 | 58 | 113.8 | ||
| Simon Harmernot out | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 1, nb 2, b 0, lb 11) | ||||
| Total | 351/6 (85.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
31-1 (Paul Walter, 11.5 ov) · 197-2 (Tom Westley, 58.4 ov) · 204-3 (Dean Elgar, 60.4 ov) · 259-4 (Matthew Critchley, 69.6 ov) · 266-5 (Charlie Allison, 71.3 ov) · 351-6 (George Bell, 84.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten | 15 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 3.33 | ||
| Raymond Toole | 13.3 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 4.52 | ||
| Zain Ul Hassan | 15 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 3.13 | ||
| Daniel Douthwaite | 14 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 4.36 | ||
| Mason Crane | 14 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 4.14 | ||
| Ben Kellaway | 12 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 4.92 | ||
| Kiran Carlson | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
Line-ups
Glamorgan
The ground: Sophia Gardens
FairPlay holds 14 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, with a median first-innings score of 328.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 25% and the toss winner won 63%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 71% of the time.
Highest total: 586/7 by Leicestershire on 24 Apr 2026.
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