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Somerset vs Essex Scorecard, Division 1
Somerset won by 8 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 20 Aug, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- The Cooper Associates County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:35:18 IST
Match summary
Somerset won by 8 wickets.
Division 1 · County Championship Division One · The Cooper Associates County Ground · 20 Aug 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Somerset, 1st innings: 469 (127.5 ov)
Top score: Joshua Thomas, 110 off 162 balls
Best bowling: Samuel Cook, 4 for 92 in 29 overs
Essex, 1st innings: 158 (42.4 ov)
Top score: Matthew Critchley, 50 off 88 balls
Best bowling: Jack Leach, 4 for 37 in 13 overs
Essex, 2nd innings: 412 (161.1 ov)
Top score: Charlie Allison, 114 off 254 balls
Best bowling: Jack Leach, 5 for 81 in 55.2 overs
Somerset, 2nd innings: 103/2 (19.2 ov)
Top score: Tom Lammonby, 39 not out off 54 balls
Best bowling: Simon Harmer, 2 for 39 in 9.2 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Somerset 1st innings469 (127.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomasb Snater | 110 | 162 | 67.9 | ||
| Tom Lammonbyb Cook | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | ||
| Lewis Goldsworthyc Pepper b Porter | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | ||
| Henry Nichollsb Cook | 96 | 191 | 50.3 | ||
| Tom Abellb Snater | 65 | 124 | 52.4 | ||
| James Rewnot out | 74 | 127 | 58.3 | ||
| Jake Ballb Cook | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | ||
| Archie Vaughanb Porter | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Lewis Gregorylbw b Snater | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | ||
| Jack Leachc Porter b Cook | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | ||
| Migael Pretoriuslbw b Critchley | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 21 (w 0, nb 2, b 4, lb 15) | ||||
| Total | 469 (127.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
34-1 (Tom Lammonby, 5.4 ov) · 94-2 (Lewis Goldsworthy, 17.4 ov) · 213-3 (Joshua Thomas, 55.3 ov) · 312-4 (Henry Nicholls, 81.4 ov) · 348-5 (Tom Abell, 94.3 ov) · 352-6 (Jake Ball, 98.6 ov) · 353-7 (Archie Vaughan, 99.5 ov) · 382-8 (Lewis Gregory, 108.1 ov) · 397-9 (Jack Leach, 113.3 ov) · 469-10 (Migael Pretorius, 127.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James 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 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 11.5 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4.56 | ||
| Tom Westley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Essex 1st innings158 (42.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgarlbw b Gregory | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Paul Walterc Leach b Ball | 48 | 70 | 68.6 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Rew b Gregory | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlie Allisonb Gregory | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Matthew Critchleylbw b Vaughan | 50 | 88 | 56.8 | ||
| Noah Thainlbw b Leach | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | ||
| Michael Pepperc Nicholls b Vaughan | 35 | 43 | 81.4 | ||
| Simon Harmerc Goldsworthy b Leach | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | ||
| Shane Snaterc Rew b Leach | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Samuel Cookb Leach | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| James Porternot out | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 1, nb 6, b 2, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 158 (42.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
2-1 (Charlie Allison, 2.2 ov) · 104-2 (Paul Walter, 22.3 ov) · 117-3 (Noah Thain, 27.4 ov) · 129-4 (Matthew Critchley, 32.4 ov) · 134-5 (Simon Harmer, 33.6 ov) · 138-6 (Shane Snater, 35.5 ov) · 146-7 (Samuel Cook, 37.3 ov) · 158-8 (Michael Pepper, 42.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Essex 2nd innings412 (161.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterb Ball | 43 | 82 | 52.4 | ||
| Dean Elgarc Rew b Pretorius | 56 | 125 | 44.8 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Abell b Leach | 22 | 51 | 43.1 | ||
| Charlie Allisonc Rew b Leach | 114 | 254 | 44.9 | ||
| Matthew Critchleyc Abell b Leach | 94 | 236 | 39.8 | ||
| Noah Thainc Abell b Leach | 11 | 54 | 20.4 | ||
| Michael Pepperc Abell b Leach | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | ||
| Simon Harmerb Vaughan | 24 | 68 | 35.3 | ||
| Shane Snaterb Vaughan | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | ||
| Samuel Cooknot out | 9 | 32 | 28.1 | ||
| James Porterlbw b Vaughan | 7 | 34 | 20.6 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 0, nb 4, b 10, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 412 (161.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
82-1 (Paul Walter, 26.4 ov) · 127-2 (Dean Elgar, 42.3 ov) · 127-3 (Tom Westley, 43.2 ov) · 339-4 (Matthew Critchley, 121.4 ov) · 346-5 (Charlie Allison, 127.5 ov) · 350-6 (Michael Pepper, 129.2 ov) · 367-7 (Noah Thain, 139.2 ov) · 395-8 (Shane Snater, 149.4 ov) · 396-9 (Simon Harmer, 151.1 ov) · 412-10 (James Porter, 161.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Somerset 2nd innings103/2 (19.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomasc Critchley b Harmer | 31 | 29 | 106.9 | ||
| Tom Lammonbynot out | 39 | 54 | 72.2 | ||
| Lewis Goldsworthyc Snater b Harmer | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Henry Nichollsnot out | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 5, nb 0, b 4, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 103/2 (19.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
59-1 (Joshua Thomas, 9.1 ov) · 65-2 (Lewis Goldsworthy, 11.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cook | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 9.2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4.18 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | ||
| Tom Westley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
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The ground: The Cooper Associates County Ground
FairPlay holds 14 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, with a median first-innings score of 343.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 50%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 64% of the time.
Highest total: 731/10 by Somerset on 24 Sept 2026.
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