MatchesMen's First-classCounty Championship 2023

Essex v Middlesex

Group 1 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 4 Sept 2023 – 6 Sept 2023

Essex won by 297 runs

Essex 1st innings30498.2 overs
Middlesex 1st innings17953.5 overs
Essex 2nd innings319/7d81 overs
Middlesex 2nd innings14758.2 overs

Essex 1st innings 304 (98.2 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
NLJ Brownec SD Robson b JM De Caires591089054.6
AN Cooklbw b JM De Caires581279045.7
T Westleyb JM De Caires19274070.4
DW Lawrencec JA Simpson b ER Bamber13182072.2
MJJ Critchleylbw b TS Roland-Jones36856042.4
PI Walterb JM De Caires2150013.3
AM Rossingtonc LBK Hollman b JM De Caires37626059.7
SR Harmerc TS Roland-Jones b JM De Caires16502032.0
UT Yadavc MD Stoneman b JM De Caires181621112.5
SJ Cookc RF Higgins b JM De Caires19402047.5
JA Porternot out10451022.2
Extras17
Totalall out, 98.2 overs304

Fall of wickets: 122-1 (NLJ Browne, 38.2 ov), 135-2 (AN Cook, 40.6 ov), 148-3 (T Westley, 44.5 ov), 162-4 (DW Lawrence, 47.6 ov), 169-5 (PI Walter, 54.4 ov), 235-6 (AM Rossington, 72.4 ov), 235-7 (MJJ Critchley, 73.3 ov), 260-8 (UT Yadav, 78.5 ov), 279-9 (SR Harmer, 88.2 ov), 304-10 (SJ Cook, 98.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
ER Bamber1845112.838500
TS Roland-Jones1955813.058900
JM De Caires39.2810682.6917800
RF Higgins1453902.796904
LBK Hollman602704.502202
SD Robson201206.00600
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1122230NLJ Browne 59, AN Cook 56
21316AN Cook 2, T Westley 11
31323T Westley 8, DW Lawrence 5
41419DW Lawrence 8, MJJ Critchley 6
5740MJJ Critchley 5, PI Walter 2
666108MJJ Critchley 25, AM Rossington 37
705MJJ Critchley 0, SR Harmer 0
82532SR Harmer 6, UT Yadav 18
91957SR Harmer 10, SJ Cook 8
102560SJ Cook 11, JA Porter 10

Middlesex 1st innings 179 (53.5 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MD Stonemanc PI Walter b JA Porter8131061.5
SD Robsonb JA Porter10152066.7
JB Cracknellc SR Harmer b JA Porter04000.0
JLB Davieslbw b SJ Cook5121041.7
MDE Holdenc & b JA Porter30764039.5
JA Simpsonlbw b JA Porter16543029.6
RF Higginsb SJ Cook44557080.0
LBK Hollmanlbw b SJ Cook20383152.6
JM De Cairesnot out29336087.9
TS Roland-Jonesc MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer11152073.3
ER Bamberlbw b JA Porter010000.0
Extras6
Totalall out, 53.5 overs179

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (MD Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 8-2 (JB Cracknell, 2.5 ov), 21-3 (SD Robson, 6.5 ov), 25-4 (JLB Davies, 7.2 ov), 59-5 (JA Simpson, 23.5 ov), 100-6 (MDE Holden, 33.1 ov), 138-7 (LBK Hollman, 43.3 ov), 143-8 (RF Higgins, 45.2 ov), 168-9 (TS Roland-Jones, 50.4 ov), 179-10 (ER Bamber, 53.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JA Porter12.513462.656204
SJ Cook1014334.304400
SR Harmer2267313.3210000
UT Yadav922703.004300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1813MD Stoneman 8, SD Robson 0
204SD Robson 0, JB Cracknell 0
31324SD Robson 10, JLB Davies 1
443JLB Davies 4, MDE Holden 0
53499MDE Holden 18, JA Simpson 16
64156MDE Holden 12, RF Higgins 25
73862RF Higgins 18, LBK Hollman 20
8511RF Higgins 1, JM De Caires 4
92532JM De Caires 14, TS Roland-Jones 11
101119JM De Caires 11, ER Bamber 0

Essex 2nd innings 319/7d (81 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
NLJ Brownec JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones35785044.9
AN Cookc JA Simpson b SD Robson841789047.2
T Westleylbw b ER Bamber471064044.3
DW Lawrencec SD Robson b JM De Caires262620100.0
MJJ Critchleyst JA Simpson b RF Higgins656571100.0
PI Walterc JLB Davies b JM De Caires240050.0
AM Rossingtonc JLB Davies b SD Robson12141085.7
SR Harmernot out201421142.9
UT Yadavnot out5210250.0
Extras23
Total7 wickets declared, 81 overs319

Did not bat: JA Porter, SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 64-1 (NLJ Browne, 20.6 ov), 178-2 (T Westley, 58.3 ov), 182-3 (AN Cook, 61.1 ov), 239-4 (DW Lawrence, 71.3 ov), 249-5 (PI Walter, 73.2 ov), 283-6 (AM Rossington, 77.1 ov), 311-7 (MJJ Critchley, 80.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
ER Bamber1445113.646200
JM De Caires2748423.1110400
RF Higgins603215.331600
TS Roland-Jones1332912.235800
LBK Hollman1626604.135400
SD Robson503627.201202
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
164126NLJ Browne 35, AN Cook 25
2114225AN Cook 57, T Westley 47
3416AN Cook 2, DW Lawrence 2
45762DW Lawrence 24, MJJ Critchley 32
51011MJJ Critchley 8, PI Walter 2
63423MJJ Critchley 18, AM Rossington 12
72819MJJ Critchley 7, SR Harmer 17
Unbroken84SR Harmer 3, UT Yadav 5

Middlesex 2nd innings 147 (58.2 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
SD Robsonc DW Lawrence b SR Harmer18214085.7
MD Stonemanc MJJ Critchley b UT Yadav6470012.8
JB Cracknelllbw b SR Harmer12192063.2
JLB Daviesc AN Cook b UT Yadav1100010.0
MDE Holdenc AM Rossington b UT Yadav12231052.2
JA Simpsonlbw b MJJ Critchley32725044.4
RF Higginsb MJJ Critchley21961021.9
LBK Hollmanc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer15173088.2
JM De Cairesc NLJ Browne b SR Harmer170014.3
TS Roland-Jonesc AM Rossington b SR Harmer13322040.6
ER Bambernot out481050.0
Extras12
Totalall out, 58.2 overs147

Fall of wickets: 24-1 (SD Robson, 6.2 ov), 36-2 (JB Cracknell, 10.4 ov), 41-3 (JLB Davies, 13.5 ov), 42-4 (MD Stoneman, 17.4 ov), 55-5 (MDE Holden, 21.5 ov), 97-6 (JA Simpson, 40.1 ov), 113-7 (LBK Hollman, 44.3 ov), 115-8 (JM De Caires, 46.3 ov), 143-9 (RF Higgins, 55.4 ov), 147-10 (TS Roland-Jones, 58.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JA Porter622504.172904
SJ Cook932202.444300
SR Harmer24.2114351.7712600
UT Yadav1223232.675500
MJJ Critchley711722.433400
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12438SD Robson 18, MD Stoneman 2
21226MD Stoneman 0, JB Cracknell 12
3519MD Stoneman 4, JLB Davies 1
4123MD Stoneman 0, MDE Holden 1
51325MDE Holden 11, JA Simpson 2
642110JA Simpson 30, RF Higgins 8
71626RF Higgins 1, LBK Hollman 15
8212RF Higgins 1, JM De Caires 1
92855RF Higgins 11, TS Roland-Jones 13
10416TS Roland-Jones 0, ER Bamber 4

Match details

Toss
Essex, chose to bat
Ground
County Ground, England & Wales
Season
2023
Umpires
ID Blackwell, RJ Warren
Match referee
JJ Swift
Source
Cricsheet match 1347262