Essex v Surrey
Group 1, match 15 · Kennington Oval, London · 24 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2026
Match drawn
Essex 1st innings 409 (117.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | c BT Foakes b J Clark | 92 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 57.1 |
| PI Walter | lbw b SA Abbott | 101 | 184 | 14 | 0 | 54.9 |
| T Westley | b TE Lawes | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| CWJ Allison | lbw b MD Fisher | 40 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 59.7 |
| MJJ Critchley | c RJ Burns b TE Lawes | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
| MS Pepper | b AAP Atkinson | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 48.6 |
| NRM Thain | c JL Smith b DW Lawrence | 64 | 126 | 12 | 0 | 50.8 |
| SR Harmer | lbw b SA Abbott | 41 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 54.7 |
| S Snater | c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 113.3 |
| SJ Cook | c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JA Porter | not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 28 | |||||
| Total | all out, 117.1 overs | 409 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 183-1 (D Elgar, 46.6 ov), 194-2 (T Westley, 55.3 ov), 248-3 (PI Walter, 70.3 ov), 262-4 (CWJ Allison, 73.2 ov), 262-5 (MJJ Critchley, 74.6 ov), 309-6 (MS Pepper, 87.3 ov), 384-7 (SR Harmer, 112.1 ov), 408-8 (NRM Thain, 115.1 ov), 408-9 (SJ Cook, 115.2 ov), 409-10 (S Snater, 117.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP Atkinson | 23 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 3.30 | 105 | 0 | 6 |
| TE Lawes | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.87 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Abbott | 24 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 3.33 | 112 | 1 | 8 |
| J Clark | 25 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 3.48 | 109 | 1 | 2 |
| MD Fisher | 17 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 3.35 | 79 | 2 | 2 |
| DW Lawrence | 5.1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2.71 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 183 | 282 | D Elgar 92, PI Walter 73 |
| 2 | 11 | 51 | PI Walter 10, T Westley 1 |
| 3 | 54 | 90 | PI Walter 18, CWJ Allison 36 |
| 4 | 14 | 17 | CWJ Allison 4, MJJ Critchley 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 10 | MJJ Critchley 0, MS Pepper 0 |
| 6 | 47 | 75 | MS Pepper 17, NRM Thain 25 |
| 7 | 75 | 148 | NRM Thain 31, SR Harmer 41 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | NRM Thain 8, S Snater 16 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | S Snater 0, SJ Cook 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 11 | S Snater 1, JA Porter 0 |
Surrey 1st innings 472 (156.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Burns | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| DP Sibley | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 101 | 283 | 8 | 0 | 35.7 |
| JL Smith | c MS Pepper b S Snater | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| OJ Pope | c & b JA Porter | 69 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 52.7 |
| DW Lawrence | c SJ Cook b NRM Thain | 125 | 204 | 15 | 2 | 61.3 |
| BT Foakes | b MJJ Critchley | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.9 |
| J Clark | lbw b MJJ Critchley | 43 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 71.7 |
| TE Lawes | c & b SR Harmer | 36 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 50.7 |
| SA Abbott | c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
| AAP Atkinson | not out | 21 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 |
| MD Fisher | c MS Pepper b SR Harmer | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Extras | 27 | |||||
| Total | all out, 156.3 overs | 472 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (RJ Burns, 2.2 ov), 29-2 (JL Smith, 11.3 ov), 134-3 (OJ Pope, 52.6 ov), 255-4 (DP Sibley, 96.6 ov), 341-5 (BT Foakes, 116.1 ov), 367-6 (DW Lawrence, 123.5 ov), 434-7 (TE Lawes, 140.2 ov), 434-8 (J Clark, 141.2 ov), 450-9 (SA Abbott, 148.4 ov), 472-10 (MD Fisher, 156.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 26 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 2.88 | 125 | 0 | 6 |
| SJ Cook | 29 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 2.14 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| S Snater | 27 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 2.74 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| NRM Thain | 20 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 3.50 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 25.3 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 2.71 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 28 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3.39 | 101 | 0 | 2 |
| PI Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 14 | RJ Burns 2, DP Sibley 10 |
| 2 | 17 | 55 | DP Sibley 10, JL Smith 5 |
| 3 | 105 | 249 | DP Sibley 36, OJ Pope 69 |
| 4 | 121 | 264 | DP Sibley 45, DW Lawrence 68 |
| 5 | 86 | 115 | DW Lawrence 53, BT Foakes 33 |
| 6 | 26 | 46 | DW Lawrence 4, J Clark 18 |
| 7 | 67 | 99 | J Clark 25, TE Lawes 36 |
| 8 | 0 | 6 | J Clark 0, SA Abbott 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 44 | SA Abbott 8, AAP Atkinson 4 |
| 10 | 22 | 47 | AAP Atkinson 17, MD Fisher 2 |
Essex 2nd innings 302/2d (86 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Walter | lbw b AAP Atkinson | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| D Elgar | not out | 107 | 238 | 10 | 1 | 45.0 |
| T Westley | c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence | 136 | 169 | 22 | 2 | 80.5 |
| CWJ Allison | not out | 35 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| Extras | 21 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets declared, 86 overs | 302 | ||||
Did not bat: SR Harmer, MS Pepper, JA Porter, SJ Cook, S Snater, MJJ Critchley, NRM Thain
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (PI Walter, 10.6 ov), 219-2 (T Westley, 59.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA Abbott | 15 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2.87 | 74 | 0 | 10 |
| AAP Atkinson | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1.09 | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| DW Lawrence | 19 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2.84 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| J Clark | 11 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 4.27 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Fisher | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| TE Lawes | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7.50 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| RJ Burns | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| DP Sibley | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| BT Foakes | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 66 | PI Walter 3, D Elgar 11 |
| 2 | 197 | 293 | D Elgar 54, T Westley 136 |
| Unbroken | 83 | 157 | D Elgar 42, CWJ Allison 35 |
Match details
- Toss
- Surrey, chose to field
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- JD Shantry, MJ Saggers
- Match referee
- Phil Whitticase
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1513340