Surrey vs Essex Thursday 27th August 2026 - 11:00am
Essex lead Surrey by 84 runs with 2 wickets remaining
Rothesay County Championship / Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Essex won the toss and elected to field.

| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Burns | lbw b Porter | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 | |
| DP Sibley | c Pepper b Cook | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| JW Blake | c Harmer b Snater | 14 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| ARG Thomas | c Critchley b Cook | 43 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 66.15 | |
| BT Foakes | lbw b Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| MK Lomror | Run Out (Pepper) | 17 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 35.42 | |
| OJD Pope | lbw b Akhter | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| TE Lawes | c Pepper b Akhter | 38 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 88.37 | |
| MD Fisher | c Westley b Akhter | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| RD Chahar | c Westley b Cook | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | |
| DJ Worrall | Not Out | 12* | 12 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| NV Gorantla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Extras | 0nb 0w 4b 2lb | 6 | |||||
Innings Total | 10 | 183 | (53.2 ovs) |
| Fall of Wicket | Over | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 - 1 | RJ Burns | 4.3 |
| 41 - 2 | JW Blake | 17.5 |
| 41 - 3 | DP Sibley | 18.4 |
| 50 - 4 | BT Foakes | 19.6 |
| 102 - 5 | MK Lomror | 36.1 |
| 108 - 6 | ARG Thomas | 38.5 |
| 138 - 7 | OJD Pope | 45.4 |
| 146 - 8 | MD Fisher | 47.1 |
| 161 - 9 | RD Chahar | 50.3 |
| 183 - 10 | TE Lawes | 53.2 |
| Bowler | Ovs | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 14.0 Overs-84 Balls | 5 | 56 | 1 | 4.00 |
| S Snater | 9.0 Overs-54 Balls | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.44 |
| CE Bennett | 3.0 Overs-18 Balls | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 |
| Z Akhter | 10.2 Overs-62 Balls | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3.48 |
| SJ Cook | 15.0 Overs-90 Balls | 5 | 41 | 3 | 2.73 |
| SR Harmer | 2.0 Overs-12 Balls | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |

| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | c Burns b Lomror | 113 | 191 | 14 | 1 | 59.16 | |
| PI Walter | c Foakes b Worrall | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| T Westley | lbw b Worrall | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 | |
| CWJ Allison | c Thomas b Chahar | 43 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 50.59 | |
| MJJ Critchley | c Foakes b Lawes | 24 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| MKS Pepper | c Pope b Chahar | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80.77 | |
| SR Harmer | c Worrall b Chahar | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29.63 | |
| Z Akhter | c Blake b Chahar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| S Snater | Not Out | 12* | 17 | 1 | 1 | 70.59 | |
| JA Porter | Not Out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| CE Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SJ Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Extras | 0nb 0w 5b 14lb | 19 | |||||
Innings Total | 8 | 267 | (79.3 ovs) |
| Fall of Wicket | Over | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 - 1 | PI Walter | 2.4 |
| 56 - 2 | T Westley | 19.4 |
| 167 - 3 | CWJ Allison | 48.3 |
| 218 - 4 | D Elgar | 66.2 |
| 220 - 5 | MJJ Critchley | 67.2 |
| 248 - 6 | MKS Pepper | 74.1 |
| 248 - 7 | Z Akhter | 74.3 |
| 259 - 8 | SR Harmer | 78.1 |
| 267 - 9 | Not Out | 79.3 |
| Bowler | Ovs | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Worrall | 16.0 Overs-96 Balls | 6 | 32 | 2 | 2.00 |
| MD Fisher | 18.3 Overs-111 Balls | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2.97 |
| TE Lawes | 13.0 Overs-78 Balls | 2 | 48 | 1 | 3.69 |
| MK Lomror | 13.0 Overs-78 Balls | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3.15 |
| RD Chahar | 19.0 Overs-114 Balls | 3 | 72 | 4 | 3.78 |
Essex |
|---|
| D Elgar |
| PI Walter |
| T Westley |
| CWJ Allison |
| MJJ Critchley |
| MKS Pepper |
| SR Harmer |
| Z Akhter |
| S Snater |
| JA Porter |
| CE Bennett |
| SJ Cook |
Surrey |
|---|
| RJ Burns |
| DP Sibley |
| JW Blake |
| ARG Thomas |
| BT Foakes |
| MK Lomror |
| OJD Pope |
| TE Lawes |
| MD Fisher |
| RD Chahar |
| DJ Worrall |
| NV Gorantla |