Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Marcus Trescothick	c Browne b Siddle	95	158	214	16	0	60.12
Eddie Byrom	c †Wheater b Siddle	16	38	48	3	0	42.10
Azhar Ali	c Lawrence b Harmer	17	38	42	2	0	44.73
James Hildreth	lbw b Porter	9	16	28	1	0	56.25
Tom Abell (c)	c †Wheater b Bopara	70	143	169	9	0	48.95
Steven Davies †	b Porter	45	81	111	8	0	55.55
Lewis Gregory	b Siddle	47	58	81	7	0	81.03
Dom Bess	c Lawrence b Siddle	8	22	22	1	0	36.36
Jamie Overton	not out	3	14	54	0	0	21.42
Jack Leach	b Siddle	2	20	14	0	0	10.00
Josh Davey	c Chopra b Porter	6	15	17	1	0	40.00
Extras	(lb 6)	6
Total	100.3 Ov (RR: 3.22)	324
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Eddie Byrom, 11.3 ov), 2-63 (Azhar Ali, 22.4 ov), 3-104 (James Hildreth, 29.6 ov), 4-180 (Marcus Trescothick, 54.1 ov), 5-244 (Tom Abell, 76.3 ov), 6-285 (Steven Davies, 84.3 ov), 7-298 (Dom Bess, 89.3 ov), 8-313 (Lewis Gregory, 93.4 ov), 9-317 (Jack Leach, 97.3 ov), 10-324 (Josh Davey, 100.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	24.3	5	82	3	3.34	108	13	0	0	0
29.6 to JC Hildreth, . 104/3 84.3 to SM Davies, . 285/6 100.3 to JH Davey, . 324/10
Sam Cook	11	2	40	0	3.63	47	6	0	0	0
Peter Siddle	26	7	80	5	3.07	120	14	0	0	0
11.3 to EJ Byrom, . 38/1 54.1 to ME Trescothick, . 180/4 89.3 to DM Bess, . 298/7 93.4 to L Gregory, . 313/8 97.3 to MJ Leach, . 317/9
Simon Harmer	32	5	88	1	2.75	143	10	0	0	0
22.4 to Azhar Ali, . 63/2
Tom Westley	4	2	11	0	2.75	19	2	0	0	0
Ravi Bopara	3	0	17	1	5.66	10	3	0	0	0
76.3 to TB Abell, . 244/5

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c †Davies b Davey	13	30	39	3	0	43.33
Varun Chopra	lbw b Gregory	16	32	47	2	0	50.00
Tom Westley	b Davey	0	6	10	0	0	0.00
Dan Lawrence	lbw b Leach	28	55	82	3	1	50.90
Ravi Bopara	c †Davies b Overton	15	17	21	3	0	88.23
Ryan ten Doeschate (c)	lbw b Overton	73	137	172	7	1	53.28
Adam Wheater †	c Gregory b Leach	10	31	31	2	0	32.25
Simon Harmer	c & b Bess	4	8	10	1	0	50.00
Peter Siddle	c Gregory b Azhar Ali	12	51	53	1	0	23.52
Jamie Porter	c †Davies b Overton	2	26	32	0	0	7.69
Sam Cook	not out	6	7	11	1	0	85.71
Extras	(b 5, lb 7)	12
Total	66.4 Ov (RR: 2.86)	191
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Nick Browne, 9.4 ov), 2-29 (Varun Chopra, 10.4 ov), 3-29 (Tom Westley, 11.4 ov), 4-54 (Ravi Bopara, 16.4 ov), 5-106 (Dan Lawrence, 29.2 ov), 6-132 (Adam Wheater, 39.4 ov), 7-137 (Simon Harmer, 42.1 ov), 8-174 (Peter Siddle, 59.2 ov), 9-180 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 64.1 ov), 10-191 (Jamie Porter, 66.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lewis Gregory	11	2	37	1	3.36	50	6	0	0	0
10.4 to V Chopra, . 29/2
Josh Davey	10	3	27	2	2.70	51	5	0	0	0
9.4 to NLJ Browne, . 25/1 11.4 to T Westley, . 29/3
Jack Leach	19	9	27	2	1.42	99	3	0	0	0
29.2 to DW Lawrence, . 106/5 39.4 to AJA Wheater, . 132/6
Jamie Overton	8.4	1	40	3	4.61	35	4	1	0	0
16.4 to RS Bopara, . 54/4 64.1 to RN ten Doeschate, . 180/9 66.4 to JA Porter, . 191/10
Dom Bess	14	4	43	1	3.07	67	5	1	0	0
42.1 to SR Harmer, . 137/7
Azhar Ali	4	1	5	1	1.25	19	0	0	0	0
59.2 to PM Siddle, . 174/8

Somerset 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Marcus Trescothick	lbw b Cook	7	31	37	1	0	22.58
Eddie Byrom	lbw b Harmer	42	113	154	4	0	37.16
Dom Bess	c Harmer b Cook	12	36	40	2	0	33.33
Azhar Ali	c Bopara b Harmer	23	38	62	3	0	60.52
James Hildreth	b Siddle	15	13	25	2	0	115.38
Tom Abell (c)	c Bopara b Harmer	27	45	49	4	0	60.00
Steven Davies †	c sub (MR Quinn) b Porter	29	71	98	4	0	40.84
Lewis Gregory	c Chopra b Harmer	11	8	7	1	1	137.50
Jamie Overton	b Siddle	10	13	14	2	0	76.92
Jack Leach	lbw b Westley	5	18	22	1	0	27.77
Josh Davey	not out	10	14	17	0	1	71.42
Extras	(b 2, lb 7, nb 2)	11
Total	66.3 Ov (RR: 3.03)	202
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Marcus Trescothick, 9.2 ov), 2-33 (Dom Bess, 19.4 ov), 3-85 (Azhar Ali, 33.6 ov), 4-96 (Eddie Byrom, 37.3 ov), 5-118 (James Hildreth, 40.2 ov), 6-142 (Tom Abell, 51.1 ov), 7-154 (Lewis Gregory, 53.3 ov), 8-169 (Jamie Overton, 56.4 ov), 9-183 (Jack Leach, 62.2 ov), 10-202 (Steven Davies, 66.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	11.3	2	44	1	3.82	50	7	0	0	0
66.3 to SM Davies, . 202/10
Sam Cook	12	6	23	2	1.91	62	4	0	0	0
9.2 to ME Trescothick, . 13/1 19.4 to DM Bess, . 33/2
Simon Harmer	25	6	69	4	2.76	112	8	0	0	0
33.6 to Azhar Ali, . 85/3 37.3 to EJ Byrom, . 96/4 51.1 to TB Abell, . 142/6 53.3 to L Gregory, . 154/7
Peter Siddle	15	1	49	2	3.26	66	5	1	0	1
40.2 to JC Hildreth, . 118/5 56.4 to J Overton, . 169/8
Tom Westley	3	1	8	1	2.66	15	0	1	0	0
62.2 to MJ Leach, . 183/9

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 336 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Overton b Leach	86	181	216	14	0	47.51
Varun Chopra	lbw b Leach	24	41	51	3	0	58.53
Tom Westley	lbw b Overton	56	128	170	9	0	43.75
Dan Lawrence	b Leach	21	53	63	3	0	39.62
Ryan ten Doeschate (c)	b Leach	50	79	93	8	0	63.29
Ravi Bopara	b Leach	27	59	75	5	0	45.76
Adam Wheater †	c & b Leach	1	9	8	0	0	11.11
Simon Harmer	c Trescothick b Bess	4	33	36	0	0	12.12
Peter Siddle	c Overton b Leach	6	18	19	0	0	33.33
Jamie Porter	lbw b Leach	0	20	28	0	0	0.00
Sam Cook	not out	3	16	13	0	0	18.75
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)	12
Total	106 Ov (RR: 2.73)	290
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Varun Chopra, 13.4 ov), 2-171 (Nick Browne, 57.5 ov), 3-171 (Tom Westley, 58.3 ov), 4-225 (Dan Lawrence, 75.4 ov), 5-256 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 85.1 ov), 6-258 (Adam Wheater, 87.1 ov), 7-281 (Ravi Bopara, 95.6 ov), 8-281 (Simon Harmer, 96.6 ov), 9-287 (Peter Siddle, 101.2 ov), 10-290 (Jamie Porter, 105.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lewis Gregory	5	1	20	0	4.00	23	4	0	0	0
Josh Davey	18	4	53	0	2.94	85	9	0	0	0
Dom Bess	26	3	78	1	3.00	117	11	0	0	0
96.6 to SR Harmer, . 281/8
Jack Leach	48	16	85	8	1.77	242	10	0	0	1
13.4 to V Chopra, . 58/1 57.5 to NLJ Browne, . 171/2 75.4 to DW Lawrence, . 225/4 85.1 to RN ten Doeschate, . 256/5 87.1 to AJA Wheater, . 258/6 95.6 to RS Bopara, . 281/7 101.2 to PM Siddle, . 287/9 105.6 to JA Porter, . 290/10
Jamie Overton	9	0	44	1	4.88	36	8	0	0	0
58.3 to T Westley, . 171/3

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play

Sun, 19 Aug - day 1 - Somerset 1st innings 308/7 (Lewis Gregory 42*, Jamie Overton 0*, 92 ov)

Mon, 20 Aug - day 2 - Somerset 2nd innings 32/1 (Eddie Byrom 10*, Dom Bess 11*, 16 ov)

Tue, 21 Aug - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 147/1 (Nick Browne 75*, Tom Westley 43*, 43 ov)

Wed, 22 Aug - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 290 (106 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division One
Season	2018
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	19,20,21,22 August 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham David Millns
Reserve Umpire	James Middlebrook
Points	Somerset 22, Essex 3

Match Coverage

All Match News

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

A career-best haul from Somerset's England spinner saw Essex beaten by 45 runs in a close encounter at Taunton

Nick Browne and Tom Westley give Essex chance to control own destiny

The defending champions made sizeable inroads into a demanding chase, but still face the prospect of combatting Jack Leach and Dom Bess on the final day

Leach and Bess poised as normal service resumed at Taunton

Jack Leach and Dom Bess have only 14 wickets between them but they will anticipate getting among Essex before this match is through

Trescothick, wiping his glasses, is back in the old routine

Championship cricket returned to Taunton for the first time in 68 days and Marcus Trescothick wasted no time adding to his enormous runs tally

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught	86	181
V Chopra	lbw	24	41
T Westley	lbw	56	128
DW Lawrence	bowled	21	53
RN ten Doeschate	bowled	50	79
RS Bopara	bowled	27	59
AJA Wheater	caught	1	9
SR Harmer	caught	4	33
PM Siddle	caught	6	18
JA Porter	lbw	0	20
SJ Cook	not out	3	16
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)
Total	290(10 wkts; 106 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Gregory	5	1	20	0	4
JH Davey	18	4	53	0	2.94
DM Bess	26	3	78	1	3
MJ Leach	48	16	85	8	1.77 (1 nb)
J Overton	9	0	44	1	4.88

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	58	Varun Chopra	Nick Browne
2nd	113	Tom Westley	Nick Browne
3rd	0	Tom Westley	Dan Lawrence
4th	54	Ryan ten Doeschate	Dan Lawrence
5th	31	Ravi Bopara	Ryan ten Doeschate
6th	2	Ravi Bopara	Adam Wheater
7th	23	Ravi Bopara	Simon Harmer
8th	0	Peter Siddle	Simon Harmer
9th	6	Peter Siddle	Jamie Porter
10th	3	Jamie Porter	Sam Cook

<1 / 3>

Specsavers County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	10	1	3	254
SOM	14	7	2	4	208
ESS	14	7	4	2	187
YOR	14	5	5	3	158
HAM	14	4	5	5	144
NOT	14	4	8	2	133
LAN	14	3	7	3	133
WOR	14	2	10	2	104

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	10	1	3	254
SOM	14	7	2	4	208
ESS	14	7	4	2	187
YOR	14	5	5	3	158
HAM	14	4	5	5	144
NOT	14	4	8	2	133
LAN	14	3	7	3	133
WOR	14	2	10	2	104

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	10	1	3	254
SOM	14	7	2	4	208
ESS	14	7	4	2	187
YOR	14	5	5	3	158
HAM	14	4	5	5	144
NOT	14	4	8	2	133
LAN	14	3	7	3	133
WOR	14	2	10	2	104

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	10	1	3	254
SOM	14	7	2	4	208
ESS	14	7	4	2	187
YOR	14	5	5	3	158
HAM	14	4	5	5	144
NOT	14	4	8	2	133
LAN	14	3	7	3	133
WOR	14	2	10	2	104