Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees (c)	lbw b Harmer	94	152	201	15	0	61.84
Emilio Gay	c Critchley b Bracewell	22	33	46	4	0	66.66
Ben McKinney	b Porter	121	228	278	18	2	53.07
David Bedingham	run out (Porter)	0	1	5	0	0	0.00
Colin Ackermann	b Snater	13	31	44	1	0	41.93
Ollie Robinson †	c †Pepper b Bracewell	15	23	28	3	0	65.21
Graham Clark	not out	37	72	115	4	1	51.38
Ben Raine	lbw b Porter	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
Matthew Potts	b Porter	0	1	8	0	0	0.00
Sam Conners	c & b Bracewell	24	55	54	2	0	43.63
Callum Parkinson	b Porter	0	4	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2)	7
Total	100.2 Ov (RR: 3.31)	333
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Emilio Gay, 10.6 ov), 2-189 (Alex Lees, 49.6 ov), 3-190 (David Bedingham, 50.6 ov), 4-240 (Colin Ackermann, 64.5 ov), 5-262 (Ollie Robinson, 72.3 ov), 6-283 (Ben McKinney, 84.3 ov), 7-283 (Ben Raine, 84.6 ov), 8-291 (Matthew Potts, 86.1 ov), 9-332 (Sam Conners, 99.3 ov), 10-333 (Callum Parkinson, 100.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Jamie Porter	23.2	4	77	4	3.30	110	-	-	0
Shane Snater	19.2	6	64	1	3.31	90	-	-	0
Doug Bracewell	17	0	70	3	4.11	73	-	-	0
Simon Harmer	27	7	68	1	2.51	125	-	-	0
Noah Thain	3	0	19	0	6.33	13	-	-	1
Matt Critchley	10.4	1	30	0	2.81	48	-	-	0

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	c †Robinson b Potts	150	283	379	17	1	53.00
Paul Walter	c McKinney b Raine	4	15	28	1	0	26.66
Tom Westley (c)	lbw b Parkinson	32	74	101	7	0	43.24
Charlie Allison	b Ackermann	33	51	65	5	1	64.70
Matt Critchley	lbw b Potts	129	168	200	17	1	76.78
Michael Pepper †	lbw b Conners	4	16	28	1	0	25.00
Noah Thain	c McKinney b Potts	24	60	86	3	0	40.00
Simon Harmer	b Raine	44	70	96	5	0	62.85
Doug Bracewell	not out	22	19	34	2	1	115.78
Shane Snater	not out	9	14	13	2	0	64.28
Extras	(lb 4, nb 2)	6
Total	128 Ov (RR: 3.57)	457/8d
Did not bat: Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Paul Walter, 6.2 ov), 2-83 (Tom Westley, 30.5 ov), 3-158 (Charlie Allison, 47.4 ov), 4-349 (Dean Elgar, 97.2 ov), 5-354 (Matt Critchley, 99.5 ov), 6-358 (Michael Pepper, 102.1 ov), 7-410 (Noah Thain, 119.3 ov), 8-447 (Simon Harmer, 125.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Ben Raine	31	6	103	2	3.32	138	-	-	0
Matthew Potts	30	7	95	3	3.16	136	-	-	0
Sam Conners	27	3	90	1	3.33	120	-	-	1
Callum Parkinson	28	4	118	1	4.21	106	-	-	0
Colin Ackermann	12	0	47	1	3.91	48	-	-	0

Durham 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees (c)	lbw b Porter	5	13	19	0	0	38.46
Emilio Gay	lbw b Porter	13	16	30	2	0	81.25
Ben McKinney	b Harmer	11	64	74	1	0	17.18
David Bedingham	c Bracewell b Thain	16	60	79	1	1	26.66
Colin Ackermann	c Elgar b Harmer	5	28	38	1	0	17.85
Ollie Robinson †	c †Pepper b Harmer	21	55	59	4	0	38.18
Graham Clark	lbw b Porter	15	24	33	2	0	62.50
Ben Raine	not out	42	71	80	5	1	59.15
Matthew Potts	not out	34	67	75	3	0	50.74
Extras	(b 5, lb 6)	11
Total	66.2 Ov (RR: 2.60)	173/7
Did not bat: Callum Parkinson, Sam Conners
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Alex Lees, 4.2 ov), 2-19 (Emilio Gay, 6.2 ov), 3-45 (Ben McKinney, 23.3 ov), 4-51 (David Bedingham, 26.6 ov), 5-67 (Colin Ackermann, 33.3 ov), 6-92 (Graham Clark, 42.5 ov), 7-96 (Ollie Robinson, 43.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jamie Porter	16.2	4	36	3	2.20	79	-	-
Doug Bracewell	9	4	21	0	2.33	47	-	-
Simon Harmer	27	11	64	3	2.37	134	-	-
Noah Thain	6	2	17	1	2.83	30	-	-
Matt Critchley	6	0	17	0	2.83	24	-	-
Tom Westley	2	0	7	0	3.50	6	-	-

Close of Play

Mon, 08 Sep - day 1 - Durham 1st innings 316/8 (Graham Clark 26*, Sam Conners 18*, 96 ov)

Tue, 09 Sep - day 2 - Essex 1st innings 312/3 (Dean Elgar 140*, Matt Critchley 97*, 89 ov)

Wed, 10 Sep - day 3 - Essex 1st innings 457/8 (Doug Bracewell 22*, Shane Snater 9*, 128 ov)

Thu, 11 Sep - day 4 - Durham 2nd innings 173/7 (66.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Durham, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2025
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.40, Close 17.30
Match days	8,9,10,11 September 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ian Blackwell James Middlebrook
Match Referee	Phil Whitticase
Points	Durham 12, Essex 14

Match Coverage

Raine, Potts dig in to thwart Essex's victory bid

Potts keeps Durham afloat after Elgar, Critchley hundreds

Elgar finds form to put Essex in reach of first-innings lead

McKinney century gives Durham upper hand in relegation battle

Instant answers to T20 questions

Durham Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Porter	16.2	4	36	3	2.2
DAJ Bracewell	9	4	21	0	2.33
SR Harmer	27	11	64	3	2.37
NRM Thain	6	2	17	1	2.83
MJJ Critchley	6	0	17	0	2.83
T Westley	2	0	7	0	3.5

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