Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gareth Roderick †	lbw b Cook	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
Jake Libby	b Porter	7	7	10	1	0	100.00
Kashif Ali	b Porter	24	24	45	5	0	100.00
Rob Jones	c †Pepper b Porter	1	5	5	0	0	20.00
Adam Hose	c †Pepper b Porter	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Brett D'Oliveira (c)	lbw b Harmer	68	136	190	4	1	50.00
Ethan Brookes	c †Pepper b Porter	46	73	80	9	0	63.01
Logan van Beek	c & b Harmer	6	20	23	1	0	30.00
Tom Taylor	not out	62	94	128	7	0	65.95
Joe Leach	lbw b Harmer	5	8	8	1	0	62.50
Amar Virdi	c Elgar b Snater	42	73	64	5	2	57.53
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2)	5
Total	75 Ov (RR: 3.54)	266
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Jake Libby, 2.3 ov), 2-9 (Gareth Roderick, 3.1 ov), 3-10 (Rob Jones, 4.1 ov), 4-10 (Adam Hose, 4.3 ov), 5-46 (Kashif Ali, 11.5 ov), 6-118 (Ethan Brookes, 33.5 ov), 7-133 (Logan van Beek, 40.1 ov), 8-192 (Brett D'Oliveira, 54.3 ov), 9-202 (Joe Leach, 56.1 ov), 10-266 (Amar Virdi, 74.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	17	5	52	5	3.05	77	8	0	0	0
2.3 to JD Libby, . 7/1 4.1 to RP Jones, . 10/3 4.3 to AJ Hose, . 10/4 11.5 to Kashif Ali, . 46/5 33.5 to EA Brookes, . 118/6
Sam Cook	15	0	53	1	3.53	62	7	0	0	0
3.1 to GH Roderick, . 9/2
Shane Snater	6	2	18	1	3.00	30	2	0	0	1
74.6 to A Virdi, . 266/10
Simon Harmer	27	4	103	3	3.81	112	13	2	0	0
40.1 to LV van Beek, . 133/7 54.3 to BL D'Oliveira, . 192/8 56.1 to J Leach, . 202/9
Matt Critchley	9	0	36	0	4.00	33	3	1	0	0
Paul Walter	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	lbw b Taylor	29	59	72	4	0	49.15
Robin Das	b Brookes	46	106	144	8	0	43.39
Tom Westley (c)	c †Roderick b Virdi	68	126	174	5	0	53.96
Jordan Cox	c Hose b Brookes	3	21	16	0	0	14.28
Matt Critchley	lbw b D'Oliveira	10	26	27	1	0	38.46
Paul Walter	c Jones b van Beek	33	50	66	5	0	66.00
Michael Pepper †	not out	112	125	180	13	1	89.60
Simon Harmer	c †Roderick b Brookes	7	31	31	1	0	22.58
Shane Snater	c †Roderick b van Beek	53	74	109	7	0	71.62
Sam Cook	b Virdi	15	24	19	2	0	62.50
Jamie Porter	lbw b Virdi	0	10	16	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 12)	28
Total	107.4 Ov (RR: 3.75)	404
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Dean Elgar, 18.3 ov), 2-115 (Robin Das, 36.2 ov), 3-121 (Jordan Cox, 40.3 ov), 4-146 (Matt Critchley, 47.3 ov), 5-201 (Tom Westley, 63.3 ov), 6-205 (Paul Walter, 64.2 ov), 7-227 (Simon Harmer, 72.5 ov), 8-361 (Shane Snater, 98.5 ov), 9-386 (Sam Cook, 103.6 ov), 10-404 (Jamie Porter, 107.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Joe Leach	15	1	55	0	3.66	67	8	0	0	1
Tom Taylor	17	2	65	1	3.82	72	10	0	0	0
18.3 to D Elgar, . 50/1
Logan van Beek	19	1	83	2	4.36	81	14	0	0	1
64.2 to PI Walter, . 205/6 98.5 to S Snater, . 361/8
Amar Virdi	37.4	4	126	3	3.34	143	11	0	0	0
63.3 to T Westley, . 201/5 103.6 to SJ Cook, . 386/9 107.4 to JA Porter, . 404/10
Ethan Brookes	12	2	34	3	2.83	57	1	1	0	4
36.2 to RJ Das, . 115/2 40.3 to JM Cox, . 121/3 72.5 to SR Harmer, . 227/7
Brett D'Oliveira	5	1	16	1	3.20	19	1	0	0	0
47.3 to MJJ Critchley, . 146/4
Kashif Ali	2	0	9	0	4.50	7	1	0	0	0

Worcestershire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joe Leach	c †Pepper b Cook	0	21	21	0	0	0.00
Jake Libby	c Das b Cook	65	112	143	9	0	58.03
Gareth Roderick †	c Harmer b Porter	6	16	25	0	0	37.50
Kashif Ali	c Harmer b Walter	27	51	59	3	0	52.94
Rob Jones	c Elgar b Harmer	31	35	54	4	0	88.57
Adam Hose	b Harmer	64	91	128	9	0	70.32
Brett D'Oliveira (c)	c Elgar b Critchley	51	71	74	7	0	71.83
Ethan Brookes	c Das b Harmer	19	37	55	3	0	51.35
Logan van Beek	not out	22	44	60	2	0	50.00
Tom Taylor	c †Pepper b Cook	17	30	36	2	0	56.66
Amar Virdi	c & b Cook	2	8	9	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 5)	17
Total	86 Ov (RR: 3.73)	321
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Joe Leach, 5.6 ov), 2-24 (Gareth Roderick, 12.2 ov), 3-75 (Kashif Ali, 27.4 ov), 4-130 (Jake Libby, 37.4 ov), 5-136 (Rob Jones, 40.3 ov), 6-216 (Brett D'Oliveira, 60.1 ov), 7-259 (Adam Hose, 70.1 ov), 8-278 (Ethan Brookes, 74.4 ov), 9-313 (Tom Taylor, 83.6 ov), 10-321 (Amar Virdi, 85.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Simon Harmer	29	5	110	3	3.79	114	15	0	0	0
40.3 to RP Jones, . 136/5 70.1 to AJ Hose, . 259/7 74.4 to EA Brookes, . 278/8
Sam Cook	15	5	23	4	1.53	75	1	0	0	0
5.6 to J Leach, . 3/1 37.4 to JD Libby, . 130/4 83.6 to TAI Taylor, . 313/9 85.6 to A Virdi, . 321/10
Jamie Porter	12	3	41	1	3.41	52	5	0	0	0
12.2 to GH Roderick, . 24/2
Shane Snater	5	1	15	0	3.00	23	2	0	0	0
Paul Walter	10	1	46	1	4.60	32	5	0	0	0
27.4 to Kashif Ali, . 75/3
Matt Critchley	15	1	69	1	4.60	59	11	0	0	0
60.1 to BL D'Oliveira, . 216/6

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 184 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin Das	run out (D'Oliveira)	32	67	80	1	0	47.76
Dean Elgar	lbw b Leach	6	16	17	1	0	37.50
Tom Westley (c)	c †Roderick b Taylor	21	27	39	3	0	77.77
Jordan Cox	c D'Oliveira b van Beek	11	16	28	1	0	68.75
Matt Critchley	c Hose b Virdi	7	8	16	1	0	87.50
Paul Walter	c †Roderick b van Beek	3	13	19	0	0	23.07
Michael Pepper †	lbw b Virdi	22	41	68	2	0	53.65
Simon Harmer	c †Roderick b Taylor	19	39	47	1	0	48.71
Shane Snater	c †Roderick b van Beek	4	18	31	0	0	22.22
Sam Cook	c Brookes b van Beek	10	26	31	0	0	38.46
Jamie Porter	not out	0	10	15	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, nb 4)	5
Total	46.3 Ov (RR: 3.01)	140
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Dean Elgar, 4.2 ov), 2-53 (Tom Westley, 14.2 ov), 3-69 (Robin Das, 20.4 ov), 4-71 (Jordan Cox, 20.6 ov), 5-79 (Matt Critchley, 23.5 ov), 6-81 (Paul Walter, 24.4 ov), 7-119 (Simon Harmer, 36.3 ov), 8-129 (Michael Pepper, 39.1 ov), 9-137 (Shane Snater, 42.6 ov), 10-140 (Sam Cook, 46.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Joe Leach	5	3	12	1	2.40	23	1	0	0	0
4.2 to D Elgar, . 17/1
Amar Virdi	23	1	66	2	2.86	88	2	0	0	1
23.5 to MJJ Critchley, . 79/5 39.1 to MS Pepper, . 129/8
Tom Taylor	9	0	35	2	3.88	34	5	0	0	0
14.2 to T Westley, . 53/2 36.3 to SR Harmer, . 119/7
Logan van Beek	9.3	1	26	4	2.73	44	2	0	0	1
20.6 to JM Cox, . 71/4 24.4 to PI Walter, . 81/6 42.6 to S Snater, . 137/9 46.3 to SJ Cook, . 140/10

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Thu, 29 Aug - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 58/1 (Robin Das 21*, 18.3 ov)

Fri, 30 Aug - day 2 - Worcs 2nd innings 2/0 (Joe Leach 0*, Jake Libby 2*, 5 ov)

Sat, 31 Aug - day 3 - Worcs 2nd innings 303/8 (Logan van Beek 13*, Tom Taylor 14*, 81 ov)

Sun, 01 Sep - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 140 (46.3 ov) - end of match

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Day 4

Essex 2nd innings
Batting and bowling points: Essex 7, Worcestershire 4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Worcestershire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2024
Hours of play (local time)	11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	29,30,31 August, 1 September 2024 - day (4-day match)
ESS Player Replacement	Substitute: Jordan Cox in, Noah Thain out (1st innings, 73.1 ov)
Umpires	David Millns Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee	Peter Such
Points	Worcestershire 20, Essex 7

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
RJ Das	run out	32	67
D Elgar	lbw	6	16
T Westley	caught	21	27
JM Cox	caught	11	16
MJJ Critchley	caught	7	8
PI Walter	caught	3	13
MS Pepper	lbw	22	41
SR Harmer	caught	19	39
S Snater	caught	4	18
SJ Cook	caught	10	26
JA Porter	not out	0	10
Extras	(b 1, nb 4)
Total	140(10 wkts; 46.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Leach	5	3	12	1	2.4
A Virdi	23	1	66	2	2.86 (1 nb)
TAI Taylor	9	0	35	2	3.88
LV van Beek	9.3	1	26	4	2.73 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	Dean Elgar	Robin Das
2nd	36	Tom Westley	Robin Das
3rd	16	Jordan Cox	Robin Das
4th	2	Matt Critchley	Jordan Cox
5th	8	Matt Critchley	Paul Walter
6th	2	Michael Pepper	Paul Walter
7th	38	Simon Harmer	Michael Pepper
8th	10	Shane Snater	Michael Pepper
9th	8	Shane Snater	Sam Cook
10th	3	Jamie Porter	Sam Cook

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County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	231
HAM	14	6	1	6	214
SOM	14	5	3	6	196
ESS	14	6	3	5	194
DUR	14	4	4	5	171
WOR	14	3	4	7	162
WAR	14	1	4	9	159
NOT	14	2	4	8	155
LAN	14	3	6	5	134
KEN	14	1	8	5	99

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	231
HAM	14	6	1	6	214
SOM	14	5	3	6	196
ESS	14	6	3	5	194
DUR	14	4	4	5	171
WOR	14	3	4	7	162
WAR	14	1	4	9	159
NOT	14	2	4	8	155
LAN	14	3	6	5	134
KEN	14	1	8	5	99

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	231
HAM	14	6	1	6	214
SOM	14	5	3	6	196
ESS	14	6	3	5	194
DUR	14	4	4	5	171
WOR	14	3	4	7	162
WAR	14	1	4	9	159
NOT	14	2	4	8	155
LAN	14	3	6	5	134
KEN	14	1	8	5	99

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	231
HAM	14	6	1	6	214
SOM	14	5	3	6	196
ESS	14	6	3	5	194
DUR	14	4	4	5	171
WOR	14	3	4	7	162
WAR	14	1	4	9	159
NOT	14	2	4	8	155
LAN	14	3	6	5	134
KEN	14	1	8	5	99