f59615 cc22066	Somerset v Essex
	Specsavers County Championship 2019 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th September 2019 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Somerset 9 (Batting 1, Bowling 3); Essex 8 (Bowling 3)
Umpires	RJ Bailey, AG Wharf
TV umpire	NL Bainton
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), LM Rhodes (Somerset)
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 75/4 (Abell 24*, Bartlett 5*; 27.5 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 25/0 (Browne 16*, AN Cook 5*; 11 overs)
Close of play day 3	No play

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Vijay	c Wheater b SJ Cook	6	6	7	1	-
+SM Davies	lbw b SJ Cook	2	11	19	-	-
*TB Abell	lbw b Harmer	45	132	160	7	-
JC Hildreth	lbw b Harmer	32	53	59	5	-
T Banton	lbw b Harmer	0	2	2	-	-
GA Bartlett	c Bopara b Harmer	5	24	27	-	-
L Gregory	lbw b SJ Cook	17	13	16	4	-
DM Bess	b SJ Cook	10	41	63	1	-
C Overton	lbw b Harmer	0	3	3	-	-
RE van der Merwe	b Nijjar	60	51	65	3	4
MJ Leach	not out	11	36	48	2	-
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb, 4 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 61.4 overs)	203
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Vijay, 1.1 ov), 2-14 (Davies, 3.6 ov), 3-61 (Hildreth, 20.4 ov), 4-61 (Banton, 20.6 ov), 5-75 (Bartlett, 28.5 ov), 6-96 (Gregory, 33.1 ov), 7-126 (Abell, 44.3 ov), 8-130 (Overton, 44.6 ov), 9-144 (Bess, 49.1 ov), 10-203 (van der Merwe, 61.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	11	0	43	0	-	2	44
SJ Cook	19	9	26	4	-	-	100
Harmer	27	5	105	5	-	-	118
Nijjar	4.4	0	18	1	-	-	19

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NLJ Browne	c Hildreth b Bess	18	71	69	3	-
AN Cook	c Banton b Leach	53	148	155	7	-
T Westley	c Gregory b van der Merwe	36	120	133	6	-
DW Lawrence	c Overton b Leach	0	2	3	-	-
RS Bopara	c Abell b van der Merwe	1	21	20	-	-
*RN ten Doeschate	c Abell b Leach	4	20	21	-	-
+AJA Wheater	c Davies b van der Merwe	12	18	21	3	-
SR Harmer	c Vijay b van der Merwe	0	4	3	-	-
ASS Nijjar	lbw b Leach	2	3	9	-	-
SJ Cook	b Leach	0	1	2	-	-
JA Porter	not out	0	3	4	-	-
Extras	(12 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 68.2 overs)	141
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (Browne, 21.6 ov), 2-102 (AN Cook, 49.4 ov), 3-102 (Lawrence, 49.6 ov), 4-111 (Bopara, 56.4 ov), 5-126 (ten Doeschate, 63.1 ov), 6-126 (Westley, 64.2 ov), 7-126 (Harmer, 64.6 ov), 8-137 (Nijjar, 67.2 ov), 9-137 (SJ Cook, 67.3 ov), 10-141 (Wheater, 68.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Gregory	5	1	14	0	-	1	25
Overton	4	1	7	0	-	-	20
Leach	25	9	32	5	-	-	130
Bess	17	5	34	1	-	-	85
van der Merwe	17.2	7	41	4	-	-	89

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Vijay	did not bat
+SM Davies	did not bat
*TB Abell	did not bat
JC Hildreth	did not bat
T Banton	did not bat
GA Bartlett	did not bat
L Gregory	did not bat
DM Bess	did not bat
C Overton	did not bat
RE van der Merwe	did not bat
MJ Leach	did not bat
Innings Forfeited

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NLJ Browne	c Vijay b Bess	10	55	50	1	-
AN Cook	not out	30	48	59	4	-
T Westley	not out	1	5	8	-	-
DW Lawrence	did not bat
RS Bopara	did not bat
*RN ten Doeschate	did not bat
+AJA Wheater	did not bat
SR Harmer	did not bat
ASS Nijjar	did not bat
JA Porter	did not bat
SJ Cook	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 18 overs)	45
Fall of wickets:
1-38 (Browne, 16.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Leach	7	2	13	0	-	-	36
Bess	7	3	8	1	-	-	36
van der Merwe	4	0	20	0	-	-	16

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Notes
--> Somerset first innings: 50 in 14.3 overs
--> Somerset first innings: 100 in 36.1 overs
--> Somerset first innings: 150 in 49.3 overs
--> Somerset first innings: 200 in 60.2 overs
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 32 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 49.3 overs
--> M Vijay made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RS Bopara made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RS Bopara made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RE van der Merwe (1) 50 in 42 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes
--> AN Cook (1) 50 in 147 balls with 7 fours
--> AN Cook (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 20
--> MJ Leach reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when he dismissed ASS Nijjar, his 4th wicket in the Essex first innings

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