f63052 cc22669	Essex v Durham
	Rothesay County Championship 2025 (Division 1)
Venue	Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th September 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 14 (Batting 3, Bowling 3); Durham 12 (Batting 2, Bowling 2)
Umpires	ID Blackwell, JD Middlebrook
Referee	P Whitticase
Scorers	HM Hyde (Durham), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 316/8 (Clark 26*, Conners 18*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 312/3 (Elgar 140*, Critchley 97*; 89 overs)
Close of play day 3	Essex (1) 457/8 (Bracewell 22*, Snater 9*; 128 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*AZ Lees	lbw b Harmer	94	152	204	15	-	112
EN Gay	c Critchley b Bracewell	22	33	44	4	-	25
BS McKinney	b Porter	121	228	280	18	2	176
DG Bedingham	run out (Porter->Pepper)	0	1	3	-	-	1
CN Ackermann	b Snater	13	31	40	1	-	23
+OG Robinson	c Pepper b Bracewell	15	23	27	3	-	17
G Clark	not out	37	72	117	4	1	56
BA Raine	lbw b Porter	0	3	2	-	-	3
MJ Potts	b Porter	0	1	5	-	-	1
S Conners	c and b Bracewell	24	55	55	2	-	42
CF Parkinson	b Porter	0	4	4	-	-	4
Extras	(5 lb, 2 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 100.2 overs)	333
Fall of wickets:
1-55 (Gay, 10.6 ov), 2-189 (Lees, 49.6 ov), 3-190 (Bedingham, 50.6 ov), 4-240 (Ackermann, 64.5 ov), 5-262 (Robinson, 72.3 ov), 6-283 (McKinney, 84.3 ov), 7-283 (Raine, 84.6 ov), 8-291 (Potts, 86.1 ov), 9-332 (Conners, 99.3 ov), 10-333 (Parkinson, 100.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	23.2	4	77	4	-	-	110	11	1
Snater	19.2	6	64	1	-	-	90	11	-
Bracewell	17	0	70	3	-	-	73	11	1
Harmer	27	7	68	1	-	-	125	7	1
Thain	3	0	19	0	-	1	13	4	-
Critchley	10.4	1	30	0	-	-	48	3	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	c Robinson b Potts	150	283	378	17	1	200
PI Walter	c McKinney b Raine	4	15	27	1	-	14
*T Westley	lbw b Parkinson	32	74	100	7	-	64
CWJ Allison	b Ackermann	33	51	65	5	1	38
MJJ Critchley	lbw b Potts	129	168	199	17	1	100
+MS Pepper	lbw b Conners	4	16	26	1	-	15
NRM Thain	c McKinney b Potts	24	60	83	3	-	49
SR Harmer	b Raine	44	70	95	5	-	49
DAJ Bracewell	not out	22	19	33	2	1	9
S Snater	not out	9	14	10	2	-	11
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 2 nb)	6
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 128 overs)	457
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Walter, 6.2 ov), 2-83 (Westley, 30.5 ov), 3-158 (Allison, 47.4 ov), 4-349 (Elgar, 97.2 ov), 5-354 (Critchley, 99.5 ov), 6-358 (Pepper, 102.1 ov), 7-410 (Thain, 119.3 ov), 8-447 (Harmer, 125.3 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Raine	31	6	103	2	-	-	138	17	-
Potts	30	7	95	3	-	-	136	14	-
Conners	27	3	90	1	-	1	120	13	-
Parkinson	28	4	118	1	-	-	106	11	3
Ackermann	12	0	47	1	-	-	48	5	1

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Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*AZ Lees	lbw b Porter	5	13	18	-	-	11
EN Gay	lbw b Porter	13	16	28	2	-	10
BS McKinney	b Harmer	11	64	74	1	-	58
DG Bedingham	c Bracewell b Thain	16	60	78	1	1	53
CN Ackermann	c Elgar b Harmer	5	28	35	1	-	26
+OG Robinson	c Pepper b Harmer	21	55	57	4	-	47
G Clark	lbw b Porter	15	24	31	2	-	16
BA Raine	not out	42	71	99	5	1	52
MJ Potts	not out	34	67	96	3	-	47
CF Parkinson	did not bat
S Conners	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 6 lb)	11
Total	(7 wickets, 66.2 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Lees, 4.2 ov), 2-19 (Gay, 6.2 ov), 3-45 (McKinney, 23.3 ov), 4-51 (Bedingham, 26.6 ov), 5-67 (Ackermann, 33.3 ov), 6-92 (Clark, 42.5 ov), 7-96 (Robinson, 43.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	16.2	4	36	3	-	-	79	3	-
Bracewell	9	4	21	0	-	-	47	4	-
Harmer	27	11	64	3	-	-	134	9	1
Thain	6	2	17	1	-	-	30	2	1
Critchley	6	0	17	0	-	-	24	1	-
Westley	2	0	7	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Durham (1) 133/1 (Lees 62*, McKinney 46*; 30 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Durham (1) 240/3 (McKinney 108*, Ackermann 13*; 64 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 49/1 (Elgar 33*, Westley 12*; 22 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (1) 196/3 (Elgar 100*, Critchley 24*; 57 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (1) 372/6 (Thain 8*, Harmer 6*; 112 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Essex (1) 457/8 (Bracewell 22*, Snater 9*; 128 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Durham (2) 63/4 (Ackermann 1*, Robinson 11*; 31 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Durham (2) 143/7 (Raine 25*, Potts 25*; 62.1 overs)
--> Durham first innings: 50 in 10.3 overs
--> Durham first innings: 100 in 22.5 overs
--> Durham first innings: 150 in 36.1 overs
--> Durham first innings: 200 in 52.5 overs
--> Durham first innings: 250 in 69.1 overs
--> Durham first innings: 300 in 87.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 22.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 36.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 45.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 60.1 overs
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 70.4 overs
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 84.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 98.1 overs
--> Essex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 371-6
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 118.3 overs
--> Essex first innings: 450 in 125.5 overs
--> Durham second innings: 50 in 26.3 overs
--> Durham second innings: 100 in 45.2 overs
--> Durham second innings: 150 in 63.2 overs
--> CN Ackermann made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CN Ackermann made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> CF Parkinson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CF Parkinson made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> S Snater made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AZ Lees (1) 50 in 75 balls with 8 fours
--> BS McKinney (1) 50 in 78 balls with 11 fours
--> BS McKinney (1) 100 in 156 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes
--> CN Ackermann (1) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> D Elgar (1) 50 in 107 balls with 8 fours
--> D Elgar (1) 100 in 169 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> D Elgar (1) 150 in 281 balls with 17 fours and 1 six
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 56 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 100 in 137 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> DAJ Bracewell (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> BA Raine (2) passed 4000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 25
--> JA Porter reached 500 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed G Clark, his 3rd wicket in the Durham second innings
--> AZ Lees (27) and EN Gay (22) added 50 in 63 balls for the Durham 1st wicket in the first innings
--> AZ Lees (15) and BS McKinney (35) added 50 in 73 balls for the Durham 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> AZ Lees (44) and BS McKinney (55) added 100 in 161 balls for the Durham 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> BS McKinney (37) and CN Ackermann (13) added 50 in 71 balls for the Durham 4th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (30) and T Westley (20) added 50 in 100 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (30) and CWJ Allison (20) added 50 in 57 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (13) and MJJ Critchley (37) added 50 in 84 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (30) and MJJ Critchley (68) added 100 in 149 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (51) and MJJ Critchley (95) added 150 in 243 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> NRM Thain (24) and SR Harmer (28) added 50 in 102 balls for the Essex 7th wicket in the first innings
--> BA Raine (21) and MJ Potts (29) added 50 in 117 balls for the Durham 8th wicket in the second innings

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