f62367 cc22562	Essex v Surrey
	Vitality County Championship 2024 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th September 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 15 (Batting 5, Bowling 2); Surrey 10 (Batting 1, Bowling 1)
Umpires	RJ Bailey, ID Blackwell
Referee	AM Smith
Scorers	D Beesley (Surrey), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 116/1 (Elgar 54*, Westley 52*; 28.3 overs)
Close of play day 2	No play
Close of play day 3	Surrey (1) 30/1 (Sibley 13*, Majid 1*; 13 overs)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	c Geddes b Patel	182	284	387	21	-	175
RJ Das	c Blake b Lawes	3	6	6	-	-	4
*T Westley	c Lawes b Majid	135	190	229	25	1	138
MJJ Critchley	c sub (CT Steel) b Taylor	112	171	198	15	-	110
LM Benkenstein	b Patel	4	6	4	1	-	5
PI Walter	c Burns b Patel	2	4	2	-	-	3
+AM Rossington	lbw b Majid	19	20	20	3	-	10
SR Harmer	not out	19	22	26	2	-	12
S Snater	b Taylor	5	7	7	1	-	5
SJ Cook	did not bat
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 11 lb, 10 nb)	27
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 117.3 overs)	508
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Das, 1.4 ov), 2-257 (Westley, 60.6 ov), 3-425 (Elgar, 101.6 ov), 4-431 (Benkenstein, 103.2 ov), 5-433 (Walter, 103.6 ov), 6-468 (Rossington, 110.3 ov), 7-494 (Critchley, 115.4 ov), 8-508 (Snater, 117.3 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Roach	18	3	57	0	-	-	82	10	-
Lawes	22	2	80	1	-	-	95	13	-
Taylor	25.3	1	125	2	-	2	99	20	-
Lawrence	8	0	49	0	-	1	23	5	1
Majid	30	0	128	2	-	1	105	15	-
Patel	12	1	41	3	-	1	50	4	-
Sykes	2	0	11	0	-	-	4	1	-

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*RJ Burns	c Porter b Harmer	16	26	32	4	-	22
DP Sibley	c Cook b Critchley	125	189	245	17	1	131
Y Majid	c Benkenstein b Harmer	5	36	43	1	-	34
RS Patel	lbw b Porter	9	22	28	2	-	19
BBA Geddes	b Harmer	2	9	9	-	-	8
DW Lawrence	lbw b Snater	27	45	64	2	-	28
+JW Blake	not out	38	126	135	3	-	101
OFM Sykes	b Westley	0	2	5	-	-	2
TE Lawes	not out	33	51	66	5	-	35
JPA Taylor	did not bat
KAJ Roach	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 4 nb)	12
Total	(7 wickets, 84 overs)	267
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Burns, 9.1 ov), 2-53 (Majid, 21.4 ov), 3-74 (Patel, 28.6 ov), 4-81 (Geddes, 31.4 ov), 5-156 (Lawrence, 48.2 ov), 6-215 (Sibley, 64.5 ov), 7-218 (Sykes, 65.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Cook	11	1	56	0	-	-	49	13	-
Harmer	34	9	88	3	-	-	155	9	-
Porter	8	4	17	1	-	-	43	4	-
Critchley	15	2	59	1	-	-	57	5	1
Walter	3	0	15	0	-	1	10	1	-
Snater	6	3	11	1	-	1	32	1	-
Westley	7	1	13	1	-	-	33	1	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 116/1 (Elgar 54*, Westley 52*; 28.3 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (1) 262/2 (Elgar 102*, Critchley 4*; 62 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Essex (1) 413/2 (Elgar 175*, Critchley 81*; 97 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Surrey (1) 138/4 (Sibley 84*, Lawrence 18*; 44 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Surrey (1) 233/7 (Blake 33*, Lawes 8*; 75 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 15.5 overs, 61 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 25.2 overs, 99 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 41.3 overs, 163 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 48.3 overs, 190 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 58.4 overs, 228 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 69.6 overs, 269 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 350 in 82.4 overs, 312 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 400 in 94.5 overs, 364 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 450 in 108.3 overs, 410 minutes
--> Essex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 466-5
--> Essex first innings: 500 in 116.4 overs, 442 minutes
--> Surrey first innings: 50 in 20.1 overs, 70 minutes
--> Surrey first innings: 100 in 35.4 overs, 133 minutes
--> Surrey first innings: 150 in 45.5 overs, 172 minutes
--> Surrey first innings: 200 in 62.1 overs, 233 minutes
--> Surrey first innings: 250 in 81.1 overs, 308 minutes
--> Y Majid made his debut in First-Class matches
--> Y Majid made his debut in County Championship matches
--> JW Blake made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JW Blake made his debut in County Championship matches
--> OFM Sykes made his debut in First-Class matches
--> OFM Sykes made his debut in County Championship matches
--> LM Benkenstein made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> LM Benkenstein made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AM Rossington made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AM Rossington made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Y Majid made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> Y Majid made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JW Blake made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JW Blake made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> D Elgar (1) 50 in 78 balls, 94 minutes with 7 fours
--> D Elgar (1) 100 in 169 balls, 233 minutes with 11 fours
--> D Elgar (1) 150 in 234 balls, 331 minutes with 16 fours
--> D Elgar (1) passed his previous highest score of 158 in County Championship matches
--> D Elgar (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 38
--> D Elgar (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 38
--> T Westley (1) 50 in 76 balls, 97 minutes with 11 fours
--> T Westley (1) 100 in 141 balls, 176 minutes with 22 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 86 balls, 80 minutes with 7 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 100 in 161 balls, 183 minutes with 13 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 73
--> DP Sibley (1) 50 in 100 balls, 121 minutes with 9 fours
--> DP Sibley (1) 100 in 168 balls, 209 minutes with 14 fours
--> T Westley reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed OFM Sykes, his 1st wicket in the Surrey first innings
--> D Elgar (36) and T Westley (13) added 50 in 94 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (50) and T Westley (43) added 100 in 146 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (69) and T Westley (71) added 150 in 252 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (85) and T Westley (105) added 200 in 288 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (97) and T Westley (135) added 250 in 353 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (25) and MJJ Critchley (25) added 50 in 68 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (48) and MJJ Critchley (52) added 100 in 154 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (69) and MJJ Critchley (80) added 150 in 207 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> DP Sibley (34) and DW Lawrence (14) added 50 in 59 balls for the Surrey 5th wicket in the first innings
--> DP Sibley (29) and JW Blake (22) added 50 in 85 balls for the Surrey 6th wicket in the first innings

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