Essex v Durham - Cricket - BBC Sport

Mon 8 Sep 2025 - Thu 11 Sep 2025Rothesay County Championship Division 1 - Day 4 of 4

Match Drawn

Durham 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Lees,leg before wicket, bowled Harmer Lees, leg before wicket, bowled Harmer	94	152	112	15	0	204	61.84
Gay,caught Critchley, bowled Bracewell Gay, caught Critchley, bowled Bracewell	22	33	25	4	0	44	66.67
McKinney,bowled Porter McKinney, bowled Porter	121	228	176	18	2	280	53.07
Bedingham,run out Porter Bedingham, run out Porter	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.00
Ackermann,bowled Snater Ackermann, bowled Snater	13	31	23	1	0	40	41.94
Robinson,caught Pepper, bowled Bracewell Robinson, caught Pepper, bowled Bracewell	15	23	17	3	0	27	65.22
Clark,not out Clark, not out	37	72	56	4	1	117	51.39
Raine,leg before wicket, bowled Porter Raine, leg before wicket, bowled Porter	0	3	3	0	0	2	0.00
Potts,bowled Porter Potts, bowled Porter	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.00
Conners,caught and bowled Bracewell Conners, caught and bowled Bracewell	24	55	42	2	0	55	43.64
Parkinson,bowled Porter Parkinson, bowled Porter	0	4	4	0	0	4	0.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7
Total,333 all out 100.2 overs Total,333 all out 100.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Porter	23.2	4	77	4	110	0	0	11	1	3.30
Snater	19.2	6	64	1	90	0	0	11	0	3.31
Bracewell	17.0	0	70	3	73	0	0	11	1	4.11
Harmer	27.0	7	68	1	125	0	0	7	1	2.51
Thain	3.0	0	19	0	13	1	0	4	0	6.33
Critchley	10.4	1	30	0	48	0	0	3	0	2.81

Fall of wicket	Batter
55 for 1(10.6 overs)	Gay
189 for 2(49.6 overs)	Lees
190 for 3(50.6 overs)	Bedingham
240 for 4(64.5 overs)	Ackermann
262 for 5(72.3 overs)	Robinson
283 for 6(84.3 overs)	McKinney
283 for 7(84.6 overs)	Raine
291 for 8(86.1 overs)	Potts
332 for 9(99.3 overs)	Conners
333 for 10(100.2 overs)	Parkinson

Essex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Elgar,caught Robinson, bowled Potts Elgar, caught Robinson, bowled Potts	150	283	200	17	1	1378	53.00
Walter,caught McKinney, bowled Raine Walter, caught McKinney, bowled Raine	4	15	14	1	0	27	26.67
Westley,leg before wicket, bowled Parkinson Westley, leg before wicket, bowled Parkinson	32	74	64	7	0	100	43.24
Allison,bowled Ackermann Allison, bowled Ackermann	33	51	38	5	1	65	64.71
Critchley,leg before wicket, bowled Potts Critchley, leg before wicket, bowled Potts	129	168	100	17	1	1198	76.79
Pepper,leg before wicket, bowled Conners Pepper, leg before wicket, bowled Conners	4	16	15	1	0	26	25.00
Thain,caught McKinney, bowled Potts Thain, caught McKinney, bowled Potts	24	60	49	3	0	83	40.00
Harmer,bowled Raine Harmer, bowled Raine	44	70	49	5	0	95	62.86
Bracewell,not out Bracewell, not out	22	19	9	2	1	33	115.79
Snater,not out Snater, not out	9	14	11	2	0	10	64.29
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 6 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 6
Total,457 for 8 declared 128.0 overs Total,457 for 8 declared 128.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Raine	31.0	6	103	2	138	0	0	17	0	3.32
Potts	30.0	7	95	3	136	0	0	14	0	3.16
Conners	27.0	3	90	1	120	1	0	13	0	3.33
Parkinson	28.0	4	118	1	106	0	0	11	3	4.21
Ackermann	12.0	0	47	1	48	0	0	5	1	3.91

Fall of wicket	Batter
7 for 1(6.2 overs)	Walter
83 for 2(30.5 overs)	Westley
158 for 3(47.4 overs)	Allison
349 for 4(97.2 overs)	Elgar
354 for 5(99.5 overs)	Critchley
358 for 6(102.1 overs)	Pepper
410 for 7(119.3 overs)	Thain
447 for 8(125.3 overs)	Harmer

Durham 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Lees,leg before wicket, bowled Porter Lees, leg before wicket, bowled Porter	5	13	11	0	0	18	38.46
Gay,leg before wicket, bowled Porter Gay, leg before wicket, bowled Porter	13	16	10	2	0	28	81.25
McKinney,bowled Harmer McKinney, bowled Harmer	11	64	58	1	0	74	17.19
Bedingham,caught Bracewell, bowled Thain Bedingham, caught Bracewell, bowled Thain	16	60	53	1	1	78	26.67
Ackermann,caught Elgar, bowled Harmer Ackermann, caught Elgar, bowled Harmer	5	28	26	1	0	35	17.86
Robinson,caught Pepper, bowled Harmer Robinson, caught Pepper, bowled Harmer	21	55	47	4	0	57	38.18
Clark,leg before wicket, bowled Porter Clark, leg before wicket, bowled Porter	15	24	16	2	0	31	62.50
Raine,not out Raine, not out	42	71	52	5	1	99	59.15
Potts,not out Potts, not out	34	67	47	3	0	96	50.75
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 6, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 6, total 11
Total,173 for 7 66.2 overs Total,173 for 7 66.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Porter	16.2	4	36	3	79	0	0	3	0	2.20
Bracewell	9.0	4	21	0	47	0	0	4	0	2.33
Harmer	27.0	11	64	3	134	0	0	9	1	2.37
Thain	6.0	2	17	1	30	0	0	2	1	2.83
Critchley	6.0	0	17	0	24	0	0	1	0	2.83
Westley	2.0	0	7	0	6	0	0	0	0	3.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
18 for 1(4.2 overs)	Lees
19 for 2(6.2 overs)	Gay
45 for 3(23.3 overs)	McKinney
51 for 4(26.6 overs)	Bedingham
67 for 5(33.3 overs)	Ackermann
92 for 6(42.5 overs)	Clark
96 for 7(43.3 overs)	Robinson

home team,Essex

Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Tom Westley, Captain
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Michael Pepper, Wicket Keeper
Noah Thain
Simon Harmer
Doug Bracewell
Shane Snater
Jamie Porter

away team,Durham

Alex Lees, Captain
Emilio Gay
Ben McKinney
David Bedingham
Colin Ackermann
Ollie Robinson, Wicket Keeper
Graham Clark
Ben Raine
Matthew Potts
Callum Parkinson
Sam Conners

Essex
Durham

home team,Essex

Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Tom Westley, Captain
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Michael Pepper, Wicket Keeper
Noah Thain
Simon Harmer
Doug Bracewell
Shane Snater
Jamie Porter

Start Time:: 10:30
Toss:: Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Officials:: Ian Blackwell, James Middlebrook, Phil Whitticase