f62208 cc22449	Nottinghamshire v Essex
	Vitality County Championship 2024 (Division 1)
Venue	Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th April 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 254 runs
Points	Nottinghamshire 4 (Batting 1, Bowling 3); Essex 8 (Batting 1, Bowling 3, FIN Khushi using a bat size that was larger than regulations allow -12)
Umpires	T Lungley, SJ O'Shaughnessy
Referee	SJ Davis
Scorers	R Marshall (Nottinghamshire), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 244/9 (Cook 3*, Porter 0*; 77 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 65/1 (Elgar 16*, Cook 10*; 14 overs)
Close of play day 3	Essex (2) 329/8 (Snater 29*, Rossington 17*; 91 overs)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	b Paterson	80	156	192	12	-	122
FIN Khushi	c Montgomery b Pennington	18	20	31	1	1	13
*T Westley	c Clarke b Paterson	7	26	33	-	-	19
JM Cox	b Harrison	84	150	234	11	1	111
MJJ Critchley	lbw b Paterson	1	4	9	-	-	3
PI Walter	c Clarke b Paterson	0	8	13	-	-	8
+AM Rossington	b Paterson	13	20	17	1	-	14
SR Harmer	lbw b James	8	43	45	-	-	37
S Snater	b James	12	17	20	1	-	9
SJ Cook	not out	6	17	25	-	-	13
JA Porter	c Harrison b Pennington	6	20	23	1	-	17
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 12 nb)	18
Total	(all out, 330 minutes, 79.1 overs)	253
Fall of wickets:
1-36 (Khushi, 7.2 ov), 2-58 (Westley, 15.1 ov), 3-170 (Elgar, 46.5 ov), 4-174 (Critchley, 48.6 ov), 5-176 (Walter, 52.2 ov), 6-194 (Rossington, 56.5 ov), 7-217 (Harmer, 67.5 ov), 8-239 (Cox, 72.6 ov), 9-239 (Snater, 73.1 ov), 10-253 (Porter, 79.1 ov)

Nottinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hutton	20	6	52	0	-	4	95	4	-
Pennington	20.1	0	79	2	-	-	86	10	1
James	14	5	30	2	-	1	71	3	-
Paterson	14	3	49	5	-	1	63	6	-
Harrison	11	1	37	1	-	-	47	4	1

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Nottinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*H Hameed	c Rossington b Porter	34	54	88	5	-	41
BM Duckett	b Snater	21	25	37	4	-	17
BT Slater	lbw b Cook	9	14	14	2	-	11
+JM Clarke	c Walter b Harmer	104	185	239	16	1	138
M Montgomery	c Harmer b Snater	2	20	37	-	-	18
JA Haynes	c sub (BMJ Allison) b Critchley	77	145	175	10	1	108
LW James	lbw b Cook	8	27	30	-	-	22
CG Harrison	not out	21	24	31	3	-	15
BA Hutton	b Cook	0	1	1	-	-	1
DY Pennington	lbw b Cook	0	1	1	-	-	1
D Paterson	b Porter	4	2	3	1	-	1
Extras	(7 lb, 6 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 336 minutes, 82.4 overs)	293
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Duckett, 8.1 ov), 2-46 (Slater, 11.4 ov), 3-79 (Hameed, 19.1 ov), 4-100 (Montgomery, 28.2 ov), 5-259 (Clarke, 72.4 ov), 6-265 (Haynes, 75.1 ov), 7-288 (James, 81.4 ov), 8-288 (Hutton, 81.5 ov), 9-288 (Pennington, 81.6 ov), 10-293 (Paterson, 82.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	17.4	3	62	2	-	3	81	9	-
Cook	18	5	59	4	-	-	85	9	-
Snater	17	5	54	2	-	-	82	10	-
Harmer	18	5	60	1	-	-	78	10	-
Walter	4	0	20	0	-	-	14	-	2
Critchley	8	0	31	1	-	-	30	3	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
D Elgar	b James	26	45	76	5	-	35
FIN Khushi	c Montgomery b James	32	37	49	7	-	27
SJ Cook	c Clarke b Hutton	29	42	65	2	1	27
*T Westley	c Clarke b Pennington	22	73	90	2	-	57
JM Cox	c Clarke b Hutton	0	1	1	-	-	1
MJJ Critchley	lbw b Hutton	68	174	232	3	-	119
PI Walter	c Duckett b Harrison	79	105	141	9	1	61
SR Harmer	c Clarke b Harrison	5	13	14	-	-	9
S Snater	c Pennington b James	47	46	75	7	-	22
+AM Rossington	not out	39	49	51	6	1	33
JA Porter	not out	4	1	1	1	-	0
Extras	(8 b, 7 lb, 8 nb)	23
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 405 minutes, 97 overs)	374
Fall of wickets:
1-53 (Khushi, 10.6 ov), 2-78 (Elgar, 16.6 ov), 3-109 (Cook, 26.1 ov), 4-109 (Cox, 26.2 ov), 5-129 (Westley, 37.5 ov), 6-261 (Walter, 73.3 ov), 7-269 (Harmer, 77.5 ov), 8-307 (Critchley, 84.4 ov), 9-370 (Snater, 96.5 ov)

Nottinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hutton	24	3	73	3	-	3	100	7	-
Pennington	25	4	96	1	-	-	105	14	1
Paterson	14	0	67	0	-	1	47	6	1
James	23	1	85	3	-	-	93	12	-
Harrison	9	1	24	2	-	-	37	2	-
Montgomery	2	0	14	0	-	-	6	1	1

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Nottinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*H Hameed	b Cook	10	16	18	2	-	13
BM Duckett	b Porter	5	6	12	1	-	4
BT Slater	c Harmer b Cook	3	10	13	-	-	8
+JM Clarke	b Snater	19	41	57	3	-	34
M Montgomery	b Cook	12	46	68	2	-	40
JA Haynes	lbw b Porter	7	20	31	1	-	17
LW James	not out	7	38	60	1	-	35
CG Harrison	lbw b Cook	1	10	10	-	-	9
BA Hutton	b Cook	0	3	2	-	-	3
DY Pennington	c Elgar b Cook	7	13	24	1	-	10
D Paterson	b Porter	7	5	6	-	1	3
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 156 minutes, 34.3 overs)	80
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Duckett, 2.5 ov), 2-17 (Hameed, 3.5 ov), 3-18 (Slater, 5.3 ov), 4-39 (Clarke, 17.4 ov), 5-50 (Montgomery, 21.3 ov), 6-56 (Haynes, 24.4 ov), 7-59 (Harrison, 27.2 ov), 8-59 (Hutton, 27.5 ov), 9-73 (Pennington, 33.1 ov), 10-80 (Paterson, 34.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	14.3	4	43	3	-	1	71	5	1
Cook	14	10	14	6	-	-	78	2	-
Snater	6	1	23	1	-	-	26	4	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 62/2 (Elgar 31*, Cox 2*; 17 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 174/4 (Cox 57*; 49 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Nottinghamshire (1) 93/3 (Clarke 23*, Montgomery 2*; 25 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Nottinghamshire (1) 193/4 (Clarke 59*, Haynes 58*; 58 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (2) 139/5 (Critchley 16*, Walter 4*; 42 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Essex (2) 261/5 (Critchley 58*, Walter 79*; 73 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Nottinghamshire (2) 50/4 (Montgomery 12*, Haynes 1*; 20 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 13.2 overs, 59 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 27.1 overs, 116 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 43.3 overs, 177 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 58.5 overs, 245 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 78.3 overs, 325 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire first innings: 50 in 12.3 overs, 58 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire first innings: 100 in 28 overs, 124 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire first innings: 150 in 45.3 overs, 197 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire first innings: 200 in 59 overs, 245 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire first innings: 250 in 68.5 overs, 280 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 10.1 overs, 45 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 23.3 overs, 104 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 46 overs, 200 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 60 overs, 258 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 250 in 72 overs, 305 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 300 in 83.3 overs, 347 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 350 in 94.1 overs, 390 minutes
--> Nottinghamshire second innings: 50 in 20 overs, 88 minutes
--> D Elgar (1) 50 in 86 balls, 113 minutes with 8 fours
--> JM Cox (1) 50 in 76 balls, 110 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> JM Cox (1) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 48
--> JM Clarke (1) 50 in 106 balls, 143 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
--> JM Clarke (1) 100 in 173 balls, 227 minutes with 16 fours and 1 six
--> JA Haynes (1) 50 in 79 balls, 92 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> JA Haynes (1) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 30
--> FIN Khushi (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> MJJ Critchley (2) 50 in 129 balls, 165 minutes with 3 fours
--> PI Walter (2) 50 in 66 balls, 106 minutes with 6 fours
--> JM Cox made his debut for Essex in County Championship matches
--> JM Cox made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> JA Haynes made his debut for Nottinghamshire in County Championship matches
--> JA Haynes made his debut for Nottinghamshire in First-Class matches
--> DY Pennington made his debut for Nottinghamshire in County Championship matches
--> DY Pennington made his debut for Nottinghamshire in First-Class matches
--> D Elgar made his debut for Essex in County Championship matches
--> D Elgar made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> SJ Cook completed a hat-trick in the Nottinghamshire first innings (James, Hutton, Pennington)

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MS Pepper kept wicket in the Nottinghamshire second innings