f62279 cc22507	Essex v Durham
	Vitality County Championship 2024 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th June 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 12 (Batting 2, Bowling 2); Durham 16 (Batting 5, Bowling 3)
Umpires	PR Pollard, MJ Saggers
Referee	SG Hinks
Scorers	WR Dobson (Durham), P Parkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 445/4 (Robinson 146*, Ackermann 58*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 249/4 (Critchley 51*, Walter 80*; 68 overs)
Close of play day 3	Essex (2) 28/1 (Elgar 16*, Porter 0*; 11 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AZ Lees	lbw b Critchley	113	220	277	15	1	160
MA Jones	c Pepper b Bosch	38	29	50	5	2	16
*SG Borthwick	c Pepper b Bosch	5	17	21	1	-	15
DG Bedingham	c Pepper b Harmer	65	72	81	9	-	42
+OG Robinson	c Pepper b Critchley	198	209	270	21	7	120
CN Ackermann	c Browne b Harmer	73	104	124	11	1	71
BFW de Leede	c Browne b Harmer	0	2	1	-	-	2
BA Raine	c Bosch b Critchley	37	45	55	4	-	24
MJ Potts	c and b Critchley	17	20	20	2	-	12
CF Parkinson	not out	10	13	23	1	-	8
PM Siddle	b Harmer	6	5	6	1	-	2
Extras	(8 b, 9 lb, 8 nb)	25
Total	(all out, 473 minutes, 122 overs)	587
Fall of wickets:
1-61 (Jones, 12.2 ov), 2-83 (Borthwick, 18.2 ov), 3-178 (Bedingham, 39.1 ov), 4-314 (Lees, 72.3 ov), 5-489 (Ackermann, 105.2 ov), 6-489 (de Leede, 105.4 ov), 7-523 (Robinson, 110.5 ov), 8-557 (Potts, 116.3 ov), 9-574 (Raine, 120.3 ov), 10-587 (Siddle, 121.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	18	3	69	0	-	-	79	10	1
Snater	15	1	65	0	-	1	64	11	-
Harmer	45	6	188	4	-	-	175	21	4
Bosch	13	1	72	2	-	3	54	11	1
Walter	4	1	18	0	-	-	13	2	-
Critchley	26	0	158	4	-	-	79	15	5
Westley	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Robinson b Potts	18	17	23	3	-	11
D Elgar	c Borthwick b Siddle	40	65	81	7	-	47
*T Westley	lbw b Raine	24	56	84	3	-	44
JM Cox	b Potts	32	40	51	5	-	24
MJJ Critchley	c Lees b Parkinson	53	131	197	4	1	97
PI Walter	b Potts	134	181	217	16	2	110
+MS Pepper	b Potts	4	16	31	-	-	13
SR Harmer	c Robinson b Siddle	9	33	55	1	-	27
S Snater	c sub (P Coughlin) b Siddle	11	23	27	1	-	17
E Bosch	c de Leede b Parkinson	4	22	30	-	-	18
JA Porter	not out	2	11	14	-	-	10
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 419 minutes, 99 overs)	339
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Browne, 5.3 ov), 2-78 (Elgar, 19.5 ov), 3-101 (Westley, 27.1 ov), 4-120 (Cox, 33.1 ov), 5-267 (Critchley, 75.2 ov), 6-299 (Pepper, 83.2 ov), 7-310 (Walter, 85.1 ov), 8-328 (Snater, 91.4 ov), 9-335 (Harmer, 95.3 ov), 10-339 (Bosch, 98.6 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Parkinson	33	3	102	2	-	-	135	9	1
Potts	21	3	71	4	-	-	90	10	-
Raine	17	2	70	1	-	-	72	11	1
Siddle	17	3	45	3	-	1	78	5	-
Ackermann	7	0	31	0	-	-	26	3	1
de Leede	4	0	14	0	-	-	16	2	-

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Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
AZ Lees	c Pepper b Porter	0	1	1	-	-	1
MA Jones	c Pepper b Porter	9	19	30	1	-	15
*SG Borthwick	c Pepper b Harmer	71	146	178	9	1	108
DG Bedingham	c Westley b Harmer	28	39	60	3	-	22
+OG Robinson	c Pepper b Critchley	4	4	3	1	-	3
CN Ackermann	b Porter	14	32	37	1	-	22
BFW de Leede	st Pepper b Harmer	31	54	70	4	-	36
BA Raine	c Critchley b Harmer	0	2	1	-	-	2
MJ Potts	not out	22	15	24	3	1	7
CF Parkinson	did not bat
PM Siddle	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 215 minutes, 52 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Lees, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Jones, 6.3 ov), 3-72 (Bedingham, 21.4 ov), 4-77 (Robinson, 22.4 ov), 5-107 (Ackermann, 34.2 ov), 6-137 (Borthwick, 45.4 ov), 7-137 (Raine, 45.6 ov), 8-184 (de Leede, 51.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	10	3	18	3	-	-	50	2	-
Snater	8	1	31	0	-	-	35	6	-
Bosch	4	0	12	0	-	-	17	1	-
Harmer	21	3	75	4	-	-	85	9	1
Critchley	9	0	43	1	-	-	29	4	1

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Robinson b Potts	6	28	34	1	-	25
D Elgar	not out	120	232	336	13	-	162
JA Porter	b Potts	3	25	30	-	-	23
*T Westley	not out	63	229	268	7	-	190
JM Cox	did not bat
MJJ Critchley	did not bat
PI Walter	did not bat
+MS Pepper	did not bat
SR Harmer	did not bat
S Snater	did not bat
E Bosch	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 8 nb)	16
Total	(2 wickets, 342 minutes, 85 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-23 (Browne, 7.5 ov), 2-43 (Porter, 15.3 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Raine	10	0	23	0	-	-	46	3	-
Potts	19	6	38	2	-	-	92	4	-
Parkinson	21	5	50	0	-	-	99	6	-
Siddle	7	2	10	0	-	1	37	1	-
Borthwick	7	0	28	0	-	1	25	2	-
Ackermann	16	3	28	0	-	-	78	3	-
de Leede	5	0	23	0	-	2	19	2	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Durham (1) 144/2 (Lees 50*, Bedingham 49*; 30 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Durham (1) 267/3 (Lees 101*, Robinson 52*; 64 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 10/0 (Browne 7*, Elgar 1*; 1 over)
--> Day 2 Tea: Essex (1) 125/4 (Critchley 3*, Walter 5*; 36 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (1) 339 all out
--> Day 3 Tea: Durham (2) 105/4 (Borthwick 47*, Ackermann 13*; 33 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Essex (2) 83/2 (Elgar 55*, Westley 11*; 40 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Essex (2) 167/2 (Elgar 104*, Westley 42*; 71 overs)
--> Durham first innings: 50 in 9.6 overs, 41 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 100 in 21.2 overs, 84 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 150 in 31.4 overs, 126 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 200 in 43.5 overs, 172 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 250 in 58.4 overs, 223 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 300 in 70.1 overs, 268 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 350 in 78.2 overs, 297 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 400 in 88.2 overs, 342 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 450 in 97.5 overs, 372 minutes
--> Durham first innings: 500 in 108.3 overs, 417 minutes
--> Durham score at 110 overs in the first innings was 509-6
--> Durham first innings: 550 in 115.3 overs, 443 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 10.2 overs, 45 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 24.4 overs, 101 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 40.3 overs, 163 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 52.3 overs, 220 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 68.4 overs, 285 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 84.3 overs, 353 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 50 in 17.3 overs, 79 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 100 in 31.1 overs, 128 minutes
--> Durham second innings: 150 in 48.1 overs, 200 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 23.5 overs, 98 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 44.4 overs, 181 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 60.6 overs, 242 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 82.3 overs, 331 minutes
--> E Bosch made his debut in County Championship matches
--> MA Jones made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MA Jones made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AZ Lees (1) 50 in 81 balls, 96 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> AZ Lees (1) 100 in 184 balls, 235 minutes with 13 fours and 1 six
--> DG Bedingham (1) 50 in 53 balls, 52 minutes with 8 fours
--> OG Robinson (1) 50 in 74 balls, 81 minutes with 6 fours
--> OG Robinson (1) 100 in 116 balls, 141 minutes with 10 fours and 3 sixes
--> OG Robinson (1) 150 in 167 balls, 211 minutes with 17 fours and 4 sixes
--> OG Robinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 171 in First-Class matches
--> OG Robinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 171 in County Championship matches
--> OG Robinson (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 155
--> CN Ackermann (1) 50 in 72 balls, 79 minutes with 9 fours and 1 six
--> CN Ackermann (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 61
--> MJ Potts (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 111 balls, 161 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> PI Walter (1) 50 in 63 balls, 78 minutes with 5 fours and 1 six
--> PI Walter (1) 100 in 146 balls, 177 minutes with 11 fours and 1 six
--> PI Walter (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 34
--> SG Borthwick (2) 50 in 127 balls, 155 minutes with 7 fours
--> D Elgar (2) 50 in 96 balls, 142 minutes with 7 fours
--> D Elgar (2) 100 in 170 balls, 252 minutes with 12 fours
--> T Westley (2) 50 in 198 balls, 236 minutes with 6 fours
--> E Bosch made his debut for Essex in First-Class matches
--> E Bosch made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> AZ Lees (17) and MA Jones (31) added 50 in 60 balls for the Durham 1st wicket in the first innings
--> AZ Lees (12) and DG Bedingham (40) added 50 in 62 balls for the Durham 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> AZ Lees (22) and OG Robinson (28) added 50 in 80 balls for the Durham 4th wicket in the first innings
--> AZ Lees (36) and OG Robinson (63) added 100 in 163 balls for the Durham 4th wicket in the first innings
--> OG Robinson (32) and CN Ackermann (19) added 50 in 50 balls for the Durham 5th wicket in the first innings
--> OG Robinson (56) and CN Ackermann (41) added 100 in 102 balls for the Durham 5th wicket in the first innings
--> OG Robinson (74) and CN Ackermann (71) added 150 in 182 balls for the Durham 5th wicket in the first innings
--> D Elgar (33) and T Westley (17) added 50 in 84 balls for the Essex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (18) and PI Walter (31) added 50 in 69 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (38) and PI Walter (61) added 100 in 167 balls for the Essex 5th wicket in the first innings
--> SG Borthwick (26) and DG Bedingham (25) added 50 in 77 balls for the Durham 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> D Elgar (36) and T Westley (14) added 50 in 168 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> D Elgar (67) and T Westley (30) added 100 in 247 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> D Elgar (89) and T Westley (54) added 150 in 389 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the second innings

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