Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	b Potts	23	27	32	3	0	85.18
Alastair Cook	lbw b Rushworth	2	9	22	0	0	22.22
Tom Westley (c)	lbw b Raine	0	21	33	0	0	0.00
Michael Pepper	lbw b Rushworth	92	167	217	13	0	55.08
Paul Walter	b Raine	28	67	93	3	0	41.79
Ryan ten Doeschate	lbw b Borthwick	8	36	61	0	0	22.22
Adam Wheater †	c †Eckersley b Rushworth	8	37	54	0	0	21.62
Simon Harmer	lbw b Raine	1	3	4	0	0	33.33
Peter Siddle	b Raine	1	6	13	0	0	16.66
Sam Cook	lbw b Rushworth	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Jamie Porter	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 6)	19
Total	62.2 Ov (RR: 2.91)	182
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Alastair Cook, 4.5 ov), 2-33 (Nick Browne, 7.2 ov), 3-40 (Tom Westley, 11.6 ov), 4-104 (Paul Walter, 33.6 ov), 5-139 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 48.2 ov), 6-179 (Michael Pepper, 59.4 ov), 7-180 (Simon Harmer, 60.1 ov), 8-182 (Adam Wheater, 61.2 ov), 9-182 (Sam Cook, 61.6 ov), 10-182 (Peter Siddle, 62.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Rushworth	16	7	32	4	2.00	82	4	0	0	0
4.5 to AN Cook, . 25/1 59.4 to MS Pepper, . 179/6 61.2 to AJA Wheater, . 182/8 61.6 to SJ Cook, . 182/9
Matthew Potts	17	4	45	1	2.64	80	5	0	0	0
7.2 to NLJ Browne, . 33/2
Ben Raine	14.2	2	45	4	3.13	65	5	0	0	1
11.6 to T Westley, . 40/3 33.6 to PI Walter, . 104/4 60.1 to SR Harmer, . 180/7 62.2 to PM Siddle, . 182/10
Brydon Carse	11	1	30	0	2.72	49	3	0	0	2
Scott Borthwick	4	1	17	1	4.25	15	2	0	0	0
48.2 to RN ten Doeschate, . 139/5

Durham 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft	lbw b Siddle	20	67	83	3	0	29.85
Alex Lees	lbw b Porter	0	7	11	0	0	0.00
Scott Borthwick (c)	lbw b SJ Cook	8	45	67	1	0	17.77
Michael Jones	lbw b SJ Cook	4	5	13	1	0	80.00
David Bedingham	b SJ Cook	10	39	59	2	0	25.64
Jack Burnham	lbw b Siddle	2	11	15	0	0	18.18
Ned Eckersley †	lbw b SJ Cook	16	45	63	3	0	35.55
Brydon Carse	b Siddle	10	19	28	2	0	52.63
Ben Raine	not out	12	24	41	1	0	50.00
Matthew Potts	c †Wheater b Porter	8	25	35	1	0	32.00
Chris Rushworth	b Porter	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 4)	9
Total	47.4 Ov (RR: 2.07)	99
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alex Lees, 2.4 ov), 2-33 (Scott Borthwick, 18.5 ov), 3-33 (Cameron Bancroft, 19.4 ov), 4-37 (Michael Jones, 20.4 ov), 5-40 (Jack Burnham, 23.5 ov), 6-58 (David Bedingham, 32.6 ov), 7-79 (Ned Eckersley, 38.5 ov), 8-79 (Brydon Carse, 39.3 ov), 9-99 (Matthew Potts, 47.3 ov), 10-99 (Chris Rushworth, 47.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	12.4	5	27	3	2.13	66	5	0	0	0
2.4 to AZ Lees, . 1/1 47.3 to MJ Potts, . 99/9 47.4 to C Rushworth, . 99/10
Sam Cook	21	11	38	4	1.80	112	5	0	0	2
18.5 to SG Borthwick, . 33/2 20.4 to MA Jones, . 37/4 32.6 to DG Bedingham, . 58/6 38.5 to EJH Eckersley, . 79/7
Peter Siddle	14	5	29	3	2.07	69	4	0	0	0
19.4 to CT Bancroft, . 33/3 23.5 to JTA Burnham, . 40/5 39.3 to BA Carse, . 79/8

Essex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	lbw b Raine	6	28	31	0	0	21.42
Alastair Cook	b Rushworth	7	24	38	0	0	29.16
Tom Westley (c)	lbw b Raine	1	5	12	0	0	20.00
Michael Pepper	c †Eckersley b Carse	16	26	42	4	0	61.53
Paul Walter	c †Eckersley b Raine	22	22	34	4	0	100.00
Ryan ten Doeschate	lbw b Carse	55	104	139	7	0	52.88
Adam Wheater †	run out (Potts)	81	132	208	10	0	61.36
Simon Harmer	not out	47	135	171	5	0	34.81
Peter Siddle	c †Eckersley b Carse	5	11	18	0	0	45.45
Sam Cook	lbw b Raine	22	44	61	3	0	50.00
Jamie Porter	b Raine	0	11	19	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 21, lb 12, nb 6)	39
Total	89.5 Ov (RR: 3.35)	301
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Nick Browne, 7.5 ov), 2-15 (Alastair Cook, 8.6 ov), 3-15 (Tom Westley, 9.3 ov), 4-53 (Paul Walter, 17.2 ov), 5-53 (Michael Pepper, 18.1 ov), 6-178 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 50.1 ov), 7-231 (Adam Wheater, 66.6 ov), 8-242 (Peter Siddle, 70.6 ov), 9-285 (Sam Cook, 85.3 ov), 10-301 (Jamie Porter, 89.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Rushworth	26	4	58	1	2.23	124	7	0	0	1
8.6 to AN Cook, . 15/2
Matthew Potts	20	2	54	0	2.70	87	5	0	0	0
Ben Raine	23.5	5	64	5	2.68	114	10	0	0	0
7.5 to NLJ Browne, . 13/1 9.3 to T Westley, . 15/3 17.2 to PI Walter, . 53/4 85.3 to SJ Cook, . 285/9 89.5 to JA Porter, . 301/10
Brydon Carse	15	1	69	3	4.60	59	9	0	0	2
18.1 to MS Pepper, . 53/5 50.1 to RN ten Doeschate, . 178/6 70.6 to PM Siddle, . 242/8
Scott Borthwick	5	0	23	0	4.60	16	2	0	0	0

Durham 2nd Innings (T: 385 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft	b Porter	4	11	11	1	0	36.36
Alex Lees	c Browne b ten Doeschate	48	119	156	7	1	40.33
Scott Borthwick (c)	lbw b SJ Cook	29	50	63	4	0	58.00
Michael Jones	lbw b SJ Cook	35	126	174	5	0	27.77
David Bedingham	b Porter	32	120	152	0	1	26.66
Jack Burnham	lbw b Siddle	5	13	17	1	0	38.46
Ned Eckersley †	b Siddle	6	17	21	1	0	35.29
Brydon Carse	b Porter	7	15	23	0	1	46.66
Ben Raine	c †Wheater b Siddle	2	7	11	0	0	28.57
Matthew Potts	b Porter	11	33	39	0	1	33.33
Chris Rushworth	not out	5	11	32	1	0	45.45
Extras	(lb 5)	5
Total	87 Ov (RR: 2.17)	189
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Cameron Bancroft, 2.5 ov), 2-47 (Scott Borthwick, 17.6 ov), 3-104 (Alex Lees, 39.4 ov), 4-137 (Michael Jones, 63.4 ov), 5-151 (Jack Burnham, 67.6 ov), 6-161 (Ned Eckersley, 73.3 ov), 7-170 (Brydon Carse, 78.2 ov), 8-171 (David Bedingham, 78.4 ov), 9-173 (Ben Raine, 79.6 ov), 10-189 (Matthew Potts, 86.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	19	9	31	4	1.63	99	3	1	0	0
2.5 to CT Bancroft, . 8/1 78.2 to BA Carse, . 170/7 78.4 to DG Bedingham, . 171/8 86.6 to MJ Potts, . 189/10
Sam Cook	19	7	39	2	2.05	96	5	0	0	0
17.6 to SG Borthwick, . 47/2 63.4 to MA Jones, . 137/4
Peter Siddle	23	6	47	3	2.04	117	7	0	0	0
67.6 to JTA Burnham, . 151/5 73.3 to EJH Eckersley, . 161/6 79.6 to BA Raine, . 173/9
Simon Harmer	23	9	57	0	2.47	113	4	3	0	0
Ryan ten Doeschate	3	0	10	1	3.33	12	1	0	0	0
39.4 to AZ Lees, . 104/3

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Thu, 27 May - day 1 - Durham 1st innings 58/6 (Ned Eckersley 9*, 33 ov)

Fri, 28 May - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 263/8 (Simon Harmer 30*, Sam Cook 11*, 79 ov)

Sat, 29 May - day 3 - Durham 2nd innings 189 (87 ov) - end of match

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Durham 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling points: Essex 3, Durham 3

Match Details

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Toss	Durham, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	27,28,29 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	David Millns James Middlebrook
Match Referee	Tim Boon
Points	Essex 19, Durham 3

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Durham Innings

Player Name		R	B
CT Bancroft	bowled	4	11
AZ Lees	caught	48	119
SG Borthwick	lbw	29	50
MA Jones	lbw	35	126
DG Bedingham	bowled	32	120
JTA Burnham	lbw	5	13
EJH Eckersley	bowled	6	17
BA Carse	bowled	7	15
BA Raine	caught	2	7
MJ Potts	bowled	11	33
C Rushworth	not out	5	11
Extras	(lb 5)
Total	189(10 wkts; 87 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Porter	19	9	31	4	1.63
SJ Cook	19	7	39	2	2.05
PM Siddle	23	6	47	3	2.04
SR Harmer	23	9	57	0	2.47
RN ten Doeschate	3	0	10	1	3.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	Alex Lees	Cameron Bancroft
2nd	39	Scott Borthwick	Alex Lees
3rd	57	Alex Lees	Michael Jones
4th	33	David Bedingham	Michael Jones
5th	14	David Bedingham	Jack Burnham
6th	10	Ned Eckersley	David Bedingham
7th	9	David Bedingham	Brydon Carse
8th	1	Ben Raine	David Bedingham
9th	2	Ben Raine	Matthew Potts
10th	16	Chris Rushworth	Matthew Potts

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County Championship

Division 1

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WAR	4	2	1	1	77
LAN	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOT	4	3	1	0	73
HAM	4	2	1	1	61.5
YOR	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESS	4	3	0	1	96
GLO	4	3	1	0	76
DUR	3	1	1	1	44
NOR	4	1	2	1	54
SUR	3	0	1	2	40
GLA	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
KEN	4	4	0	0	94
MID	4	3	1	0	80
WOR	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEI	4	1	2	1	54.5
DER	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUS	4	0	4	0	30

Group 1

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	10	4	2	4	151
WAR	10	4	1	5	145
DUR	10	3	2	5	132
ESS	10	3	2	5	129
WOR	10	1	3	6	109
DER	10	0	5	5	72

Group 2

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HAM	10	4	2	4	145
GLO	10	5	3	2	131
SUR	10	2	2	6	123
LEI	10	2	4	4	111
MID	10	2	7	1	84

Group 3

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	10	4	1	5	150
YOR	10	5	1	4	149
GLA	10	2	2	6	127
NOR	10	3	3	4	123
KEN	10	0	3	7	97
SUS	10	1	5	4	94

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	10	4	2	4	151
WAR	10	4	1	5	145
DUR	10	3	2	5	132
ESS	10	3	2	5	129
WOR	10	1	3	6	109
DER	10	0	5	5	72

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HAM	10	4	2	4	145
GLO	10	5	3	2	131
SUR	10	2	2	6	123
LEI	10	2	4	4	111
MID	10	2	7	1	84

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	10	4	1	5	150
YOR	10	5	1	4	149
GLA	10	2	2	6	127
NOR	10	3	3	4	123
KEN	10	0	3	7	97
SUS	10	1	5	4	94

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	10	4	2	4	151
WAR	10	4	1	5	145
DUR	10	3	2	5	132
ESS	10	3	2	5	129
WOR	10	1	3	6	109
DER	10	0	5	5	72

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HAM	10	4	2	4	145
GLO	10	5	3	2	131
SUR	10	2	2	6	123
LEI	10	2	4	4	111
MID	10	2	7	1	84

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	10	4	1	5	150
YOR	10	5	1	4	149
GLA	10	2	2	6	127
NOR	10	3	3	4	123
KEN	10	0	3	7	97
SUS	10	1	5	4	94

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	10	4	2	4	151
WAR	10	4	1	5	145
DUR	10	3	2	5	132
ESS	10	3	2	5	129
WOR	10	1	3	6	109
DER	10	0	5	5	72

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HAM	10	4	2	4	145
GLO	10	5	3	2	131
SUR	10	2	2	6	123
LEI	10	2	4	4	111
MID	10	2	7	1	84

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LAN	10	4	1	5	150
YOR	10	5	1	4	149
GLA	10	2	2	6	127
NOR	10	3	3	4	123
KEN	10	0	3	7	97
SUS	10	1	5	4	94