Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	b Bird	107	253	329	13	0	42.29

Alastair Cook	c †Robinson b Bird	100	266	358	11	0	37.59

Tom Westley (c)	c †Robinson b Bird	37	70	93	4	0	52.85

Dan Lawrence	lbw b Quinn	7	13	21	1	0	53.84

Jamie Porter	lbw b Gilchrist	0	2	6	0	0	0.00

Matt Critchley	b Muyeye	132	179	268	13	2	73.74

Adam Rossington	b Stevens	41	52	85	5	0	78.84

Adam Wheater †	b Quinn	37	84	96	4	0	44.04

Shane Snater	b Gilchrist	8	9	15	0	1	88.88

Mark Steketee	c Compton b Gilchrist	3	14	15	0	0	21.42

Sam Cook	not out	11	19	18	0	0	57.89
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 16, w 1)	31
Total	158.5 Ov (RR: 3.23)	514
Fall of wickets: 1-220 (Nick Browne, 82.2 ov), 2-241 (Alastair Cook, 88.4 ov), 3-257 (Dan Lawrence, 92.5 ov), 4-262 (Jamie Porter, 93.5 ov), 5-288 (Tom Westley, 102.3 ov), 6-353 (Adam Rossington, 121.2 ov), 7-447 (Adam Wheater, 145.1 ov), 8-469 (Shane Snater, 149.3 ov), 9-489 (Mark Steketee, 153.5 ov), 10-514 (Matt Critchley, 158.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jackson Bird	28	7	85	3	3.03	135	13	0	0	0
82.2 to NLJ Browne, Lovely length with the new ball, swinging back in and clean through Browne as he loses his off stump. Fine knock. 220/1 88.4 to AN Cook, A rare error from Cook as he drives loosely outside off, and feathers a nick to the keeper. 241/2 102.3 to T Westley, extra lift off the deck outside off, hint of away movement, and a firm snick to the keeper as Westley is lured outside his eyeline! Bird strikes again, on a pitch that seems livelier this morning. 288/5
Matt Milnes	29	7	88	0	3.03	129	8	0	0	0
Nathan Gilchrist	27	3	98	3	3.62	121	9	1	0	6
93.5 to JA Porter, slides onto the back foot, pinned by one that keeps low, and Porter receives the slowest of slow deaths from the umpire. 262/4 149.3 to S Snater, attempted whip across the line, out comes his off stump. 469/8 153.5 to MT Steketee, short, swivels into a pull, straight at short midwicket. 489/9
Darren Stevens	24	7	44	1	1.83	118	4	0	0	0
121.2 to AM Rossington, nibble off a good length and beats the outside edge! Stevens strikes to break a key stand. 353/6 See all photos
Matt Quinn	28	3	90	2	3.21	121	11	0	0	0
92.5 to DW Lawrence, shoulders arms as the ball nips back, and up goes the finger! A short stay for Lawrence. 257/3 145.1 to AJA Wheater, round the wicket, pushed across Wheater, who has a hack with flat feet and chops onto his own stumps. 447/7 See all photos
Tawanda Muyeye	17.5	1	68	1	3.81	65	3	2	1	0
158.5 to MJJ Critchley, attempted back-foot dab, opening the face for a run through third man, and it's all over for Critchley as he under-edges onto his middle stump. 514/10
Daniel Bell-Drummond	5	0	27	0	5.40	20	3	0	0	2

Kent 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton	b SJ Cook	129	289	370	19	0	44.63

Daniel Bell-Drummond	lbw b SJ Cook	11	16	30	2	0	68.75

Tawanda Muyeye	lbw b Critchley	58	130	190	8	0	44.61

Jordan Cox	c Critchley b Lawrence	129	332	429	15	0	38.85
Ollie Robinson (c)†	lbw b Critchley	12	49	62	0	0	24.48

Darren Stevens	c AN Cook b Lawrence	51	68	75	9	0	75.00

Matt Milnes	c sub b Critchley	67	184	216	7	1	36.41
Nathan Gilchrist	b Critchley	9	23	29	2	0	39.13
Jackson Bird	not out	53	46	58	6	2	115.21
Matt Quinn	c SJ Cook b Lawrence	4	4	13	1	0	100.00
Joe Denly	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 17, lb 7, nb 32, w 2)	58
Total	187.3 Ov (RR: 3.09)	581
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 7.1 ov), 2-157 (Tawanda Muyeye, 50.6 ov), 3-280 (Ben Compton, 90.3 ov), 4-318 (Ollie Robinson, 105.6 ov), 5-400 (Darren Stevens, 125.4 ov), 6-475 (Jordan Cox, 165.4 ov), 7-494 (Nathan Gilchrist, 172.6 ov), 8-558 (Matt Milnes, 184.5 ov), 9-581 (Matt Quinn, 187.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	29	9	91	0	3.13	138	14	0	0	3
Sam Cook	32	10	63	2	1.96	162	7	0	0	2
7.1 to DJ Bell-Drummond, Wicket-to-wicket line, pinned on the knee. That's plumb. 36/1 90.3 to BG Compton, keeps a touch low perhaps, from round the wicket, and bursts through Compton's previously resolute defences. A fine knock. 280/3
Mark Steketee	29	7	96	0	3.31	141	10	0	1	9
Shane Snater	24	7	68	0	2.83	115	11	0	0	2
Matt Critchley	46	9	114	4	2.47	208	9	2	0	0
50.6 to TS Muyeye, The new boy makes the breakthrough! Looped up on a very full length, looks like the googly, and Muyeye is pinned on the shin to end an enterprising stand. 157/2 105.6 to OG Robinson, two for Critchley! Similar delivery to his first wicket, full length, pinned on the pad by another googly. Canny bowling. 318/4 172.6 to NN Gilchrist, . 494/7 184.5 to ME Milnes, . 558/8
Dan Lawrence	24.3	2	98	3	4.00	102	15	0	1	0
125.4 to DI Stevens, nibbles outside off, and Stevens falls to a snick to slip. The Essex Murali strikes!. 400/5 165.4 to JM Cox, . 475/6 187.3 to MR Quinn, . 581/9
Alastair Cook	1	0	8	0	8.00	3	1	0	0	0
Tom Westley	2	0	19	0	9.50	4	2	1	0	0

Essex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Cox b Gilchrist	9	27	20	1	0	33.33
Alastair Cook	not out	26	54	65	0	0	48.14
Tom Westley (c)	not out	32	51	45	5	0	62.74
Extras	(b 1)	1
Total	22 Ov (RR: 3.09)	68/1d
Did not bat: Dan Lawrence, Adam Rossington, Matt Critchley, Adam Wheater †, Shane Snater, Mark Steketee, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Nick Browne, 6.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Gilchrist	4	1	6	1	1.50	21	1	0	0	0
6.2 to NLJ Browne, . 16/1
Tawanda Muyeye	11	2	33	0	3.00	44	2	0	0	0
Matt Quinn	4	0	15	0	3.75	14	1	0	0	0
Ben Compton	3	0	13	0	4.33	11	2	0	0	0

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Thu, 07 Apr - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 272/4 (Tom Westley 28*, Matt Critchley 4*, 96 ov)

Fri, 08 Apr - day 2 - Kent 1st innings 122/1 (Ben Compton 47*, Tawanda Muyeye 43*, 33 ov)

Sat, 09 Apr - day 3 - Kent 1st innings 405/5 (Jordan Cox 100*, Matt Milnes 2*, 129 ov)

Sun, 10 Apr - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 68/1d (22 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Batting and bowling points: Essex 4, Kent 4

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Kent, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2022
Match days	7,8,9,10 April 2022 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nick Cook Paul Pollard
Match Referee	Simon Hinks
Points	Essex 12, Kent 12

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught	9	27
AN Cook	not out	26	54
T Westley	not out	32	51
Extras	(b 1)
Total	68(1 wkt; 22 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
NN Gilchrist	4	1	6	1	1.5
TS Muyeye	11	2	33	0	3
MR Quinn	4	0	15	0	3.75
BG Compton	3	0	13	0	4.33

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	16	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne
2nd	52	Alastair Cook	Tom Westley

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County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	1	5	250
LAN	14	7	1	6	225
HAM	14	9	4	1	224
ESS	14	7	3	4	202
KEN	14	4	5	5	158
NOR	14	2	5	7	154
SOM	14	3	6	5	149
WAR	14	2	6	6	141
YOR	14	1	6	7	138
GLO	14	2	8	4	114

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	1	5	250
LAN	14	7	1	6	225
HAM	14	9	4	1	224
ESS	14	7	3	4	202
KEN	14	4	5	5	158
NOR	14	2	5	7	154
SOM	14	3	6	5	149
WAR	14	2	6	6	141
YOR	14	1	6	7	138
GLO	14	2	8	4	114

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	1	5	250
LAN	14	7	1	6	225
HAM	14	9	4	1	224
ESS	14	7	3	4	202
KEN	14	4	5	5	158
NOR	14	2	5	7	154
SOM	14	3	6	5	149
WAR	14	2	6	6	141
YOR	14	1	6	7	138
GLO	14	2	8	4	114

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	1	5	250
LAN	14	7	1	6	225
HAM	14	9	4	1	224
ESS	14	7	3	4	202
KEN	14	4	5	5	158
NOR	14	2	5	7	154
SOM	14	3	6	5	149
WAR	14	2	6	6	141
YOR	14	1	6	7	138
GLO	14	2	8	4	114