Essex vs Surrey, 1st Match at Chelmsford, County DIV1, Apr 04 2025 - Full Scorecard
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1st Match, Chelmsford, April 04 - 07, 2025, County Championship Division One
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| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Foakes b Fisher | 95 | 172 | 255 | 14 | 0 | 55.23 | |||
| lbw b Lawrence | 25 | 55 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| c Smith b Roach | 40 | 67 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 59.70 | |||
| b Roach | 117 | 148 | 185 | 21 | 0 | 79.05 | |||
| not out | 145 | 261 | 336 | 17 | 1 | 55.55 | |||
| c Sibley b Lawrence | 109 | 162 | 225 | 13 | 1 | 67.28 | |||
| c Roach b Lawrence | 26 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 6, nb 14) | 25 | |||||||
| Total | 147.2 Ov (RR: 3.95) | 582/6d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Charlie Allison, 19.4 ov), 2-126 (Tom Westley, 35.6 ov), 3-226 (Paul Walter, 62.1 ov), 4-318 (Jordan Cox, 83.3 ov), 5-534 (Michael Pepper, 139.4 ov), 6-582 (Noah Thain, 147.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 3.23 | 117 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
35.6 to T Westley, a loose flick across the fuller length, and a dolly of a catch straight to Jamie Smith at midwicket. The runs had dried up and Surrey make their incision. 126/2 83.3 to JM Cox, . 318/4 | ||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 2.62 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 6 | 102 | 1 | 4.08 | 109 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
62.1 to PI Walter, Walter climbs across the pull and is guzzled down the leg-side by a flying Foakes! What a way to miss out on a century! And his average as opener tumbles to 72.00. 226/3 | ||||||||||
| 29 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 3.68 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 35.2 | 2 | 169 | 3 | 4.78 | 118 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
19.4 to CWJ Allison, skids through, pins Allison on the pads, deep in his crease. That's plumb! Lawrence strikes against his old team!. 78/1 139.4 to MS Pepper, slog-swept to deep midwicket! Picked it up from outside off, didn't quite get hold of the ball, nor keep it down. Sibley does the needful to end a massive stand. 534/5 147.2 to NRM Thain, . 582/6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Surrey 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Pepper b Harmer | 73 | 171 | 210 | 10 | 0 | 42.69 | |||
| lbw b Cook | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| b Porter | 45 | 111 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 40.54 | |||
| b Snater | 25 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 73.52 | |||
| not out | 92 | 191 | 279 | 10 | 0 | 48.16 | |||
| c Cox b Harmer | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| c †Pepper b Harmer | 2 | 27 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | |||
| lbw b Cook | 45 | 88 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 51.13 | |||
| b Harmer | 30 | 57 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 52.63 | |||
| b Critchley | 26 | 75 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 34.66 | |||
| lbw b Critchley | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 12) | 20 | |||||||
| Total | 129.5 Ov (RR: 2.81) | 365 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Dom Sibley, 3.2 ov), 2-111 (Ollie Pope, 44.1 ov), 3-148 (Jamie Smith, 53.6 ov), 4-148 (Rory Burns, 54.1 ov), 5-156 (Dan Lawrence, 56.2 ov), 6-180 (Ryan Patel, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Jordan Clark, 87.4 ov), 8-306 (Matthew Fisher, 104.6 ov), 9-356 (James Taylor, 126.6 ov), 10-365 (Kemar Roach, 129.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 3.50 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44.1 to OJ Pope, back of a length, shaping back in, Pope leans half-forward and is bowled around the outside edge! He had his life yesterday, but he's gone without addition today!. 111/2 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 3.19 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
3.2 to DP Sibley, Man the lifeboats! There's been a wicket at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground! Cook hits his length with a bit of nip back, into the shin, up goes the finger! That is iceberg-dead-ahead plumb. 8/1 87.4 to J Clark, Full length from Cook, Clark tries to come forward but doesn't get out of his crease. Thudded on the pad and Essex break the key stand!. 251/7 | ||||||||||
| 47 | 12 | 83 | 4 | 1.76 | 229 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
54.1 to RJ Burns, ball on a string for Harmer, and it's two in two! Round the wicket, looped up to the left-handed Burns, who leans forward but can't cover the dip and turn. A flick off the edge, into the keeper's gloves. Now then.... 148/4 56.2 to DW Lawrence, super low catch at slip, things are starting to happen now! Harmer once more, over the wicket, turning the ball sharply back at his former team-mate, who plays defensively off the back foot but picks out Cox, stooping low to his right at slip!. 156/5 66.1 to RS Patel, four men round the bat, Patel covers the initial angle from round the wicket then tries to withdraw his bat, but he can't get it out of the firing line! A graze of willow through to Pepper, and Surrey are sinking fast!. 180/6 104.6 to MD Fisher, Round the wicket from Harmer, looped up and skidding through on a leg-stump line. Fisher plays back without conviction and is beaten off the pitch. Key breakthrough!. 306/8 | ||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 3.12 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53.6 to JL Smith, loose and expansive, and Smith loses his off stump! He was striding into the drive, without due care or attention, looking to launch it on the up but Snater got just enough nip to beat him through the gate! Surrey lose their second of the morning. 148/3 | ||||||||||
| 18.5 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 2.49 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
126.6 to JPA Taylor, Googly, right up into the blockhole! Taylor prods forward as the ball grips just enough to rip back through his gate. Surrey are nine down!. 356/9 129.5 to KAJ Roach, Legbreak, looped onto a full length, grips and turns into a planted front pad. Surrey will follow on!. 365/10 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3.81 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Surrey 2nd Innings (Following on)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Harmer | 25 | 56 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 44.64 | |||
| c Cox b Thain | 66 | 221 | 278 | 8 | 0 | 29.86 | |||
| c †Pepper b Snater | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |||
| run out (†Pepper) | 32 | 49 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 65.30 | |||
| b Porter | 50 | 134 | 175 | 4 | 0 | 37.31 | |||
| c Cox b Critchley | 18 | 57 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 | |||
| not out | 8 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 14.03 | |||
| not out | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, nb 4) | 17 | |||||||
| Total | 97 Ov (RR: 2.25) | 219/6 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rory Burns, 18.1 ov), 2-39 (Ollie Pope, 19.1 ov), 3-81 (Jamie Smith, 33.6 ov), 4-181 (Dom Sibley, 75.1 ov), 5-198 (Ben Foakes, 81.3 ov), 6-215 (Dan Lawrence, 95.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.45 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
81.3 to BT Foakes, . 198/5 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2.20 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 1.35 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18.1 to RJ Burns, round the wicket, looped onto a full length, and gripping just enough to turn back in Burns' pads, as he plays from deep in the crease. The first wicket of the follow-on!. 38/1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3.28 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19.1 to OJ Pope, full length from Snater and flashy from Pope! A loose drive, throwing the hands without conviction as the ball seams just enough, and Pepper grabs the edge! Two wickets in as many overs!. 39/2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2.16 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
95.1 to DW Lawrence, . 215/6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1.42 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.12 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
75.1 to DP Sibley, . 181/4 | ||||||||||
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Close of Play
Fri, 04 Apr - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 356/4 (Matt Critchley 45*, Michael Pepper 18*, 96 ov)
Sat, 05 Apr - day 2 - Surrey 1st innings 109/1 (Rory Burns 59*, Ollie Pope 45*, 42 ov)
Sun, 06 Apr - day 3 - Surrey 2nd innings 9/0 (Rory Burns 5*, Dom Sibley 0*, 6 ov)
Mon, 07 Apr - day 4 - Surrey 2nd innings 219/6 (97 ov) - end of match
Match Details
| County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Toss | Essex, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00 |
| Match days | 4,5,6,7 April 2025 - day (4-day match) |
| FC debut | |
| Umpires | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Essex 14, Surrey 11 |
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