Surrey vs Essex, Match 15 — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Surrey vs Essex in the Match 15 of the County Championship Division One at Kennington Oval, London on Fri, 24 Apr, 2026: Match Drawn. Essex 1st 409/10 (117.1 ov); Surrey 1st 472/10 (156.3 ov); Essex 2nd 302/2 (86 ov). Tom Westley top-scored with 136 off 169 balls for Essex 2nd. Dan Lawrence took 3/14. Surrey won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter lbw b G Atkinson | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8.11 |
| Dean Elgar Not out | 107 | 238 | 10 | 1 | 44.96 |
| Tom Westley c DP Sibley b DW Lawrence | 136 | 169 | 22 | 2 | 80.47 |
| Charles Allison Not out | 35 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
Extras 21 (5 lb, 2 wd, 14 nb)
Total 302/2 (86 ov)
Yet to bat: Michael-Kyle Pepper, Matt Critchley, Noah Thain, Jamie Porter, Samuel Cook, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 15 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Dan Lawrence | 19 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Ben Foakes | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Rory Burns | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Jordan Clark | 11 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Fisher | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4 |
| Dom Sibley | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Gus Atkinson | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Lawes | 6 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7.33 |
22 (Paul Walter, 10.6 ov) · 219 (Tom Westley, 59.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dom Sibley c MKS Pepper b S Cook | 101 | 283 | 8 | 0 | 35.56 |
| Jamie Smith c MKS Pepper b S Snater | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 |
| Ollie Pope b JA Porter | 69 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 52.67 |
| Dan Lawrence c S Cook b NRM Thain | 125 | 204 | 15 | 2 | 61.88 |
| Ben Foakes b MJJ Critchley | 33 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Jordan Clark lbw b MJJ Critchley | 43 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 71.67 |
| Thomas Lawes c & b SR Harmer | 36 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 50.7 |
| Sean Abbott c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Gus Atkinson Not out | 21 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Matthew Fisher c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
Extras 27 (6 b, 13 lb, 8 nb)
Total 472/10 (156.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 28 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 3.36 |
| Simon Harmer | 25.3 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 2.71 |
| Jamie Porter | 26 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 2.79 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Shane Snater | 27 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 2.74 |
| Samuel Cook | 29 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 2.14 |
| Noah Thain | 20 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 3.5 |
12 (Rory Burns, 2.2 ov) · 29 (Jamie Smith, 11.3 ov) · 134 (Ollie Pope, 52.6 ov) · 255 (Dom Sibley, 96.6 ov) · 341 (Ben Foakes, 116.1 ov) · 367 (Dan Lawrence, 123.5 ov) · 434 (Thomas Lawes, 140.2 ov) · 434 (Jordan Clark, 141.2 ov) · 450 (Sean Abbott, 148.4 ov) · 472 (Matthew Fisher, 156.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar c BT Foakes b J Clark | 92 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 56.79 |
| Paul Walter lbw b S Abbott | 101 | 184 | 14 | 0 | 55.19 |
| Tom Westley b T Lawes | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Charles Allison lbw b MD Fisher | 40 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 58.21 |
| Matt Critchley c RJ Burns b T Lawes | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper b G Atkinson | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 51.28 |
| Noah Thain c JL Smith b DW Lawrence | 64 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
| Simon Harmer lbw b S Abbott | 41 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 54.67 |
| Shane Snater Not out | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 121.43 |
| Samuel Cook c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Porter c RJ Burns b DW Lawrence | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 28 (6 lb, 4 wd, 18 nb)
Total 409/10 (117.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 24 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 3.13 |
| Dan Lawrence | 5.1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Jordan Clark | 25 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Matthew Fisher | 17 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Gus Atkinson | 23 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Thomas Lawes | 23 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 3.87 |
183 (Dean Elgar, 46.6 ov) · 194 (Tom Westley, 55.3 ov) · 247 (Paul Walter, 70.3 ov) · 261 (Charles Allison, 73.2 ov) · 261 (Matt Critchley, 74.6 ov) · 308 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 87.3 ov) · 383 (Simon Harmer, 112.1 ov) · 407 (Noah Thain, 115.1 ov) · 407 (Samuel Cook, 115.2 ov) · 409 (Jamie Porter, 117.1 ov)