Essex vs Surrey, Match 47 — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Essex vs Surrey in the Match 47 of the County Championship Division One at County Ground, Chelmsford on Thu, 27 Aug, 2026: Match Drawn. Surrey 183/10 (53.2 ov); Essex 1st 279/10 (85 ov); Surrey 2nd 298/8 (99 ov). Ben Foakes top-scored with 120* off 226 balls for Surrey 2nd. Rahul Chahar took 6/80. Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns lbw b SR Harmer | 20 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Dom Sibley c TZ Westley b SR Harmer | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.03 |
| Josh Blake c MKS Pepper b SR Harmer | 14 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Ollie Pope c & b S Cook | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Matthew Fisher c PI Walter b S Snater | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ben Foakes Not out | 120 | 226 | 15 | 1 | 53.1 |
| Mahipal Lomror c MKS Pepper b JA Porter | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 29.72 |
| Adam Thomas c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter | 33 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 63.46 |
| Thomas Lawes b S Cook | 44 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 53.01 |
| Rahul Chahar Not out | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 56.67 |
Extras 20 (11 b, 9 lb)
Total 298/8 (99 ov)
Yet to bat: Daniel Worrall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Matt Critchley | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Simon Harmer | 38 | 13 | 92 | 3 | 2.42 |
| Jamie Porter | 11 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Shane Snater | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Samuel Cook | 27 | 8 | 53 | 2 | 1.96 |
| Zaman Akhter | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
33 (Dom Sibley, 8.4 ov) · 34 (Rory Burns, 12.3 ov) · 45 (Ollie Pope, 15.2 ov) · 51 (Matthew Fisher, 21.3 ov) · 73 (Josh Blake, 34.1 ov) · 92 (Mahipal Lomror, 45.1 ov) · 144 (Adam Thomas, 59.4 ov) · 248 (Thomas Lawes, 87.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar c RJ Burns b MK Lomror | 113 | 191 | 14 | 1 | 59.16 |
| Paul Walter c BT Foakes b DJ Worrall | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Tom Westley lbw b DJ Worrall | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Charles Allison c A Thomas b RD Chahar | 43 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 50.59 |
| Matt Critchley c BT Foakes b T Lawes | 24 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper c O Pope b RD Chahar | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80.77 |
| Simon Harmer c DJ Worrall b RD Chahar | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29.62 |
| Zaman Akhter c J Blake b RD Chahar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater Not out | 23 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 76.66 |
| Jamie Porter c BT Foakes b RD Chahar | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Samuel Cook b RD Chahar | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
Extras 19 (5 b, 14 lb)
Total 279/10 (85 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahipal Lomror | 13 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3.15 |
| Daniel Worrall | 16 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Fisher | 21 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Rahul Chahar | 22 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 3.63 |
| Thomas Lawes | 13 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 3.69 |
9 (Paul Walter, 2.4 ov) · 56 (Tom Westley, 19.4 ov) · 167 (Charles Allison, 48.3 ov) · 218 (Dean Elgar, 66.2 ov) · 220 (Matt Critchley, 67.2 ov) · 248 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 74.1 ov) · 248 (Zaman Akhter, 74.3 ov) · 259 (Simon Harmer, 78.1 ov) · 269 (Jamie Porter, 80.4 ov) · 279 (Samuel Cook, 84.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns lbw b JA Porter | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Dom Sibley c MKS Pepper b S Cook | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Josh Blake c SR Harmer b S Snater | 14 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Adam Thomas c MJJ Critchley b S Cook | 43 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 66.15 |
| Ben Foakes lbw b S Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahipal Lomror runout (S Cook / MKS Pepper) | 17 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 35.41 |
| Ollie Pope lbw b Z Akhter | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Thomas Lawes c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter | 38 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 88.37 |
| Matthew Fisher c TZ Westley b Z Akhter | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Rahul Chahar c TZ Westley b S Cook | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Daniel Worrall Not out | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 6 (4 b, 2 lb)
Total 183/10 (53.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamie Porter | 14 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 4 |
| Shane Snater | 9 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.44 |
| Samuel Cook | 15 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 2.73 |
| Zaman Akhter | 10.2 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3.48 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 |
16 (Rory Burns, 4.3 ov) · 41 (Josh Blake, 17.5 ov) · 41 (Dom Sibley, 18.4 ov) · 50 (Ben Foakes, 19.6 ov) · 102 (Mahipal Lomror, 36.1 ov) · 138 (Ollie Pope, 45.4 ov) · 146 (Matthew Fisher, 47.1 ov) · 161 (Rahul Chahar, 50.3 ov) · 183 (Thomas Lawes, 53.2 ov) · 38 (Adam Thomas, 108 ov)