Durham vs Essex

Durham vs Essex, County Championship, 8 Sep 2025

Result

Durham (100.2 ov) 333 & 173
Essex (128.1 ov) 457/8

Match drawn

Full scorecard

Durham — 1st innings

333 (100.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
AZ Lees lbw b SR Harmer 94 152 15 0 61.84
EN Gay c MJJ Critchley b DAJ Bracewell 22 33 4 0 66.67
BS McKinney b JA Porter 121 228 18 2 53.07
DG Bedingham run out (JA Porter/MS Pepper) 0 1 0 0 0.00
CN Ackermann b S Snater 13 31 1 0 41.94
OG Robinson c MS Pepper b DAJ Bracewell 15 23 3 0 65.22
G Clark * not out 37 72 4 1 51.39
BA Raine lbw b JA Porter 0 3 0 0 0.00
MJ Potts b JA Porter 0 1 0 0 0.00
S Conners c & b DAJ Bracewell 24 55 2 0 43.64
CF Parkinson b JA Porter 0 4 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 5, nb 2) 7
Total 10 wkts, 100.2 ov 333

Fall of wickets 1-55 (EN Gay, 10.6 ov), 2-189 (AZ Lees, 49.6 ov), 3-190 (DG Bedingham, 50.6 ov), 4-240 (CN Ackermann, 64.5 ov), 5-262 (OG Robinson, 72.3 ov), 6-283 (BS McKinney, 84.3 ov), 7-283 (BA Raine, 84.6 ov), 8-291 (MJ Potts, 86.1 ov), 9-332 (S Conners, 99.3 ov), 10-333 (CF Parkinson, 100.2 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
JA Porter 23.2 4 77 4 3.30 0 0
S Snater 19.2 6 64 1 3.31 0 0
DAJ Bracewell 17 0 70 3 4.12 0 0
SR Harmer 27 7 68 1 2.52 0 0
NRM Thain 3 0 19 0 6.33 0 2
MJJ Critchley 10.4 1 30 0 2.81 0 0

Essex — 2nd innings

457/8d (128.1 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
D Elgar c OG Robinson b MJ Potts 150 283 17 1 53.00
PI Walter c BS McKinney b BA Raine 4 15 1 0 26.67
T Westley lbw b CF Parkinson 32 74 7 0 43.24
CWJ Allison b CN Ackermann 33 51 5 1 64.71
MJJ Critchley lbw b MJ Potts 129 168 17 1 76.79
MS Pepper lbw b S Conners 4 16 1 0 25.00
NRM Thain c BS McKinney b MJ Potts 24 60 3 0 40.00
SR Harmer b BA Raine 44 70 5 0 62.86
DAJ Bracewell * not out 22 19 2 1 115.79
S Snater * not out 9 14 2 0 64.29
Extras (lb 4, nb 2) 6
Total 8 wkts, 128.1 ov 457

Did not bat JA Porter

Fall of wickets 1-7 (PI Walter, 6.2 ov), 2-83 (T Westley, 30.5 ov), 3-158 (CWJ Allison, 47.4 ov), 4-349 (D Elgar, 97.2 ov), 5-354 (MJJ Critchley, 99.5 ov), 6-358 (MS Pepper, 102.1 ov), 7-410 (NRM Thain, 119.3 ov), 8-447 (SR Harmer, 125.3 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
BA Raine 31 6 103 2 3.32 0 0
MJ Potts 30 7 95 3 3.17 0 0
S Conners 27 3 90 1 3.33 0 2
CF Parkinson 28.1 4 118 1 4.19 0 0
CN Ackermann 12 0 47 1 3.92 0 0

Durham — 3rd innings

173/7 (66.2 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
AZ Lees lbw b JA Porter 5 13 0 0 38.46
EN Gay lbw b JA Porter 13 16 2 0 81.25
BS McKinney b SR Harmer 11 64 1 0 17.19
DG Bedingham c DAJ Bracewell b NRM Thain 16 60 1 1 26.67
CN Ackermann c D Elgar b SR Harmer 5 28 1 0 17.86
OG Robinson c MS Pepper b SR Harmer 21 55 4 0 38.18
G Clark lbw b JA Porter 15 24 2 0 62.50
BA Raine * not out 42 71 5 1 59.15
MJ Potts * not out 34 67 3 0 50.75
Extras (b 5, lb 6) 11
Total 7 wkts, 66.2 ov 173

Did not bat S Conners, CF Parkinson

Fall of wickets 1-18 (AZ Lees, 4.2 ov), 2-19 (EN Gay, 6.2 ov), 3-45 (BS McKinney, 23.3 ov), 4-51 (DG Bedingham, 26.6 ov), 5-67 (CN Ackermann, 33.3 ov), 6-92 (G Clark, 42.5 ov), 7-96 (OG Robinson, 43.3 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
JA Porter 16.2 4 36 3 2.20 0 0
DAJ Bracewell 9 4 21 0 2.33 0 0
SR Harmer 27 11 64 3 2.37 0 0
NRM Thain 6 2 17 1 2.83 0 0
MJJ Critchley 6 0 17 0 2.83 0 0
T Westley 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0

Durham — 1st innings · 101 overs

Runs per over peak 13
Over 1 JA Porter 2 1 4 7 runs
Over 2 S Snater 0 runs
Over 3 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 4 S Snater 2 1 1 2 6 runs
Over 5 JA Porter 2 2 4 runs
Over 6 S Snater 4 3 7 runs
Over 7 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 8 S Snater 4 1 5 runs
Over 9 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 10 S Snater 1lb 1 run
Over 11 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 4 1 W 13 runs 1 wkt
Over 12 S Snater 1 1 2 runs
Over 13 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 8 runs
Over 14 S Snater 4 4 runs
Over 15 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 runs
Over 16 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 17 DAJ Bracewell 1 4 5 runs
Over 18 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 19 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 runs
Over 20 SR Harmer 4 1 4 9 runs
Over 21 JA Porter 1 4 5 runs
Over 22 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 23 JA Porter 2 4 6 runs
Over 24 SR Harmer 2 2 runs
Over 25 JA Porter 4 1 5 runs
Over 26 NRM Thain 4 4 runs
Over 27 JA Porter 1 1 run
Over 28 NRM Thain 4 4 8 runs
Over 29 JA Porter 1 2 3 runs
Over 30 NRM Thain 1 nb 4 6 runs
Over 31 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 32 S Snater 4 1 5 runs
Over 33 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 34 S Snater 1 1 run
Over 35 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 36 S Snater 4 4 8 runs
Over 37 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 38 S Snater 1 4 5 runs
Over 39 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 40 S Snater 0 runs
Over 41 DAJ Bracewell 4 1 5 runs
Over 42 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 43 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 44 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 45 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 46 SR Harmer 1 1 4 1 7 runs
Over 47 DAJ Bracewell 6 1 2 1 10 runs
Over 48 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 49 MJJ Critchley 2 2 runs
Over 50 SR Harmer 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 51 MJJ Critchley 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 52 SR Harmer 4 2 6 runs
Over 53 MJJ Critchley 1 2 4 7 runs
Over 54 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 55 MJJ Critchley 2 2 runs
Over 56 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 57 MJJ Critchley 4 1 5 runs
Over 58 SR Harmer 2 2 runs
Over 59 MJJ Critchley 1 1 2 runs
Over 60 SR Harmer 4 6 10 runs
Over 61 MJJ Critchley 1 4 5 runs
Over 62 SR Harmer 1 1 4 6 runs
Over 63 MJJ Critchley 1 2 3 runs
Over 64 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 65 S Snater W 0 runs 1 wkt
Over 66 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 67 S Snater 0 runs
Over 68 SR Harmer 4 1 1 6 runs
Over 69 S Snater 1 1 run
Over 70 SR Harmer 2 1 1 4 runs
Over 71 S Snater 4 4 8 runs
Over 72 SR Harmer 1 1 2 runs
Over 73 DAJ Bracewell W 1 1 run 1 wkt
Over 74 SR Harmer 2 2 runs
Over 75 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 76 SR Harmer 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 77 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 78 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 79 MJJ Critchley 2 2 runs
Over 80 SR Harmer 1 1 2 runs
Over 81 JA Porter 6 6 runs
Over 82 S Snater 0 runs
Over 83 JA Porter 2 2 runs
Over 84 S Snater 1 1 run
Over 85 JA Porter W W 0 runs 2 wkt
Over 86 S Snater 4 4 8 runs
Over 87 JA Porter W 1 1 run 1 wkt
Over 88 DAJ Bracewell 2 1 1 4lb 8 runs
Over 89 JA Porter 1 1 2 runs
Over 90 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 91 JA Porter 1 1 run
Over 92 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 8 runs
Over 93 S Snater 1 2 1 4 runs
Over 94 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 95 MJJ Critchley 0 runs
Over 96 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 97 JA Porter 2 2 runs
Over 98 DAJ Bracewell 1 1 run
Over 99 JA Porter 3 4 4 11 runs
Over 100 DAJ Bracewell 2 W 2 runs 1 wkt
Over 101 JA Porter 1 W 1 run 1 wkt

Essex — 2nd innings · 128 overs

Runs per over peak 14
Over 1 BA Raine 0 runs
Over 2 MJ Potts 4 4 runs
Over 3 BA Raine 1 1 run
Over 4 MJ Potts 1 1 run
Over 5 BA Raine 1 1 run
Over 6 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 7 BA Raine W 4 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 8 MJ Potts 2 2 runs
Over 9 S Conners 2 2 runs
Over 10 MJ Potts 4 4 runs
Over 11 S Conners 0 runs
Over 12 MJ Potts 4 4 runs
Over 13 S Conners 1 4 5 runs
Over 14 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 15 S Conners 1 1 run
Over 16 BA Raine 4 1 5 runs
Over 17 S Conners 4 4 runs
Over 18 BA Raine 0 runs
Over 19 CF Parkinson 1 1 2 runs
Over 20 BA Raine 4 4 runs
Over 21 CF Parkinson 1 1 run
Over 22 BA Raine 4 4 runs
Over 23 S Conners 4 4 8 runs
Over 24 MJ Potts 4 3 4 11 runs
Over 25 S Conners nb 1 run
Over 26 MJ Potts 4 4 runs
Over 27 S Conners 4 4 runs
Over 28 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 29 CF Parkinson 0 runs
Over 30 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 31 CF Parkinson 1 4 W 5 runs 1 wkt
Over 32 BA Raine 2 2 runs
Over 33 CF Parkinson 1 1 2 runs
Over 34 BA Raine 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 35 CF Parkinson 4 1 5 runs
Over 36 BA Raine 4 4 runs
Over 37 CF Parkinson 4 6 4 14 runs
Over 38 BA Raine 4 4 runs
Over 39 CF Parkinson 0 runs
Over 40 S Conners 4 1 4 9 runs
Over 41 CF Parkinson 6 1 1 8 runs
Over 42 S Conners 0 runs
Over 43 CF Parkinson 1 1 4 6 runs
Over 44 S Conners 1 4 5 runs
Over 45 CF Parkinson 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 46 S Conners 4 4 runs
Over 47 MJ Potts 1 4 5 runs
Over 48 CN Ackermann 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 49 MJ Potts 2 1lb 3 runs
Over 50 CN Ackermann 1 1 2 runs
Over 51 MJ Potts 4 4 runs
Over 52 CN Ackermann 1 4 6 11 runs
Over 53 CF Parkinson 1 2 4 7 runs
Over 54 CN Ackermann 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 55 CF Parkinson 0 runs
Over 56 CN Ackermann 1 1 run
Over 57 CF Parkinson 1 1 3 1 6 runs
Over 58 CN Ackermann 2 2 runs
Over 59 BA Raine 0 runs
Over 60 CN Ackermann 1 1 run
Over 61 BA Raine 1 1lb 4 1 7 runs
Over 62 CN Ackermann 4 4 8 runs
Over 63 BA Raine 1 4 5 runs
Over 64 CN Ackermann 1 1 4 6 runs
Over 65 BA Raine 4 1 1 1 1 8 runs
Over 66 CF Parkinson 1 1 2 4 runs
Over 67 S Conners 1 1 2 runs
Over 68 CF Parkinson 1 1 2 runs
Over 69 S Conners 1 1 2 runs
Over 70 CF Parkinson 1 4 1 6 runs
Over 71 S Conners 4 4 runs
Over 72 CF Parkinson 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 73 S Conners 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 74 CF Parkinson 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 75 CN Ackermann 1 2 4 7 runs
Over 76 CF Parkinson 1 1 run
Over 77 CN Ackermann 1lb 1 1 3 runs
Over 78 CF Parkinson 1 1 2 runs
Over 79 CN Ackermann 1 1 2 runs
Over 80 CF Parkinson 1 1 run
Over 81 BA Raine 1lb 1 4 6 runs
Over 82 MJ Potts 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 83 BA Raine 1 2 3 runs
Over 84 MJ Potts 2 1 1 4 runs
Over 85 BA Raine 1 4 1 1 7 runs
Over 86 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 87 S Conners 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 88 MJ Potts 1 1 run
Over 89 S Conners 1 1 1 1 1 5 runs
Over 90 MJ Potts 1 1 1 4 7 runs
Over 91 BA Raine 4 4 8 runs
Over 92 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 93 BA Raine 4 4 2 1 11 runs
Over 94 MJ Potts 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 95 BA Raine 1 1 2 runs
Over 96 MJ Potts 2 1 1 4 runs
Over 97 BA Raine 1 1 run
Over 98 MJ Potts 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 99 BA Raine 1 1 run
Over 100 MJ Potts 4 W 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 101 S Conners 4 4 runs
Over 102 MJ Potts 0 runs
Over 103 S Conners W 0 runs 1 wkt
Over 104 BA Raine 1 4 5 runs
Over 105 S Conners 2 2 4 runs
Over 106 BA Raine 0 runs
Over 107 S Conners 1 1 run
Over 108 BA Raine 0 runs
Over 109 S Conners 2 2 runs
Over 110 BA Raine 1 1 run
Over 111 S Conners 1 1 run
Over 112 CF Parkinson 0 runs
Over 113 S Conners 1 4 5 runs
Over 114 MJ Potts 1 3 1 4 9 runs
Over 115 S Conners 4 2 6 runs
Over 116 MJ Potts 1 1 2 runs
Over 117 S Conners 3 3 runs
Over 118 MJ Potts 1 1 run
Over 119 CF Parkinson 4 2 2 8 runs
Over 120 MJ Potts 4 W 1 2 7 runs 1 wkt
Over 121 CF Parkinson 1 4 4 9 runs
Over 122 MJ Potts 4 4 8 runs
Over 123 CF Parkinson 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 124 BA Raine 1 2 1 4 runs
Over 125 CF Parkinson 1 6 2 9 runs
Over 126 BA Raine W 4 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 127 CF Parkinson 1 4 1 6 runs
Over 128 BA Raine 0 runs

Durham — 3rd innings · 67 overs

Runs per over peak 12
Over 1 JA Porter 3 2 1 6 runs
Over 2 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 runs
Over 3 JA Porter 2 2 runs
Over 4 DAJ Bracewell 4 1 5 runs
Over 5 JA Porter 1 W 1 run 1 wkt
Over 6 DAJ Bracewell 1lb 1 run
Over 7 JA Porter W 1 1 run 1 wkt
Over 8 DAJ Bracewell 0 runs
Over 9 JA Porter 1 1 run
Over 10 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 11 JA Porter 2 2 runs
Over 12 SR Harmer 4 1b 5 runs
Over 13 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 14 SR Harmer 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 15 DAJ Bracewell 4 4 runs
Over 16 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 17 DAJ Bracewell 0 runs
Over 18 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 19 DAJ Bracewell 3 3 runs
Over 20 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 21 NRM Thain 4lb 4 runs
Over 22 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 23 NRM Thain 1 1 2 runs
Over 24 SR Harmer W 0 runs 1 wkt
Over 25 NRM Thain 0 runs
Over 26 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 27 NRM Thain 6 W 6 runs 1 wkt
Over 28 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 29 NRM Thain 4 1 5 runs
Over 30 SR Harmer 2 4 6 runs
Over 31 MJJ Critchley 1 1 run
Over 32 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 33 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 34 SR Harmer 4 W 4 runs 1 wkt
Over 35 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 36 SR Harmer 4 4 runs
Over 37 JA Porter 0 runs
Over 38 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 39 JA Porter 1 4 5 runs
Over 40 SR Harmer 1 1 4 6 runs
Over 41 JA Porter 4 4 runs
Over 42 SR Harmer 2 1 3 runs
Over 43 JA Porter 1 1 W 4 6 runs 1 wkt
Over 44 SR Harmer W 0 runs 1 wkt
Over 45 JA Porter 1lb 2 3 runs
Over 46 SR Harmer 4 4 runs
Over 47 JA Porter 1 1 2 runs
Over 48 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 49 DAJ Bracewell 4 1 5 runs
Over 50 SR Harmer 1 4 5 runs
Over 51 DAJ Bracewell 0 runs
Over 52 SR Harmer 0 runs
Over 53 MJJ Critchley 2 2 runs
Over 54 SR Harmer 1 1 2 runs
Over 55 MJJ Critchley 1 1 2 runs
Over 56 SR Harmer 1 1 run
Over 57 MJJ Critchley 1 1 1 3 runs
Over 58 SR Harmer 2 2 runs
Over 59 MJJ Critchley 2 1 3 runs
Over 60 T Westley 1 1 1 1 4 runs
Over 61 MJJ Critchley 1 4 1 6 runs
Over 62 T Westley 1 2 3 runs
Over 63 NRM Thain 4 4 runs
Over 64 SR Harmer 4 4 2 10 runs
Over 65 JA Porter 2 2 4 runs
Over 66 SR Harmer 6 4b 1 1 12 runs
Over 67 JA Porter 0 runs

Run progression

Durham 332 Essex 456 Durham 173 wicket
0 114 228 342 456 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128

Overs

Partnerships

Durham — 1st innings

1 55 AZ Lees 32 · EN Gay 22
2 133 AZ Lees 62 · BS McKinney 70
3 1 BS McKinney 1 · DG Bedingham 0
4 50 BS McKinney 37 · CN Ackermann 13
5 22 OG Robinson 15 · BS McKinney 7
6 21 G Clark 15 · BS McKinney 6
7 0 BA Raine 0
8 8 G Clark 8 · MJ Potts 0
9 41 S Conners 24 · G Clark 13
10 1 CF Parkinson 0 · G Clark 1

Essex — 2nd innings

1 7 D Elgar 3 · PI Walter 4
2 75 T Westley 32 · D Elgar 42
3 75 CWJ Allison 33 · D Elgar 42
4 191 MJJ Critchley 124 · D Elgar 63
5 5 MS Pepper 0 · MJJ Critchley 5
6 4 NRM Thain 0 · MS Pepper 4
7 52 NRM Thain 24 · SR Harmer 28
8 37 DAJ Bracewell 21 · SR Harmer 16
9 10 S Snater 9 · DAJ Bracewell 1

Durham — 3rd innings

1 18 AZ Lees 5 · EN Gay 13
2 1 BS McKinney 0 · EN Gay 0
3 26 BS McKinney 11 · DG Bedingham 10
4 6 DG Bedingham 6 · CN Ackermann 0
5 16 OG Robinson 11 · CN Ackermann 5
6 25 OG Robinson 10 · G Clark 15
7 4 OG Robinson 0 · BA Raine 4
8 77 BA Raine 38 · MJ Potts 34

Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.

Match details

Format MDM
Ground County Ground, Chelmsford, Chelmsford
Season 2025
Toss Durham won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires ID Blackwell, James Middlebrook
Match referee Phil Whitticase